Which is the most rare Mego piece

[Elastic Hulk]

Kresge Shazam!

Carded Wonder Woman

Carded Ironman

Carded Green Goblin

Aquaman with Great White Shark

Kresge Super Girl

Kresge Aquaman

Yellow Franken-card Aquaman

Red Card Aquaman

Carded Teen Titans (any)

Fist Fighter Spider-man

Fist Fighter Captain America

Fist Fighter Tarzan


Did I miss any??

[Marvelmania]

How about a carded Green Goblin?

[Elastic Hulk]

Ahh, yes. How could I forget him. I added him to the list.

[kingcarm]

Blue Hair Frankie
Red Hair Dracula

[megoioni]

I remember an email recived months ago which ask me to buy a carded goblin to
8.000 $ , a friend of me now have it ;) & i remember last ww on card sold in Australia , the vendor who not knew mego said me to have it paid 1 dollar in a street market ... that moments…
very happy for him

[Dave Mc]

Logan 5, REM and Francis from Logan's Run.

[Merlyn1976]

Carded Black Hole Humanoid

[Bizarro Amy]

Peter Parker's camera
Wonder Woman's lasso
Wonder Girl's bracelets
:spin:

[palitoy]

A lot of factors to think about, production pieces vs prototypes, demand vs actual rarity.

Boxed Jet Jungle would be one to pencil in, currently there is one.

[AcroRay]

Micronauts Gyrotron, Equestron and Iguanos - all claimed by Mego pres & vp's to have been manufactured. No examples have ever surfaced on record.

[thunderbolt]

Shocked that you forgot all the stretch guys.

[Surfsup]

Green carded Palitoy Captain America. They seem to have disappeared off the face of the earth.

I think Brian may have seen one years ago but he may have been dreaming ;).

[MegoNinja]

isnt Kresge RM Robin a bit off a hard item to add to your collection?

[dumbldor]

Certainly the Fist Fighter Tarzan; that's super rare!

The fact you have these things on your list shows that you have a lot to learn:

Kresge Super Girl

Kresge Aquaman

Yellow Franken-card Aquaman

Carded Teen Titans (any)

Glad you're showing interest in something other than stretch figures.

[palitoy]

Green carded Palitoy Captain America. They seem to have disappeared off the face of the earth.

I think Brian may have seen one years ago but he may have been dreaming ;).

Nope you're right, I wasn't dreaming but it was an opened card. It's the only known one in existance.


Certainly the Fist Fighter Tarzan; that's super rare!

Insanely so actually. No boxed examples exist but that goes for all the Peladores but I've had doubles of the others.

[Blue Meanie]

Echoing what Brain said...Prototype vs. Production Pieces...It all depends on what you are looking for.

Prototypes:
Ralph GAH
Bill GAH (Never seen one of these...ever)
Pam GAH

WGSH Prototypes:

Flesh Sleeved Wondergirl (Rudy's collection)
Web Hand Aquaman from Great White Set (My collection)

POTA Prototypes:

I know Ant has a couple of these...how many did they make??? Nobody knows.

It really is a crapshoot because in the end it's all a matter of symantics when you're asking about which is the most rare mego figure.

[Elastic Hulk]

Certainly the Fist Fighter Tarzan; that's super rare!

The fact you have these things on your list shows that you have a lot to learn:

Kresge Super Girl

Kresge Aquaman

Yellow Franken-card Aquaman

Carded Teen Titans (any)

Glad you're showing interest in something other than stretch figures.


Oh boy, oh boy!! I'm going to go to school on toys...WOW!!!:shocked2: My mom would be proud.

My expertise does lie within the stretch or elastic realm. But understand that I do have alot of knowledge on the 8" stuff (as well as a pretty good collection of it). But since the 8" stuff can't really compare to the Elastic stuff in total value and rarity I'm always into the Elastic's (just you wait daddy).

I figured I would see what you guys thought of this list.

I would like someone to put this list in a most rare to least rare order.

[LovetheLizard]

Certainly the Fist Fighter Tarzan; that's super rare!

The fact you have these things on your list shows that you have a lot to learn:

Kresge Super Girl

Kresge Aquaman

Yellow Franken-card Aquaman

Carded Teen Titans (any)

Glad you're showing interest in something other than stretch figures.

