Rare G2 Protectobots Auction--Own Four Pieces Of Transformers History

i still have my original G1 Protectbots. i even have all the pieces for them to form....i forget who they form but yeah. lol

Bouncy X wrote:i still have my original G1 Protectbots. i even have all the pieces for them to form....i forget who they form but yeah. lol

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To whomever wins these figures, I send the following message...


DO NOT OPEN!

It's a good thing that I cant even think of buying these, my collecting tendencies would piss off the entire MISB community if I got these

NuclearConvoy wrote:It's a good thing that I cant even think of buying these, my collecting tendencies would piss off the entire MISB community if I got these

Oh yeah, if I got those, those suckers would be opened. I'd probably even work with Ryan to have Seibertron galleries made.

I'd probably wait to open them though until I got a G2 Hotspot.

If I ever won these, I'd just sell them to Ryan, is it? The man who runs this website? Well anyway, I'd just sell them to him. He could do his bidding with them.

Thats are cool collecters items my friend, but $15,000 ??? At the price of a car, I dont think anybody will be able to afford these...

Rated X wrote:Thats are cool collecters items my friend, but $15,000 ??? At the price of a car, I dont think anybody will be able to afford these...

That's the idea. The absolute rarity of these makes them almost impossible to obtain. These aren't something that any casual fan will ever own.

$15000... That is almost 2 years tuition for both of my daughters school.

tigertracks 24 wrote:

Delphan Rane wrote:There is an actual auction up now:
Transformers G2 First Aid Groove Streetwise Blades MOSC

I remember when you picked these up from eBay. Why the sell now?

And BTW, I love the set.

I remember too, why are you parting with 'em?

Any idea what they sold for the first time?

Even in my opinion, $15k is a bit too high. I mean, in the grand scheme of things. If I can remember, the most I've ever seen any transformer go for was in the low thousands area. I mean, there's currently an auction going on for a MISB Liokaiser giftset, and that's just starting to creep into the $1000 area. I'm pretty sure I've seen MISB Optimus and megatrons with high grades go for somewhere in the 4-5 thousand arena. When you're starting an auction at that extreme amount, are you really going to know the true market value? Really, the only way to do that is to have the auction start at .01 and see where it lands from there. Not that I've got a problem with how he's doing his auction mind you. When I do my auctions, I normally start an item at a price that I'm comfortable selling it for. Then again, I'm sure there are some extreme high end people with loads of money who aren't vocal in the community who drop the big money when the right item comes.

What other figures would you all say would come close to fetching near that dollar amount? Probably some of the other G2 protos I'd have to assume. Otherwise, to me, sealed (and I'd imagine graded) Dinoking giftset, sealed Black Zarak...perhaps some of the sealed Jap exclusive tapes or headmasters if you sold them as a group. I've got an AFA graded MISB Dai Atlas, and I know he's hard to find, but not sure on what level his rarity is compared to the others I listed.

On a slight tangent, at this point, aren't we all a tad disappointed/regretful that none of us bought the Phoenix Lundgren collection that she had for sale when the first movie came out? That was a near complete sealed G1 run, plus a bunch of valuable novelty items and it only went for $50K. I've seen some large collections in the subsequent years approach or exceed hers in terms of selling price, but nowhere close in content. I can't remember the person who bought the collection now, but I know they sold it all separately and made a killing on it.

What surprises me most is that for $15k you aren't even entitled to free shipping. lol

for 15000 those deserve to be opened and played with by my 4 yr old nephew

Galvatron Supreme wrote:What surprises me most is that for $15k you aren't even entitled to free shipping. lol

Snrk. I hasnt even noticed that. That is a touch absurd.

I bid on these when they were being sold by the original owner and not AFA'ed. That is about a $5K mark up I believe.

tigertracks 24 wrote:

Delphan Rane wrote:There is an actual auction up now:
Transformers G2 First Aid Groove Streetwise Blades MOSC

I remember when you picked these up from eBay. Why the sell now?

And BTW, I love the set.

