Being my third visit to Beijing, I decided to do some homework to find out where I can pick up some toys. I finally found a mall towards the Southern part of town. When I arrived, I was happy to see that quite a handful of toy stores there are actually wholesalers as well. In China, there is a very popular online store known as Taobao & most of the store owners use it. It's the equivalent of eBay in China. Anyway, this mall consists of 4 floors & connects to another mall next door that sells mainly clothes.
Behold, the stuff that I managed to purchase from the various stores in the mall include:
Fansproject Function-X1 - 元460
Fansproject Function-X2 - 元450
JB-00 Infinity Warfare - 元50
JB-06 Infinity Warfare II - 元50
Autobot insignia sticker sheet - 元5
Decepticon insignia sticker sheet - 元5
Revoltech Mini Danboard (Tamiya Vr.) - 元48
Beast Hunter Smokescreen - RM64.90 (KLIA Terminal)
Besides squeezing some discount out of the store owner, I manged to get a few copies of the G1 checklist that we can hardly see these days. This dude has a whole stack of'em!
I didn't bring enough cash, otherwise I'd have purchased a whole lot more. There was only 1 store that accepted Credit Card & all i purchased from that store was a measly Danbo. Nevertheless I'd like to share my finding on the price of other toys that were available there so that you'll have a better gauge on the cost of these toys before purchasing them in your home country wherever you are. Prices negotiated are as of Sept 2013 if you so happen stumble upon this post in the future.
They are as follows:
KO G1 Scorponok - 元780
Toyworld TW-H01 Hardbone - 元550
Hasbro Sandstorm - 元180
Takara MP12T Tigertrack - 元320
KO Takara MP14 Alert - 元150
CHMS KO Botcon Punch/Counterpunch - 元85 each
KO Animated Arcee (Pink/Green/Blue) - 元35 each
Hasbro Alternators Hot Rod (factory reject) - 元50
Optimus Prime with Trailer (DOTM Movie Trilogy Series) - 元60
TF Prime Dark Guard Optimus Prime - 元240
ACG-Con Metroplex - 元990
KO G1 Weirdwolf - 元190
KO G1 Aerialbots/Menosaur/Protectobots - 元265
Justitoys WST Dinorobots Vintage Edition - 元480
TRU MP-02 Soundwave - 元1280
Some of these prices are after attempted negotiations, while others are fixed as they are already dirt cheap. Bear in mind, only cash terms. There was only 1 store selling Transformers/Spawn that accepted credit card. It's on the 1st floor, next to the escalator. If you want to visit this place, here's how to get there.
Where is it: Beijing International Toy Centre (北京国际玩具城)
Address: 77, Nanshanhuan Zhonglu
Chinese address: 南三环中路77号
Nearest subway: Line 5 - exit at Liujiayao & take a 15 minute walk
Happy hunting!
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