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05-24-2010, 11:12 PM | #1 |
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So I'm thinking of picking up some of the vintage stuff here and there while I work on "restoring" my collection and I personally have an affinity for alot of Joes that aren't that popular...or so I thought.
2 in particular that I'm looking for are Budo and Lightfoot...not carded, just in good enough shape to clean up and display. I found a Budo and in the description the seller is...being a seller and saying how "this is one of the most sought after figures" etc etc. Now I'm thinking...I'm no stranger to the Joe verse and it's collectors...Budo is generally not all that "popular" Am I missing something? Is he that popular? While I have your attention..for non carded or graded figures..what should I be looking at in terms of bidding for Joes...especially the later waves...Big Boa, Raptor, Budo, Lightfoot, Shockwave, Hydro Viper. I know that is a broad stroke...any information is appreciated. |
05-24-2010, 11:17 PM | #2 |
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I found a Budo and in the description the seller is...being a seller and saying how "this is one of the most sought after figures" etc etc. Now I'm thinking...I'm no stranger to the Joe verse and it's collectors...Budo is generally not all that "popular" Am I missing something? Is he that popular? No, ebay sellers are notoriously jerkoffs about this. Everything is 'rare and 'hard to find'. Which makes it impossible for a casual shopper to know what actually is rare. |
05-24-2010, 11:29 PM | #3 |
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I'll tell ya what else pissed me off..
Someone has "make offer" for a complete Big Boa..no card. I actually only need the damn accesories and was planning on giving the figure away here. Anyway he has it for 10.00....I offered 8.00 and he declined it. Ok. I came back and offered him 9.00 He declined it. Seriously? You put a "best offer" on something then decline a 1.00 offer for it? Out of spite I'm not buying it...it'll pop up again. (man I hope it pops up again) |
05-24-2010, 11:41 PM | #4 |
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Why not look through the b/s/t area here? Might find a better deal.
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05-24-2010, 11:42 PM | #5 |
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05-25-2010, 10:33 AM | #6 |
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I don't think Budo (or many other) Joes are that rare or valuable, especially loose and incomplete. I sold off pretty much my whole collection ('83-91 era stuff) in the past few years, most were in great shape and complete (and most with file cards) and I got $5-10 on average for them. The "rare" exceptions were the B.A.T., Baroness, Tunnel Rat and Falcon.
Too bad we didn't have this conversation about a year ago...I sold a loose, complete Big Boa on there for $5. It could've been yours! |
05-25-2010, 10:42 AM | #7 |
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Eh, i freakin love budo, but then that's me probably.i think i have a complete lightfoot in one of my bins but i don't know his condition...there might be paint wear. I can check if you want. I might also have a spare set of BigBoa's gloves and punching bag kicking around in my parts bin, if you are still looking PV, lmk.
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05-25-2010, 10:48 AM | #8 |
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Roshan, your new sig pic just made me pee myself a little bit!
There was a dealer at Joecon that had some decent shape ARAH figures, 3 for 20. Unless it's a figure that has a good chance of breakage, ala yellow SS, Zap and his thumbs, or limited poduction like Nightforce nothing should set you back that much.
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05-25-2010, 11:00 AM | #9 |
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You should have bid on my auctions last week...hundreds of joes only sold for .98 cents 100% complete C9 Perfect.... .98 cents at auction...WTF!?
Chuckles, Lightfoot, Footloose, Shipwreck, Vipers, Etc....I am so pissed off...lsot my ass...never doing auctions again. I still have some nice vintage stuff in my store on ebay at reasonable prices...you should check them out....please.
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05-25-2010, 12:02 PM | #10 |
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I love hyped up ebay descriptions ULTRA RARE RISE OF COBRA NEO-VIPER! ----$29.99! MINT IN PACKAGE!
So rare you can get the same item at Target for less than $3.00 now. Any time I see jackassery like that in a listing I immedately move on. Most Joe figures are pretty common, the only ones I'd classify as RARE, are Claymore (maybe), Hardtop (maybe), International exclusives, or Cancelled Product. And as for HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER, (but still available if you want to pay the cash for it) Tigerforce, Nightforce. |
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