Guys...I'm might be going all Superman in my hobby collecting

[LadyZod]

Hector, That is awesome.

I myself am a 90% Superman collector. (That missing 10% fits in everything else including my husband's collections )

I had to walk away 2 wks ago from an Ideal wooden Superman at a toy show ($1500) and it hurt me quite a bit.

Here's some advise from a seasoned Superman collector:

Get
The Adventures of Superman Collecting by Harry Matetsky

ISBN 13: 9780930289317

ISBN 10: 0930289315

Hardcover

Before the internet, before the 90's Superman media/pop culture explosion, THIS book was the holy tome. Everything and ANYthing Superman collectible is in this huge slipcase hardcover, hard to find expensive book. (took me several years to get a copy back in the before internet days) But no collection is complete without it. Kind of like how no Mego collection is complete with the WGSH book :

[RG]

oh man you guys wanna to talk about the Idea Wooden Superman ... get this ... my sister's ex husbands mom has one ... it's missing it's cape and besides a small nick in the foot it's paint and condition is mint ... given my sister is still close with her ex mother in law ... but no way is she going to let go of that Superman. I drool every time I think about it

[Hector]

Wow...I'm floored...meeting all these new Superman fans...that's friggin' awesome.



I'll keep bugging you about Supes...I hope you do the same as well.




About the wooden Ideal Supes...which is better...to get a kinda of a beat up one and leave it as is...or restore him?

[Werewolf]

I could never be that focused on collecting just one character. My tastes and attention span are all over the place.

[starsky]

start saving your $$! it aint going to be cheap!!

[MegoSteve]

About the wooden Ideal Supes...which is better...to get a kinda of a beat up one and leave it as is...or restore him?

I guess it depends on the price and your own personal taste. I'm hoping to find one that has a little bit of wear to knock the price down, but a nice face and little or no restoration.

The problem with restoration is that the few examples I've seen just don't look right. I would imagine that if you find someone that's skilled, it would be worthwhile. To me, a bad restoration job is worse than bad damage... I've seen some eBay examples that have the hair painted almost solid black with the paint glopped on heavily so that the head and hair look like a solid sheet of plastic, and it just looks terrible.

[Hector]

Thanks for the info...much appreciated.

[Hector]

Awesome...I just won this very nice condition Superman 1978 lunchbox...my very first old school lunchbox too:



vtg~1978~SUPERMAN METAL LUNCHBOX & PLASTIC THERMOS~EUC~ - eBay (item 310155818563 end time Jul-26-09 2000 PDT)

Wow...19 bids...but I sniped it, he, he, he...

I always wanted a Superman lunchbox...never had one as a kid...I preferred cartoon characters over superheroes as a kid...now I have one for my Supes collection.

It looks super clean overall.

[Hector]

I just got this (Friday)...it's great...

SUPERMAN- 7 1/2" x 11" Old Style Tin Sign SUPERMAN - eBay (item 300322059247 end time Jul-09-09 23:34:57 PDT)

[jayihdz]

I love Superman, check your messages...

http://supermanpremiums.blogspot.com

http://supermancoleccionalo.blogspot.com

[Hector]

PM right back at ya!

[jessica]

Good luck to you, Hector. Did you ever sell your 1:6 scale Superman custom?

[Hector]

Good luck to you, Hector. Did you ever sell your 1:6 scale Superman custom?

Yes I did...one of the dumbest things I've ever done...

But I needed the money at the time.

Don't worry...I can always buy another one back...it's a never ending endless endeavor.

[saildog]

Awesome...I just won this very nice condition Superman 1978 lunchbox...my very first old school lunchbox too:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3425/3760180051_6037d9b803_o.jpg

vtg~1978~SUPERMAN METAL LUNCHBOX & PLASTIC THERMOS~EUC~ - eBay (item 310155818563 end time Jul-26-09 2000 PDT)

Wow...19 bids...but I sniped it, he, he, he...

I always wanted a Superman lunchbox...never had one as a kid...I preferred cartoon characters over superheroes as a kid...now I have one for my Supes collection.

It looks super clean overall.

That is a beautiful lunchbox, Hector! Very nice.

Congrats, Dude!!!

Keep us posted on the '67 one.