Author Topic: Auctions of Interest and PCB Shop Price Lists (Read 36646 times)

LaTraille · « **Reply #600 on:** September 24, 2018, 10:59:11 AM »

Quote from: EOJ on September 22, 2018, 04:50:21 PM

Looks like people saw Suruga-ya's prices and are trying to cash-in at YAJ. Case in point:

-NOS DFK BL kit starting at 600,000 yen. Includes poster and a promo flyer I've never seen before. Again, everything is brand new.

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/e303741886

-Ibara Kuro BL boxed kit, with original POP, A4 Marquee and movestrip. Box is in pretty bad shape and no sign of a sticker still being there, but starting at 280,000 yen it's a great price for a kit:

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/o264895206

I'm tempted to bid on that just to get the art. Hmmm....

Ibara Kuro BL boxed kit in awful state sold (to me!!

) for 335,000 yens!

LaTraille · « **Reply #601 on:** September 24, 2018, 11:11:58 AM »

MMP kit CD and flyer sold for 6,750 yens. I now have the complete kit (minus a box

):

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/d308208454

Monouchi · « **Reply #602 on:** September 24, 2018, 01:52:06 PM »

Quote from: LaTraille on September 24, 2018, 10:59:11 AM

Ibara Kuro BL boxed kit in awful state sold (to me!! ) for 335,000 yens!

Congratz.

EOJ · « **Reply #603 on:** September 24, 2018, 04:09:02 PM »

That's a great price for a Kuro kit these days! The bad: The box is a normal Cave/AMI box that is thrashed and doesn't have the inserts (so it is worth very little), the movestrip has a chunk ripped off, and the instructions are a copy. The good: the POP and A4 Marquee look to be in good condition, and those are worth at least a few hundred dollars on their own.

The really good: the PCB itself looks to be in great condition, and the serial has an IB- prefix so it is among the first 100 produced (not a later "converted" board sold by Cave. I have seen several Futari, Pink Sweets and Mushi Tama PCBs converted into Ibara Kuros, for example).

The really REALLY good (and the most important): the game itself is fantastic. I appreciate and enjoy it even more now than I did when I played it 10 years ago. It is right up there with MMP among my favorite STGs.

Quote from: LaTraille on September 24, 2018, 11:11:58 AM

MMP kit CD and flyer sold for 6,750 yens. I now have the complete kit (minus a box ):

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/d308208454

Do you have that little piggy mascot / keychain? That's the last piece missing from my MMP kit.

EOJ · « **Reply #604 on:** September 24, 2018, 05:26:19 PM »

A few Cave PCBs that did NOT sell recently:

Mushi + copied art for 90,000 yen:
https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/o264852212

Ibara + art/inst (in bad shape), for 88,000 yen:
https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/u225212652

Ibara is a funny case. Mint kits can go up over 180,000 yen on YAJ, as we have seen recently, but PCBs seem locked below 80k (and they sell quickly at 70-79k). Even this one with all the art couldn't get a bid at 88k.

Monouchi · « **Reply #605 on:** September 25, 2018, 02:36:59 AM »

Quote from: EOJ on September 24, 2018, 04:09:02 PM

and the serial has an IB- prefix so it is among the first 100 produced (not a later "converted" board sold by Cave. I have seen several Futari, Pink Sweets and Mushi Tama PCBs converted into Ibara Kuros, for example).

The really REALLY good (and the most important): the game itself is fantastic. I appreciate and enjoy it even more now than I did when I played it 10 years ago. It is right up there with MMP among my favorite STGs.

Good info, I didnt know that, mine is IB-21.

Agree, Kuro is a great game and I think its interesting that it doesnt fetch a higher price compared to the Meh-soup of SDOJ and DFKBL that people pay tons of money for.

Regarding Ibara, I think its collectors influence on the price. A kit = a complete Cave kit for the collection that collect dust on the shelf.
PCB only = not so interesting as it has the biggest stepping stone of all Cave games to get over before you actually see the game.

EOJ · « **Reply #606 on:** September 25, 2018, 03:00:18 AM »

Quote from: Monouchi on September 25, 2018, 02:36:59 AM

Agree, Kuro is a great game and I think its interesting that it doesnt fetch a higher price compared to the Meh-soup of SDOJ and DFKBL that people pay tons of money for.

