1970s 7-11 Ms Marvel cup error — What's the story? 0

[Artboy99]

On 2/6/2023 at 5:09 PM, sledgehammer said:

That's why I included it.

I'm saying the 7-11 cup is a re draw of that old Ditko pose.

Ahhh, yes it is! Interesting that they got Romita to re-do it isn't it?

[sledgehammer]

On 2/6/2023 at 6:14 PM, Artboy99 said:

On 2/6/2023 at 6:09 PM, sledgehammer said:

That's why I included it.

I'm saying the 7-11 cup is a re draw of that old Ditko pose.

Ahhh, yes it is! Interesting that they got Romita to re-do it isn't it?

Yep. Something very cool about it.

[01TheDude]

my pics of the sold item on ebay

This is my personal collection of these cups acquired through lots of hard work (paper routes and biking 2.5 miles to the 7-11) and heavy drinking (those Slurpees weren't going to drink themselves, bub). 23 cups total-- they are all in relatively very nice shape.

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Some could use a bit of a cleaning but I will leave that to the ultra collector to manage rather than screw it up. I drank the slurpee, washed these out and gently stacked them. They never saw more action than that so the colors are pretty good on most of them. Selling them as a lot because I simply don't have the patience to piece-meal this out. I'm sure someone can pick them up for a bargain and then sell whatever extras they get.I am including my 7-11 issued checklist that shows the complete inventory. Sadly the list is not in the greatest shape but it does accurately point out that you ONLY have "19 to go". I can still remember tearing it off the big pad of them they had-- should have grabbed two. Might have been a good idea not to fold it up and put in my jeans pocket either. Oh well. I will take a bunch of pictures and let you peruse them as far as overall condition. But based on seeing other sales on eBay, I think the starting bid price on these are priced modestly-- but I expect to see some bidding action on these.Also-- I will be packing these very carefully-- so the shipping weight is reflective of that.HERE IS THE CHECKLIST:OK-- got them packed up pretty nicely in four stacks of 6-6-6-5 (added the pics abive at the end) Used 4 of my old Tampa Bay Buccaneers Buc Blast Collector cups (huge sodas) Went with half napkins (regular thin ply napkin split in two) to gently coat the cups without pressing them outward. Then another couple of napkins wrapped around the column between the marvels and the buc cup. Really feels like a perfect fit (without being stuck or something. Just need to bubble wrap the grouping and then put one more layer of newspaper/plastic bags to fill out an old computer paper box. Works out to about an extra pound and a half of what I figured for packing material.

 

Sold them on Ebay on 3/2014 for $101.82 after a lot of bidding. shipping was 16.28 (marvel 7-11 cups  PM 3lb 6oz)

$80+ net for what most kids tossed in the garbage

Edited February 10, 2023 by 01TheDude

[FoggyNelson]

I remember those an I tossed them in the garbage  when I was done with my slurpee 

[Off Panel]

I'm going to risk going off-topic in my own thread because it's the weekend again and I just unearthed my Star Wars plastic cups from 1977. 

Since Marvel was publishing the first Star Wars comics at this time, and since these cups feature comic-style art, I'm going to declare these "comic book-adjacent" and say they are fair game to talk about.

These were branded "Koolee," which was apparently QuikTrip's answer to the Slurpee. I'm assuming they were also imprinted with logos for a bunch of other convenient store chains just like the Marvel cups.

 

@01TheDude mentioned earlier that the plastic in the Marvel cups wouldn't be long for this world, and I thought, "Mine seem sturdy enough," but I really get it after handling these. I washed them carefully in the sink today and felt like I was working with egg shells. The plastic is really thin. Since I've got to pack these up for a move, I'm totally stealing TheDude's trick of cushioning them inside bigger plastic stadium cups I don't care about.

I've got 9 of the 20. Apparently I didn't like Koolees as well as Slurpees.

[Warlord]

On 2/6/2023 at 6:29 AM, Benjamin J. Grimm said:

What about the glass versions that 7-11 sold, did the other convenience stores offer those as well?

I obtained many of the Marvel super-hero glasses by drinking many, many slushees (Icees?) at K-Mart!

[1950's war comics]

 i have a stack of them that i kept since the mid 70's maybe i better put them on eBay before the plastic desintigrates  

[World Devourer]

Never mind the cup. How much for the cat?

It appears to be a rare variant in 9.8...

Edited February 14, 2023 by World Devourer

[Off Panel]

I'm pretty sure all cats are rare variants.

That is The Commissioner. He is one of the more endearing psychopaths you will ever meet.