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Tampered Packaging - Seen it?
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12-07-2008, 02:58 AM
number six
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Tampa
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Hey guys, long time reader but new to the forum!
While I've been collecting figures on and off for a few years, I haven't really spent as much time 'hunting' as I have over the last year trying to find these joes. In the last few months I've seen some interesting things.
First off, the stolen figure is pretty common..
For example, Spirit in Spirit form, or
The roadblock that somebody removed. That's all common. But check out something like this:
At first I was perplexed that it was some sort of weird factory error but on closer inspection it was obvious somebody bought this, took it home and razor bladed the package and replaced the Grenediers with these old figures. While they were at it they helped themselves to everything that wasn't nailed down and returned it.
Here's another one:
This one threw me for a loop at first. I had been looking for the new DVD packs forever so when I saw this I was at first fairly happy. Then I thought, 'wow, I don't recall any DVD set being this lame from the previews'. I checked to see which MASS device bit it came with and that's when i found out it was tampered (I only glanced at the front). Closer inspection made what's obvious apparent, somebody wanted the new figures but didn't want to spend the $19.98. Looks like they replaced Snake Eyes, CC and Major Bludd with the older versions and Quick Kick did a Quick Change into Wild Bill (now with karate kick action!) While they were at it they helped themselves to the Mass device bit and the power cube. What hosers!
Also a bit off-topic but today i saw a really crazy Star Wars mesh up. Somebody had taken the new Comic 2-pack with the Dark Empire Luke and the Clone Palpatine and replaced them with POTF figures (at least it was luke and palpatine though!). They also replaced the comic with the cover of an old star wars insider magazine folded up. It was really well done overall.. too bad my phone apparently lost the picture.
I'm just wondering how prevelent this is nationwide? I haven't seen this before in collecting but then again I haven't been scowering stores like this last year either. Also i'm wondering.. is it really worth all the time and effort to buy a toy, hack out the figure you want, replace it.. then return it.. all to save a few bucks? You gotta be really cheap and well lame to do something like this. It is interesting to see though, kinda like finding bootlegs at the dirt mall.
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