The $2,300 loose Tauntaun

[Bonsai_Tree_Ent]

I'm not making this up... for those that didn't see this U-Grade auction posted on facebook.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Star-War-Tauntaun-Highest-One-Ever-Graded-AFA-U90-1980-Kenner-/162302787220?nma=true&si=v0OUYt4mJVFOdg0CjvReUnv6hpc%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

 

[punk_pat]

Who would want a loose taun taun in a massive plastic box?!

 

[poncho]

looks like hes got feozen feet.....

 

[Capetown]

Horrible!

Someone paid $2.300 for that!? :shock: :?

 

[Joe]

Hmm, has it sold since this thread was posted? Do we have a closet U90 collector in our midst?! haha

 

[steve obi wan]

Wtf !!!! :shock:

 

[Mr-shifter]

This auction, seller and description to me opitimize the worst kind of greed that we have active in this hobby.

 

[lejackal]

Clearly I don't agree with this but I can see what the seller gets from it - what is truly worrying is that out there somewhere is someone off the bottom of the IQ chart with plenty of cash that has not only infected the SW collecting community but could also one day further pollute the gene pool :twisted:

 

[SAVORY100]

Just crazy! what the deuce? :roll:

 

[tiefighterboy]

****ing stupid.

 

[wrighty]

****ing stupid.

How can you disagree with these 2 words ^^^^^^^^

 

[SublevelStudios]

Pretty sure this must be a case of shill bidding on this as nobody in their right mind would pay this for something that looks so poor.

 

[ScruffyLookingNH]

No one actually paid for this, did they? I don't believe so. It really is quite impossible. If you're the kind of syphilis infected cock that collects this sort of thing then surely you would pay $200 for a MISB one and whatever AFA charge to destroy the thing? No one, no one at all on this rock would pay that for that. I have no idea who the seller is but they clearly are worthy of drowning.

 

[lejackal]

No one actually paid for this, did they? I don't believe so. It really is quite impossible. If you're the kind of syphilis infected cock that collects this sort of thing then surely you would pay $200 for a MISB one and whatever AFA charge to destroy the thing? No one, no one at all on this rock would pay that for that. I have no idea who the seller is but they clearly are worthy of drowning.

Pretty sure this must be a case of shill bidding on this as nobody in their right mind would pay this for something that looks so poor.

Unfortunately this wasn't an auction, it was a BIN or best offer.

I refer to my previous statement :lol:

what is truly worrying is that out there somewhere is someone off the bottom of the IQ chart with plenty of cash that has not only infected the SW collecting community but could also one day further pollute the gene pool

 

[theforceuk]

Bonkers! I thought it was bad enough when a graded Wampa AFA 80 sold for £120 about 6 months ago on eBay.

There's no way someone brought that Tautaun?

 

[plantainman]

2k was my limit on this. gutted to have missed out, again!

 

[StarWarsFan]

God that is madness

 

[palitoyjunky]

**** that there is no way on God's Earth someone paid 2.3K for that :!:
I'd rather b mugged on the street for over 2K than do that :lol:

 

[Michael Sith]

Encased is a Snow Lizard,
To protect from the Hoth blizzard,
Certainly marbles have been lost,
To even justify one tenth of the cost,
Madness is all around,
Prices will continue to astound,
But the adage again is imparted
A fool and his money are soon parted!