followtheleader

On 2/3/2023 at 4:30 PM, EmpyreDave said:

I have an unopened box of Bone cards, copyrighted 1994. I also have some chase cards and I believe I have some regular cards but can’t find them at this point.

Is C1 correct? I thought 161 previewed #5.   
I'm probably mis-remembering. 

Patrick

On 1/31/2023 at 4:01 PM, Corona smith said:

And just sold for a ridiculous amount. 

For a modern, SW 4 is a tougher book to find. 

I only found 1 copy over the years, but plenty of the others.  

I loved that mini run of SW.   Including the Aliens crossover and final issues. 

Patrick

On 1/22/2023 at 12:41 AM, fastballspecial said:

Finally, I was going to tell you to take the day off life is too short. I increased the show by one dealer so there should
be alot of volume. Plan to spend several hours there. 

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Any toys at the show? 

I'm only a couple hours north of Evansville. 

Patrick

On 1/25/2023 at 9:33 PM, followtheleader said:

I've been gone. 

The red/white/blue (America) vehicles are from Tomy and called Commandron.   I believe they were released thru McDonalds in the mid-80s. 

The tall black robot is a Converter from a company called Select.   It was called Sunyak, but I believe there is a second name he was released under too.  He's a Maladroid which I believe is similar to a Decepticon.  Oddly enough, I almost bought one locally about 1 month ago. 

I need to research the bubble bot more.  Pic of another angle may be helpful. 

Patrick 

 

 

For clarification, Commandron is the group name for the red/white/blues.  They each had a name.  For example, the jet was called Solardyn.

Patrick

On 1/14/2023 at 3:50 PM, gadzukes said:

Any identification help on these 4 Gobots/transformers figures would be greatly appreciated.

I've been gone. 

The red/white/blue (America) vehicles are from Tomy and called Commandron.   I believe they were released thru McDonalds in the mid-80s. 

The tall black robot is a Converter from a company called Select.   It was called Sunyak, but I believe there is a second name he was released under too.  He's a Maladroid which I believe is similar to a Decepticon.  Oddly enough, I almost bought one locally about 1 month ago. 

I need to research the bubble bot more.  Pic of another angle may be helpful. 

Patrick 

On 12/29/2022 at 11:37 AM, BuscemasAvengers said:

Sanctum Sanctorum complebitur. Deinde, the Colosseum? 

Who is the Kenny Powers figure on the post? 

Brother Voodoo? 
Congrats on completing. 

Patrick

On 12/28/2022 at 12:26 PM, Buzzetta said:

Thought about offering up my AFA carded and non graded carded figures, (no loose figures) but I am struggling with prices and am not as familiar with the market as I thought I was.   I tested the waters with some vintage items which were the Joe stuff but I might be moving those where I think there is a wider audience for them.  The same may be true with the Star Wars figures. 

I'd be interested to hear which non-graded carded vintage SW. 

Patrick 

Hello

Are the vintage Star Wars coming today?

Patrick

On 12/20/2022 at 9:08 AM, F For Fake said:

Galaxy Shuttle arrived from Walmart this weekend. They put this thing in a box big enough to hold four of five of them, so it bashed around in there for a while, and came out with a big gash down the side, and the accessories completely wriggled free from their ties. Bummer. Doesn't look to be damaged otherwise. I would return it for a replacement, but it's long sold out now, so I guess it is what it is.

Is the toy essentially Astotrain with a pad?

Patrick

On 12/19/2022 at 11:22 AM, Cat said:

Man, this is exactly how I justify it.   

If it's on TV, it's true. 

Patrick 

On 12/13/2022 at 10:34 AM, ADAMANTIUM said:

 I had a brother for that reason too, but he is in '87 me in '81, I was probably a little too rough by the time TMNT movies came along . He was a trooper though, gave as good as he got! edit to say it was probably more power rangers for him hahaha

He only wanted $30 for the lot, so I felt obliged to purchase.  

It's hard to find any true value on the items.   People are asking $200, but there are no sold prices I could find (and those include the ultra cool Hordak bat accessory). 

In all honesty, I craved the crossbow.   It's just so reminiscent of the action figures.  

Everything was from his childhood.  Being a little younger than me was helpful for my collection.  Super impressed with how quickly he learned.  I spent a lot of time helping to identify some oddity items and he ended up selling a ton of stuff. 

Patrick 

On 12/12/2022 at 7:55 PM, Turnando said:

Cool analysis.  I like your toy posts.  I think I sold you a vintage Dagobah playset years ago in person in Golden... maybe through a rebelscum posting?  Can't remember.

Anyways, keep it up.  You find a lot of cool stuff.

Thank you, much appreciated. 

I wish I had purchased the Dagobah set.  Oddly, it's one of the few SW sets I haven't purchased. 

I plan to post more shortly.   Have a 3rd Joe mini set poised for a Pic-N-Post (TM pending). 