Well stated ole' Mego Wizard. However, I would also remove the FF Spider-Man from that list. I would also have to add the green palitoy Cap and throw in the green palitoy Lizard. I do not think many of us realize the rarity of the green Palitoy cards...

[Chris DVM]

Hey,
Some others for consideration:
Boxed Zorro / loose Zorro
Mighty Mightor
Jaws from Moonraker
Dare Brothers and flyer
Flintstones playset and figures
Carded Franz Beckenbauer
True, some are not true Megos but affilate companies of Mego, but they all tend to count in the end.

Chris DVM

[MegoNinja]

What about Action Jackson 'Amigo' isnt he super rare?

[Mikey]

For Prototypes......

Does John B own a one of a kind Bruce Jenner sculpt in metal ?

That must be up there for rarity.

[megozilla13]

I think the best way to go about this would be to ask what there is only one or two known examples of and you would have your list. Putting them in any order would be difficult if not impossible. Off the top of my head:
boxed jet jungle 1
carded wonderwoman 2
Bill GAH prototype 1
web handed aquaman 1
sleeved wondergirl 1
carded ff robin 2
carded palitoy cap 1
kresge shazam 2
carded bradgate zaius 2
carded bradgate soldier ape 1
albino soldier ape 2
grease prototypes 1 set
I'm sure theres many more I'm not thinking of, especially wgsh items.
would any stretchies make this list?


mikej

[mego boy CA]

How About, Dr. Kromedome, and Boxed Doctor Who Figures.

[dumbldor]

But understand that I do have alot of knowledge on the 8" stuff.

Ah, no, clearly you don't.

[MegoNinja]

How About, Dr. Kromedome, and Boxed Doctor Who Figures.
Ive seen Kromedome a few times on ebay, and in his box, maybe I just got lucky in seeing him but I dont think he would qualify as super rare, also has any one found the grease figures or what?

[jwyblejr]

What about stuff like the Enterprise Gift Set? Should that be on the list?

[rchatlin]

I'll add the British Petroleum branded Action Jackson Formula One Race Car.


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[Surfsup]

"But since the 8" stuff can't really compare to the Elastic stuff in total value and rarity I'm always into the Elastic's"

So how many known examples of the elastic heroes are there then?

[Meule]

How about Casshan (only 2 exist), The New Avengers and - while not a true Mego - the Ledy Green Lantern?

[Elastic Hulk]

Ah, no, clearly you don't.

What, because I just made a list of some rare Mego pieces? And some may not be as rare as others??? Ohhhh boy, what ever should I do???

It's not like you can just go down to the nearest toy store and get them. Plus, they ALL still go for hundreds!! Just because you have access to some of them doesn't mean everyone does. And even if you do, they are still in low quantity.

So, I stand by it, if you don't like it , don't post.:)

[ABMAC]

It's not like you can just go down to the nearest toy store and get them.
You can't get a Mego Spiderman at Wal-Mart, but he's still common.


Plus, they ALL still go for hundreds!!
Rarity isn't the only determining factor. High demand can raise the price of a less rare item.


Just because you have access to some of them doesn't mean everyone does.
What does rarity mean, then, if not how many are available? Access isn't part of the equation.


And even if you do, they are still in low quantity.
You asked about the most rare pieces. Some of the figures you named aren't even close.


So, I stand by it, if you don't like it , don't post.:)
If you can't accept the answers you get, don't ask the questions.

[palitoy]

Dan's observations are accurate, he spends more time on the subject than a lot of people. Many of the items you listed shouldn't be near a top ten list.


"But since the 8" stuff can't really compare to the Elastic stuff in total value and rarity I'm always into the Elastic's"

That's absolutely not true and if this is the point of this exercise, I feel somewhat cheated.

[MegoNinja]

Dan's observations are accurate, he spends more time on the subject than a lot of people. Many of the items you listed shouldn't be near a top ten list.



That's absolutely not true and if this is the point of this exercise, I feel somewhat cheated.
I am going to have to completely agree in every way, no one should collect Mego just for elastic items, 8 inch is the heart and soul and not to mention basis for practically all Mego lines,
so there!

[dumbldor]

Dan's observations are accurate, he spends more time on the subject than a lot of people. Many of the items you listed shouldn't be near a top ten list.



That's absolutely not true and if this is the point of this exercise, I feel somewhat cheated.


Of course that's the point of this exercise and every other one of his posts.

