A Dragonball Christmas

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Re: A Dragonball Christmas

Post by redlinks » Thu Dec 08, 2011 2:19 am

Christmas 2009, I got the first Dragon Box! Just realized it's been awhile since I had gotten a Dragon Ball item for xmas!
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Re: A Dragonball Christmas

Post by dragonpiece » Thu Dec 08, 2011 8:46 am

I got Dragon Ball GT Season One for Christmas in 2008. And I used a gift card to buy season 8(orange bricks).
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Re: A Dragonball Christmas

Post by ssgOverlord » Thu Dec 08, 2011 11:59 am

I've had quite a few Dragon Ball Christmas mornings when I was younger. Usually random VHS tapes and action figures, but I enjoyed all of it. Toy wise I remember the Rejuvenation Chamber with a golden SSJ Goku and the Super Battle Collection 'Ultimate Gohan' being my highlights. Gohan especially surprised me, because she actually went and ordered online while she was very hesitant about the idea at the time.

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In recent times however, present receiving has sort of slowed down...but I'm pretty sure some money I got went to Dragon Box 2 a couple years ago. I think the last directly Dragon Ball related item I got as a Christmas present was Orange Brick 6 from a friend in 2008.
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Re: A Dragonball Christmas

Post by penguintruth » Thu Dec 08, 2011 4:08 pm

That Gohan figure is the exact one I got for Christmas one year.
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Re: A Dragonball Christmas

Post by samuraix123 » Thu Dec 08, 2011 4:17 pm

I remember back in the day looking at those figures in a book and I just wished I could get one, but back then the internet wasn't as big as it is today. And we didn't have the internet. So i was screwed :lol: In a way i miss those days
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Re: A Dragonball Christmas

Post by Hellspawn28 » Thu Dec 08, 2011 4:31 pm

I remember getting a few figures for Christmas back in 2001 and 2002. I also got The 3rd season of the Orange Brick back in 2007 for Christmas and I got Raging Blast 2 for Christmas last year. That's all I can think of right now.
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Re: A Dragonball Christmas

Post by nathantheguitarist » Thu Dec 08, 2011 8:06 pm

I think it was Christmas in... 98? I got my first one of these:

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And now, that's the only one of those I don't have. I think I bitch about this like twice a year. You'd think I'd have gotten it by now. :lol: That'd be the earliest gift I can think of. A recent one was better with Dragon Box Z Vol. 3, the Viz Daizenshuu, and the Legend of Saiyans Selypa figure. Nothing was really "themed" but I suppose I could do that some year. Someday. Somewhere. Over the Rainbow. In the Dark.
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Re: A Dragonball Christmas

Post by orangebrick94 » Thu Dec 08, 2011 8:17 pm

When i was 6 i got a Goku and Piccolo figure for Christmas it was when Irwin toys was still around lol.

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Re: A Dragonball Christmas

Post by Scarz » Thu Dec 08, 2011 8:37 pm

It was around Christmas two years ago (or was it last year?) when I brought a Piccolo figure from a department store for only $7!

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Every December I check the toy section in that same department store to see if I can find more great deals on Dragon Ball figures.

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Re: A Dragonball Christmas

Post by dbboxkaifan » Thu Dec 08, 2011 8:55 pm

That's Piccolo's figure of "Power Booster", I had that figure boxed but because I was so picky about the box's condition which I returned it and then realized the mistake I committed.

I don't like taking out the figures out of the boxes, but I suppose this would've been passable, though I did not think carefully. Now these Piccolo figures have their price gone up. :?

Like you, I check the toys department on each store I visit, but NEVER any Dragon Ball figure is available. :-/ Just that one time they had this Goku figure and bought it:

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This Son Goku figure looks amazing and so very well detailed, was worth buying!
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Re: A Dragonball Christmas

Post by MCDaveG » Thu Dec 08, 2011 9:37 pm

4 years ago I got my first DB manga, which was the last volume of the english Dragon Ball series from my GF. But I didn't got anything other on christmas, as I'm the only one person in my family importing stuff, so I'm buying these things myself.
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Re: A Dragonball Christmas

Post by samuraix123 » Fri Dec 09, 2011 1:07 am

Man Image waking up Christmas Morning and getting something like this

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I would freak out :lol: I would love to buy something like that, But I have no idea where to look :( I can't order stuff from across sea's

Oh my God! I just looked on Ebay and found one but its 400 dollars lol
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dragon-Ball-Z-A ... 4625wt_698

I'm glad I started this Topic, It's cool to see what all people get :D

Out of Curiosity did/does anyone have these?(maybe someone can shed some light on what these are? I know they're comics but maybe a little more detail)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-Lot-Dragonbal ... _500wt_949
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Re: A Dragonball Christmas

Post by MCDaveG » Fri Dec 09, 2011 6:11 am

Damn, I forgot about the new EU Clo and TAX policy from ouside European Union. Hell, these will be some sad christmas onward!!
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