How many people have the Yellow Stalker?

[OSOK]

I thought it would be cool to see how many people have one and what they paid for it.

I bought mine at a Target for 5.99 when it was first released, glad I never opened it!

BTW, I just saw one on ebay that went for $305!!

[Snow Job]

I could've had one for retail price if I had known it was going to be a rarity and a variant now. I work at TRU, and opened up a case with one of these in there....and thought the yellow looked odd, because that wasn't how I remembered him. I didn't know there were going to be two different Stalkers. I wasn't seriously collecting them then, like I am now.

Anyways, I put him on the pegs not thinking a thing......I kick myself every time i think about it. :(

[Reznor]

I have one. Found it at Kmart. Was the first single carded 25A figure I bought, tore it open as soon as I got in my car...

Found out a month later on the net that it was a variant.

Found out about a week later it was worth some good money.

About a day after that, I cried a little.

[Chuckles #1 Fan]

I have one. I traded for a snakeyes black timber very early

[txbart]

I found mine at Target. I am currently trying to figure out a way to unseal a bubble without damaging the card so I can get Him back on the card and put him with my MOC collection.
Any one have any ideas?

[Shin-Gouki]

Had one once, got it at Wal-Mart for $4.88 (The Good Ol' Days). Needed $ so I sold it.

[young1nj]

I have one i got at target moc on the card. I actually read on here that there were 2 versions and th next day found that wave at target but only had enough money for one of them. So i bought the yellow stalker and he sits unopened on my wall.

[HOOSFN]

I got one. Won it off ebay crazy price but I sold a bunch of things on the bay so get it

[art2614]

Have 2 one moc and one open, bought one on ebay for 175 had seen them befor going for 30 but didnt want it cuz I thought it looked ugly. Then I had to be a completest and have them all so I paid alot more. the second one I made a trade with a fellow tanker it was already loose so I have him for display. I never saw any at retail, you guys that found them are lucky!

[bram1216]

Found a total of 6 retail.1 at target 5 at biggs hypermart.4of those were in 1 store at the same time.thats my best hunting story.I didn't save any of them,because I think he looks dumb.I sold and traded them off.I didn't get anything close to what they go for now.

[vadersquest]

I found mine at Target. I am currently trying to figure out a way to unseal a bubble without damaging the card so I can get Him back on the card and put him with my MOC collection.
Any one have any ideas?
I would try goo gone. I used that stuff to take bubbles off of hot wheel cars for customs. It works good but you have to have patience. Use a crap card for tests. That way you can see how much to put on the card and how much pressure to use when removing bubble.

Be careful though, you can pull the cardboard up in this process. When the card is well soaked (the area where the bubble is place on), slowly start to pull the bubble up on one corner and continue to apply solvent where the bubble is coming up. Continue until it comes off. Hope this helps.

[ceraurus]

I also found a few (I'm in the same area as bram1216). I opened one (before I realized what it would be worth), kept one carded, sold one on ebay. and traded the others to members of this forum. I think that makes 6 for me as well.

[bradforj]

Got one on a gem mint card for a little over $100 earlier this year.

[Steel]

Got one MOC that I found at retail when 25th first debuted at a KMart that has offered me nothing before or after that point. Kind of ironic.

I plan to keep him.

[gunslingercbr]

got mine from a cool member here in exchange for a green Stalker and Cobra Officer. needless to say, if he ever needs anything ever, I've got his back.

[Recondo]

I got one moc on ebay when wave 3 was intially shipping for $10.00, I actually wasn't looking for him, nor did I really care to own him, it was happen-stance that yellow stalker was to one sent to me.

[Cataclizm1]

I never saw one on the pegs. And I'm not buying one now.

[אבדון]

I could've had one for retail price if I had known it was going to be a rarity and a variant now. I work at TRU, and opened up a case with one of these in there....and thought the yellow looked odd, because that wasn't how I remembered him. I didn't know there were going to be two different Stalkers. I wasn't seriously collecting them then, like I am now.

Anyways, I put him on the pegs not thinking a thing......I kick myself every time i think about it. :(


TЯU has all the rarities. but yea,...i agree, i thought he looked lame so i passed back in december. hope that makes you feel better. you not only one. life's a bitch at times.

[Elite Force Cobra]

Never seen one, always wanted one, can't afford one!

