2005 figure guide fantasia

[wertyu-2007]

first book arrived today , great book for collecting with but not too good with help on finding fakes out.

also prices are a bit over the top i hope.

 

[edd_jedi]

Yes it's a decent book, i used to use it a lot when it came out as the photos are good and at the time the prices weren't THAT far out for most stuff. It's probably well out of date now.

 

[wertyu-2007]

do you think the prices have gone down since then, obviously there are some figures and carded stuff that never likly to go down always up.

but overall the price in the book are high compared to ebay .

or is the book pricing mint items from toy fairs and specialist shops when ebay was not so popular ?

 

[e30318is]

Some are high- the common loose prices are a bit off- but the prices for a VC Jawa are a little on the low side!

Oh and If you can find a Tri Logo Jawa for £245 let me know!!

~edit~ It is a great book for starting out collecting loose figures 8)

 

[sith-smith]

I'd be very cautious about using any book as a price guide. Prices fluctuate ridiculously at times and at the end of the day a piece is only really worth what someone is willing to pay.

eBay can be a reasonable guide on fairly common stuff as would asking people that have bought and sold a lot of stuff recently.

 

[DarthSwales]

I have used this for years to catch up on old figures. It's great for photo references, but the prices don't at all seem accurate to the stuff I've seen going on eBay. So yeah, out of date I'd say.

I'd love them to do another one. Not just for the Kenner line, but for all the Hasbro figures that have been produced since '05. There have been hundreds since then.

 

[wertyu-2007]

i thought the prices in this book were well out for loose figures (not sure about carded yet)
but to be honest if your after mint figures they are quite accurate even low for some.

i was seeing figures going for about £3 or £4 each but after receiving a few itsa 50/50 if the description true.

and after searching for a tie fighter and x wing on ebay for an hour or 3 ive hardly found any decent mint ones.

theres tons of vintage stuff on ebay but its hard to find quality stuff , this is collection is going to be harder than i thought .

 

[jedi_masters]

You can usually pick up carded for way under the prices stated in this book as well. I'm guessing if they were case fresh minty mint then the prices might be relevent. Mainly use it for reference perposes rather than the prices.