New Mego Acquisitions? Got any?

[palitoy]

Wow this thread is old enought to drive. I miss Charlie!


Ok so this is not only a pick up but a totally "people rule" post. I won't get into the sordid details, but about a month ago, I had arranged to buy one of these Canadian Hulks and it fell through. I was bummed but got over it; last week, my friend Mario sent me the exact figure listing on the marketplace and nabs it for me for 50 bucks less than I originally agreed to pay. As a bonus, this fragile Mego Hulk arrived intact from Montreal to Toronto and it's got the Grand Sticker on top of a Parkdale Novelty card. So happy to finally finish off my carded Mego WGSH

[monitor_ep]

It seems Walmart is clearance the carded Megos. Picked up Hammer Frankensteins and Crowley at $9 each for parts.
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[TrekStar]

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I just picked up this lot of vintage Mego POTA figures on eBay.

Here is the item description:
"Group of 4 original Mego Planet of the Apes figures. These are overall in fantastic condition. There are no weapons and only 1 figure has boots but they all have their clothes that are in excellent condition, all snaps are intact. There are 2 Cornelius, one of those has soft bands at the mid section, so lower body hangs a bit loose. The other three have good bands. There is one extra jacket as seen. All joints are in good condition. No missing body parts."

The seller wanted $150. I offered $125 and he accepted.

They arrived this week. Let's see...

The "soft bands" Cornelius was a Type-1 and needed re-stringing, which I guessed based on the seller's description.
The other Cornelius was a Type-2 and had a broken leg.
Both of their tights were so stretched out, there was no way they could be used unless I used a safety pin on them.
General Ursus did not arrive with the Solider Ape bandolier as pictured. Also, he is a Type-1 that needs to be re-strung but not as bad as Cornelius.
Dr. Zaius was the only "perfect" figure in the lot.

I'll try to make lemonade out of this lot.

Sounds like the seller wasn’t completely honest, (They are overall in fantastic condition) his description should have been more accurate considering they wanted $150 but that’s your call.

It is still a good lot though regardless, and it looks like the good Dr. Zaius somehow swiped himself some Klingon tights.

[Megotastrophe]

I got the Candlesticks Cushing VanHelsing ages ago. Love the figure. Found out quickly there was a two wooden stakes version that I had never seen. Last night in the Halloween clearance section at Goodwill, WoodenStakes Cushing VanHelsing marked at $2.00 now 75% off as Halloween decoration. Mint on mint card. Ok 50 cent Megos are my happy place.

[MRP]

So since our Saturday D&D game got cancelled, my wife decided she wanted to go visit my in-laws and do some clearance toy shopping along the way. So we stopped at 3 Walmarts on route and grabbed some clearance Megos (for $7 and $15) and I found one of the 50th Anniversary WGSH figures (GL) that I didn't have at one of them as well.

So 3 $7 clearance Megos :Aang and the 2 Trek Discovery figs, my wife is a big Avatar fan so was happy to get Aang

2 $15 Megos:yellow shirt Kirk and a Medusa

and the 5oth Anniversary GL


these are the first Megos I've picked up in a few months (last I got were Joker & Reverse Flash in the villains wave of the 5oth Ann figs). I've slowed down a lot on toy buying this year, but hard to pass up those clearance prices. We also picked up some of the D&D action figs on clearance as well, but I will put pics up in the modern toy thread.

I saw plenty of the villains, a couple of Aquamans, a couple of Robins and a couple of Supermans at the various Walmarts as well, but had those already. They had a few other horror figs in the $15 clearance, but none that I wanted enough to pull the trigger on even at that price.

Looks like Walmart is cleaning out stuff to make room for new holiday merch. They also had lots of Supermobiles and Batwings from the Super Powers line on clearance at those stores.


-M

[Confessional]

^^ Awesome and pretty, congrats!

[palitoy]

So happy to upgrade my set via a local shop. This is one of those Mego pieces I have a history with.

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[B-Lister]

I have a complete Karza too.

I never set out to collect Micronauts. But my friend Jeremy (Tokyo Toy Banzai) took me to the original Toy Cats in Kichijoji during my first Tokyo trip, and I kinda fell in love with the line.

Most of what I have is Takara Microman reissues, but this is my first vintage piece (aside from Karza) and I think they're pretty cool.

[PNGwynne]

Such great colors, too. I wish I could go all-in on Micronauts, sigh. I saw a Baron Karza and Hornetroid at the convention, and I ached with nostalgia.

[B-Lister]

I dig it, want more.

[greensavage2000]

Nice & minty. Same Pharoid I had as a kid.

[B-Lister]

Power Con/Mego Meet pick up:

[TrekStar]

This lot arrived yesterday. The Lizard's lab coat was not included but I knew that before I purchased the lot.

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That’s a sweet pickup of figures, congrats.

[apes3978]

Just arrived today...

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Congrats!

[mirrorman]

That’s a very nice clean minty Lt. Uhura, nice pick up.

Did she come on the card with the plastic hair piece wrap around her head?
I ask because her hair looks nicely in place.

Most carded Uhura’s had the plastic hair piece wrap, just curious to know.

Isis also looks great near minty perfect, I wish I could visit this collectible shop.

Thanks TrekStar - yes both of these lovely ladies are in great condition. And yes, Uhura did still have the plastic hair wrap on her head, that's probably why here hair still looks so good.

She was hiding in the back corner of the shop cabinet , waiting patiently for someone to rescue her.