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Re: The Price of Shads

Posted: 20 Feb 2010 15:14
by paul463
Bugger!

Re: The Price of Shads

Posted: 20 Feb 2010 19:14
by Andy1672
paul463 wrote:Bugger!
I did think about sharing that information earlier .... but didnt :( suppose its the thought that counts tho ?

Re: The Price of Shads

Posted: 20 Feb 2010 19:22
by paul463
All's fair in love and shad buying!!

Will need to try and buy some from my brother..................

Re: The Price of Shads

Posted: 20 Feb 2010 19:40
by gung-hoeddie
Whilst looking through eBay this afternoon it has become apparent that someone is in dire need to win them there were a few up to the £9 area with 4 days to go, it is not good news, I've already gone back to the cobra trooper buying, won one already :twisted:

Re: The Price of Shads

Posted: 21 Feb 2010 10:13
by The Baron
Oh no, have we got another Johnigoe out there? Determined to be lead bidder from the start until the close of auction, no matter how much it raises the price. Great.

Re: The Price of Shads

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 19:55
by the enemy muton
Hello everyone :-D

I have been a member for a few weeks but this is my first post. It is interesting that the price of Shadows is getting higher and higher, and I had never considered that it may be American collectors who are pushing them up. When I first started collecting AF and Joes about 15 years ago there seemed to be little to no interest in anything other than original US Joes from most US collectors. I have also joined the Hisstank and Yo Joe! forums and I really like this new enthusiasm for international figures on those sites. I haven't actively collected AF for a couple of years, but the last Shad I sold was a stone minter that I think reached about £10 3 or so years ago.

My solution? Army building with :muton: !

Mike.

Re: The Price of Shads

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 20:02
by Andy1672
the enemy muton wrote:Hello everyone :-D

I have been a member for a few weeks but this is my first post. It is interesting that the price of Shadows is getting higher and higher, and I had never considered that it may be American collectors who are pushing them up. When I first started collecting AF and Joes about 15 years ago there seemed to be little to no interest in anything other than original US Joes from most US collectors. I have also joined the Hisstank and Yo Joe! forums and I really like this new enthusiasm for international figures on those sites. I haven't actively collected AF for a couple of years, but the last Shad I sold was a stone minter that I think reached about £10 3 or so years ago.

My solution? Army building with :muton: !

Mike.
Welcome aboard Mike !

somehow an army of Mutons just doesnt have the same appeal :(

Re: The Price of Shads

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 20:12
by The Baron
Hi Mike, please make yourself at home.

Re: The Price of Shads

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 21:03
by Sundance
i got a CG today for £7.99, yet the other day a pair went for £28. highly illogical.

also bugger all to do with Shad prices, but it just goes to show...

welcome, Mike.

Re: The Price of Shads

Posted: 22 Feb 2010 22:21
by gung-hoeddie
It's all on the day of the auction and wether or not you've got some utter berk who wants to pay £15 when you can buy them for half the price, it is essentially the luck of the draw,

Hi there Mike welcome to the team,