Recent content by geoffbroccoli

Thanks guys, I'm pretty certain it can't have been '85 as I know I wasn't collecting then (based on school year, family stuff at the time etc) so '86 sounds good, although I know it was August when I bought mine, as it was the summer holidays, so if they only came out around Christmas time it...

Hi I'm hoping to pick your collective brains... Does anyone remember exactly when these were released in Woolworths? I vividly remember buying a few of them in the summer school hols in Skegness and getting figures I'd long needed as a child... but can't place the exact year. I think it must be...

Hi, I'm looking to get my hands on an AFA or UKG Graded 80+ carded Vinyl cape Jawa, and am growing tired of trawling eBay! Anyone have one to sell, please PM me. I have cash waiting for the right price. Ideally UK based so I can collect. In hope, Geoff.

Thanks for the reply, here are the bases and their differences. One has 2, one only 1, both are different in terms of texture and reflectivity. Just trying to work out if one is genuine and one repro... Shiny ones Dull one Any help from someone who has a certified genuine one much...

Hi guys, wondering if you could help... I have a couple of Palitoy Cardboard Death Star Playsets and both appear to have different types and styles of the foil/mirrored stickers on the base. I wasn't fortunate enough to have one of these as a kid, so am making up for lost time now! My...

The reason I think it's worth further exploration is that of my five Palitoy 65 Backs, my 3 genuine childhood ones all have this type of seal, and it's not subtle (ie limited to a small area) but predominantly all down the inside right edge and corners, to varying extents, matching the used...

Hi Jason, Firstly, a big thanks for all your real efforts in helping collectors everywhere with your detective work and on moving this forward. However, a few observations from my part. Firstly, I don't think you can assume just because a genuine used/torn cardback displays the 'twin stem'...

Yes, the white line/colour lifting inside the bubble edge is evident on 3 of my childhood original sealed palitoys, and not on my later purchase suspect ones...

Hi Spoons, Yes, the colour lift as you describe is just the thing I meant. When you say 'gap' on the Lukes Hoth & Bespin, do you mean gap in the sealing (no, they are fully sealed all round to the card) or gap to the bottom of the card from the edge of the bubble seal (yes, about 3mm for the...

Hi guys, I've just joined the forum, but have been viewing for a few years now. Just a quick introduction, I've been collecting Star Wars MOC figures since 1985, when I started buying them up from shops as a kid on the cheap, so have a pretty well trained eye for what's legit and what's not...