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02-18-2014, 06:37 PM | #1 |
Cobra Soldier
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Durham, NC
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Greetings, I'm new to the forum and have been casually building my G.I. Joe collection over the past decade. Just recently I have raised my efforts to build my collection and a couple weeks ago I scored a Gold Head Steel Brigade on craigslist that included the File Card Sheet and Patch. I never imagined having a Gold Head in my collection as its usually too rich for me, but at $100 I couldnt pass it up. I only value complete figures in my collection and since finding the figure I've been trying to track down the backpack and gun. There is a seller with a gun on ebay for $40, but my research tells me the backpack won't be as easy to track down. I thought I'd check out this site to see if anyone could point me in the right direction to locate one of these difficult to find backpacks. Thanks.
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02-18-2014, 06:54 PM | #2 |
Cobra Soldier
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I think ebay will be your best bet. I have seen them at a few shows, but sellers wanted 50 to 75 dollars for just the backpack. You can get it for that on ebay.
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02-18-2014, 07:01 PM | #3 |
Cobra Soldier
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$50 is about what I'm expecting to pay. The seller who has the gun said they have sold 3 of the backpacks in the past 5 years, so they seem pretty scarce. Perhaps I will just have to be patient.
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02-18-2014, 07:14 PM | #4 |
Cobra Soldier
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the gun is a little easier to find because it was also packaged with some versions of the Steel Brigade. The backpack is a whole other issue. I have seen one in the wild. I stumbled on it at an estate sale.
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02-18-2014, 07:57 PM | #5 |
Iron Grenadier
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GHSB accessories come up more often than you think. I would say if you look once a week, you will find the accessories with a couple months.
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02-18-2014, 08:27 PM | #6 |
Cobra Soldier
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Thanks, I have a saved search on ebay that notifies me of new listings. I've been looking for almost 2 weeks now, so I will give it some time.
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02-18-2014, 10:56 PM | #7 |
An interactive Joe museum
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Nice find! GHSB was the last figure I needed to complete my 82-94 run. I finally bought him for $270 from a good friend that paid the same.
The figure and patch for $100, gun for $40 and backpack for $50 and you're still better off than the $250-$350 I've seen complete ones selling for!
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02-18-2014, 11:17 PM | #8 |
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I have not advice but wanted to say great score!
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02-19-2014, 01:35 AM | #9 |
Cobra Soldier
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Yeah, I was pretty excited. Had to drive an hour and a half to get it, but I probably wouldve driven 2 and a half. I've had luck with craigslist in the past, which is how I'm able to collect while still keeping it financially reasonable. $100 is by far the most I've ever paid on a single figure, but its $ well spent for a figure thats now the Grail of my collection.
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02-20-2014, 06:18 PM | #10 |
Cobra Soldier
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Canada
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I been looking for one for a couple of years now
Still have not found one but seen alot of wantabes. LOL |
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