Yeah and now I can’t help but NEED to be informed in case I miss out on something agan, so I subscribe myself to e-newsletters and such. -_- what a vicious cycle.

Mmm maybe you can ask your cousin who is in Japan to help? And probably start with smaller or not so valuable things so that you can get a feel of how people bid. It is good to study auctions of similar items and gauge the demand too. The good thing about Yahoo auctions is that they do not charge any fees for the transactions. However, because of that people may default on their bids. So usually you would check for positive user ratings when they bid. eBay on the other has an insurance scheme which is good but they take a % of your final bidding price. So some sellers try to work around this by offering very cheap prices but charge a high shipping fee to cover their costs (which I personally think is objectionable) I’m stating my general bidding experience with US ebay and SG yahoo auctions. I’m not sure if Japan is the same.

Agrees

It’s rational in fact, i mean most of us are really like that. What’s the point of collecting if you’re not gonna get it complete as a whole collection.
Especially if the main reason is a forgetfulness, that ought to pissed you more if you missed it.
But *cheers* you’re still have loaded luck^^

and have to agree that ignorance is a bliss but hard to keep yourself blind too, especially we have internet to keep us informed.

I don’t have an eBay (or any web auction) account. I have several “limited” stuffs which highly regarded in Japan so i probably made lot of money by selling it Yahoo auction but so far i haven’t give much thought about it.
Not becoz i’m sentimental but i haven’t study the rules and tips-trick to sell things online.
Don’t want to make a fool of myself….^^

The most probable conclusion is probably as long as we’re happy with the item, who cares if it’s limited or not.

Mmm I think those real limited editions usually will have label saying limited edition or limited to xyz number of pieces only. For example the PS2 commemoration Togainu no Chi Arubitoro Big Chibi (lol~ big and chibi are opposite? XD) was supposed to only be limited to 2500 worldwide.

If not, then the product just becomes rare when the factory stop producing it, like the Daft Punk RAH you mentioned. Maybe only when the demand is so great then they’ll reissue it. Seems like so far for RAH only Death Note RAH has been reissued huh… It was kind of like a global phenomenon. The live action movies did extremely well here too.

YES! Cos almost all the online shops I usually buy from have sold out already. I bought a pre-owned copy but it is better than having just one missing piece due to my forgetfulness. If not it’ll feel like having a splinter in your feet and not able to locate it. That’s really upsetting (T_T) It is probably not a big deal if you think about it rationally but gaaa~ the intrinsic need for a full set is so easy to exploit.

Shoes that don’t get worn… it’ll feel sad, won’t it ^^
Shoes: I’m mean to be worn! Please don’t keep me inside the box… (T-T)

Hmm… so far I don’t think I’ve amassed enough collection or got tired of it to make me want to sell my figurines yet… but I guess it could be a way to make $, just that many people are doing it already. The idea of buying rare or sold-out items (not clearly labelled as limited) then selling on auctions is something like speculating stocks. They may turn out to be not so limited after all when they reissue it. Like the recent Figma series ^^”

Oh yea… Clamp in 3D land 7th series is available for preorder already. Did you buy it? I’m still sticking my guns to not doing it keke.

I don’t know if there’s a law regarding labeling your stuff as limited thou in reality they’re not, it seems bit tricky, doesn’t it?
I also don’t know if the later version (re-release sort of) have slight difference with the first edition that they promised you to be limited edition.

Wahaaha still lucky you, that was close, right?

Yes, most designer shoes are limited in their own way….but i never gave much thought about it.
I have vintage boots from Japan and one day my friend said it’s a limited edition boots from a shoe designer in Japan but it was purely coincidental and even thou it’s limited i won’t keep them in the box, definitely wear it

Have you ever thinking selling one of your figurines on eBay or sort of?.

People like me are suckers for limited editions. It is a sales gimmick that I willingly fall for *MEGA sweatdrop* I guess if I truly want to be a collector, Lelouch will never get out of his box cos he must be in mint condition, right? lol~ Collector mentality.

Collecting R2 DVD first press is very stressful I nearly missed out one vol. of Death Note first press cos… I simply FORGOT to order it! I thought I did. So I frantically searched for it and fortunately could still find it. So silly right? It is just a DVD and I got so worked up over it. *shake head at myself*

Does shoes have limited editions? XD

Sucks when you think a figurine is limited and already fight hard/saving hard to buy it but in the end it’s no limited at all. Just wanna freak you out to make order asap.
Very different with ordering DVD (first press edt), first press DVD never be released again.

Well, even sold-out L and Light RAH were re-issued about half a year later. They didn’t re-issue Misa but released the bound Misa instead. That’s why I got the impression that they won’t be as limited edition as we first thought them to be.

However, for less popular RAH, I think once sold-out really sold-out. I’m interested in getting older RAH like the Mushishi RAH and RAH of the Night Head Genesis brothers. I’ve not tried ordering yet cos no $ haha.. I may do that when I’m richer. But I have a feeling they’ll be sold out by now already.

At least they make me believe they were Limited products. Have you seen any review from Lelouch RAH?