[The Commander]

Got mine for 5.99 at Target the first day they had Wave 3 available. He's now proudly displayed on my wall in his star case.

[Roadblock Recall]

I have one. Got it on Ebay when this wave first started hitting. BIN for 19.99

[Shogi]

Got one at Target for $5.99 (Passed up 2 others in the following weeks)

I sold it last month for $280 (Which was the exact amount my Flagg cost I bought just a week earlier)

[Syn3sthesia]

I missed it at retail and I don't have a fortune to spend on Ebay for him.

[אבדון]

I missed it at retail and I don't have a fortune to spend on Ebay for him.

he looks stupid anyway.

HAH.

[Bionic Commando]

I accidentally peed on my green Stalker once during a drunken state.Does that count?

[Reznor]

I accidentally peed on my green Stalker once during a drunken state.Does that count?



Yes, put it on ebay.

[Monkeywrench]

I have 1 MOC however the bubble is a little dented. I never saw one at retail. I was able to pick it up from a fellow collector on this board. It was in the very early weeks that they were released. I got it for around $12 including shipping.

[Beach Head curses]

I got one at Target when he first came out. Got him kind of by accident. Picked him up because he was there and I compulsively buy any new figures. I really wanted the green one because I thought it looked better. I'm not a MOC collector, but I kept him in his package because I thought I might need to trade him for a green one. I still have him nice and minty in a star case. I'm not sure what I'll do with him. I curiously watch ebay waiting for the bottom to drop out so that I can kick myself for not selling him while he was hot.

[GI Kiwi]

did they do the yellow version on purpose or are they errors?

[Beach Head curses]

did they do the yellow version on purpose or are they errors?

It was a coloring error that Hasbro corrected with the later green figures. Only the earliest Stalkers were colored yellow. That's why they're more rare than intended variants, like Black Timber SE.

[dawg99]

I got one at Target when he first came out. Got him kind of by accident. Picked him up because he was there and I compulsively buy any new figures. I really wanted the green one because I thought it looked better. I'm not a MOC collector, but I kept him in his package because I thought I might need to trade him for a green one. I still have him nice and minty in a star case. I'm not sure what I'll do with him. I curiously watch ebay waiting for the bottom to drop out so that I can kick myself for not selling him while he was hot.

what would u trade him 4

[vadersquest]

:DI never saw one of those darn figures. I guess I was spendind too much time with the girl

[GI Kiwi]

living in New Zealand i can't afford them...bid $150 on a black timber but lost out

[Axelay]

I have 2 - one loose and one on the card. The loose one I found at Target. The carded one I got through a very gracious trade with another member here. I have absolutely no intentions of parting with either one of them.

[HOOSFN]

Is there any word on how many there might be out there? Reason I ask I saw someone on Ebay say like 200 were made

[GI Flow]

No yellow stalker, but if I did I probably would have opened it and customized it apparently. haha

[DaViper]

Never saw him at retail. I remember opening 2 cases of wave 3 at walmart and hoping to get one but it was all green stalkers. I got one off of evil bay instead ,but before he went for crazy money. Paid $25 shipped for yellow stalker and a red ninja. I'm glad I got him early or I would be kicking my self in the arse right now.

[VIPER 48]

I thought it would be cool to see how many people have one and what they paid for it.

I bought mine at a Target for 5.99 when it was first released, glad I never opened it!

BTW, I just saw one on ebay that went for $305!!

Not i, said the Viper. I have never seen one, well in person. I have seen it on the internet, but i think it is fugly...

[COBRACOLLECTOR]

none here i got a green one

so who ever has a yellow 4 trade im here lol

u know u want the green stalker come on lol do it hahaha

[The Superfly]

I got one from a board member here. Paid more than I wanted, but waaay less than what it went for on the 'bay. I'd still love to have a loose one though.

[SPC Airborne]

Got one when they started hitting the West Coast. Went on Ebay and bought the Yellow Stalker and compusively bought a Shipwreck from the same seller for $12 each. The Shipwreck ended up being the Shark Tattoo variant too. Bet that seller was kicking himself in the ass when the prices of that Stalker skyrocketed! :D

[COBRAVAMPIRE]

i traded a complete 91 Cesspool for my moc Yellow Stalker from a guy here on the boards back in the day, great deal. Still looking for a loose one.

[Elite Force Cobra]

what would happen if the yellow stalker actually got re-produced in circulation, like a revision special, man that would suck for everyone who actually spent alot of money on one, my buddy spent 270 for one on bay!

