Recent content by JohnA

Yes, that is the place to be. I've been off and on for a few years. Brian Stillman (Doc Atomic) of Plastic Galaxy fame is a pretty big name there. His blog: http://astoundingartifacts.blogspot.com/ He was blown away when this broke. He's known Toni's name for years as one beyond question. I...

LOL That's the thing. He's really only guilty, if proven to be, of unlicensed distribution. The parts are all real. From a collector sense it's a lot more but from a business sense just that. In fact, I'm sure I've heard of people taking leftover parts and assembling later to sell (not SW). I...

That same thought crossed my mind and I was actually going to bring it up. I'd like to think they'd be destroyed or marked in some way though. I know QC cards that passed inspection have turned up for Kenner and some Euro distributors. I've never seen anything that failed though. It's quite...

Not to be pedantic but perhaps a new term needs to be coined. These aren't recards. Recard would imply they were once carded and are being RE carded. I guess, in a way, the figures are being recarded but this is a term that usually implied the card and/or bubble is/are fake. Resealed is usually...

That's not just a collector. That's Andy Loney from The Toy Cave. Andy has been a dealer for years and has a stellar rep. I even recall him selling some of these as far back as either C2 or C3. I almost bought one and remember asking him to try to get me a Biker Scout. We used to go to AC to the...

Just a vague memory from a while back. It may have been a Tri, which is why I had Palitoy in mind. I'd have to see the pic you speak of. That Fett was dark, almost purple, just like a Ledy but maybe this Meccano variant is like that . I have a peripheral knowledge of variants, at best, so I...

No RS yet but I know several collectors following this. I've been reading for days, just not responding. I don't think most have anything to add and wold rather just be informed and see where this shakes out. FWIW the point about mix/match cardbacks/COOs is interesting. It reminded me of a...

Here's something I wrote recently explaining the scams Pablo has been connected to to some guys in another hobby. PLEASE NOTE: The links did not carrry over so some of it may seem out of place without clicking a link to lead to the evidence. The scams... where to begin? Ok, PPLs (Plastico...

Problem is that there is no HARD evidence. It's all circumstantial. These could still be real, though I'd be REALLY surprised. At best, I can edit and say that there is a ton of circumstantial evidence making many believe that these are fake but nothing more at this point. Please bear in mind...

Since those (well, "real" ones that is) source back to Pablo they are all thought to be fakes anyway. Pablo was a piece of **** scammer and almost everything that came from him (2nd waves of Top Toys carded samples, Top Toys/Pepsi Landos, PPLs, Billikens, etc.) are all subject to scrutiny now...

I see your points, and fair points from both of you. And, Andy, I knew it was sarcasm but there is a certain amount of truth to it. Some do enjoy the freedom to not have to censor their words. I curse like a sailor in person but between work and RS I've just learned to keep it toned down in...

Ohhh! :( Cash or charge? LOL John

I'm not really sure being able to curse should be counted as a benefit. I've been here for a bit now and I don't think I've used this option once. The only time it would really come out is if I got mad at somebody and who does that really help? LOL I'm glad nobody took what I said personally...

That Chewbacca even has the right weapon. Those things ALL went for a song. Some Chewbaccas like that have went well over $200. I think the unknown seller along with not cleaning them and using crappy pics may have all killed his chances. Lucky winners. John

I had an account there. One of the admins asked me to sign up. It was always a dead board. I made 5 whole posts there. :p This is one of the reasons I always hate signing up to all these new boards. I tell people time and again that it's bad to split the community. There's only so many people...