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Saber Unicorn

Sun 02/28/2010 22:17 CST | Dollfie | comments (2) | 4,230 Views

Ever since I first saw the Saber dollfie dream on Danny Choo back in 2008, I have wanted her.  Sadly, by the time I learned of her Volks had already sold all they had.  Even found someone who was planning to sell one via a doll site once, but after a few communications I began to get the vibe that the seller was trying to pull a scam and ended my pursuit there.

Followed a few auctions for her in the past, but Saber fetches a pretty high price if you want the complete set.  And when the price does seem reasonable, usually something’s wrong with the doll itself or items are missing from the complete set.  Last one I participated in went pretty high and I had to let her go in the end.  So when I saw this remakeup (repainted) Saber head on Yahoo Auction Japan with a starting bid of 5000 yen, I figured I would try once again to recruit Saber to my DD team.  Not only was the price nice, I also liked the way the face looked redone.

For some reason I decided to check Yahoo Auction Japan, which I usually don’t do because I would have to use a deputy service to bid for me.  But I loved this head so much I decided to go for it and put in a bid with Goody Japan. I have to say, it was a lot easier than I initially thought.  But sadly in the last few hours of the auction, the price sky rocketed past my max bid and ended at 37,500 yen.  Far more than what I wanted to pay for her, so I once again missed my chance at Saber.  I will say congratulations to the winner though, she looks gorgeous and I hope she brings him or her much happiness.

The reason I refer to Saber as my unicorn relates back to the 2000 film “Gone in 60 Seconds” because of the following quote:

What’s a unicorn?

Fabled creature. You know, the horse with the horn that’s impossible to capture. It’s the one car no matter how many times you try to boost, something always happens.

Saber has become my unicorn because  she has been difficult for me to obtain.  Saber has almost been within my grasp twice and both times slipped away.  So the hunt continues.