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  • haran_banjo_
    Member
    • Feb 23, 2009
    • 62

    #16
    They seems all vintage (the more recente repro are less detailed) but for to be sure about it look the date in the back of the figure.
    Also the outfits seems to be original vintage. If they are right their value isn't low, I think about 40/50$ as a minimum for each one but if possible check every outfit on Ebay for to have the perfect value, some of these can be rare.

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    • AAAAA
      Permanent Member
      • Oct 28, 2005
      • 2505

      #17
      OK the last pic is action man winter combat outfit (early issue.)
      if these are not reissues outfits there are worth quite a bit.
      they seem to be near complete and in great shape.
      make sure all there tags read Hong Kong or japan.
      I would offer 300.
      put the red breaded joe in the light blue work shirt and blue bell bottoms pants.
      and switch outfitss wwith the blonde breaded and the man of action wearing the british winter combat outfit.
      Last edited by AAAAA; Jan 29, '10, 12:10 PM.

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      • TrueDave
        Toy Maker
        • Jan 12, 2008
        • 2343

        #18
        Originally posted by thunderbolt
        I agree with Truedave on some of that. I've never found a mint foil suit for either the astronaut or firefighter. The pack for astronaut does look vintage, due to the yellowing. The figure with the marine fatigues looks like a repro.
        I thought the same thing about the "yellowing" on the astronaut pack but I think it's the light in the photograph.

        I suggested offering a hundred because you can always go higher. Haggling is vital. So what if he laughs at you. Again I dont trust guys who refuse to throw out a ballpark figure.

        Eager to know how this turns out.

        If I have to eat my hat . . I dont want to eat my wool fedora. Vegan girlfriend. I'm not a fan of my HotWHeels baseball cap ( freebie) , but I think my straw gardening hat would be easiest to digest.( over several days after boiling)

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        • toys2cool
          Ultimate Mego Warrior
          • Nov 27, 2006
          • 28605

          #19
          Originally posted by haran_banjo_
          They seems all vintage (the more recente repro are less detailed) but for to be sure about it look the date in the back of the figure.
          Also the outfits seems to be original vintage. If they are right their value isn't low, I think about 40/50$ as a minimum for each one but if possible check every outfit on Ebay for to have the perfect value, some of these can be rare.
          they look authentic to me as well
          "Time to nut up or shut up" -Tallahassee

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          • rche
            channeling Bob Wills
            • Mar 26, 2008
            • 7391

            #20
            Originally posted by TrueDave
            .....

            If I have to eat my hat . . I dont want to eat my wool fedora. Vegan girlfriend. ...
            does that mean you don't get a kiss if you have wool on your breath?

            a haiku for ya

            hamburgers for lunch
            shunned and no kisses for me
            girlfriend is vegan

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            • TrueDave
              Toy Maker
              • Jan 12, 2008
              • 2343

              #21
              Originally posted by rche
              does that mean you don't get a kiss if you have wool on your breath?

              a haiku for ya

              hamburgers for lunch
              shunned and no kisses for me
              girlfriend is vegan
              Worse than Vegan shes a Raw foodist. Uses her stove as a bookshelf.
              They boil wool to make hats.

              Thats a great Haiku. Doing something creative like that ( EVEN IF TO RIDICULE MY PAIN ) is a sweet and thoughtful gesture.

              I'm going to save that Haiku. Thanks

              ( I wish dude would get his deal over with already. I wanna know how it turns out!)

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              • Marvelmania
                A Ray of Sunshine
                • Jun 17, 2001
                • 10392

                #22
                Dude says you'll have to wait until Monday night as I'm snowed in here in East TN. We've got 4"-6" of snow tonight and expecting possibly 8" more tomorrow.
                Spoke with the seller today and his area is probably worse off than here. Said all of the items are original vintage stuff but I'll see it first hand Monday night. He's supposed to be a big Joe collector who works the toy show circuit and lives in SW VA. His main focus is the painted head Joes whereas I'm into the Adv Team stuff. He's supposed to be bringing 10-15 figures in all for me to look at. I'll keep you posted but after hearing this I'm betting his prices are high!

