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I posted this earlier at the Micropolis Embassy, and thought I'd share it here.
Ah... How often have collectors dreamed of discovering unopened cases
of their favorite vintage toys? Wellll...
Actually, I didn't really get an unopened case. But I was lucky enough to pick up a couple of empty cases from an eBay seller who had found a few cases of mixed Mego products in his grandmother's attic! He had found this vintage Mego Time Traveler case was filled with an assortment of first-series Time Travelers, type 1 Pharoids and Galactic Warriors, and some other misc stuff. I also got a Galactic Warrior shipping case from him, but its missing the flaps on one side. He also found a couple of cases of Dukes of Hazzard 8" figures.
The seller sold the figures out of the cases over the course of a couple of months, then offered the empty cases. He told me his grandparents ran a candy & gifts kiosk at a mall in the Marietta, Georgia region, and they offered some Mego toys ordered via a regional salesman. These were shipped to his grandparents home address straight from Mego's warehouse in Bohemia, NY.
The case is marked to contain 36 Time Travelers, and seems surprisingly small at only 14x8x9 inches.
It was nice to get these for my collection a number of months ago, at only $5 for the pair. Original Mego shipping cases are probably one of the last odd historical things for my Micronaut archives I was looking for. Not as eye-catching as the Karrio cases that surfaced a few months ago with logos and Micronaut typefaces, but still amazing to have.
Certainly something for the collector who has everything! After taking the pictures and putting the 3 MOC Time Travelers back on the shelf, I carefully wrapped it in acetate sheet so it looks a little nicer and is protected. It was also addressed and opened from the bottom, so it displays cleanly. I'll do the same later with the Galactic Warrior case. Unfortunately, I don't have an MOC Galactic Warriors to picture with it, and the box is missing all the flaps on the top.
Ah... How often have collectors dreamed of discovering unopened cases
of their favorite vintage toys? Wellll...
Actually, I didn't really get an unopened case. But I was lucky enough to pick up a couple of empty cases from an eBay seller who had found a few cases of mixed Mego products in his grandmother's attic! He had found this vintage Mego Time Traveler case was filled with an assortment of first-series Time Travelers, type 1 Pharoids and Galactic Warriors, and some other misc stuff. I also got a Galactic Warrior shipping case from him, but its missing the flaps on one side. He also found a couple of cases of Dukes of Hazzard 8" figures.
The seller sold the figures out of the cases over the course of a couple of months, then offered the empty cases. He told me his grandparents ran a candy & gifts kiosk at a mall in the Marietta, Georgia region, and they offered some Mego toys ordered via a regional salesman. These were shipped to his grandparents home address straight from Mego's warehouse in Bohemia, NY.
The case is marked to contain 36 Time Travelers, and seems surprisingly small at only 14x8x9 inches.
It was nice to get these for my collection a number of months ago, at only $5 for the pair. Original Mego shipping cases are probably one of the last odd historical things for my Micronaut archives I was looking for. Not as eye-catching as the Karrio cases that surfaced a few months ago with logos and Micronaut typefaces, but still amazing to have.
Certainly something for the collector who has everything! After taking the pictures and putting the 3 MOC Time Travelers back on the shelf, I carefully wrapped it in acetate sheet so it looks a little nicer and is protected. It was also addressed and opened from the bottom, so it displays cleanly. I'll do the same later with the Galactic Warrior case. Unfortunately, I don't have an MOC Galactic Warriors to picture with it, and the box is missing all the flaps on the top.
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