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Resealed figure discovery debate - G.Kurtz Palitoy VC Jawa.
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<blockquote data-quote="Joe" data-source="post: 258037" data-attributes="member: 440"><p>Not sure I totally agree with this one Edd.</p><p></p><p>There is no doubt in my mind that it it <u>would</u> matter if someone had been sealing up figures in the 90's themselves and selling them as factory sealed.</p><p></p><p>With that said, you probably couldn't prove it one way or another..but if it <em>were</em> proven to be true then that would be a massive blow to the hobby and create a real **** storm. Imagine finding out your collection of £200-300 a pop figures that you thought were factory originals were actually knocked up with overstock in some blokes shed about 10 years after they were supposedly produced. I know I wouldn't be impressed.</p><p></p><p>As for value - Everyone knows that the toys are pretty much worthless to non collectors (which is why our better halves shake their heads at our spending) but we still pay through the nose for them and we do so for various reasons, authenticity is obviously at the forefront and when you think about it, we aren't even spending money on a plastic figure or a piece of card - most of the time we are paying for something that isn't even a physical part of the item and that's the <u><strong>genuine factory seal</strong></u>. Without that you have a loose figure and a cardback/bubble - which don't really add up to much at all.</p><p></p><p>While that does seem incredibly odd when you think about it, it is what it is and for a collector it makes perfect sense. </p><p></p><p>I don't know if the story Jason is telling us about Toni is true or not, it seems pretty far fetched..let's see how this pans out!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Joe, post: 258037, member: 440"] Not sure I totally agree with this one Edd. There is no doubt in my mind that it it [u]would[/u] matter if someone had been sealing up figures in the 90's themselves and selling them as factory sealed. With that said, you probably couldn't prove it one way or another..but if it [i]were[/i] proven to be true then that would be a massive blow to the hobby and create a real **** storm. Imagine finding out your collection of £200-300 a pop figures that you thought were factory originals were actually knocked up with overstock in some blokes shed about 10 years after they were supposedly produced. I know I wouldn't be impressed. As for value - Everyone knows that the toys are pretty much worthless to non collectors (which is why our better halves shake their heads at our spending) but we still pay through the nose for them and we do so for various reasons, authenticity is obviously at the forefront and when you think about it, we aren't even spending money on a plastic figure or a piece of card - most of the time we are paying for something that isn't even a physical part of the item and that's the [u][b]genuine factory seal[/b][/u]. Without that you have a loose figure and a cardback/bubble - which don't really add up to much at all. While that does seem incredibly odd when you think about it, it is what it is and for a collector it makes perfect sense. I don't know if the story Jason is telling us about Toni is true or not, it seems pretty far fetched..let's see how this pans out! [/QUOTE]
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