Krazy Rick Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 (edited) .....For a new AMT 1/25 car kit ? ..... the price is now close to $40 CDN retail in Toronto - what would your limit be, to prevent you buying ? Edited February 24, 2015 by Krazy Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 If its a subject that I want, price is not that important. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iangilly Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Wow and I thought $28 for the new amc amx was high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 I have to want a new kit pretty darn bad to pay today's full metal retail for it. I try to buy stuff with 40-50% off coupons, or from online discounters. Or I just go down into the Snakepit and find a cool old kit or glue bomb to work on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 If I want a kit I don't think one once in a while will bankrupt me.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo nova Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Ive slowed down a good bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Wow and I thought $28 for the new amc amx was high. That is about the same as 40. CDN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 You guys are getting killed on the exchange rate lately. In my job, every so often I deposit Canadian cash at the bank. I hadn't done that in a few months; when I looked up the exchange rate a couple of weeks ago, I was shocked. Locally, we get a fair amount of Canadian shoppers at the malls...not as many lately though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 That is about the same as 40. CDN At the current rate its 40CDN =$31US Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 I've been buyin' less and tryin' to build more these past few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Laughable ....I know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpier Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 since i build at the rate of glacial melting, the kit purchase end of the hobby is only pennies per styrene fun hour. my chief grumble is almost 2$ for a good quality (i.e., Stevens International) sanding stick. and i buy them by the 10-pack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 (edited) Looking at about $42-50 AUS dollars down this way, and no such thing as a discount coupon, sometimes they come on special, so you grab 3-4 kits, it is what i am used to though, as i don't buy on e'bay etc, as they try stitch you up on postage now. Edited February 24, 2015 by DeeCee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren B Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 At the rate I build which can be up to two years on a theme build its not much of an issue when you look at the hours per dollar, however that dang collecting bug hits every once and a while and its off to the stores to buy buy buy thats when its an issue however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atmobil Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Here in Norway a new AMT/MPC or Revell/Monogram 1:25 car modelkit is about 40$US. I don't think that is too expensive. Japanese made kits are a lot more expensive and that is strange becuase I can buy them from such places and HLJ and Hobby Search for a lot less. Take this example: http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10012867 The Gunze 56 Oval bug, at Hobby Search for 1080yen or just over 9$US and if I order it from them I will have it delivered to my mailbox for less than 20$US. I have seen this at stores here for a price of about 50$US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSNJim Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 (edited) I was pretty upset when the average price of kits hit $5, but I still bought what I wanted. I have no problem paying the asking price for a model I want when I see it. I'm not sure there is a limit to what I will pay for a run of the mill 1/25 auto kit. There hasn't been so far. The problem is not the price, it's the subjects. There's no need for me to buy most of the same old reissues at $25+ after paying $2-$5 for them in the past. Unless a kit is a personal favorite car or relatively modern model year, I have zero interest in it and will not buy it. Edited February 24, 2015 by SSNJim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Rick Posted February 24, 2015 Author Share Posted February 24, 2015 (edited) You guys are getting killed on the exchange rate lately. In my job, every so often I deposit Canadian cash at the bank. I hadn't done that in a few months; when I looked up the exchange rate a couple of weeks ago, I was shocked. Locally, we get a fair amount of Canadian shoppers at the malls...not as many lately though... I 'm starting a rebellion here in Canada.... I'm doing away with the current monetary policy and replacing it with the good old barter system....... if any of you are interested, I have 3 chickens, a nice hand knit blanket & a quart of maple syrup I'm willing to trade for the new Man From Uncle kit.... Edited February 24, 2015 by Krazy Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 On the days when the expendable-income pocket is full (not so much lately...just got paid for the first time since Thanksgiving) I'll spend what I need to to get what I want. If I'm broke, I won't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomicholiday Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 . Couldn't have said it any better. These have saved me a ton of cash. But the selection is limited. Wish they'd get some Tamiya kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 I have to want a new kit pretty darn bad to pay today's full metal retail for it. I try to buy stuff with 40-50% off coupons, or from online discounters. Or I just go down into the Snakepit and find a cool old kit or glue bomb to work on. Whats in the snake pit buddy...??? . Me I can only get what I can afford or trade for.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtx6970 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 If the toy funds has cash,, I buy what I want. Price is secondary. I may shop around and buy where its cheapest ,,but if I can I will support my local hobby shop,,even if he's a buck or 2 higher. But to be honest there isnt a a whole lot the past few years screaming at me to buy it . I was just re-organizing this past weekend and realized most of my stash still have price tags on them and there are lots that was $4.95 to $6.95 ea . So its not like I dont have anything to build I've been buying more old long discontinued kits lately than anything else . I think the only recent releases I've bought the past year is the 70 Cuda. Otherwise its been old annuals ,,mostly late 50's and early 60's builtups . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunkypeanutbutter Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 $30 or so at the most. I have to pay back the kits I get to my parents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas van H Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Kit prices around here are roughly 30,-, or about $35,- for the Revell kits, and about 45,- for the curbside Aoshima and Fujimi kits... You do the math... I try to order as much as possible online now, mostly from Germany or Japan. And when I do I make sure to order multiple kits in one go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 When you take inflation in general in to account, I don't think what we're paying is all that bad. Back in the 60's when car models were about $2.00 a kit, comic books were 12 cents. It's been awhile since I bought a new comic book, but the last time I did, they were $3.00 or more per issue. When comic books were going for 12 cents, a pack of gum was only 5 cents, candy bars 10 cents, and can of pop 15. Go to a bar and see what a night of drinking will cost you now days. Thankfully I don't drink. It's all a matter of perspective. Despite the price of kits today, I'm able to and am buying a lot more of them than I did when I was a kid, saving my lawn mowing money. Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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