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    This Week In Your Plastic Crack, Action Figures and Toy Collection

    in Comics General

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    I've had a few (and seen MOTU figures exhibit the same problems). The rubber band either rots and then falls apart or it partially rots and then the crotch+legs tangle (very loosely) while still sealed. It's not a pretty sight.Storm Shadow is also susceptible to yellowing.

    The rubber band rotting is less noticeable in vehicle+figure sets (Zartan, Hiss Tank, Water Moccasin, HAL, etc.) because the bubble fits the figure tightly.

    The Wonder Woman all the Time thread

    in Golden Age Comic Books

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    3 hours ago, skypinkblu said:

    @scumdollyWell, thank you for not pushing me up further, you went high enough, lol. 
    Were you also bidding on the Sensation 31 last night?  I've had a near "lint' copy for years, I finally upgraded a little.

    Thankfully, I already have a 31 (7.0), so I didn't need to buy that.

     

    1 hour ago, Greenlake said:

    That one was me.

    Lol.

    The Wonder Woman all the Time thread

    in Golden Age Comic Books

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    9 hours ago, skypinkblu said:

    So many Sensations are tough, this book only has 9 on the census, that's why I bid on it last night despite the fact I have to pay tax on Heritage, which puts me at a disadvantage bidding. Only 35 more to upgrade...I quit every year, but it's still March, lol.

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    I was going to put a stronger bid on this but then I, too, would be subject to the CA sales tax (on top of the $20~ shipping and "handling" fee). Ugh. This issue and #94 need to appear more often.

    This Week In Your Plastic Crack, Action Figures and Toy Collection

    in Comics General

    Posted · Edited by scumdolly

    30 minutes ago, Martin Sinescu said:

    One thing you have to keep in mind, though, is that many of these back types, especially Explosion Backs, were not really recognized in the community around the beginning of AFA. It's a system that slowly fell into place over the years, evolving out of the same style of classification that had slowly developed with Star Wars. When I collected GI Joe in the mid-to-late 90's, it was really about the flat logo/peach file card figures versus getting the 3-D logo/grey file card. That was the real line in the sand. I don't really remember anyone (including the dealers I was buying from) bothering about the number of characters on the back (just "flat logo" or "3D logo"), but once AFA came along and started designating the backs, I started paying attention. As time went on, it became more refined to where Explosion Backs and offers started to separate from other releases and earlier versions (generally) came to be worth more, but, again, much of this system of segregating and defining cards for the sake of chronology wasn't really a "thing" until the early 2000's.

    Also, I've only ever seen 1 offerless 9-back Scarlett. Was thought for a long time that she only existed on the CC offer 9-back. Truly a rarity.

    My feeling is that AFA came around late enough (post 2000-SLU) that an effort should have been made. Most certainly by 2003 at the very least.

    Also, there is one (1) AFA 85 (subs 85 or better) offerless Scarlett 9-back. It's worth more than its weight in gold. Its label also doesn't specify it as being offerless, so AFA's registry still shows zero (0) offerless Scarlett 9-backs.

    ***I should also add: a proper classification system should have started earlier than later--especially since AFA was grading GI JOE in bulk (by 2003 at least). AFA had all sorts of examples to use for a better database system (even if the information wasn't generally available or accessible to most collectors/ toy forums).

    This Week In Your Plastic Crack, Action Figures and Toy Collection

    in Comics General

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    1 minute ago, www.alexgross.com said:

    funny you should mention this exact thing- i am looking at a lovely AFA 85 SW 12 back as we speak and really cannot find any info about comparable sales. but then, i'm not really hip to the toy forums either. 

    Rebelscum is probably your best option for discussion on price movements for SW 12 backs (AFA 85+)--especially since 2012/ the Disney acquisition of SW. You have to be a member to use the site's search function, but you can also find the info through a refined google search. I did a quick google search for "rebelscum price of 12 backs afa 85" and found some useful threads (along with several old FS threads), which should give you an idea of where the prices were.

    This Week In Your Plastic Crack, Action Figures and Toy Collection

    in Comics General

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    4 hours ago, www.alexgross.com said:

    i've got a buddy who is huge into the world of star wars toys and artwork. i was surprised to learn that there is no GPA equivalent for graded action figures. he said that he just estimates fair pricing on AFA graded figures on past recent ebay sales, which seems sort of nuts to me when you are talking about price ranges in the mid 4 figures and even over 5 figures. it seems like there's a real opportunity for someone to start compiling sales results for AFA graded figures and making them available to collectors. god knows this field is not going away, much as comics collecting isn't either.  even if you are going by just ebay sales, dont you want to see the prices going back several years, like GPA does with comics? 

    There isn't a GPA for AFA stuff simply because AFA has a long history of poor database house keeping. AFA's registry is incredibly hard to navigate (and this is 10 years after its launch) and AFA's record keeping was really shoddy for the first 3-4 years (e.g., GI JOE 9-/21-/32-/34-backs, Cobra Commander Offers, and possibly Explosion Backs were never noted on the label--and probably database).

    The best way to gauge price movements over a period of years is to do an extensive search on the various toy forums (where such discussion will probably exist), over a long-enough period of time, and then go from there. You probably don't need to do this for a common ROTJ AFA Y-80 figure, but if you're in the market for an AFA 85 SW 12-back or a GI JOE offerless 9-back Scarlett, then it's probably a good idea.

    Emotionally Stimulating Modern Series List

    in Modern Age Comic Books

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    Ongoing or Mini-Series
    Saga
    Mister Miracle (for the remainder of its 12-issue run)
    Deadly Class (this is one of the few Remender titles that gets progressively better as it continues)
    Monstress (in a 'Princess Mononoke' kind of way)


    Graphic Novels
    Beautiful Darkness and Satania by Kerascoet (French). These water-color graphic novels are absolutely gorgeous and absolutely fabulous. (Beautiful Darkness is the better of the two.)