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01-26-2011, 10:46 PM | #1 |
Crimson Guard
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Just letting you prototype collectors know of a scam being attempted on ebay right now that I don't want any of you to get suckered into.
outoftimetoys is selling two TRU 6 pack protos and trying to pass them off as original 1980's protos. GI JOE Avalanche PROTOTYPE Figure Hasbro 1987 - eBay (item 190495340377 end time Jan-29-11 12:51:26 PST) GI JOE Sonic Fighters Tunnel Rat Prototype Hasbro 1990 - eBay (item 190495342189 end time Jan-29-11 12:55:20 PST) The Avalanche he has is a prototype from the Winter Operations Toys R Us set and the Tunnel Rat is from the Desert Patrol Squad Toys R Us set. I have the exact same protos in the exact same colors which I bought for $4 a piece, not the $300 he's trying to scam by claiming they are vintage 1980's protos. I know experienced proto collectors won't be fooled by this, just giving the people new to the game a heads up. |
01-26-2011, 11:17 PM | #2 |
Grave robber
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has anyone contacted him and asked if this was a mistake?
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01-26-2011, 11:29 PM | #3 |
Crimson Guard
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I contacted him, but I doubt it was a mistake. In the description he plays it up even more saying that a recent original Road Pig proto sold for $2000 when if he saw the auction, he knew that it was a canceled Road Pig Proto from 95 and not the 89 Road Pig Proto, and that's why it went for 2000.
EDIT: He claimed it was an honest mistake and I take his word for it. He's changing the description. Last edited by Roshan; 01-26-2011 at 11:36 PM.. |
01-26-2011, 11:34 PM | #4 |
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Looks like he put it in his description but failed to listen to you LOL
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Up for auction is a super rare GI JOE Avalanche figure prototype. There is a HASBRO copyright date of 1987. Someone informed me that this particular figure may be a TRU re-release, but I could not find any information to solidify his claim.
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Up for auction is a super rare GI JOE Sonic Fighters Tunnel Rat figure. Has a 1990 Hasbro copyright. I was informed that my other maybe a prototype from a TRU re-release, this could be the same. Still a great proto, none the less.
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