Sun Fac Sold! :D

after more than a year, i managed to sell another item on eBay..
it's only my third transaction there as a seller..
and only the second time that i sold a Star Wars unit...

actually, this particular action figure has been bought (or won through bidding) for 3 to 4 times already if i'm not mistaken..
but this is the only time that a buyer really ended up buying it..
i'm not sure about the others, they probably thought that my payment option was complicated (actually it's not)..
and the second to the last buyer (who was using a new account) seemed suspicious, like he was only waiting for me to provide him with all my (very complete) GCash account details, but he never contact me after that...

and regarding my latest transactions..
i've been selling my sellable Star Wars units at a cheaper price..
like my Mint Nien Nunb action figure, which logically costs Php 542.00 based on the bundle price, but i only sold it for Php 450.00..
and for this Sun Fac action figure, which logically costs Php 429.00 based on the bundle price, i decided to just sell it for only Php 250.00 since it is already Loose...


my last statistics was:
Number of Units: 122
Total Value (in Php): 60,660 +
Estimated Rate (in Php):  497.21

and after selling this item, my Estimated Rate (Total Value / Number of Units) went up again:
Number of Units: 121
Total Value (in Php): 60,410 +
Estimated Rate (in Php):  499.26

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and i have some bad news (especially for myself :( )..
after the 3rd year of being stored, i noticed that my mint condition items (i still have 3 for sale) already have some mold-like stuff in their plastic (the bubble packaging)..
i'm not yet an expert action figure collector, so i don't know what caused it, how to clean it, and how to avoid it in the future..
the mold-like stuff are situated inside the bubble packaging (at the plastic itself), at the lower half of each bubble (around the leg area of each action figure)..
i suspect that it was caused by the changes in the weather condition, and also because these particular
items have a packaging design that has an opening (not glued to the card) at the bottom... :(

Studying 3D Arts

sorry for the lack of update.. :(
honestly, i haven't been updating my Star Wars collection for a long time now..
there are new targets from The Force Awakens' line, but sources of 3 and 3/4 inch scale figures in my country is very limited (unlike those in the 6 inch scale)..
i've had a lot of extra expenditures during the past year, and that's the reason why...

(image is property of DAZ Studio)

and right now, i'm busy studying 3D manipulation using DAZ Studio 4.9 Pro (and the bundle is still FREE)..
you can check it out at DAZ's official website..
i still have a lot to learn..
and i'm hoping to make good use of that knowledge in the future... :)

A Star Wars Item Sold! :)

haha!
finally... :)

after having a lot of potential buyers who backed out upon being discouraged by my ONLY payment method.. :(
at last, there's one who committed to buy an item from my eBay store .. :)
honestly, it's as easy as sending money through a remittance center, & buyers will also receive a receipt for the transaction which contains my account details & which will serve as their proof of purchase (just like in doing a bank deposit), plus the communication is mostly done inside eBay so they can keep track of our transaction(s) for us...

it's my second time to sell something on eBay..
but it's my first time to sell a Star Wars action figure..
it has been a long time..
but my patience has been rewarded..
i hope to sell my other items soon... :)


my last statistics was:
Number of Units: 123
Total Value (in Php): 61,110 +
Estimated Rate (in Php):  496.83

and after selling an item, my Estimated Rate (Total Value / Number of Units) went up a bit:
Number of Units: 122
Total Value (in Php): 60,660 +
Estimated Rate (in Php):  497.21

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and regarding the upcoming Star Wars The Force Awakens line of action figures..
it does have some interesting characters..
especially Kylo Ren & the First Order Flametrooper... <3

but based on the preview of the items to be released..
the 3 & 3/4 inch scale has less articulation compared to the recent 6 inch trend..
and the bad thing is that my collection focuses on the 3 & 3/4 inch category, and i don't really have plans on moving up to the 6 inch category..
how i wish they'd just stick to the more articulated designs.. :(
anyway, i just hope they come up with more articulated versions of those interesting new characters in the future...

Selling Problems

hi!
sorry for having no update for such a long time now.. :(
the reason is that, i'm still busy with a different project..
it's something that i need, something that can complete me as a being.. :)
but i must say that it's a very expensive experiment..
and so, i'm finding it hard to get a budget for my Star Wars hobby... T,T

and about my Items For Sale..
well, i thought that i can finally let go of my sellable items already..
actually, i was hoping that i'd be able to sell them all at once.. 
but unfortunately, i'm kinda having trouble with my one & only available payment method.. :(
not having a bank account is giving me problems..
and i guess that my potential buyers will soon cancel their bids on my items... T,T

Blog Now Open for Ads & 10,000 Hits

sorry if there hasn't been any update recently..
although i still have target units which are available just nearby, i'm afraid to say that i've been using my savings for some other (non-Star-Wars-related) stuff.. T,T
last November i (with my friends) had our vacation in a well-known tourist destination here in our country, and it cost me about 14 basic units already.. XD
but it was a fun adventure.. :)
and then, by the time i came back i just thought that i needed to accomplish something important, extraordinary, and very special for myself..
so as of the moment i'm trying to save money for a 60-basic-units-worth of a project..
and i'm afraid to admit that i still have a long way to go before i can finally fulfill it..
and so that means - NO STAR WARS for me for the meantime... T,T

Thank You for the 10,000 Hits

oh, by the way..
i'd like to thank everyone who helped me reach my blog's first 10,000 hits..
hopefully i'd be able to provide more interesting updates for you in the future...