Patrick

I'm always curious how people see trending of sales in their local area.   I tend to focus on 80s, but any info is welcome. 

He-man/MOTU - Sales are still pretty strong.  I see them selling better in a lot format versus individually, unless in near mint condition.   More so than other toy lines, people seem to be really focused on the rarer figures (movie characters/Ninjor/Mosquitor/Sorceress/Randor/Clamp Champ/Scareglow/etc).   It's just clear that a billion were Mfg'd for the earlier years.   It does feel like the steam is cooling off a bit after all the craziness of the last few years (including the new TV shows and modern toy releases).

GI Joe - I don't know why, but there has been a crazy resurgence lately.  It's odd, because it felt like a lull not too long ago.  My only guess is the interest in the Classified line is drawing re-interest in vintage.  I hardly list a Joe item and it's gone (including items in poor condition).  The previously vilified "neon" area of Joes (90-94) are much in demand.   A local seller told me recently that the interest in 82-86 has massively dropped off as most have acquired that they need in that period.   I'm not seeing that, but maybe others are.  

Transformers - I'm really curious what others are seeing here.  Simply put, there are virtually none available to buy or sell locally.  That appears to be the case at local shows too.   When I do see them, they are largely over-priced as a result.   I have a feeling they are still strong sellers when available and appropriately priced.   I do see people buying newer Transformers at a higher clip which is partially due to the lack of older TF availability.  

The oddity toy lines are selling very well.  It's not a coincidence that they line up with the later 80s.   I've met so many people just turning 40 and they have the same passion we had from the earlier 80s.   The difference?  Toy lines from the earlier 80s were longer lived and more abundant.   I've heard more interest for Inhumanoids than ever before.   Dino Riders continue to sell briskly.   Food Fighters, Battle Beasts, Army Ants, and on and on.  

What doesn't seem to sell well?  I need to think on this more.  One example is Marvel Secret Wars from the 80s.  And it really doesn't make sense to me.   I see HUGE interest in modern Marvel/DC toys.  Guessing it's the sucky articulation and the shield thing is super weird.  Even the vehicles/sets are non-Marvel-esque.   Just surprising to me as there aren't a ton of non-Mego Marvel toy options up to that point (and frankly into the 90s). 

Patrick

Bought a good load from the same guy I got the boxed Optimus Power Master from. 

On a side bar, a whole lot coming in lately.   Happy to see some stuff. 

This lot is pretty awesome and weird. 

It's a lot of He-man/MOTU kid's costume pieces from the 1980s. 

The Hordak is just insane.   His weapon is a monster sized version of the weapon's that were released with the OG horde figures.   Even down to the clasp that lets the crossbow pop into action.   

Sword and belt/kilt are from Skeletor.  

Patrick

On 12/10/2022 at 7:24 PM, THE_BEYONDER said:

Going way off topic but what kid didn’t love stickers? 

 

 

Man, those Mario/DK stickers are awesome. 

The SW cards did go up during the pandemic and Disney was dropping new TV series.  Basically went from very little worth to a bit of something. 

I haven't kept up, but i wouldn't be surprised if they came back down to earth. 

Patrick 

Any more NES?   
Original Gameboy or Sega Game Gear?

Patrick

On 12/8/2022 at 9:32 AM, F For Fake said:

I'm not Patrick, but for what it's worth, I think sharing the pics of old toys is PERFECT for this thread, as so much of it is tied up in nostalgia. So, in that instance, I'd say keep them coming.

For more in-depth toy forums, FF has already mentioned the Fwoosh. I personally like the transformers boards at tfw2005, which are obviously heavy on Transformers content/topics, but they have a separate forum called the Toy Ark where other lines have dedicated threads.

Definitely post it here.   This is all-things toys.  We have a nice grouping of people here to mix up info on old and new.  

Facebook has SO much on toys.  You'll feel like you've fallen into limbo and can never get out.  Old toys, new toys, specific toy lines, buying/selling, etc.  It is endless. 

Patrick

On 12/7/2022 at 7:07 PM, ft88 said:

Came across 4 of these. 2 are open and both are the empire strikes back survival kit. The other two are sealed. 
 

keep those two sealed and assume they are survival kits as well?

Picture of one of each  

Also-posting some Lego sets in the For sale page  

 

Any ID number on the side/bottom of the box? 

Selling any of the 4 or any 80s items?

Patrick

On 12/7/2022 at 6:38 AM, ft88 said:

There’s a couple boxes of loose figures I hope they are in there. 

I hope you find them. 

Regardless, they are a great find. 

Patrick

On 12/6/2022 at 10:24 PM, THE_BEYONDER said:

Here he is in action back in the day...

So amazing.   Godzilla taking out Marvel and DCs finest. 

Hell, even a human leg in the process. 

Patrick

On 12/6/2022 at 3:19 PM, ft88 said:

Thank you. I was amazed at it. Here’s its brother. 

Awesome pieces.   Did you get the figures? 

Patrick