New on Ebay

[RobinGoodfellow]

Last bid on Battat Diplodocus was 345USD...




p.s I really like the Battat Diplodocus but I could buy a Sideshow piece or a great resin figure from Martin Garratt with 345USD...

[Lanthanotus]

I had thought it sells for like 250.... well, it seems it will still take a while until I get one for my collection

[BlueKrono]

Seller 2: "Hey, I got $350 for my Diplo!"
Seller 1: "Okay, okay, I'll come down to $600."

[Daspletotyrannus]

http://m.ebay.com/itm/Battat-Collectable-Dinosaur-Diplodocus-longus-rare-in-original-packaging-/122454906325?nav=SEARCH

Another Battat Diplodocus popped up.  Not sure if it was just the same figure relisted or a new one, but it is the same pictures.

[BlueKrono]

Wonder how many they've actually got.

[BrontoScorpio]

From start I had the feeling they've got  a large stack of those -
That's why I didn't join the frenzy ...

[ceratopsian]

My suspicion too is that they have several.  I'd love one but probably not this time round!

[Fenestra]

Last bid on Battat Diplodocus was 345USD...

p.s I really like the Battat Diplodocus but I could buy a Sideshow piece or a great resin figure from Martin Garratt with 345USD...

Quoted for truth! 

It is a beautiful plastic figure of a toy Diplodocus in a pose that is very appealing. No doubt about that.

But for almost $400 you can also buy:
30-40 CollectA/Safari/Papo figures, etc.
Or 2-3 very accurate resin model kits from sculptors like Sean Cooper, David Silva or David Krentz, (just to name a few.)
Or even a Sideshow dinosaur statue!

[Georassic]

Anyone have any intel/insight/critiques of this figure and its price?
www.ebay.com/itm/152524024537?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
I know that seller tends to be high-priced, but I've not seen the figure anywhere else.

[Halichoeres]

It's on Taobao for $15:

https://world.taobao.com/item/548431726169.htm?spm=a312a.7700714.0.0.Vf0URg#detail

[Georassic]

It's on Taobao for $15:

https://world.taobao.com/item/548431726169.htm?spm=a312a.7700714.0.0.Vf0URg#detail

Wow. Great heads up. Thanks! Now, is it worth buying, as far as quality/accuracy?

[Halichoeres]

It's on Taobao for $15:

https://world.taobao.com/item/548431726169.htm?spm=a312a.7700714.0.0.Vf0URg#detail

Wow. Great heads up. Thanks! Now, is it worth buying, as far as quality/accuracy?

I'm no pterosaur expert, but it looks pretty nice apart from being completely hairless. If it were Kaiyodo-sized I would chalk that up to the fibers being too small to sculpt, but at this scale that's a point against it.

[ZoPteryx]

It's on Taobao for $15:

https://world.taobao.com/item/548431726169.htm?spm=a312a.7700714.0.0.Vf0URg#detail

Wow. Great heads up. Thanks! Now, is it worth buying, as far as quality/accuracy?

I'm no pterosaur expert, but it looks pretty nice apart from being completely hairless. If it were Kaiyodo-sized I would chalk that up to the fibers being too small to sculpt, but at this scale that's a point against it.

Also, hindlimbs seem to be in an unlikely splayed bat-like posture, but it's hard to tell for certain.  Neck curvature and length may be a bit too extreme as well.

Still, a very interesting figure.  I'd probably get it just for the novelty of it! 

[stargatedalek]

The neck is accurate, or at least very close. Tupandactylus has a very long and lithe neck (it probably used it to pick fruit so no surprise).

The legs in the Taobao image seems more bent than sculpted that way, the one on the eBay listing seemed more upright. Tupandactylus should have an almost antelope like posture, so the legs are to short either way but not a huge deal.

[Reptilia]

Which company produces that Tapejara model?

[Halichoeres]

Which company produces that Tapejara model?

I don't think any of us knows.

[Reptilia]

It is a very nice figure, albeit a bit pricey on that Ebay auction.

[RobinGoodfellow]

..also the second Battat Diplodocus went for more than 300usd (after 16 bids)..

[BlueKrono]

Maybe people worried this might be their last shot at a perfect one? Plot twist: the seller has dozens of them.

[Flaffy]

At least they're encouraging Battat to release the rest of the line... Probably... Maybe...