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As I am sitting here in admiration of the new figures, I had a moment of satori where I realized I had an over abundance of luck finding megos in the wild, and how fortunate I was that my area just had them in stock. Not to say I didn't spend 3 days at 18 different Targets all over the SF east/southbay to find them. I know I am a fanatic, but know there are fellow aficionados that cannot have access to these at a reasonable/affordable price for a variety of reasons and I would hate to be in your situation.
I purposefully have not purchased more than one item of anything I found in the wild as I thought they should be available to other collectors, and maybe, just as important, to a newer, younger potential collector. A Dracula would likely be selected by a child over a Tootie character they have never heard of, and I hope that Mego is adopted and becomes beloved by future generations as is Marty and Paul's vision. The only one I did buy a second set of was the Mirror Mirror box set since I did not want any more to go on to evilbay; I intended to somehow donate to the museum community with this set as a thank you to Mego and it's LONG TIME supporters.
I am sorry for making this so long, and to the point, I would like to give this set away for free, the lucky recipient would only have to pay for shipping (however fast you want). This evens the playing field for our foreign friends and provides an opportunity they might not otherwise have. I was going to raffle the set off to those who responded, but then I received a snarky comment on another thread by a supposed mego fanatic that basically said I was stupid for driving all over town for the new figures. I was complaining to my wife and she gave the following idea to me.
If you are interested (and really can afford shipping, promise not to resell it) please tell me "what would you do for a Mirror Mirror set?" This response would be in the vein of the old Klondike bar commercials and in no way would be something I would expect you to actually do. For example, when my wife was asking me how far I would drive to pick up figures if I was guaranteed pickup, I told her I would drive anywhere in the continental US - TODAY. That is how excited I am about the relaunch - I love these things and I am so happy they are back and so very well done!
So please respond to this thread with your response. To help with impartiality, my wife will "judge" the answers and select the winner (I am too easily swayed). I will close the contest Thursday evening and announce the winner that night so everyone can find out who won on Friday after they read the newsletter. I am sorry that I have only the one to give, but hopefully this will be a fun thing for us to celebrate the re-launch of the World's Greatest Toys!
Bon Venture!
James
Bonus hint: My wife has "never approved" of my collection and doesn't get the whole hunt thing. She has a good sense of humor and is a sucker for animals.
I purposefully have not purchased more than one item of anything I found in the wild as I thought they should be available to other collectors, and maybe, just as important, to a newer, younger potential collector. A Dracula would likely be selected by a child over a Tootie character they have never heard of, and I hope that Mego is adopted and becomes beloved by future generations as is Marty and Paul's vision. The only one I did buy a second set of was the Mirror Mirror box set since I did not want any more to go on to evilbay; I intended to somehow donate to the museum community with this set as a thank you to Mego and it's LONG TIME supporters.
I am sorry for making this so long, and to the point, I would like to give this set away for free, the lucky recipient would only have to pay for shipping (however fast you want). This evens the playing field for our foreign friends and provides an opportunity they might not otherwise have. I was going to raffle the set off to those who responded, but then I received a snarky comment on another thread by a supposed mego fanatic that basically said I was stupid for driving all over town for the new figures. I was complaining to my wife and she gave the following idea to me.
If you are interested (and really can afford shipping, promise not to resell it) please tell me "what would you do for a Mirror Mirror set?" This response would be in the vein of the old Klondike bar commercials and in no way would be something I would expect you to actually do. For example, when my wife was asking me how far I would drive to pick up figures if I was guaranteed pickup, I told her I would drive anywhere in the continental US - TODAY. That is how excited I am about the relaunch - I love these things and I am so happy they are back and so very well done!
So please respond to this thread with your response. To help with impartiality, my wife will "judge" the answers and select the winner (I am too easily swayed). I will close the contest Thursday evening and announce the winner that night so everyone can find out who won on Friday after they read the newsletter. I am sorry that I have only the one to give, but hopefully this will be a fun thing for us to celebrate the re-launch of the World's Greatest Toys!
Bon Venture!
James
Bonus hint: My wife has "never approved" of my collection and doesn't get the whole hunt thing. She has a good sense of humor and is a sucker for animals.
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