Hot Toys 2003 Astro Boy figure

[j3tang]

Hello everyone!
My first post here .. long-time astro boy fan, but only stumbled upon this great forum recently!

I recently had the opportunity to purchase one of those 2003 astroboy figures by Hot Toys. It's got the interchangeable arms and boots, comes with stand, and eyes/heart/boots light up.

It was going for $120 at a local store, and I decided I would sleep on it a bit. I then saw one of these figures online being sold for approximately $450!! I realize that's gotta be a flipper, and I'm leaning towards going to pick him up, but I then started to wonder how much did the figure originally retail for?

Could anyone shed some light on this?

Once I bring him home from the store I'll post some photos

[Dragonrider1227]

Is that in American dollars?

[jeffbert]

I am not into collectable things, perhaps this is why.

[j3tang]

yup, $120 USD

a little much?

[Dragonrider1227]

Well, I personally wouldn't have paid that much, but then... i'm cheap XD I don't really know what figure this is though so I can't make a perfect decision. I'll need some pictures.

[j3tang]

here's some pics i found on the net .. pretty nice photos too
http://toyhaven.blogspot.com/2008/04/astro-boy-by-hot-toys-2005.html
It's just a shame the photos don't show him in the flying position with the fire coming out of his boots!

Coming from designer vinyl toys, i actually didn't find $120 for it all that bad. I haven't bought it yet since I'm still contemplating it. I realize though that the store it is at makes a reasonable profit on it so I'd more than likely paying somewhat more on it. But the store owner and I are somewhat acquainted, hopefully he'll not try to make a killing off of me

It's just such great quality! Makes me stare at the store window every time i walk by!

[Dragonrider1227]

Oh, i've seen that before. You know what? Considering it's probably out of print now and appears to be Japanese, (not to mention rare) $120 might not be so bad. It's certainly better than $450

[tonigirl1000]

Thanks- i keep him in my heart- hugs and thanks