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INTEREST: Saint Seiya Gets US$600,000 Pure-Gold Figure




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dan9999



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PostPosted: Wed May 15, 2013 6:36 pm Reply with quote
Ooohhhh, I have not seen new figures of SS since I was a kid and there was the SS Fever around the world, those other countries where these will be release are sure to be Latin America and Europe.
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Ambimunch



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PostPosted: Wed May 15, 2013 6:49 pm Reply with quote
money that will be well spent xD
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unused



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PostPosted: Wed May 15, 2013 7:01 pm Reply with quote
Literal gold cloth.
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Little_Hawk



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PostPosted: Wed May 15, 2013 9:07 pm Reply with quote
...And they're planning on releasing one each month? Pocket sized fortune.
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configspace



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PostPosted: Wed May 15, 2013 9:46 pm Reply with quote
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The figure replicates the final transformation of the show's main character, and will be shown primarily at Bandai events in Hong Kong and Japan.

Pretty sure someone's gonna try to swipe it as it goes on tour
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penguintruth



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PostPosted: Thu May 16, 2013 12:23 am Reply with quote
The Catch 22 is anyone wealthy enough to afford it probably isn't stupid enough to waste their money on it.
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Polycell



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PostPosted: Thu May 16, 2013 9:12 am Reply with quote
People have paid millions for bits of canvas with paint on it and regularly pay large sums for small stones that don't even weigh an ounce. Dollars and sense aren't perfectly bound.
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nhat



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PostPosted: Fri May 17, 2013 7:09 am Reply with quote
penguintruth wrote:
The Catch 22 is anyone wealthy enough to afford it probably isn't stupid enough to waste their money on it.


You do realize people spent millions on paintings which isn't even made of gold.
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egoist



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PostPosted: Fri May 17, 2013 8:43 pm Reply with quote
Now that's something I'd want. Gold became attractive once I found out where it's created.
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guildmaster



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PostPosted: Sat May 18, 2013 8:16 am Reply with quote
egoist wrote:
Now that's something I'd want. Gold became attractive once I found out where it's created.


I'm afraid to ask... Razz

The melt value is only approx $125,000, so that's a vastly overpriced valuation.
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