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                • rche
                  channeling Bob Wills
                  • Mar 26, 2008
                  • 7391

                  #23
                  Hiya Tim,

                  Wow, that's a lot of snow!
                  Sounds like he knows his stuff. Probably why he asked for a starting amount from you. He may not have returned the phone call if it was too low. Still, sounds like you might be able to get some fuzzheads from him and that would be cooolio.

                  have fun in the snow

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                  • toys2cool
                    Ultimate Mego Warrior
                    • Nov 27, 2006
                    • 28605

                    #24
                    Originally posted by Tim Arnold
                    Dude says you'll have to wait until Monday night as I'm snowed in here in East TN. We've got 4"-6" of snow tonight and expecting possibly 8" more tomorrow.
                    Spoke with the seller today and his area is probably worse off than here. Said all of the items are original vintage stuff but I'll see it first hand Monday night. He's supposed to be a big Joe collector who works the toy show circuit and lives in SW VA. His main focus is the painted head Joes whereas I'm into the Adv Team stuff. He's supposed to be bringing 10-15 figures in all for me to look at. I'll keep you posted but after hearing this I'm betting his prices are high!
                    cool, i'm super curious now
                    "Time to nut up or shut up" -Tallahassee

                    http://ultimatewarriorcollection.webs.com/
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                    • TrueDave
                      Toy Maker
                      • Jan 12, 2008
                      • 2343

                      #25
                      Maybe hes dumping these because with the reissues he sees the price going down?

                      If these are all originals they are superfine pieces.

                      Now that I have heard a little bit more I am a liitle nervous about my hat rack. Wished I believed in gambling money. Instead I'm into public humiliation.

                      Thses are not going to be cheap.

                      Ask if they have been repaired, restrung, repainted?

                      Still If someone refuses to give me a ballpark figure i usually throw out one way too low or walk away.

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                      • toys2cool
                        Ultimate Mego Warrior
                        • Nov 27, 2006
                        • 28605

                        #26
                        It ain't gonna be cheap if he's a collector, they usually charge more then what they go for on ebay
                        "Time to nut up or shut up" -Tallahassee

                        http://ultimatewarriorcollection.webs.com/
                        My stuff on facebook Incompatible Browser | Facebook

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                        • Marvelmania
                          A Ray of Sunshine
                          • Jun 17, 2001
                          • 10392

                          #27
                          I've been through this many times before so I go in with no expectations. If I can get a deal then great and if not then maybe I've made a new friend and he can keep an eye out for some Megos for me and I can do the same Joe-wise for him. I'll find out soon enough. I do want to say thank you and that I appreciate all of the tips and advise that I've received!

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                          • Man of Action
                            Persistent Member
                            • Oct 26, 2006
                            • 1075

                            #28
                            $1500..

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                            • rche
                              channeling Bob Wills
                              • Mar 26, 2008
                              • 7391

                              #29
                              Hey Tim,

                              When you guys get to haggling over the Joes, you may want to print out the list of just sold items from FXTOYS. Looks like they just cleared out someones collection. All in nice shape and the prices were not high.
                              66 sotw Germans hovering at about 100
                              66 sotw Japanese at 180ish
                              heavy weapons set at 145
                              Not to mention the talking MoA I was outbid on at $34 ( shoulda gone higher, but I was outsniped, what can you do?)

                              anyway. Might not really help as a bargaining tool, but it does show that the 90s prices for these guys are definitely over.

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                              • Joe90
                                Most Special Agent
                                • Feb 23, 2008
                                • 721

                                #30
                                Those are all definitely vintage 'Joes. There's really nothing special as far as uniforms/accessories. I'd go with Neutron-X and say that $200 would be a good deal for that lot. If you trawled eBay for months you could get the equivalent to this lot for $200 easy, but would you be prepared to do that? If the figures have all their fingers and toes and no severe stress cracks or paint rubs I'd go as high as $300. But I'm thinking as a collector, not as someone who wants to flip them for profit.
                                90, Joe 90.... Great Shakes : Milk Chocolate -- Shaken, not Stirred.

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