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by Mochi » Fri Mar 05, 2004 5:59 pm
I went to this place online and ordered these new dragonball figures that come with 5 pieces of candy that taste like banana yogurt! well, the candy's not important, but the figures are really cool! They're characters from dragonball and there's 16 of them. and they're really detailed, but they're only 2 inches high. and i got the rare colored goku! ^.^ you can buy them at
http://www.extremecollectables.com/drficapa.html.
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by Jerseymilk » Fri Mar 05, 2004 10:21 pm
Yes those kinds of figures are a very common product in Japan. I myself like collecting Gashapons. There level of detail is amazing too.
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by Mochi » Sun Mar 07, 2004 5:13 pm
I like the Gashapons, too. My friend just bought me one on E-bay of chibi Gohan and Piccolo. it's so cute! ^.^
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by Jerseymilk » Sun Mar 07, 2004 10:49 pm
Oh, that's that sweet scene of Gohan sleeping against Piccolo, yes?
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by Mochi » Mon Mar 08, 2004 5:25 pm
Yes. Isn't it so adorable??? ^.^ What ones do you have?

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by Jerseymilk » Mon Mar 08, 2004 8:03 pm
I've got the first Megahouse collection. The ones that come in replicas of the dragonballs. They depict scenes from the Saiyajin saga. There's one of Vegita and Nappa when they arrive, Goku holding Gohan at Kame House, Vegita in Oozaru form attack Goku, Goku chasing Bubbles, Goku facing off against Vegita, Goku, when he's holding up a broken and defeated Nappa, and the saddest and most touching scene in the saga, Piccolo blocking Nappa's attack against Gohan. They really are wonderful figures. I'm still waiting for set 2, which depicts scenes from the Namek saga.

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by Mochi » Mon Mar 08, 2004 9:58 pm
Cool!

I saw those for sale on E-bay. Do you get them on E-bay?
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by Jerseymilk » Mon Mar 08, 2004 10:21 pm
Yep! It's actually good to wait about two months from the time they first appear though before buying them though. The price is usually around $80 US for the set. If you wait though, eventually the price goes down. Next iit's $50, then it"s $40, and so on. I waited and got the set for $35.99 US. Imagine the poor saps that spent twice that just so they could be the first to have them! Now
that's a true nerd! Also, don't be fooled into buying from the sellers that sell the pieces individually. They're a rip-off!
Edit: Hey Mochi! Found something for ya! Take a look!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... gory=13666

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by Mochi » Tue Mar 09, 2004 4:44 pm
Wow, that IS cheap! Maybe I can convince my mom to get them for me.

Oh, do you know of they have ones for the Cell episodes yet?
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by Jerseymilk » Tue Mar 09, 2004 7:22 pm
No, Megahouse has just done set 2 which covers the Namek saga, so I suspect you'll have to wait until they get to probably a set 6 before that.
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by Mochi » Wed Mar 10, 2004 3:52 pm
Gr... Well, I can wait... Probably... *eye twitches* *foams at mouth* Are you going to buy all of the gashapons? O.o
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by Jerseymilk » Wed Mar 10, 2004 9:10 pm
It depends if I like the scenes or the "look" of the figures. I'm mostly into the Megahouse ones, although Banpresto and Bandai make interesting ones too. Ahem, my current disposable income at the time also sort of dictates what I'll buy. I'm also a little bit into cel collecting, plus with collecting the DVDs themselves and DB music, although I'm almost done with that part, and also with me currently trying to resist the urge to buy the "20th Anniversary Optimus Prime" figure, it gets down too deciding what you want more.

Not to mention the other anime and manga I'm into.

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by Zackarotto » Wed Mar 10, 2004 9:57 pm
You guys and your gashamaponners. I think I'm more interested in that candy...
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by Jerseymilk » Wed Mar 10, 2004 10:02 pm
What kind of a term is a "gashamaponner"!?

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by Zackarotto » Wed Mar 10, 2004 10:07 pm
Well, you know. I'm just making up crap. It's not even japanese anymore...
Come on, let me in on the banana yogurt candy! I mean, yeah, classic tiny DB moments on your dresser is nice and all, but come on! This is banana we're talking about!
And there was 5 of them? Sweet deal.
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by Mochi » Thu Mar 11, 2004 4:38 pm
Heh heh... Yep, bananas are the best. Accually, one of my friends said the candy tasted like lemon cookies. O.o But in any case, they're tasty. I'm saving the wrappers, too. They have chibi Goku on them. ^_^
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by Zackarotto » Thu Mar 11, 2004 5:02 pm
If they're all the same, sell 4 of them on eBay. Sup4r turbo money ultra. Or... at least a few cents.
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by Jakez04 » Sat Mar 13, 2004 12:00 am
Jerseymilk wrote:Oh, that's that sweet scene of Gohan sleeping against Piccolo, yes?
I knew there was something wrong with Piccolo. He was always a bit to nice to Gohan.

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by Jerseymilk » Sat Mar 13, 2004 12:04 am
Hey!!

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by Jakez04 » Sat Mar 13, 2004 12:16 am
Jerseymilk wrote:Hey!!

Hi!!

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