Yeah, winning those auctions was pretty intense. I decided to sell because I shifted my focus more on Primes, and I just don't have the same enthusiasm in owning these as I did before.

Oh, and shipping is FREE.

motorhead9999 wrote:Any idea what they sold for the first time?

Even in my opinion, $15k is a bit too high. I mean, in the grand scheme of things. If I can remember, the most I've ever seen any transformer go for was in the low thousands area. I mean, there's currently an auction going on for a MISB Liokaiser giftset, and that's just starting to creep into the $1000 area. I'm pretty sure I've seen MISB Optimus and megatrons with high grades go for somewhere in the 4-5 thousand arena. When you're starting an auction at that extreme amount, are you really going to know the true market value? Really, the only way to do that is to have the auction start at .01 and see where it lands from there. Not that I've got a problem with how he's doing his auction mind you. When I do my auctions, I normally start an item at a price that I'm comfortable selling it for. Then again, I'm sure there are some extreme high end people with loads of money who aren't vocal in the community who drop the big money when the right item comes.

What other figures would you all say would come close to fetching near that dollar amount? Probably some of the other G2 protos I'd have to assume. Otherwise, to me, sealed (and I'd imagine graded) Dinoking giftset, sealed Black Zarak...perhaps some of the sealed Jap exclusive tapes or headmasters if you sold them as a group. I've got an AFA graded MISB Dai Atlas, and I know he's hard to find, but not sure on what level his rarity is compared to the others I listed.

There are Transformers that can sell easily for $2000 or more a figure, like Luck Draws or unproduced figures. The most expensive TF ever sold (single figure) is G1 Unicron at around $14,000. Do I think this auction is overpriced? Yes, but not by much. I would expect to see these go again for $8-$10K if put up at auction. In this case I don't think the AFA adds much like it does to some rare, yet more obtainable figures. But still, don't underestimate collectors. I've seen a Jumbo Machinder (basically a Bandai robot made out of Wiffle Ball Bat material) go for like $38,000 and the original "Gang of 3" robot tin toys from the 50's or 60's go for $100,000.

No longer at ebay. I wonder why?

fenrir72 wrote:No longer at ebay. I wonder why?

Sure it is, it still has 2.5 days left.

motorhead9999 wrote:Any idea what they sold for the first time?

As a matter of fact, yes. I was following these at the time.

Here's a link (although I warn that I comment on a bit of ugliness that came out at that time, too. To the extent that I participated in any such ugliness, I do apologize).

The only comment I'll make here is that, given how much it cost Delphan Rane to get these in the first place, coupled with the costs of getting them graded, $15000 doesn't strike me as out of line. As a percentage of his costs, his profit margin is going to be pretty low, especially after giving eBay (and PayPal?) their cut. Indeed, he's probably put a fair bit MORE money away just to have the auction listed, although there IS that "first 5 listings are free" thing going on (although if it DOES sell, he'll be paying FAR more in "final value" fees that he would have paid overall if he wasn't getting the listing for free, assuming that he would try to take advantage of that deal, which I doubt, since the differences are so huge).

G.B. Blackrock wrote:Here's a link (although I warn that I comment on a bit of ugliness that came out at that time, too. To the extent that I participated in any such ugliness, I do apologize).

The only comment I'll make here is that, given how much it cost Delphan Rane to get these in the first place, coupled with the costs of getting them graded, $15000 doesn't strike me as out of line. As a percentage of his costs, his profit margin is going to be pretty low, especially after giving eBay (and PayPal?) their cut. Indeed, he's probably put a fair bit MORE money away just to have the auction listed, although there IS that "first 5 listings are free" thing going on (although if it DOES sell, he'll be paying FAR more in "final value" fees that he would have paid overall if he wasn't getting the listing for free, assuming that he would try to take advantage of that deal, which I doubt, since the differences are so huge).

Looks like you'll have to update your blog if these sell.

And as far as the fees go, lets just say nothing's lost if it doesn't sell and they're negligible if it does.

In case folks are following this, there's less than an hour left.