I recently went on a hunt for Asuka related merchandises on ebay, and to my surprise, I found this Santa Asuka. It was a Buy It Now for US$25 with a Best Offer option as well. At first, I was thinking that this figure is a fake since the retail price on HLJ is 6800yen, which is roughly US$68. Then I checked out the seller’s store and realized that this is the only anime figure that he’s selling, and obviously, the seller doesn’t know the exact value of this figure. So I gave him my best offer of US$20 and he accepted. ^^; So the total I paid including shipping was $27, which is roughly 1/3 of the price in HLJ. I was worried about whether this would be a fake or not, but fortunately, the box has the GAINAX sticker on it, so I’m saved. ^^;
Here are some pictures of Santa Asuka.
Edit: Took out a few pics and added more pictures of Asuka. This photography style seems to produce better results. ^^;
