Rol Virata (sac84472@SACLINK.CSUS.EDU)
Sun, 14 Mar 1999 16:20:44 -0700
Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9903141620.A19869-0100000@saclink3.csus.edu> Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1999 16:20:44 -0700 From: Rol Virata <sac84472@SACLINK.CSUS.EDU> Subject: Re: Sakura question
Speaking of the Real dolls, anyone think they are going to be continued?
Rol
On Sun, 14 Mar 1999, terrence huey wrote:
> > For con goers, it is real easy to get a "Real Model" for $20. Otherwise,
> > the price I usually see is pushing $30.
>
> $30 is a rip-off. $20 is actually not-bad but I have not seen it anywhere
> for that much. The MSRP of it is 1920 yen, ($17 exact yen conversion) and
> UCI initially stocked them for $16, and of course, I immediately grabbed
> the Sakura Real Model from them. They have never restocked since(but of
> course, UCI is no longer an anime supplier...)
>
> So $20 is a good ballpark. As someone mentioned, try Hobbylink Japan as
> they charge you exact yen conversion. If it's shipping you're worried
> about, um... just pick up all 4 ST real models and it'll be worth it.
>
> -mp
>