Just wondering what your best steal was. I have a few. Most are Action Fleets.
Just last night I picked up the Jorg Sacul pilot, complete with helmet, blaster and Micro Machines X-wing for $20 off ebay.
I believe in '05 or '06 there was a toy show in my area. Very rare for something like that to happen. I decided to attend. Good thing I did, I ended up finding the AF E-wing (boxed) and TIE Defender (loose) for $60 each. At first I did a double take, I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me lol. I bought both for $120. Usually one of those alone goes for $90+ on ebay. Conveniently I had $120 on me at the time. Go figure.
I got Jabba's Sail Barge off ebay for under $20. Usually I see it go for around $30, maybe a little more.
I picked up a huge lot off ebay a few years ago, a lot of the ships I was missing. Also included in the lot was the E-wing. The lot was a buy it now of $90. I thought it was a steal, as I was getting many ships I had been missing, as well as an extra E-wing, which as I said earlier goes for about $90+. Seeing I had the extra E-wing, I sent it out to wraithnine (rasputin37) who didn't have one.
Lastly, I bought 4 AFs off a Canada website. They were the Falcon, Green A-wing, and I'm forgetting the other 2. I didn't have pictures but the guy told me they were loose, complete and great condition, and he had perfect feedback. I trusted him and went through with the deal. When I got the lot, I was more then happy to see the Green A-wing was without the emblems, which is VERY hard to find. I payed $15 for each.
You guys are gonna laugh at this one. This is an "almost steal" I had a few years ago. From time to time I'll search craigslist for AF, see if maybe I can get some deals, even though craigslist is local. I once searched through google "Star Wars Action Fleet TIE Defender craigslist" or some variation of that, maybe without the 'Star Wars'. Anyway, I came across one listing from a lady in Florida. She was selling the TIE Defender for $10! Of course I called her, I asked if she would be willing to ship it out, I would pay for shipping. She agreed, she just had to find it. This went on for a few weeks, and I told her I was serious into purchasing it, as what her listing said. One time I called from my cell, no answer. I tried maybe 20 minutes later, but blocked my number. She answered. After a while I just gave up. She either didn't want to ship it out or found out how rare it really is haha. I tried lol.
So what are some of your steals?
