Vintage Jumo Machinder/Shogun Warriors ad

[cjefferys]

Heh, I saw that auction and thought "Cool, Canadian seller but there's still no way I have a chance in hell!" The prices on these guys just keep going up and up, especially in the last several years...

[palitoy]

Yet another "Watch how out of your budget this goes" experience for me

http://www.ebay.com/itm/popy-jumbo-machinder-Kamen-Rider-X-Masked-Rider-Very-Rare-1974-/141328825899?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20e7dabe2b

[cjefferys]

Good luck man, he's pretty! Unfortunately this guy is quite a bit rarer than the Kamen Rider V3 Jumbo so there is serious demand when one pops up.

[palitoy]

I'm not even going to try for this.

[mazinz]

he is only up to $300.00 now with one more day. Perhaps he wont go for the price of a used car

[cjefferys]

Well, the second one ended up selling for $1325, so I guess that's the going rate on incomplete examples of these guys. I'd imagine that complete ones with scarf and whips would sell for well over $2000. And boxed ones almost never show up, I'd hate to even guess, but I'd imagine they could break five figures.

One cheaper alternative is the Mexican made bootleg of Kamen Rider X called "Aquaman" (?!?). Not quite as nice looking but less expensive.

http://www.collectiondx.com/node/1109

[palitoy]

I watched that one end last night.

Missed an Aquaman last month for $300, I'd gladly pay that. Guess I'll be patient.

[palitoy]

Drunk father buys Machinder, this is surreal.

[cjefferys]

Holy mother of god, is that for real??? I guess it must be. That is the best thing I've seen on the internet in quite some time, kudos sir!

[cjefferys]

Ok, I just showed that to my wife and she didn't think it was weird at all. A drunk "salaryman" stumbling home after a night of after work heavy drinking with the boss was extremely commonplace in that era, so my wife thought it was a funny ad but not outlandish or unlikely. Gotta love the Japanese!

[samurainoir]

[rche]

He's gonna have to explain to the kid how he lost the three missiles and the fist.

[samurainoir]

[Random Axe]

^^^I gotta know, who is the figure inside the thermos?

Keep these ads coming. I've always had a love of the jumbos just not a wallet that would accomodate those loving feelings.

[samurainoir]

Ok, I just showed that to my wife and she didn't think it was weird at all. A drunk "salaryman" stumbling home after a night of after work heavy drinking with the boss was extremely commonplace in that era, so my wife thought it was a funny ad but not outlandish or unlikely. Gotta love the Japanese!

According to mine, it's STILL common practice in Tokyo today. Except that she (a tall blonde Gaijin woman) is now the boss, and is forced to hang out in Karaoke bars all night and ride late night subways that smell like breweries.