Question about Gold Destro

[RainMK]

Guys I was looking at some sites for 25th anniversary Joes and I noticed Toywiz boosted the price up from $149.00 to $349.00 on the Gold SDCC Destro - You think its an error on the site or do they really want that much for it MOC?

[OUTBACK]

they are "asking" that much, but i almost guarantee nobody will pay that much for it.

it's currently going for $150.00 - $190.00 in the secondary market (aka eBay).

i wish i would have bought more at $29.99 back on that Thursday night of SDCC when they put them on eBay.

[Lt. Faceless]

My jaw just hit the floor.349$ !!!!!!!!!!!!! I will NEVER down or tell another collector how to spend their money,but thats more money than brains.I would much rather have a incomplete Flagg or missile command center for that price.

[RainMK]

Outback, I hear that. I had 2 in my shopping cart from Hasbrotoyshop.com and when I checked out they came up as silver....I called and was told that they unfortunatly just sold out. On top of it they sent both silver, and one was really creased up.

[RainMK]

My jaw just hit the floor.349$ !!!!!!!!!!!!! I will NEVER down or tell another collector how to spend their money,but thats more money than brains.I would much rather have a incomplete Flagg or missile command center for that price.


I did buy one AFA graded myself at a 90 - but I also bought it for $200. I feel like I paid a lot but looking at that price for it to be MOC on top of it and not even graded is just psycho to me !!!

[yojoe818]

Theres A Gold Destro That Sold For $228 On Ebay Last Week. I Kick My Self In The Ass I Only Have 1 Gold Destro And I Could Have Bought 5........o Well You Know One Is So Close To None!!! Lol

[yojoe818]

wow 349 it is and they only have 1 in stock....i predict the next one to go soaring in value is the snake eyes black timber variant.....has there ever been a figure to go up in value this fast...just over a couple of months. i got mine MOC i want another as a backup guess that will never happen...not at that price.....i ain't crazy pimp
they actually only have one in stock i reccomend that they grade it and sell it for 7,000. that's my take on the whole thing LOL

[SidDarth]

This is very similar to the Toy Fair Vader from 2005. It sold for like $10 on the SW fan club and then went for $300+ on ebay.

[flash70]

Wow ...just amazing...why man? WHY?

[C.I.A.D.]

I'm just happy to have one in the collection...at the original MSRP of $9.99 :D

[apacolypse]

I gots two of them. I'm holding on to both of them...I traded a third one for the convention jet pack duo a couple weeks ago.

[Driftbot]

This is very similar to the Toy Fair Vader from 2005. It sold for like $10 on the SW fan club and then went for $300+ on ebay.

was that the silver one?
i htink i have that one. i tried collecting all of the silvers... still need a clone trooper and sand trooper.

this also reminds me of the gentle giant SDCC blue clone trooper bust. they had to raffle the CHANCE to buy one! and wouldnt you know... i GOT one!
that baby still goes for about $600 today.
am i gonna sell it? HELLS NAW! :D

congrats to those with gold PDD's.
PIMPIN' AINT EASY!!!

[GrenadierStinny]

I saw the gold ones on e-bay Thursday night of the Comic-con for about 25-30 bucks.

My friend and I thought "what a joke-- we'll just pick them up tomorrow at the show!"

Well, little did we know the fiasco it would be trying to get one...

Then we waited for Hasbrotoystore.com to put them up (as the rep at the con said they would)-- so we still didn't buy one on e-bay.

Of course, by the time they we found them on Hasbrotoyshop.com, they only had the Silver version left-- of which I picked up 2.

Still been debating on getting taking the plunge and getting the Gold one-- but it's gone from 125 to 200+ on e-bay this last week or so!

I'll tell you one thing-- I'm not wating for a "better" deal on these exclusives anymore!

[ranoobu]

::Hugs Gold Destro that's protected in plastic.. that's protected in a plastic case that's protected in a display case that's protected in a house that's protected in a bubble::

Just kiddin' :)

[OUTBACK]

lol ranoobu

[Obiwanjacoby]

Here's my running theory. . .

There's a lot of collectors out that are pretty static about which lines they collect. I've met quite a few.

- They're either in and out of a particular brand; never bothering to follow the boards or the trends.

- They're 100% N00Bs just starting out; so naive they'll fall for the hype.

- Or, they stick with a line, but they often get derailed and miss the news about how rare a particular item truly is.

These are the unseen rank and file that online retailers love the most, and they're the ones that pay the seller's rent. To them, these are "the suckers born every minute."

I was one once. You wouldn't believe a few of the items I bought back when I was coming into this. :rolleyes:

-PJ

[Capnjeffro]

Its alot like looking at my posed Banana-Stalker on my shelf and muttering that he could have paid for Wave 2 and 3. (Going for $70+ MOC currently). :0