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08-01-2022, 01:37 AM | #11711 |
Action Unlimited
Join Date: Jul 2018
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Good thing I am an opener. Pulse is a PITA to hit an order.
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08-01-2022, 05:10 AM | #11712 |
Dark Lord of the Mods
Join Date: Dec 2021
Location: United Kingdom
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Since I live in the UK, and there are no Walmarts here, when I got my 3 3/4 retro figures (that were Walmart exclusives in the US) they were all in perfect condition, because the online stores I dealt with over here knew how to package and protect them from damage. The card stock may be flimsy, but proper handling and packaging would keep it from being damaged. Judging by some of the damage people are showing in here, even sturdier card stock wouldn't have prevented that.
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08-01-2022, 05:52 AM | #11713 |
Mass Nerderer
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And that right there pretty well sums it up. Sure, I get why people want the thicker cards, but the fact is, not even the Marvel Legends retro cards would have fared well, and they're damned near bomb-proof.
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08-01-2022, 07:19 AM | #11714 |
30th Cobra I.D. Gamblers
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Guess I got lucky, mine showed up in great shape.
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08-01-2022, 07:56 AM | #11715 |
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So I gave one of my Gung Hoes to my brother to open last night.
He and I collected small Joes as kids and he's thrilled with it. He just ripped it open without caring. I guess that's how we need to approach these carded figures. Don't buy period unless you'll be throwing the packaging in the garbage. As of now I've given up any hope of getting one in good condition so I'm just ignoring the line unless it's a must-have to open. Last edited by Trigger2K; 08-01-2022 at 07:58 AM.. |
08-01-2022, 08:24 AM | #11716 |
30th Cobra I.D. Gamblers
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So I gave one of my Gung Hoes to my brother to open last night.
He and I collected small Joes as kids and he's thrilled with it. He just ripped it open without caring. I guess that's how we need to approach these carded figures. Don't buy period unless you'll be throwing the packaging in the garbage. As of now I've given up any hope of getting one in good condition so I'm just ignoring the line unless it's a must-have to open.
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08-01-2022, 08:36 AM | #11717 |
Crimson Guard
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What i used to do as a kid, these were made to be played with,i get as adults who has time to "play" especially with society telling us that playing with toys as an adult is a no no, and i have a hard time finding the desire to do what i did as a kid, but still, i bought a Croc master off amazon at a discount, as the package was damaged, it arrived and there was basically nothing wrong with it, a minor tare on the bottom of the box, not even noticable, i opened it to, unless you are buying these to resell one day or pass down to your kids, enjoy them.
I doubt any of them will appreciate in value like the old school Joes. Will we ever see a boxed Storm Shadow going for $3K on Ebay? I doubt it. Too many people will be saving them MIB for that. Back in the 80s, no one could have dreamed that would be the case. They just opened everything. |
08-01-2022, 08:41 AM | #11718 |
Crimson Guard
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Now figures like Master of Disguise Zartan, that were limited, they may go up in value quite a bit. These mass produced figures, I doubt it's worth saving them in sealed boxes.
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08-01-2022, 08:55 AM | #11719 |
Dark Lord of the Mods
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Location: United Kingdom
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At the moment, I have my MoD Zartan and Arctic Storm Shadow unopened. I'm not expecting huge amounts of money for either of them, in the future, but I already had the standard release Zartan for display and the OG Storm Shadow was announced before I got my Arctic one, so I decided just to wait and display the OG once I got it.
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08-01-2022, 09:09 AM | #11720 |
Crimson Guard
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At the moment, I have my MoD Zartan and Arctic Storm Shadow unopened. I'm not expecting huge amounts of money for either of them, in the future, but I already had the standard release Zartan for display and the OG Storm Shadow was announced before I got my Arctic one, so I decided just to wait and display the OG once I got it.
It's nothing like when we were kids and GI Joe was the shit. The cartoon, the comics, the commercials. All of that is pretty much gone. |
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