Pike's clamshell case extremely prone to yellowing?!

[SKotK]

So, this is weird...

I went to put my EMCE ST collection up on the wall for display, and discovered that since the last time I'd pulled the collection out my Pike figure's case had gone completely yellow! (see below)

Pike (yellowed case) and Salt Vampire.jpg

Now the odd thing about this is that it was stored in exactly the same conditions as the other EMCE ST figures: stacked on top of a bookcase with other figures, no direct sunlight hitting it at all, no extreme temperature fluctuation. And Pike was between other figures whose cases are still crystal clear...including the Salt Vampire.

I'm baffled. So maybe they changed the material they were making cases from? But in that case, wouldn't the Salt Vampire, who came out at the same time, also have turned yellow?

Maybe the place I bought Pike from stored it in some non-ideal conditions, and it just took a while for the damage to set in. But I kind of doubt it.

Anybody else had this happen to any of their EMCE figures?

--SKot

[Barnabas Collins]

I just checked my Pike and Salt Vampire and they both look the same--pristine as they were on day one.

Barnabas Collins

[LonnieFisher]

That's terrible!!

[SKotK]

Well, I did get the Pike and Salt Vampire from different sources, so they may have been manufactured at different times. Sounds like they had a batch where the factory forgot to add in their UV-resistant component. And I got lucky enough to be stuck with one.

The sad part is how much trouble I had to go through to get a Pike in package, and how many false leads I followed before I finally got one...only to have it go sour on me later!

--SKot

[daz71]

doc mego does those clamshells you could just swap the figure and card

[tllgn]

thats interesting ,I have two complete sets of star trek figures in packages ,1 set is on my wall as wall art .And been there for a few years.Pikes
clamshell is just fine ,not in direct sunlight though .However at a local comic shop a while back i noticed that an FTC riddler which was in the
window and sunlight had become very milky,almost to the point of not seeing the figure.For curious reasons ,i put an empty FTC clamshell
in the window & sunlight for two weeks and it changed color.Other FTC figures on the wall as wall art ,and not in sunlight are fine .my packed away
Pike is also fine.

[LonnieFisher]

I have a stack of blisters for custom cards that was sitting in a dresser drawer for years, that all turned yellow. I was going to card up some stuff, but the blisters look way too bad. I've never seen any customs with yellow blisters, so I have no idea why mine discolored.

[LonnieFisher]

You should contact Emce and tell them you want a free replacement clamshell because yours is defective.

[ubermanx]

You should contact Emce and tell them you want a free replacement clamshell because yours is defective.

Pretty sure the warranty period has expired by now.

- Marty

[SKotK]

Pretty sure the warranty period has expired by now.

- Marty

Yeah, I would imagine so. Also, you've got to unseal those clamshells to switch them out. I plan on opening mine, eventually, but I wasn't ready to do it now. If I wanted to keep them sealed, I'd be screwed...

If they actually fix Pike's head this time around, I'll have one more reason to buy another Pike: non-yellowed clamshell!

--SKot

[TrekStar]

Email Doc and show him the pic and ask him his thoughts, you could ask for a replacement clamshell
he may just charge for shipping?

[SKotK]

Email Doc and show him the pic and ask him his thoughts, you could ask for a replacement clamshell
he may just charge for shipping?

That's a good idea; I may have to do that. I'm sure they were not happy that this happened.

--SKot