Monday, September 12, 2011

Now You, Too, Can Own A Servbot Army (For A Price)

Why hunt down each individual elusive Servbot figure when you can snag 'em all in one fell swoop? All 40 Servbots in Capcom's Limited Edition three-inch Kobun line are up for bidding on Yahoo! Auctions Japan -- in a spiffy box set, no less.



You're look at a one of a kind collection here. These guys are incredibly hard to find on an individual basis, but this? This is like discovering The Mother Load!

Inside the box, you'll find figures based off of the entire Kobun family, each equipped with their own unique accessory and facial expression synonymous to their in-game personalities. A promotional box set housing all 40 was long rumored to exist, but because no one ever saw the thing, it fell into obscurity. Well, here it is.

Such an awesome item won't be cheap, I'm afraid. The seller has begun the bidding at, wait for it, 500,00 Yen -- roughly $6,500 USD. To be perfectly honest, I'd say that's a fair price tag. So few three-inchers exist and this set, itself, is legendary. You'll never see this again.

If you wish to bid, you'll have to do so via proxy; a middleman service that's willing to bid on Japanese auctions on your behalf such as Rinkya. Best of luck to the winner -- it'd be a darn shame if this baby didn't sell.

Thanks to CapKobun for bringing this to my attention!
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20 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 12, 2011 at 11:51 PM

    I love stuff like this! Can't afford it though. Good luck on whoever is bidding

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 12, 2011 at 11:57 PM

    A lot of money, I don't think anyone will buy it but it's a true collector item, whit the box and everything

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 13, 2011 at 12:49 AM

    WOW!!! I'd bid if I had the money. But somehow it'd suck for those collectors who do and follow the collector's rule. lol! Spending all that money and yet you can't even open them! lol! But still, if I had the money I'd bid for sure. Who ever gets it, is lucky.

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  4. undamnedSeptember 13, 2011 at 2:32 AM

    I don't mind you posting active auctions as long as it's stuff I can't afford, protodude :)

    The irony of somebody paying that much would be the fact that they still wouldn't own them all. There are actually 42 unique kobuns in that series. 1-40 is not all of them.

    Amazing that somebody held onto them that long. Mad props for holding onto the award letter, too. It kills me when people toss stuff like that.

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 13, 2011 at 2:57 AM

    Ok, can someone let me borrow $6,500? Anyone? You? You? Or you? Anyone?

    LOL!!!

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  6. HypercoyoteSeptember 13, 2011 at 9:21 AM

    Wow, very cool....very expensive.

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  7. Kyle15September 13, 2011 at 9:34 AM

    He should have let the bidders do their thing and decide the final price. Making such inflated guesses doesn't always get your item sold. Amazon sellers have yet to take note of that though.

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  8. AnonymousSeptember 13, 2011 at 12:24 PM

    Somehow, I never liked these. Because they have kinda of weird claws/hands and the fact that both their legs are stuck as one. The servbots from those capsule figures like Megaman, Tron, Yuna and others, the servbots from those sets are better I say. Which how many servbots are there in total from that line anyway?

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  9. AnonymousSeptember 13, 2011 at 5:36 PM

    I can't believe such tiny toys could cost so much. Even an ordinary refrigerator probably doesn't cost that much!!

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  10. AnonymousSeptember 13, 2011 at 6:47 PM

    Considering few exist and they are in perfect state, unopened, the price is just right (and what a high price!). I think the only Mega Man merchandise more expensive than that would be the eight golden Rockman 4 cartridges.

    @undamned: 42?

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  11. KobunSeptember 13, 2011 at 7:21 PM

    The Mother Lode! And they come with a curry rice plate? Yay! Lunch Rush... (notices price) ...not! That's too much! Should I loan Zenny with Loath? Nah, loaning money with him is a bad idea. Time to go in a digout! (After obtaining valuable refractor) I did it! After 10 years, I got enough money for it! But the bid is over... Well, I think I will buy a toy rocket instead.

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  12. undamnedSeptember 14, 2011 at 12:09 AM

    @ Anonymous after Kyle15:

    There are 6 unique servbots in Yujin's Rockman DASH series:
    http://my.tomy.co.jp/arts/meisai.aspx?n=Y919091

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  13. AnonymousSeptember 14, 2011 at 5:16 AM

    @undamned

    No it's not 6 unique ones, I have 9 of them, each different expression from each other and I have 1 more different one on the way making it 10 different ones I have.

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  14. AnonymousSeptember 14, 2011 at 7:27 AM

    call me stupid, but is this set of 40 supposed to be based on every one of the 40 different servbots? i think there were originaly just 40 different servbots, weren't there?

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  15. undamnedSeptember 14, 2011 at 6:41 PM

    @ 2nd to last Anonymous (this is ridiculous. How hard is it to just hack in a name):

    Wow, really? I was just going off of the official advertizing. Interesting. Maybe they were released outside of that DASH set? Did you actually get these out of Yujin capsules?

    @ last Anonymous:

    I don't believe these really correlate to the 40 in the game. I say this based on the fact that the accessories that accompany them do not correspond with their roles outlined in the guide: http://kobun20.interordi.com/2011/01/19/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-servbot/

    As to there being 42 unique 3-inch kobuns, there are 40 numbered and 2 unnumbered. I'm populating a list of all 42 and their attributes as I come across them. I'll try and remember to send protodude a link when I post the completed list :)
    -ud

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  16. AnonymousSeptember 14, 2011 at 7:30 PM

    @undamned
    (talking about the Yujin servbots)

    Yeah, I got 9 servbots all from the Yujin sets, each with a different face expression. I have one on the way which is also a Yujin servbot and different face expression making it 10 that i'll have. Also I've been trying to find out how many are there in total from this line but no luck, but I found a picture of someone's collection and they have one Yujin servbot I don't have, so that makes 11 servbots of the Yujin line that I've found.

    Does anyone outthere know how many are there total!!!

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  17. undamnedSeptember 14, 2011 at 9:31 PM

    Ok, 12 unique Yujin kobun confirmed.

    Original Advertized 6:
    http://my.tomy.co.jp/arts/meisai.aspx?n=Y919091

    Additional 6:
    http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/gordomaguro/19955794.html

    Any more?
    -ud

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  18. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2011 at 12:32 AM

    @ undamned

    (talking about Yujin servbots)

    Ok cool! So I need 2 more to go. Unless there's more others? Hopefully yes because I love these servbots from Yujin, and hopefully not because it's a very be hassel finding them and expensive!!!!!! But well worth it! But still a very big hassel finding them!!!!!

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  19. gixmanSeptember 19, 2011 at 9:58 PM

    I just posted one of my personal Kobuns on eBay. It is one of the 3inchers. You guys might want to know. Good Luck!

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  20. AnonymousSeptember 20, 2011 at 1:42 AM

    @gixman

    what other kobuns do you have besides the one you've listed?

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