[RAR]

That is just a pure demand thing. I do not like that version at all and it sounds like a lot of you do not either. Go figure! That will teach me not to pass up something because I do not like it.

[Jambi]

Got one MOC off of eBay in early Feb for 125.00.

[Crimson Rage]

I had several chances to get myself a yellow Stalker soon after he was released and turned every one down because I wanted to hold out for the 'proper' green version.
What's more, I don't regret the decision at all. I'm never going to sell these 25th Joes, ever (any more than I'd sell my original ARAH figures), so having a rare variant is of no interst to me.

[bradforj]

Is there any word on how many there might be out there? Reason I ask I saw someone on Ebay say like 200 were made


Not sure how many, but definitely way more than 200.

[Stygian]

I got one. Won it off ebay.

My situation is as described above. Bought it at standard price from an eBay seller who didn't realize what he'd had until the fervor broke, and the price went way up. Thankfully, I still have him.

[txbart]

I would try goo gone. I used that stuff to take bubbles off of hot wheel cars for customs. It works good but you have to have patience. Use a crap card for tests. That way you can see how much to put on the card and how much pressure to use when removing bubble.

Be careful though, you can pull the cardboard up in this process. When the card is well soaked (the area where the bubble is place on), slowly start to pull the bubble up on one corner and continue to apply solvent where the bubble is coming up. Continue until it comes off. Hope this helps.

Thanks for that info. I have a few vipers that need opening so I'll try it on them.

[Tuga Viper]

Got one. Bought him with all of the wave at Target when he was released.

A couple of months back I was really close to trade him for the 2006 Convention set but didn't.


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[arc30]

I bought two from a collectable store (scalper) for $12 each when they were around 89 to 100 on ebay. The guy had no idea. He was just buying up all the Joes in town and selling all at the same price. I only have one now, but it's nice and minty

[TR1ER]

I have 1 loose got him in a trade when they came out.

[dawg99]

i'm still looking for one i know good luck with that prices are insane ya never now might come across one for reasonable price

[Godzilla]

I found mine at Target when it first came out. I debated about not buying it but I thought what the hell. I was reall lucky to find one.

[dgnr82]

I passed on about a half dozen when they first came out. At the time I wasn't going to start collecting this line, but about a month later I did. Now I kick myself for not starting earlier. Anyone wanna part with one for a decent price??? Eh???? Yeah,....didn't think so

:)

[bradforj]

I bought two from a collectable store (scalper) for $12 each when they were around 89 to 100 on ebay. The guy had no idea. He was just buying up all the Joes in town and selling all at the same price. I only have one now, but it's nice and minty


Hahaha. You should tell the shop owner about it.

[HOOSFN]

I passed on about a half dozen when they first came out. At the time I wasn't going to start collecting this line, but about a month later I did. Now I kick myself for not starting earlier. Anyone wanna part with one for a decent price??? Eh???? Yeah,....didn't think so

:)


I did the samething started collecting late cause I was not try to collect toys anymore but I got hooked after I got the 5 packs at target for 6.00 reduced then just started grabbing everything up. I know I had to have passed tons of rare things by.

[Cobra-La]

I found one at Target with the rest of Wave 3 back in October (that was a great morning, the night before nothing, 10:00 am the next day, one peg full of Wave 3 goodness). There was only one of each figure. I opened him when I got home. I knew he was going to be rare but I didn't think he would be that rare. It was when I heard a few days later that the green Stalkers were hitting at the same time that I realized the figure might be in shorter supply than I had assumed. I always wanted to find another to keep MOC but was never able to.

[nighthawk]

I could have got one but I was holding out for the green one. My friend saw it and asked if I wanted it but the card was damaged so I said, no, I'll wait for the green one. Now I wish I did tell him to get it...haha.

[PREDACONS]

I got one!

[veggiematic2000]

Got one at Kmart and a second from someone on another board for $30 early on.

[swafus]

I found one at Target with all of wave 3 when they first hit. I bought the whole wave (-minus a shipwreck with a terrible paint job).
I knew it was a variant at the time but had no idea what it would be worth? I of course opened it that day and proudly displayed it on my computer for A few weeks.
I saw on ebay what they were selling for and I decided to sacrifice him for the greater good of being able to buy more joes with the profits. Sold him a few months later for $60