Chip Cataldo

HOLY EXPLETIVE! Now THAT is a find!

Wow!

On 5/4/2024 at 9:12 PM, factory sealed said:

"Luke I am your father"

The most mis-quoted line in cinema history.

"No...*I* am your father."

He never says "Luke" there, though everyone remembers it like that.

Does anyone here collect the Monster in My Pocket line from Matchbox or know anyone who does? I have questions I cannot find answers to. Thanks in advance.

On 5/4/2024 at 2:43 PM, Xenosmilus said:

I was thinking of an original.  I don't collect SW stuff so I don't know much between the original's an 90's version. It would be mostly for display but I won't want anything fragile and not looking for the best of the best.

It should run you less than $100 for a complete one in nice condition with the "walking" mechanism still working. The driver figure is also one of the cheaper ones loose if you needed him as well.

That is absolutely amazing. Wow!

52 here as of last month.

Those Poison Ivy covers are simply gorgeous. There are so many talented artists out there today.

I love when Bob decides to post. Comedy gold.

I have a package that was sent to me from Las Vegas on the 6th.

Tracking showed it was accepted at USPS on the 6th, then...nothing.

Two days ago it popped back up as received in Memphis. This morning it updated to "your package is moving within the system but will be late."

It was so late that I've already had time to file an insurance claim, get it accepted and receive the check. I just can't cash it now that there's a chance the package will show.

Hopefully it will make it here...lots of nice toys inside!

On 5/1/2024 at 7:14 PM, fifties said:

I have no reason to lie.  It was a $160 slabbed book, sent in a small box mailer of the type used to send comic books, 1" thick. 

  And BTW, your statement, "Shipping a well-protected slab from the East Coast to the West Coast is over $13 now with zero insurance for just USPS shipping" is not only incorrect, but did not state any particular value of the book.

Here's proof of the cost.

Again, the conversation was about a high-value book. Read through the recent posts, please.

So you didn't insure the slab for the full amount. That affects the shipping cost, obviously.

1" thick mailer? Like a Gemini mailer? That's NOT a well-protected slab, sorry to inform you.

What were the actual dimensions of the package?

On 5/1/2024 at 6:46 PM, fifties said:

Actually I sent a slab from California to Virginia a few weeks ago for $6.33, USPS Ground Advantage W/ $100 insurance.

Was it a high-dollar slab insured like the one we've been talking about? $100 insurance is automatically included, so there's $0 additional cost there. Above that, you get charged.

Also, how was yours packed? I find your total amount claim dubious since one side has to be over the 12" threshold for cubic weight surcharges.

How big was the package? I can't ship a loose Star Wars or GI Joe figure in a 4oz package from South Carolina to California for less than $5.

Again, it seems dubious.

Old Fart Society

On 4/30/2024 at 4:00 PM, Bosco685 said:

I know. And with a property that old and disconnected from modern times it's difficult to see how he becomes mainstream again.

I guess they figure with all the "similar looking" CGI characters out there that kids won't care. I can see that, actually.

On 4/30/2024 at 3:09 PM, Bosco685 said:

I was surprised when I saw that news too. But then again we had a Tom & Jerry movie come out a few years back. Not sure how that went over.

It didn't do well but then again they have done 3-4 of them over the past 20 years or so.

Woody, however? I've not seen anything from him since the 70s.

Woody Woodpecker? Really? Wow. I thought that property was stone cold dead.

I've ordered 3 of the Taschen oversized books from Amazon and thankfully all of them came in with no damage.

On 4/28/2024 at 5:24 PM, Mutie Fan said:

I was being facetious. More about the price of the book itself being so high. $15 to ship a high dollar slab like this one is actually fairly reasonable to me. Assuming it's properly packed, insured, has tracking and all that. Not just slapping a half dozen forever stamps on the front of a slab and praying. 

If it's insured the seller is losing money at a $15 shipping charge. Shipping a well-protected slab from the East Coast to the West Coast is over $13 now with zero insurance for just USPS shipping.

On 4/29/2024 at 11:02 AM, Robot Man said:

Fun haul for a couple bucks each! 

Thanks! I find myself becoming obsessed with cartoon books, the more obscure the better. Lol. I mean, I love the Looney Tunes and WDCS series but some of these wacko ones I've never heard of are great to look through!

I remember when WBSS debuted that "Women Of Gotham" Bruce Timm piece. I sold quite a few of them. Classic classic piece.

On 4/27/2024 at 6:53 PM, Dr. Balls said:

Dear Santa...pretty please?

On 4/26/2024 at 9:00 PM, shadroch said:

Bilbo Baggins put it best:  "Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean there isn't a balrog in my woodpile"

That would have to be an ENORMOUS woodpile.

On 4/25/2024 at 6:52 PM, Poka said:

thanks., I know., I have been selling for 15 years. However, Hong Kong ebay is much more strict than US ebay in terms of monthly limits so no options of calling as they will go with the automatic increase and given I technically have received an increase I am not entitled for another one. Which is why I have 1000 slabs for sale through MCS as have no limits to sell them. 

Ah, sorry. Didn't know you were in HK.