I stand by what I say. Anybody who thinks carded Teen Titans are rare has no idea what he's talking about. The other stuff I pointed out is not even close to a top ten rare list. Huckabone was sitting next to me in my car the day before this manipulative thread was started, and he was saying how he used to have 6 Kresge Aquamans and he couldn't find a buyer for any of them - and that's the most rare item in the list of not so rare items that I pointed out.

[Elastic Hulk]

God, you guys are fantastic!!! The passion...such passion!!!

[LovetheLizard]

I think the best way to go about this would be to ask what there is only one or two known examples of and you would have your list. Putting them in any order would be difficult if not impossible. Off the top of my head:
boxed jet jungle 1
carded wonderwoman 2
Bill GAH prototype 1
web handed aquaman 1
sleeved wondergirl 1
carded ff robin 2
carded palitoy cap 1
kresge shazam 2
carded bradgate zaius 2
carded bradgate soldier ape 1
albino soldier ape 2
grease prototypes 1 set
I'm sure theres many more I'm not thinking of, especially wgsh items.
would any stretchies make this list?


mikej

Mike,

You left out the green Palitoy Lizard. I am under the assumption there are 2 known to exist. Also, Dan would know all with regards to the 8" WGSH cards. Hey Dan just curious but what about the Parkdale Spider-Man and the Grand Toys Spidey? I have NEVER seen a Grand Toys Spidey. Also, what if a circle suit Kresge Spidey turned up! Ahh, the things that keep my inner mego spidey collector interested...

[dumbldor]

Aaron, I have seen 5-10 Parkdale Spidermans. They used to be less uncommon but seem to have dried up the past 2-3 years.

There was a Grand Spidey on Ebay a few months ago that went cheap in a Buy It Now. I believe it was Tom L who nabbed it, lucky guy.

[ScottA]

To me the rarest pieces are the ones I don't have in my collection yet. :biggrin:

[Elastic Hulk]

Exactly...

[thunderbolt]

God, you guys are fantastic!!! The passion...such passion!!!


You tasted the corn syrup at least once, didn't you? Its ok to admit it.

[vintage spideyfan]

There was a Grand Spidey on Ebay a few months ago that went cheap in a Buy It Now. I believe it was Tom L who nabbed it, lucky guy.

Forgive my ignorance, but are you speaking of Grand toys 8'' carded spidey or the 12'' boxed? I know the 12'' is somewhat difficult to find and I have yet to personally see 8'' spidey on a grand card. I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed, so could have missed it...LOL!! Thanks!!

[Elastic Hulk]

"You tasted the corn syrup at least once, didn't you? Its ok to admit it."



Of course I did and it's very sweet (as corn syrup should be). It's funny, but alot of kids during the 70's were known to eat the syrup inside of a stretch.
Here's a link to a kids story about it.

http://www.retrocrush.com/archive2/stretch/

I know your point was to make fun of my obsession for the stretches but this was more common than you think.:biggrin:

[dumbldor]

Forgive my ignorance, but are you speaking of Grand toys 8'' carded spidey or the 12'' boxed? I know the 12'' is somewhat difficult to find and I have yet to personally see 8'' spidey on a grand card. I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed, so could have missed it...LOL!! Thanks!!

Aaron was asking about the 8" carded figure, so that's what I was referring to as well. I have a picture somewhere if someone is interested.

[LovetheLizard]

Aaron was asking about the 8" carded figure, so that's what I was referring to as well. I have a picture somewhere if someone is interested.

Dan, I am interested. Please post that beauty!

[Cosmicman]

I think I remembering reading or seeing something about an elastic-Batman figure that sold for thousands upon thousands of dollars awhile back. I think that alone has to be a rare and pricey figure. Did anyone ever own one?

[Comic Book Geek]

Amen the the fact that collector demand does not equate rarety. In comics Hulk #181 is a high dollar book dispite the fact that there are thousands and thousands available. CGC alone has 3,177 graded copies recorded. Anyone can go to a big con and find one at virtually every vintage comic booth, yet in fine condition they sell for about a grand. At the same time you can purchase much more rare, and much older issues of Batman for half as much. So rarety alone is not the reason for high prices....

...still everything mentioned are items I'll never own. I would love to see seperate lists of; prototypes, rare production items and items of high demand. Is there one that I've overlooked? Guys like Dumbldor who basically hold a doctorate in Mego could make a fairly definitive list that a non-rare loose collector like myself would like to see.

