Post #996: In Which Corey Inquires about Dragon Balls.

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Post by KinoFourpaws » Thu Feb 22, 2007 4:01 am

Tsukento wrote:Man, those look like those rubber bouncing balls you get from those gumball-type machines. XD
Actually, they are solid plastic, meaning not bouncy balls. I happen to have a set of them (courtesy of a friend) and they actually look kind of nice. However, they're about half the size of actual Dragonballs and there's this annoying little LINE that circles every one of them around its perimeter, showing you where the molds were put together. Oh, and the stars inside them (yes, they are actually inside) are kinda wonky...

I have seen actual-size Dragonballs available on eBay in the past few months, but currently there aren't any available for sale or auction right now. There was a time period near Christmas where a particular seller was auctioning individual life-size Dragonballs off over a period of several weeks, but as far as I can tell, he/she isn't doing so anymore. Maybe he'll have them relisted next holiday season... o-o

Anyways. Pictures of what I'm talking about:

A page listing all seven of these life-size Dragonballs for sale as a set.

A page listing one of the individual balls from the seller mentioned earlier. The Sushinchuu, to be precise.

Keep in mind that both of these auctions have already ended. This is just to give you an idea of what you might want to be looking for when you're fishing for this stuff on places like eBay.

(Oh, and on a side note, the person who used to sell the individual balls currently is selling life-size scouters. :D)

I have absolutely no idea as to the legitimacy of these items. They only look like the real deal to me, so you might want to take a second glance at them if you chance upon them again. Otherwise, you might want to keep an eye out for them. Hope that helped you some, and good luck finding this stuff! (Let me know when and if you do find it, as well; I'd like to get my hands on one of these things, too... D: )
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Post by Pieter » Thu Feb 22, 2007 4:06 am

So, just what do you want to wish for?

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Post by KinoFourpaws » Thu Feb 22, 2007 4:19 am

Pieter wrote:So, just what do you want to wish for?
Oh, oh! I know what I want! The ability to flyyyy... *gets shot* 8DDD;
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Post by Maker777 » Wed Feb 28, 2007 2:53 am

I don't know what these are made of and they are in the Australian store but Dragonballz LOL.."Ballz.
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Post by KinoFourpaws » Wed Feb 28, 2007 7:16 pm

Maker777 wrote:I don't know what these are made of and they are in the Australian store but Dragonballz LOL.."Ballz.
If some one else posted this then meh. I hope It helped.
Eh, those are the half-size ones that are currently flying everywhere. They only look pretty in that shiny-looking picture. :lol:

I'll let anyone who's interested know when and if I find some more of the life-size versions for sale on eBay. Maybe someone here who actually has PayPal can get his or her hands on it. And if you do, then: :shock: from me to you. o-o
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Post by SatoSky » Mon Mar 05, 2007 5:44 am

Sorry to bump this thread up, but I recently came across this image and thought that I should share it. That Dragon Ball looks pretty damn big to me. Looks really awesome as well. :P
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/2293/dsc00933mt1.jpg

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