(Mar. 01, 2017 2:24 PM)Ultra Wrote: I was simply offering another point of view but since you've gotten competitive I feel the need to point out a few things:
-I never said the price was cheap. I agree with you there that it could be lower.
-The price varies widely and while some of them do sell at around $24 - $28 including shipping that is a cheap price.
-The main value of the beyblade is the base. The rest is junk. The only reason for a pure competitive player to buy it is the base.
-You can't get a NIB one for $30. Nowhere near that actually. The cheapest one on YJA is $51 dollars. And then there will be fees and shipping on top. And the prices sellers are trying to get for on ebay are insane.
-You were probably joking about the expert thing but you were the one that didn't even know people still play with them competitively...
1. Firstly I did not say you can get a NIB for $30 -
"Lets say after shipping it comes up towards $30 - for about 10$ more you can get a NIB one, or definitely a full blade" basically saying for $40 you can get an NIB one, if not, you will definitely get a complete (used) blade... so please check before writing. But I did buy an NIB last month for under $40 from YJA soo....
eBay always has sellers pricing items at ridiculous prices, many of them are based in Japan. I understand it's a rare piece and there are fees and so on but the mark up is still way too high.
2. I know people still play with plastics competitively - this is what I said
"With all the new Beyblade series out, do many people play with plastics"
the demand for competitive battles isnt so much, especially here in the UK.
3. The base is okay, the AR is a pretty competitive part too with the 4 spike smash attacks. I find the base of Dragoon V2 quite bad because the tip wears out much faster than the others and even in New condition, its pretty rounded and does not stick out so much like an S/F - this is my take on it at least.
PS. I love our little exchanges ;-)