Telling Real from Repro...

[Bronxboykev]

LOL... On the right side looks original to me. Did you win it on ebay or other Auction?

No, I got both on Private deals from members here.

[hobub]

not changed it.... destroyed it.....

And been laughing all the way to the bank in the meantime, I must add.

[warlock664]

not changed it.... destroyed it.....

This.
I'll never understand the tolerance so many have for repro items. There's so much of that junk littering eBay auctions and defacing vintage toys that I feel sorry for anyone trying to collect true all-original vintage Megos now.

[Bronxboykev]

This.
I'll never understand the tolerance so many have for repro items. There's so much of that junk littering eBay auctions and defacing vintage toys that I feel sorry for anyone trying to collect true all-original vintage Megos now.

I think there has to be some kind of tolerance for it, lets face it there are so many more incomplete and beater Mego's out there than complete ones. Remember these things are 40+ years old. I posed the question in a thread a while back if Mego were still in business and you had the opportunity to replace a boot a glove or a cape etc wouldn't you do it. That's what theses guys do. Naturally I do prefer original but sometimes you just can't help it... But I would like to know what's real and repro give me the choice.

[sauce]

Tolerance for it is fine as long as we all just trust every single seller to always disclose.

Who is down with that!!?! C'mon, folks!

[boss]

If we agree, will you stop? ;-)

[sauce]

Yes! Just don't follow me on twitter if these posts are boring you to emoticons.

[boss]

Your indignant attitude is wearing thin.

[sauce]

Indignant? Don't insult my mother like that!!

[boss]

Wait... are we related?

[sauce]

Father's brother's cousin's former roommate?

[warlock664]

I think there has to be some kind of tolerance for it, lets face it there are so many more incomplete and beater Mego's out there than complete ones. Remember these things are 40+ years old. I posed the question in a thread a while back if Mego were still in business and you had the opportunity to replace a boot a glove or a cape etc wouldn't you do it. That's what theses guys do. Naturally I do prefer original but sometimes you just can't help it... But I would like to know what's real and repro give me the choice.

I hear what you're saying, but honestly, the scarcity is part of what makes collecting them enjoyable. Every incomplete Mego doesn't have to be completed, some can just be used for parts. Part of the fun of Mego collecting is hunting down that vintage skinny boot or half-waffle/half-smooth oven mitt you need to complete a figure. I've always thought, if you want to collect Megos, then collect Megos. But repro parts aren't Mego.

[sauce]

Gospel^^^

[jwyblejr]

Repros are a damned if you do,damned if you don't type of thing. If they didn't exist,we'd be paying through our butts for original parts.

[sauce]

Cubic Zirconia.