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blarg01
Joined: 11 Apr 2010
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 Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 8:38 pm
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Nice deal he got for it.
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gerbilx
Joined: 19 Jan 2009
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Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 10:31 pm
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I...don't understand. Why was it sold for so much less than it was worth?
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Mikeski
Joined: 24 Sep 2009
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Location: Minneapolis, MN
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Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 10:52 pm
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| gerbilx wrote: | | I...don't understand. Why was it sold for so much less than it was worth? |
I'd guess it's because the intersection of "people who think Swarovski crystals are cool" and "people who think giant anime figures are cool" is about... one guy.
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Mr. sickVisionz
Joined: 28 Oct 2007
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Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 11:17 pm
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| Mikeski wrote: |
| gerbilx wrote: | | I...don't understand. Why was it sold for so much less than it was worth? |
I'd guess it's because the intersection of "people who think Swarovski crystals are cool" and "people who think giant anime figures are cool" is about... one guy. |
More important: the number of people who thought it was worth $150k was zero.
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Spotlesseden
Joined: 09 Sep 2004
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Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 11:33 pm
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good deal, that guy probably can resell it for huge profit. If not, just sell all the crystals. lol
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Gon*Gon
Joined: 29 Sep 2011
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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 12:19 am
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That....is the most faboulously manly thing I have ever seen in my entire life.
It's like he walked straight out of some sort of badass version of Twilight.
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enurtsol
Joined: 01 May 2007
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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 1:45 am
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There goes your college fund, son! 
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Polycell
Joined: 16 Jan 2012
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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 3:02 am
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| gerbilx wrote: | | I...don't understand. Why was it sold for so much less than it was worth? |
What the crystals are "worth" and what the figure makers paid for them are two very unrelated numbers.
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Banjo
Joined: 13 Dec 2010
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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 8:28 am
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cool stuff, I'd buy that any day if I was a fan of that series 
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Mikeski
Joined: 24 Sep 2009
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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 1:29 pm
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| Mr. sickVisionz wrote: | | More important: the number of people who thought it was worth $150k was zero. |
Zero or one. It takes 2 people to bid up an auction. 
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gwdone
Joined: 01 May 2008
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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 2:11 pm
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Oh I think that figure is bad a**! I would like to see a picture or video.
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