Wish for Ava - Auction starts on May 31st

Esperanza - Brent Nolasco
Puffymama and Mr. Poopoo - Nakanari

A Wish for Ava is a  series of eBay auctions of original art, customs, and toys will start on May 31st to help Ava battle childhood cancer.  Many artists have donated their time to produce  customs for the auction including Esperanza ("hope") - a custom Space Monkey by Brent Nolasco and Puffymama and Mr. Poopoo Munny created by Nakanari (blank donated by core4pro).

Riot68 - Zombie Racoon Teddy Trooper Auction for Ava

Riot68 has donated this clean and tight Zombie Racoon Teddy Trooper for a KR board auction to help out Ava who has recently been diagnosed with a very rare childhood cancer.  The auction ends in roughly a week on Thursday, May 18th at 10 PM BST (which I believe is May 18th at 2 PM Pacific).  Props to Steve ofTokyoToyStore for donating the Teddy Trooper.  Riot68's customs get more impressive with each new creation -- this one is straight up cool.

 
 
 
 

Toy2R DIY Qee Expo Auction

Toydigger and Reload are organizing a   charity auction of all the Dutchmasters custom Qees from the Amsterdam stop of the Toy2r DIY Qee Expo. The auction starts September 7th and runs until September 16th. The opening bids for most of the Qees seem reasonable and it is for a good cause. So, what are you waiting for ?....Check out Toyexpo for more info.

Kozik Mao Dunnys on Ebay

I often watch Ebay both to keep an eye out for things I need for my collection and also just to get an idea of what the market feels various toys might be worth.  Looking at auctions for Kozik's just released (May 1st) Mao Dunny reveals some odd behavior and beginning data on the Ms. Mao chase.

One industrious Ebay seller is offering "exclusive" Frank Kozik Mao Dunnies for the ridiculous price of $39.97 when these are available from Kidrobot for $29.95.  The choice is up to you :-)

On a perhaps more interesting note... The chase (only 100 out of 1098) Ms. Mao is being offered
on Ebay with starting bids ranging from $94 - $97.  It'll be interesting to see how much these pieces eventually fetch. 

Qeester Collective Tsunami Charity Auction

Just a quick reminder that  the cool charity auction of custom Qees (and a Dunny or two) on Ebay is under way and ends this Sunday, April 24th.  There are some great pieces being auctioned, so take a look  here and if you can, make a generous bid -- it's for a great cause, helping victims of the December tsunami.  Also, the auction is being run on the English Ebay, so prices are in pounds (double the bid price and that's roughly the price in Dollars).

I thought I might list some of my favorite items here:

• Mimic's Yoda Dunny currently at 271 pounds
• Sket-One's amazing 8-inch Ganesh Qee currently at 190 pounds
• Mad's Starface Baby-Qee currently at  51 pounds
• Nakanari's 8-inch Lil Pinky Dots Qee Cat  currently at 42 pounds
• Chad Mount's 2-inch "Why?" Qee currently at 21 pounds

So go... Bid! :-)

Custom Qee Auction for Tsunami Relief Aid

An  auction of custom Qees benefitting tsunami relief  starts this Thursday, April 14th on Ebay!  This auction was organized through the Qeester.com message boards and features great one-of-a-kind toys by such notable names as MAD, Sket-One, TADO and Mimic.  The customs cover almost the entire range of Qee shapes and sizes: 8-inch Qees, 2-inch Qees, Knucklebears, and a Baby Qee (MAD's Starface).   So be sure to check out these customs and make as generous a bid as you can afford!  It's for a great cause and you might get an awesome custom toy as well!

There are soo many cool designs but several standout for me:

Sket-one's Ganesh Qee because it's simply beautiful and seems to almost completely transcend its origins as a toy.

Mimic's Yoda Qee because it's very kick ass with a light saber to boot.  Gotta love the facial detail!

Tesselate's LED Qee which I previously blogged about -- just such a neat idea and effect.  I wonder how this is powered? Internal batteries?

And finally, Chad Mount's 2-inch "Why?" Qee is a streamlined yet very compelling design.  In part, the expressive eyes of this figure really add to the overall feeling.  Check it out below:

Baseman Dumb Luck Japan Ebay Trends

Since I was lucky enough to get one of the first 100 Japan (black) versions of Baseman's Dumb Luck signed at Kidrobot LA's opening party, I have been periodically watching Ebay for auctions of this toy mostly out of curiosity.  Up until very recently, signed versions have been going for $275 - $315 or so.
The value has dropped in recent weeks as several hundred more became available at a recent AIGA event and now seems to be about $200 - $250.  Of the current completed auctions, the highest selling price was for a signed one at $255.  So there seems to be a small premium for a signed copy.

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On Ebay -- FULL set of Dunny Series One

As Dunny collectors know, Series 1 Dunnys are hard to come by and fairly expensive due to that rarity.  Typically, single figures from Series 1 run about $30.  Full sets go for quite a bit (upwards of $800 or so).  Right now there's an auction on ebay for a  full set (silver and gold included).  With roughly 3 hours to go (7:48 PM PST), the high bid is $415 which is a very reasonable price.    I assume that the price will go up -- it's tempting but that's too rich for my blood. Just thought some of you might be interested.

Update: The full set went for $620 which seems a little low to me, although I have not systematically tracked such sales. 

Check it here.