Blog Now Open for Ads

and also..
i'd like to inform everyone that i already incorporated AdSense to this blog site of mine..
i'm already accepting advertisements in here (to somehow help me with my income and my hobby :))..
so in case there are some of you who are interested, then kindly do it with AdSense (i'm not really sure how it works..
i was just told to open the ad space somewhere in my blog :p)..
and since this a site related to action figure collection, i think it'll be more strategic to have advertisement(s) in here which are connected to toy/action figure stores, anime figures/sculpts, and the likes...

Items For Sale!

here's a list of what i have in my ebay..
unfortunately, they're only available for local shipment...

first are my:

STAR WARS THE VINTAGE COLLECTION (TVC MOC - UNPUNCHED):
the following are still Mint on Card and are Unpunched..

ORRIMAARKO (PRUNE FACE)
Timeline: Return of the Jedi
Toy Line: The Vintage Collection - Wave 16
Placement Number: VC114
Manufacturer: Hasbro (but the former brand Kenner can be seen infront of the card)
Scale: 3 & 3/4 (or 3.75) inch
Year of Release: 2012

Contents:
- Orrimaarko Action Figure
- Removable Hooded Cloak
- Blaster Pistol
- Blaster Rifle
- Commlink

NIEN NUNB
Timeline: Return of the Jedi

Toy Line: The Vintage Collection - Wave 16
Placement Number: VC106
Manufacturer: Hasbro (but the former brand Kenner can be seen infront of the card)
Scale: 3 & 3/4 (or 3.75) inch
Year of Release: 2012

Contents:
- Nien Nunb Action Figure
- Blaster Pistol
- Blaster Rifle

GUNGAN WARRIOR
Timeline: The Phantom Menace
Toy Line: The Vintage Collection - Wave 16
Placement Number: VC74
Manufacturer: Hasbro (but the former brand Kenner can be seen infront of the card)
Scale: 3 & 3/4 (or 3.75) inch
Year of Release: 2012

Contents:
- Gungan Warrior Action Figure
- Gungan Farseein Binoculars
- Cesta (composed of 2 parts that are to be attached together)

MAWHONIC (PODRACER PILOT)
Timeline: The Phantom Menace
Toy Line: The Vintage Collection - Wave 16
Placement Number: VC71
Manufacturer: Hasbro (but the former brand Kenner can be seen infront of the card)
Scale: 3 & 3/4 (or 3.75) inch
Year of Release: 2012

Contents:
- Mawhonic Action Figure
- Rifle



and then, here's my

LOOSE ITEMS:
the following are Loose but are Still in Good Condition..

LUMINARA UNDULI (Revenge of the Sith - Collector Pack Version)
Timeline: Revenge of the Sith
Toy Line: Revenge of the Sith
Manufacturer: Hasbro
Scale: 3 & 3/4 (or 3.75) inch
Year of Release: 2005

Contents:
- Luminara Unduli Action Figure
- Lightsaber Hilt
- Lightsaber Blade
- Cloth Skirt

here are some additional photos:

and...

SUN FAC (Republic Commando Delta Squad Version)
Toy Line: The Saga Collection
Manufacturer: Hasbro
Scale: 3 & 3/4 (or 3.75) inch
Year of Release: 2006

Contents:
- Sun Fac Action Figure
- Geonosian Spear

here are some additional photos:

kindly visit my ebay page for more details:
http://www.ebay.ph/sch/starwarscollector538/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=

Additional Storage & Non-Match Furniture

here's a short update...

STAR WARS BOXES:

so just last August 29, 2014..
i came up with an additional compartment for my starbox..
it's actually an Ewoks compartment unit which i designed to store some of my Ewoks action figures when the need arises in the future...

it measures around 1.5 x 5.5 x 2.5 inches...

i noticed that my starbox still has a lot of space inside it, so i decided to utilize that 'wasted' space..
the above image shows that vacant space on the upper left area of the box...

and here's how it looks like when i attach that Ewoks compartment unit..
it has a very simple mechanism which hangs itself on the edge(s) of the box - just a few millimeters above the heads of the other 'taller' action figures which i store there..
and that should help me in conserving storage space...



NON-MATCH FURNITURE:

aquarium-like plastic glass ornament..
this one i think, used to be a container of some mini-cupcakes..
i think i can use it as an aquarium..
or maybe as a glass panel...