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This is how a flea market in Mexico City looks like

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  • 4NDR01D
    Alpha Centauri....OR DIE!
    • Jan 22, 2008
    • 3266

    #31
    very very cool. I'm curious what the vendors charge per figure (roughly).

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    • mextoys
      New Member
      • Feb 2, 2009
      • 16

      #32
      Hello again, great to know you enjoyed the pics! It would be nice to have a convention here in Mexico City, no? I would try to bring all the sellers I know to it...and Hector, be sure that I will take you (and everybody else) to eat the greatest tacos you might taste!! Bryan: You really made me lauhg very much!! My house will be ever open for you
      Random Axe: Currency exchange rate is aprox 14.50 mexican pesos for 1 dollar.
      To give you an example of things that can be found (not so often but possible), I bought a naked mego speedy for about $2 dlls. Of course that there are crazy sellers, but in Mexico the bargaining is something common, in fact the sellers expect it (we call it "regateo").
      Rodolfo (owner of what you see in pics 1 and 2) is a very good friend of mine, honest guy and not expensive prices, he has sold me great stuff since many years, as I commented before he sells at ebay (user name "silvestre1962") but I'm sure he will be very happy to do deals directly, he have tons of figures, not only megos, great stuff even for making customs. For those interested in contact him here is his email:
      [email protected]
      He already knows that some of you will contact him, tell him that you are MM members.
      Cheers! Luis Felipe

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      • MegoMark71
        Permanent Member
        • Dec 18, 2008
        • 3383

        #33
        nice shots

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        • Hector
          el Hombre de Acero
          • May 19, 2003
          • 31852

          #34
          Originally posted by EmergencyIan
          Seeing those pictures of this flea market is like stepping back 20 years in time in the U.S. Beautiful stuff!

          I'm with you, by the way, on the Taco's, Hec!

          - Ian
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          • Hector
            el Hombre de Acero
            • May 19, 2003
            • 31852

            #35
            Originally posted by mextoys
            Hello again, great to know you enjoyed the pics! It would be nice to have a convention here in Mexico City, no? I would try to bring all the sellers I know to it...and Hector, be sure that I will take you (and everybody else) to eat the greatest tacos you might taste!! Bryan: You really made me lauhg very much!! My house will be ever open for you
            Random Axe: Currency exchange rate is aprox 14.50 mexican pesos for 1 dollar.
            To give you an example of things that can be found (not so often but possible), I bought a naked mego speedy for about $2 dlls. Of course that there are crazy sellers, but in Mexico the bargaining is something common, in fact the sellers expect it (we call it "regateo").
            Rodolfo (owner of what you see in pics 1 and 2) is a very good friend of mine, honest guy and not expensive prices, he has sold me great stuff since many years, as I commented before he sells at ebay (user name "silvestre1962") but I'm sure he will be very happy to do deals directly, he have tons of figures, not only megos, great stuff even for making customs. For those interested in contact him here is his email:
            [email protected]
            He already knows that some of you will contact him, tell him that you are MM members.
            Cheers! Luis Felipe
            Hey, Luis...last time I visited la capital, was way back in 94.

            I lived in Jalisco (Guadalajara, Cd Guzman, and Sayula) from 1970-1977.

            My father bought me some Lili Ledys at Plaza del Sol (I forgot the name of the store)...ah...the memories of living in Mexico (I was born in California though)...it was awesome.

            Nice to meet you, Luis.

            sigpic

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            • brent 1701
              Museum Super Collector
              • Jan 15, 2009
              • 162

              #36
              i could spend days looking around there
              MR CHEKOV YOUR AGONIZER PLEASE

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              • mextoys
                New Member
                • Feb 2, 2009
                • 16

                #37
                Hector: Great to meet you too and to know that you have those nostalgic nice remembers... your last time in Mexico was in '94? Too much buddy! I think is time for you to plan a trip to Mexico...visit the flea markets would be a good pretext! Best regards!

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                • Hector
                  el Hombre de Acero
                  • May 19, 2003
                  • 31852

                  #38
                  Originally posted by mextoys
                  Hector: Great to meet you too and to know that you have those nostalgic nice remembers... your last time in Mexico was in '94? Too much buddy! I think is time for you to plan a trip to Mexico...visit the flea markets would be a good pretext! Best regards!
                  Mexico City, Mexico City.

                  I've been to other places recently...as a matter of fact...I went to Ensenada last year (the best fish tacos).

                  Thanks buddy, we'll get to know each other more over time here.

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                  • sauce
                    Removed
                    • Jun 24, 2007
                    • 3491

                    #39
                    Speedy for Two Dollars?!
                    HAHA! That's some serious regateo, my man!

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                    • cjefferys
                      Duke of Gloat
                      • Apr 23, 2006
                      • 10180

                      #40
                      Originally posted by Hector
                      My father bought me some Lili Ledys at Plaza del Sol (I forgot the name of the store
                      It still blows my mind that you were playing with Ledys as a kid, while most of us were completely unaware that they existed until well into the 1990's.

                      Who wants to plan a roadtrip to Mexico City? (I don't even want to think about how long a drive it would be from Canada)

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                      • Hector
                        el Hombre de Acero
                        • May 19, 2003
                        • 31852

                        #41
                        Originally posted by cjefferys
                        It still blows my mind that you were playing with Ledys as a kid, while most of us were completely unaware that they existed until well into the 1990's.

                        Who wants to plan a roadtrip to Mexico City? (I don't even want to think about how long a drive it would be from Canada)
                        I had a ton of them...and just before we moved back to the states, I gave them all away to my younger cousins.

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                        • Drain
                          megos are yummy
                          • Jun 10, 2007
                          • 659

                          #42
                          Wow a ST Neptunian body, with a bunch of apes.
                          Mego Nudists Fish Nude Show Off your Rod.

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                          • toys2cool
                            Ultimate Mego Warrior
                            • Nov 27, 2006
                            • 28605

                            #43
                            what are the prices like? I wonder if any of those sellers is intertoys from ebay
                            "Time to nut up or shut up" -Tallahassee

                            http://ultimatewarriorcollection.webs.com/
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                            • UnderdogDJLSW
                              To Fear is Not Logical...
                              • Feb 17, 2008
                              • 4895

                              #44
                              Definitely nothing like that in my neck of the woods or at least nothing with so many toys.
                              It's all good!

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                              • sauce
                                Removed
                                • Jun 24, 2007
                                • 3491

                                #45
                                Road Trip! I'm in, Chris! You just gotta get to California first!!

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