Collection weeding - part 462713, probably

[rypeltajaroll]

More and more collection weeding - having a teeny tiny apartment sucks! ;(

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Comments

[chihuahuaowner]

Hi, how much would it be for the two mystery dungeon figures to the US 95125?

[rypeltajaroll]

Sadly, the cheapest shipping for those is 11€, so 18€ total. Please let me know if you'd like them (or even if you decide to pass). Thanks!

[chihuahuaowner]

I'll take them! google says that that is 19.41 USD?

[chihuahuaowner]

[chihuahuaowner]

payment sent! Your paypal sets it up so that you received euro so that made it easy!

out of curiosity how did you manage to pick up some of these? hopefully I can find the other pieces one day xD

[rypeltajaroll]

Got it, thanks! I'll probably get your items shipped early next week.

I believe I bought these when they were sold here in Finland. It was like... six-seven years ago, haha. Even these days, they aren't that hard to come by, but they are usually a bit more expensive than what I sold them for. I checked just now and found a Finnish seller who sells the figures for 10€ each, ouch.

[chihuahuaowner]

Haha.. That's cheaper than what I was trying to buy them for! I've only been able to find items on Y!J and I lost the complete set when it went over 13500 yen :'(

The complete set is actually one of my grails @_@ If you were interested in being a middle man I'd be willing to give you decent compensation, but it's also understandable if you'd rather not! Thanks for the information though, at least I have an idea of where to find them now xD

[rypeltajaroll]

If you want I can delay shipping your Chimchar and Piplup for a bit and see if I can get the others for you, and then just send them all at once. Even if I found all the missing ones for you, they wouldn't really affect the shipping cost all that much (2-3€ max) so it's a good way to save some money, haha.

[chihuahuaowner]

That would be great! Thank you so much :) Let me know how the search goes and how much they end up being! You're the best! I was starting to lose hope on finding them.

[rypeltajaroll]

Hiya, it seems the seller I know only has one Pikachu left, and they're not selling it separately from the other five, if I understood correctly. They have also upped the prices to 15€ each because they only have very few of the figures left and can't get any more. :( Sorry about the bad news!

I could always ask if they wanted to sell the full set they have for a small discount, but then you'd end up with an extra Chimchar (I have a buyer for the extra Piplup if you don't want it, so you'd end up paying for five more figures). Let me know if you want them or if I shoud leave them! Honestly, I'm sure I can get the figures for wayyy cheaper from other sellers in the future, but it may take some time. I only see these for sale once a year or so.

[chihuahuaowner]

Hmm how much does it end up being if I bought their whole set? I don't mind buying your chimchar as well and having an extra one if I buy their whole set. If it weren't for how rare these are everywhere else I would say to wait but I think the longer I wait the rarer they get :'(

Does it end up being 15 each or is it a different price since they aren't separating the pikachu?

[rypeltajaroll]

Yeah, I was thinking of asking if they'd be willing to haggle a bit if I got the full set. Without any kind of discount, all six figures would end up costing 90€, and that's wayy too much for these little guys if you ask me. Seriously, my friend just sold these for like 2€ in September because he didn't think anyone on pkmncollectors would want them, so I think 15€ is really pushing it.

I'll ask the other person if they want to buy the Piplup for 15€ but if not, then I don't think I can get the full set because I can't afford to pay 15€ for a figure I just sold to you for 3,50€, haha. :') But if they do want it, I'll try to negotiate the price of the full set down a bit (maybe to 75€?).

[chihuahuaowner]

So currently the price is 90€ before cost of shipping to you, middleman cost etc? Initially I was honestly expecting to pay around $100+ for the figures at whatever point that I found them because they're very rare over here. I guess my biggest concern is the condition that these are in?

I don't mind having the doubles I've already bought from you either! And if it's an issue of having the money upfront I can send it to you. If you could get a discount that would be great but it's okay if not!

[rypeltajaroll]

I'm pretty sure all of the ones the seller has are brand new and still in plastic! I don't really need anything for doing this because the figures are so expensive, I just want the price of the figures + shipping to me + shipping to you (which you already paid!). c: I'll let you know as soon as I know how much they want for the whole set.

[chihuahuaowner]

Wow are you sure? I know it's a lot to be doing for nothing! Especially if there's a discount I don't mind putting in something for your work! Thank you so much, I know it's a lot!

[rypeltajaroll]

Hiya! I'm having a lot of trouble with the seller. Like I said, at first they were saying they want 10-15€ per figure, but now they're set on only accepting trades and apparently have no interest in selling the full set. :| I tried offering some stuff for trade, but it looks like very few things actually interest them. I'm not sure if dealing with this seller is worth it, especially if they're not willing to negotiate at all (I seriously doubt they are, and I don't really want to give them 80-90€ worth of merchandise just to get these six figures).

But hey! I also posted a "want to buy" ad for these figures on a Finnish buy/sell/trade anime group today! Maybe we can find a nice seller who doesn't overcharge, haha.

Please let me know if you'd like me to keep looking for the other figures for you, or if I should just ship the Piplup and Chimchar I have on hand.