Kuro is also the only CAVE SH3 STG without a home port (well, excluding AK LE, which is a special case). I think Kuro is a much better game than both SDOJ and DFK BL. And while they surely made a similar number of DFK BL, they made far more SDOJs than Kuros. However, Dodonpachi is CAVE's most popular brand, and that has an effect on prices and collectability.

Good points on the Ibara situation (though I think Pink Sweets is the worst when it comes to accessibility to newcomers).

LaTraille · « **Reply #607 on:** September 25, 2018, 09:56:02 AM »

Yeah, it seems like the owner thought the movestrip was a sticker and tried to peel it off for a while before realizing its error... I thought the instructions were original and the marquee was the copy. I'm VERY happy if I'm wrong as I don't care much about the instructions but I like to install the original marquee in my cab when I switch games.

Quote from: EOJ on September 24, 2018, 04:09:02 PM

That's a great price for a Kuro kit these days! The bad: The box is a normal Cave/AMI box that is thrashed and doesn't have the inserts (so it is worth very little), the movestrip has a chunk ripped off, and the instructions are a copy. The good: the POP and A4 Marquee look to be in good condition, and those are worth at least a few hundred dollars on their own.

The really good: the PCB itself looks to be in great condition, and the serial has an IB- prefix so it is among the first 100 produced (not a later "converted" board sold by Cave. I have seen several Futari, Pink Sweets and Mushi Tama PCBs converted into Ibara Kuros, for example).

The really REALLY good (and the most important): the game itself is fantastic. I appreciate and enjoy it even more now than I did when I played it 10 years ago. It is right up there with MMP among my favorite STGs.

Quote from: LaTraille on September 24, 2018, 11:11:58 AM
MMP kit CD and flyer sold for 6,750 yens. I now have the complete kit (minus a box ):

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/d308208454

Do you have that little piggy mascot / keychain? That's the last piece missing from my MMP kit.

No, I prefer to consider that it was an optional item not part of all kits...

LaTraille · « **Reply #608 on:** September 25, 2018, 01:24:13 PM »

Akai Katana complete art set (reprint) went for 34,900 yens.
https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/n291993294

EOJ · « **Reply #609 on:** September 25, 2018, 04:10:23 PM »

Quote from: LaTraille on September 25, 2018, 09:56:02 AM

. I thought the instructions were original and the marquee was the copy.

I had a look again, and you are correct. My mistake.

Monouchi · « **Reply #610 on:** September 28, 2018, 03:30:46 AM »

Ibara art + poster + flyer + postcard.
Not in super condition though.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/IBARA-Flyer-Full-Set-Poster-No-PCB-Arcade-Jap/153197620720?hash=item23ab4a2df0:g:sVAAAOSwclBbdC1e

EOJ · « **Reply #611 on:** September 28, 2018, 04:43:22 PM »

Mushi PCB sold for 84,500 yen, to a proxy bidder:

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/c680981896

Of note, this had the sound capacitor replaced. The box was included, in poor shape, as well as the A4 marquee (also in poor shape). Some other copied art too.

LaTraille · « **Reply #612 on:** October 01, 2018, 09:05:00 AM »

MAK removed their DDP SaiDaiOuJou from their price list, so it probably sold for the 498,000 yens they were asking (PCB only)...

ookitarepanda · « **Reply #613 on:** October 03, 2018, 07:02:49 PM »

DFKBL: https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/l474106135

DSMBL: https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/t598786642

I have seen more DFKBL and DSMBL in the last few months than I have in the last several years...

EOJ · « **Reply #614 on:** October 03, 2018, 07:09:50 PM »

Yep, partly because several Japanese arcades have closed down recently (I know at least two of the above PCBs on YAJ recently were from Japanese arcades that shut down this year), and partly because private owners see what they sell for now and want to cash in.

The two rarest SH3 PCBs (outside of Mushi Matsuri and AK LE) on YAJ this year have been Akai Katana and Pink Sweets. I've only seen one PS, and it was broken. I haven't seen a single AK.

unGDLK · « **Reply #615 on:** October 04, 2018, 04:12:20 PM »

Mushihimesama + art sold for 116 000 yen.

