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07-20-2010, 09:36 PM | #1 |
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Is this the worst box set ever released for GI Joe? I am a huge fan of the original 13 (and a few of the 83-84 figs), and was considering picking one of these up, but the previews on YoJoe.com just leave me wondering if whoever designed this set really (1) like GI Joe, (2) cared, and (3) bothered to take some time thinking about the accessories they were giving. Grunt and AK-47? Breaker gets Flash's laser which comes with the cord with no place to plug into? Let alone none of the hair matches the color of the originals, nor do I get the paint spray on have of the figs.
Anyone with me on this? I'd love to see an Original 13 commorative set of some kind, and even with the crappy Comic Book packs, it just seems to me like Hasbro has zero respect for the guys that started it all. |
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07-20-2010, 09:49 PM | #2 |
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Yup, unless you are a completist, pass this one up for sure. It may have been cool and nostalgic at the time cause no Joe products had been available, but in retrospect it is really crappy. The reviews are correct.
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07-20-2010, 09:50 PM | #3 |
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The only thing cool to come out of this set was the super rare African American skinned Rock-n-Roll. Impossible to find...
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07-20-2010, 09:52 PM | #4 |
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Yeah this set did suck, and I've had to replace every one of them with no o-rings. But I did like the comic pack original 13 updates.
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07-20-2010, 10:05 PM | #5 |
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So many times the mark was missed, and the 25th hit the bullseye. Ah, those were the days.
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07-20-2010, 10:22 PM | #6 |
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I posted this before. This was the only things was 1997 I was missing. I picked it up in a collection about two years ago and promptly sold it after seeing what a POS it was.
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07-20-2010, 10:51 PM | #7 |
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The only thing worthwhile is the base with the Flag, and the Box.
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07-23-2010, 02:48 AM | #8 |
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I bought this box set back in 1997 with the black Rock and Roll at a TRU in San Diego. I picked it up because it was different, the only reason. I sold it on ebay back in 2003 when I took a break from collecting, I think it went for like $175. Anybody have any idea what this set would sell for now, kind find a recent example.
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10-03-2010, 07:55 PM | #9 |
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yes, when the set first came out, there was OUTRAGE about the quality of the plastic... and it is pretty bad...
@wyo... People try to get $500 for the Black RR set, but i saw it go unsold for %$500 graded an afa-85 (i think that was the grade)... im sure that the seller settled for less on the 'best offer' feature.. it eventually sold, but i dont rem the amount... so if graded afa was 500 max, then ungreaded... maybe $200 |
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