[Meule]

I think I remembering reading or seeing something about an elastic-Batman figure that sold for thousands upon thousands of dollars awhile back. I think that alone has to be a rare and pricey figure. Did anyone ever own one?

I seem to remember something being fishy about the bidding, can't remember the details tho

[ukmegoboy]

Hi, I`m a newbie here but a long time UK mego collector. I have a few of the items cropping up on the list; 1st Bradgate Soldier Ape, 1st Brad Zaius, 1st Brad Cornelius, Fist Fighting Spidey, Cap, and Lizard, Green card Palitoy Thing, 2nd Palitoy Verdon and Burke, all on high grade but neatly opened cards.
I also recently picked up a mint unopened box Johnie Jackson. Any guesses on the value of these? Chris
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u17/chrisking_album/CIMG0134.jpg

[Hulk]

Welcome ukmegoboy. Sounds like you have some nice foreignmego stuff in your collection. Great picture of the boxed Johnnie Jackson, thanks for sharing. As for its value, that is a tough question. I can't recall seeing these on eBay, and the museum gallery only lists one known example (which could be old information). That usually means you'd get a good price for him, but the Action Jackson market can be oretty fickle due to so many items being readily available. If I had to guess, I'd say $60 (probably about as much as I'd pay), which means you might be (un)lucky to get $30 or it could soar well over $100 if the right bidders notice it. Good luck if you decide to sell it, and be sure to let us know in the Auction Watch forum if you go the eBay route, or the Marketplace if you decide to sell it here. I'd be interested to see what he goes for.

[palitoy]

The only known example is out of date as myself and one other have acquired boxed versions since then. However, they aren't this nice. Value is tough, while very rare, there aren't as many AJ collectors out there as there used to be. I'd probably bid though.

[ukmegoboy]

Hi, I`m thinking of letting JJ go, as I don`t really collect it. If anyone wants to make an offer let me know.

[clemso]

I think the best way to go about this would be to ask what there is only one or two known examples of and you would have your list. Putting them in any order would be difficult if not impossible. Off the top of my head:
boxed jet jungle 1
carded wonderwoman 2
Bill GAH prototype 1
web handed aquaman 1
sleeved wondergirl 1
carded ff robin 2
carded palitoy cap 1
kresge shazam 2
carded bradgate zaius 2
carded bradgate soldier ape 1
albino soldier ape 2
grease prototypes 1 set
I'm sure theres many more I'm not thinking of, especially wgsh items.
would any stretchies make this list?


mikej

Interesting thread, I missed this first time around, so apart from the plethora of Case Fresh Johnnie Jacksons mib, has anything else changed since 07?

Clem

[dumbldor]

There are more than 2 carded FF Robins out there. There are now more than 3 Kresge Shazams (I know of 4).

Do prototypes count? To me they are a separate category. Of course they are rare.

[Wee67]

I think prototypes are a separate category. They are, by definition, rare. I love learning about these unique itmes that were produced for market and how so few have survived.

[ctc]

>Micronauts Gyrotron, Equestron and Iguanos - all claimed by Mego pres & vp's to have been manufactured. No examples have ever surfaced on record.

Since the issue hasn't been fully resolved; Iguanos and Equestron have my vote. Mostly 'cos NOBODY'S ever seen one in person. I have copies of the tv ads for them, which I remember seeing when I was a kid; so I suspect they WERE produced. Wether or not they were DISTRIBUTED seems up for debate. Maybe there's a warehouse somewhere, stacked to the cieling with 'em?

I wouldn't count the Gyrotron, even though nobody's ever seen the Micronaut one, 'cos I'm pretty sure folks have seen the Microman version.

Don C.

[txteach]

Isn't carded Iron man pretty rare? I also read in the book that a carded falon is very rare but the demand isn't there so they are not insanely priced.

[clemso]

Well I think the Webbed hand Aquaman and long sleeved Wondergirl are prototypes of sort or very early production seeing as both are used for promotion.

How many carded Goblins are out there? and as I've mentioned in another thread. There can't be that many Boxed GW Shark sets. I guess anything with less than 10 known to exist should go on that rare list.

Clem

[kryptosmaster]

Are there pictures of the GREASE prototypes anywhere? I'd love to see what they had planned for that line. Heck, I'd have even bought those if CTVT had done them.
Rich