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  • yecul
    New Member
    • Jun 15, 2012
    • 2

    How to ID Mego age & repro?

    Hi, I'm new to the boards and new to Mego's in general. I think they are awesome and recently picked up a couple from an ad on craigslist. It came with a few that were purported to be the classic versions along with some of the EMCE remakes. Great stuff.

    Of course, I'm suspicious of some of the parts and confused about two of them. It doesn't bother me for my own sake, but I will probably look to trade or sell them in the future to fund some Marvel purchases (my preference) and want to be able to describe accurately. I reviewed the site's resources and whatnot, but have no confidence in my newbie eye to spot things. Hopefully you guys can be another resource!

    The Riddler has a repro belt I think. The suit, I am not sure. I lined up the question marks against the "accessory" section of the site and it seemed legit.

    The Superman... no idea.

    The Batman and Robin definitely have a repro bubble and, I'm pretty sure, card. The plastic is stamped Cast-a-Way On-line Store. But the Mego's themselves... no idea.

    I imagine better pictures and the like would help, but am not sure where to start. Any help would be greatly appreciated. The pics:




  • jwyblejr
    galactic yo-yo
    • Apr 6, 2006
    • 11147

    #2
    The bodies on Supes and the Riddler should be legit. As to the other stuff,check to see if there are any type of tags or any kind of marking on the clothes,boots and so on.

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    • skid14
      Veteran Member
      • Aug 23, 2011
      • 396

      #3
      the batman and robin are incomplete missing gloves. batmans cape and belt look repro. not certain on robins belt. supes has a repro decal and possibly his boots, the one on the right foot looks a little too glossy. riddler belt looks suspect repro. it, batmans belt, cape and possibly robins belt may be marked DM for doctor mego replacements.

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      • yecul
        New Member
        • Jun 15, 2012
        • 2

        #4
        Thanks for the input guys. I will look for markings. I hadn't even realized that they were incomplete! Have to start somewhere and I guess finding what parts are necessary and what's repro is a good way to dive in!

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        • Chippupperty
          Veteran Member
          • Feb 5, 2004
          • 435

          #5
          Nice to hear someone starting out in the hobby........enjoy!!

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          • actjac01
            Veteran Member
            • May 17, 2009
            • 369

            #6
            Welcome to the Museum!
            Hey, be sure to check out some of the galleries here. Lot's of info, especially about what to look for in repro.
            "...You can capture the Klingon & bring him back to the Enterprise!"

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            • Relic
              Banned
              • Jun 24, 2012
              • 1408

              #7
              If you were to sell the Riddler what would you be asking?

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              • Cornelius POTA
                Persistent Member
                • Jul 19, 2011
                • 1003

                #8
                Always look for the mark " DM " on boots, gloves.

                Doc Mego.

                Almost got burned a few months back on a " mego robin" complete.

                The owner claimed all original from head to toe.

                After the purchase, checked the boots in the car with my glasses, and sure enough repro with the DM on green boots, and looked much lighter as well.

                Went back in a got a 20% discount. Point being if I didn't know what to look for I could have easily brought Robin home thinkomg all this time he was original complete.
                Cornelius POTA sigpic MEGO of the Planet Of The Apes :ape:
                :smiley13: Cornelius is home.
                I'm in a groove and on the move collecting Mego POTA figures. PM me anytime.

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