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Post by zirst » Sat Aug 29, 2009 12:24 pm

By yesterday , none were found , not even TRU Paragon :cry: !
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Post by Vano » Sat Aug 29, 2009 1:13 pm

jedi7 wrote:got two Commander Ponds at TRU Forum last Wed night. There's still about 7 left at that time in the glass casing (3) & 4 (in the box)...thanks for the info
I went down this thursday and the staff said they are actually not for sale yet. Kena tipu, damn! Shd have been more persistent. rats!
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Post by masteryoyo » Sat Aug 29, 2009 2:52 pm

a search on ebay reveals that comdr ponds is now freely available at 24.90... a 32% increase in price :shock:
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Re: ponds

Post by jedi7 » Sat Aug 29, 2009 3:17 pm

Vano wrote:
jedi7 wrote:got two Commander Ponds at TRU Forum last Wed night. There's still about 7 left at that time in the glass casing (3) & 4 (in the box)...thanks for the info
I went down this thursday and the staff said they are actually not for sale yet. Kena tipu, damn! Shd have been more persistent. rats!
Serious hah?! I rushed there the moment I knew of it. It was 9pm when I reached TRU Forum that Wed night! My wife shook her head repeatedly!!!

BUT its worth it. I nearly went home as I was not able to find it. I went in for a second look & found them! It was not located at the main Starwars figurines hangar bay. It's in the glass showcases & u have to take the carded price tag & bring it to the cashier. There was non left so I asked, the guy wrote it on a paper & I brought it to the cashier where he took out a small HASBRO box & asked me to choose the two that I wanted!!! He stated that collectors would like to choose the best carded figure in pristine condition. Most of them have like dog ears at the corners. I took 2 which looked perfect! heh

I went to look for them on Thursday at Suntec TRU. There were none & there were also no more Starwars figurines on sale except R2 & Ob1 1st issue in a metal basket selling for S$10 each!
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Post by masteryoyo » Sat Aug 29, 2009 3:27 pm

come to think of it... y bother to rush down... just pay a 'small' premium to sculpers and have them deliver the hoarded items (pre-selected excellent card somemore) to csc (provided one stays near). there could be great savings in terms of travel expenses (and anxiety of searching) 8)
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Post by jedi7 » Sat Aug 29, 2009 3:34 pm

masteryoyo wrote:come to think of it... y bother to rush down... just pay a 'small' premium to sculpers and have them deliver the hoarded items (pre-selected excellent card somemore) to csc (provided one stays near). there could be great savings in terms of travel expenses (and anxiety of searching) 8)
my master!!! why have u not shared this with me...by the way, what are 'sculpers'???
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Post by masteryoyo » Sat Aug 29, 2009 8:36 pm

my typo... it should be "scalpers"... to find out more about scalping do read:

viewtopic.php?t=3335

for those who missed cmdr ponds, the figure is also available at one of the (usual) csc shop at $22 :cry: :cry:
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Post by jedi7 » Sun Aug 30, 2009 1:35 am

aaaah, arigato gozaimasssssss

Many times I was the victim of such scalping acts!!!
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Post by PaNiNi » Sun Aug 30, 2009 11:12 am

masteryoyo wrote:my typo... it should be "scalpers"... to find out more about scalping do read:

viewtopic.php?t=3335

for those who missed cmdr ponds, the figure is also available at one of the (usual) csc shop at $22 :cry: :cry:
As last seen in Tampines TRU last evening, there is ard 1X Ponds left.

Hope it helps.
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Post by masteryoyo » Sun Aug 30, 2009 11:36 am

thanks for the update... masteryoyo shall give cmdr ponds a miss... patience masteryoyo must. let's see how many of such figures scalpers can absorb and hold. a test of patience, endurance, willpower... and resources.

when the demand stops, the scalping stops. fellow collectors, hold your horses (and wallets) and prepare for the long siege. someday (perhaps, a year or so), all these so-called exclusives, htf figures would be flooding the sg and interantional ebay market... :D :D
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Post by torque6 » Sun Aug 30, 2009 3:18 pm

32% increase from ebay? local or overseas?
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Post by masteryoyo » Sun Aug 30, 2009 4:53 pm

local ebay of course... items are always being sold at a premium. comdr ponds should be happy since his value has appreciated 32% from 18.90 at TRU Fourm on wed to 24.90 at ebay.sg on fri :P :P :P
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Post by Shangyou » Sun Aug 30, 2009 5:03 pm

Lots of Cmdr. Ponds at Vivo TRU today.
Didn't buy any though because I rather buy Droid repaints than Clone repaints. :roll:
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Post by masteryoyo » Mon Aug 31, 2009 7:10 pm

Eleven figures left to be exact... oso did not buy any :D
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Post by matt77 » Mon Aug 31, 2009 9:46 pm

20% off at OG Albert.
Have a few Han Solo and Chewbacca (Mynock Hunt) there.
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