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/j514345802

EOJ · « **Reply #616 on:** October 07, 2018, 02:56:26 AM »

Nice boxed Daifukkatsu 1.0 kit starting at a reasonable 200,000 yen:

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/j517688793

thechop · « **Reply #617 on:** October 07, 2018, 05:07:28 AM »

A 'not so' reasonable BL, not sure this seller ever lets his items run tho'

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/c685335085

unGDLK · « **Reply #618 on:** October 07, 2018, 02:33:40 PM »

DDP DOJ sold for 80 000 yen.
https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/f296190824

DDP sold for 109 000 yen.
https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/k335091916

EOJ · « **Reply #619 on:** October 07, 2018, 03:42:28 PM »

Quote from: ookitarepanda on October 03, 2018, 07:02:49 PM

DFKBL: https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/l474106135

DSMBL: https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/t598786642

Both sold for the opening bid of 300,000 yen, to the same bidder, which might be a proxy bidder as it has over 1000 feedbacks.

EOJ · « **Reply #620 on:** October 07, 2018, 03:46:06 PM »

A large collection of Toresetsu sold yesterday, highlights included Ibara at 29,500 yen and DSMBL at 19,500 yen (of course, both bidders were proxies). Many others went for over 4000 yen as well. Pretty crazy. Deathsmiles went for a paltry 1800 yen, though, as did Deathsmiles 2 at 2000 yen.

EOJ · « **Reply #621 on:** October 07, 2018, 04:33:09 PM »

A couple rare posters sold yesterday.

Mushihimesama Matsuri Ver 1.5 sold for 25,500 yen to a proxy bidder:

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/x569334765

SDOJ sold for 46,000 yen to a proxy bidder:

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/b338196420

The Mushi 1.5 poster sold for pretty cheap. I think they only included this with the kit, and I don't think they made more than 100 of those.

EOJ · « **Reply #622 on:** October 09, 2018, 02:54:07 AM »

Guwange with original art/inst sold for 114,700 yen (looks like a proxy bidder):

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/b339545982

NOS Ketsui kit starting at 500,000 yen. I don't expect any bids on this one:

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/m285014188

thechop · « **Reply #623 on:** October 09, 2018, 02:52:58 PM »

Quote from: EOJ on October 07, 2018, 03:42:28 PM

Quote from: ookitarepanda on October 03, 2018, 07:02:49 PM
DFKBL: https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/l474106135

DSMBL: https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/t598786642

Both sold for the opening bid of 300,000 yen, to the same bidder, which might be a proxy bidder as it has over 1000 feedbacks.

Have these been re-listed?
https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/t599579536

EOJ · « **Reply #624 on:** October 09, 2018, 03:02:12 PM »

Quote from: thechop on October 09, 2018, 02:52:58 PM

Quote from: EOJ on October 07, 2018, 03:42:28 PM
Quote from: ookitarepanda on October 03, 2018, 07:02:49 PM
DFKBL: https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/l474106135

DSMBL: https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/t598786642

Both sold for the opening bid of 300,000 yen, to the same bidder, which might be a proxy bidder as it has over 1000 feedbacks.

Have these been re-listed?
https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/t599579536

Yes, the seller says the buyer never contacted him so he relisted the games.

EOJ · « **Reply #625 on:** October 13, 2018, 05:33:49 PM »

Quote from: EOJ on October 07, 2018, 02:56:26 AM

Nice boxed Daifukkatsu 1.0 kit starting at a reasonable 200,000 yen:

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/j517688793

Ended at 521,000 yen.

To a proxy bidder, of course.

thechop · « **Reply #626 on:** October 13, 2018, 05:42:26 PM »

Blimey!is it that rare really? Wonder how many never got converted to 1.5.

EOJ · « **Reply #627 on:** October 13, 2018, 05:47:54 PM »

It is quite rare. Rare Cave games = big $$$ these days, especially for collectors outside of Japan.

thechop · « **Reply #628 on:** October 13, 2018, 05:52:52 PM »

Quote from: EOJ on October 13, 2018, 05:47:54 PM

It is quite rare. Rare Cave games = big $$$ these days, especially for collectors outside of Japan.

Crazy a game every one went mad to upgrade, now no one wishes they'd bothered.

EOJ · « **Reply #629 on:** October 13, 2018, 05:57:04 PM »

Quote from: thechop on October 13, 2018, 05:52:52 PM

Crazy a game every one went mad to upgrade, now no one wishes they'd bothered.

Well, if more people didn't upgrade, it would be more common, and thus not worth as much now. If you care about scoring, DFK 1.5 is a vastly superior game (same story with Mushi Futari 1.0 > 1.5). DFK 1.0 also has some balancing issues, safe spots on bosses, and bugs, etc (all fixed in 1.5). If you are a collector, it's a great game to have. A really cool piece of Cave arcade history. But as a player, I'd rather play 1.5.