New Member's Birthday Message

[WheresRICHARD]

Wow am I glad I found THIS board! Hi folks, my name is Richard. A bit about myself. I work at home as a freelance copywriter / freelance journalist. About to turn 42 years old this week. Now here's how all of that info. ties together. Because I work at home for myself, sometimes I have to force myself to stop working. So I decided I need a hobby.

But the problem is I've gotten bored with hobbies in the past when I tried to force myself to do something I'm not really interested in. Stamps, baseball cards, they just couldn't hold my attention for long. But suddenly, with my birthday coming up, I started thinking about the presents I used to get as a boy. And my number one passion then was MEGO ACTION FIGURES! So I started searching around and looking at pictures and Youtube videos. Suddenly it dawned on me: That passion for MEGO still exists! And so this was--and is the hobby that I can be excited about and never....NEVER....lose interest in.

I also have an interest in old TV shows and movies, so I think for right now, I'm going to focus on collecting Megos related to old 60s and 70s TV and motion pictures. You know, Star Trek, The Rookies, those Universal monsters, etc.

What a great birthday it's going to be....maybe I can even find a Mego on my birthday at a local flea market to help me celebrate my day. But my question for you guys: How do I really get started in the hobby? Where do I look? What resources can help me? Anxious to score my FIRST MEGO!

..............................richard

[kennermike]

Welcome aboard Richard been a member for awhile now this is the place to be according to your interest.I love Mego's but my focus right now is 70's mattel toys maybe this will help a little with your question ebay but I know theirs alot of veteran members here who will give you more detailed info on where to obtain megos and also check everyday the megomarketplace great place to buy and sell here, again welcome

[saildog]

Welcome aboard, Richard and Happy Birthday!

Watch out...Mego collecting can be highly addictive, but it is a fun and satisfying pursuit.

I think you will like being a part of this community and I hope your time here is as enjoyable and rewarding as mine has been.

[M3G0M4V3R1CK]

Welcome Richard this is the place to be good people and good info on all things mego need anything just ask

[bgrimm77]

Welcome and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Where can you find your first Mego to celebrate? Well my good sir just head over to the Market Place.....

[Marvelmania]

Sounds like you're going to fit right in here. As for picking up some Megos you can try the Marketplace section here on the boards or Ebay. Good luck in your hunt and enjoy your stay!

[toys2cool]

Hello and welcome,I'm sure you'll see that you'll have a lot in common with us here.Most of us collect a bunch of stuff.

Look in the market place for some good deals or ebay

[vulcan2074]

Richard
Welcome to The Museum. This Place is Great. You can find all kinds of Good information. Looking for MEGOs, well this is a Great place to start. You can find all kinds of Help on prices all you have to do is ask
Sammy

P.S. Happy Birthday

[Wee67]

Some good advice for eBay is to search a particular, easier-to-get item. You can track how much it sells for to get an idea of what you should pay. You can also ask around here and get pretty good advice.

Start with a loose Spidey or Superman. Once you hold one again, all those nostalgic feelings will wash right over you.

Patience, however, is a virtue with Mego collecting as well. A lot of the fun is the hunt and waiting and collecting information will make the buys more satisfying.

Also, there's lots of talk about other toys lines and general 70's goodness here.

Welcome aboard and good luck,
Bill

[sauce]

Welcome aboard! This place rocks bigtime!!!
:-)
Have fun with the collecting again. It's a real joy when you find these toys all over again.
mmmmmmmmmmm

Bryan

[kryptosmaster]

Someone looking for me?
Oh I saw "where's richard" and thought I better speak up!
Rich

[Meule]

Welcome to your new addiction. Like the others said: look in the marketplace or eBay for Megos, plenty to go around
As far as a new hobby goes (and with you be a fan of the old TV shows), maybe you should look into not only collecting, but also customizing Megos. Nothing more fun than creating your own Mego figure

[vulcan2074]

Richard
Also look into Buying The Worlds Greatest Toys. That Book has some great pictures and information. It's awesome, you can get it from Amazon
Sammy

[WheresRICHARD]

Hey folks, thanks for all the great advice and the friendly welcomes. I was over on eBay and looked up Mego. I saw sometihng that I'd forgotten about that totally rocked my world when I was a kid: ACTION JACKSON. Maybe in addition to the movie / TV route I might investigate getting a few AJ's. Question: There's an Action Jackson on eBay in original box that I could get for $35. Is that reasonable?

[MegoMark71]

welcome, sounds like this is where you need to be. great place here. not sure about aj myself but there are plenty of members here who do.