Topps Megos

[TRDouble]

Hey TRDouble,

How did you get the McCoy replacement head and body?

The first one I got from Dr. Mego after sending him an email.

Then I bought a second McCoy and got a replacement from Frank Wojo, who added the McCoy, GL Suit and replacement for my Michael Burnham to an order that I placed with him.

[Krypt0nite]

Thanks for the info!

Were the replacement McCoy heads painted or cast in the correct color?

[The Batman Professor]

if that is literally the only difference between Topps figures and the regular release, that is a serious bait and switch issue

Damn right.

I took a lot of heat for saying this was a sucker play from day one. They took our money as a zero percent loan, carved out their profit, and used the rest to produce figures that will end up being “exclusives” in the most narrow sense. If an Astronaut Taylor and Ape City Brent end up at retail, I’m owed an apology by all the people who defended this nonsense.

Won’t hold my breath.

[LonnieFisher]

Damn right.

I took a lot of heat for saying this was a sucker play from day one. They took our money as a zero percent loan, carved out their profit, and used the rest to produce figures that will end up being “exclusives” in the most narrow sense. If an Astronaut Taylor and Ape City Brent end up at retail, I’m owed an apology by all the people who defended this nonsense.

Won’t hold my breath.

No one will owe you an apology. We knew from the beginning that there would be variants of the characters Topps was making. The Topps figures will only be available to the people that purchased them at the time they were offered by Topps. If you thought the characters wouldn't get variants, you weren't paying attention to what Mego said at the time. They said as much when the figures were being offered. The figures made for Topps will not be available at any other time by any other retailers. I can't believe this is still such a hard concept for some people to understand.

[Liu Bei]

No one will owe you an apology. We knew from the beginning that there would be variants of the characters Topps was making. The Topps figures will only be available to the people that purchased them at the time they were offered by Topps. If you thought the characters wouldn't get variants, you weren't paying attention to what Mego said at the time. They said as much when the figures were being offered. The figures made for Topps will not be available at any other time by any other retailers. I can't believe this is still such a hard concept for some people to understand.

Yeah. I supported the Topps deal from the beginning, and have been saying since the beginning that these will be released to the public with only minor differences. No one should be shocked by this, and if they are, it’s on them.

[zeedox]

Aww cmon, THEY is...US!

Am I the only one remembering saving up 80 bucks for a robin at an Antique Shop on the West Side of Manhattan in the late 1990s?

I just bought a brand new Robin Mego for 13.99 my lunch doesn't even cost as much.

Speaking of the Topps....where?

[sprytel]

Vintage Mego collectors pay a premium for figures that are on a slightly different card, or where the fabric is a slightly different color. These figures mark a very brief partnership between Mego and Topps. They will be among the first figures on the new body... and maybe even a uniquely new body, because it sounds like they are still tweaking. Not to mention them being variant costumes. I suspect time will show these will be highly sought after and fetch a pretty penny.

[wise guy]

Are these ever going to ship because Topps employees that I have spoken with don't seem to know? I was good with this in the beginning, but now,( 8 months later )refunds would be good with me. Thank goodness Deathstroke is not a Topps exclusive like he was
supposed to be before .

[CrimsonGhost]

Are these ever going to ship because Topps employees that I have spoken with don't seem to know? I was good with this in the beginning, but now,( 8 months later )refunds would be good with me. Thank goodness Deathstroke is not a Topps exclusive like he was
supposed to be before .

Deathstroke was never planned as part of the Topps figures.

[PNGwynne]

Are these ever going to ship because Topps employees that I have spoken with don't seem to know.

I never expected these until 2nd quarter anyway. As long as I get them, I'm fine.

[PNGwynne]

Aww cmon, THEY is...US!

I go Pogo.

[RSS]

Damn right.

I took a lot of heat for saying this was a sucker play from day one. They took our money as a zero percent loan, carved out their profit, and used the rest to produce figures that will end up being “exclusives” in the most narrow sense. If an Astronaut Taylor and Ape City Brent end up at retail, I’m owed an apology by all the people who defended this nonsense.

Won’t hold my breath.

[TRDouble]

Thanks for the info!

Were the replacement McCoy heads painted or cast in the correct color?

The replacement McCoy heads are painted.

ZLC Collectibles actually got in a new batch of McCoys with heads molded in the correct color. That’s what is on my newly setup Star Trek shelf area.

[Krypt0nite]

Thanks for the info! I've been looking for a corrected McCoy that is actually molded in the correct color.

[monitor_ep]

I can see some of the classic horror monsters that were shown in b/w getting released that way as the second run.