Another VC Jawa Palitoy found

[Joe]

It's made it to the daily mail now - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2399178/Rare-Jawa-Star-Wars-toy-mere-12-000-auction.html

Could be bad news for the price - and with having to fork out an extra 20% on top to Vectis, its going to be a crazy final price, but I am hoping everyone forgets about it in the next 2 months

Oh bloody hell, going overboard now aren't they?

 

[plantman]

they will spread the word as much as they can for 20% lol

once a couple more surface the price will drop a bit, its all excitement bubbling over because people now need one to complete their own collection

 

[itfciain]

Got to love the comment from 'Dave, Gosport'

Anyone who pays £12k for this is a moron - end of.

- Dave , Gosport, United Kingdom, 21/8/2013 21:56

Daily Mail readers have to be some of the thickest, xenophobic, homophobic, ignorant racist idiots out there (apologies to any Daily Mail readers!)

 

[mr_palitoy]

Got to love the comment from 'Dave, Gosport'

Anyone who pays £12k for this is a moron - end of.

- Dave , Gosport, United Kingdom, 21/8/2013 21:56

Daily Mail readers have to be some of the thickest, xenophobic, homophobic, ignorant racist idiots out there (apologies to any Daily Mail readers!)

As much as I hate the Daily Hate and it's readers, I have also commented on this article as well as the one from the Northern Echo.



Jason

 

[mr_palitoy]

And I've replied to "Dave" from Gosport comment.

(both comments awaiting moderation and publication currently)



Jason

 

[chazb73]

Its on yahoo news thread also

http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/rare-star-wars-action-figure-expected-mint-213900544.html

well if we hoped to come across one at a fleamarket or the like this publicity will end that dream :roll: :evil:

 

[sith-smith]

they will spread the word as much as they can for 20% lol

once a couple more surface the price will drop a bit, its all excitement bubbling over because people now need one to complete their own collection

I would imagine that the price may well drop but only if enough come up for sale. That was the only way the price of a reasonably similar figure...the Large Head Han...dropped.

There were only two now there are 6 or so. when the people who owned them started selling them they all sold for a similar price of around £5k (That may not seem a lot now but back in the early 2000's that really was a lot). But once the new owners started selling the price started to drop, because the thought that one would never come up for sale again became less powerful as so many sales had occurred, even though in reality it was the same few pieces.

Unless the ones hidden away start to come up for sale, I don't think the fact that there a now 4+ out there will have a huge effect.

Perhaps the biggest effect on price is novelty value. The first one had bucket loads of novelty. Own it a be the owner of the 'only' verified Jawa. This second one doesn't have that and in fact neither does the first anymore. Whether that will influence price is anyone's guess.

As for people needing one to complete their collection, well no, they don't. I have a set of Palitoy 12 backs. They are complete as I wanted a set of Palitoy 12 backs. That's the same for anyone who collects Palitoy 12 backs. No one ever said that collections were incomplete because they didn't have a LHH!

If were are arguing in terms of perhaps debut sets, or figure variation sets, then it would be something people need to complete that, possibly along with other cards.

 

[Grant_C]

You should get one Gary.

 

[mr_palitoy]

You should get one Gary.

Nah, he should get 2 like he had/has with LHH.



Jason

 

[Grant_C]

He has 2 LHH!? :shock:

OMG.....

and he hasn't even got a Palitoy VC Jawa.....oh dear....... :lol:

 

[plantman]

the vinyl cape jawa is a far more iconic figure than the LHH though, loose the han sells for peanuts, VC jawas sell for hundreds i think more collectors would see this as a totally different figure (althought it isnt, it is just a variation) if it were me i would want one to feel complete...but thats just me i suppose.

i certaily wouldnt be paying 12k for it though

 

[sith-smith]

He has 2 LHH!? :shock:

OMG.....

and he hasn't even got a Palitoy VC Jawa.....oh dear....... :lol:

I had 2. Sold one on.

Have been offered a VC Palitoy Jawa several times. But for me the price is too high for something I'm not desperate to own and I feel that a lot of the price is currently being driven by the iconic status of this figure.

As a Palitoy collector I'd love one but certainly not to make my collection complete and there are countless other Palitoy figures out there I'd much rather have. This would look great in a Nick's collection and certainly I have no intention of bidding against him on it.

I accept it is more iconic than the LHH, but my post was not about iconography, just about numbers and changing value. The VC status in general will make it's value higher, which I would never argue against, but the same factors that altered the value of the LHH can still effect the value of the Jawa...just at a higher price level. As to whether it will, is anyone's guess

 

[JuniorChubb]

I have replied to Dave too, still waiting for my comment to be approved... :wink:

 

[Grant_C]

But Dave doesn't realise that he has spent £100,000 on cigs :lol:

 

[JuniorChubb]

:lol: :lol:

Its been a while now so maybe my comment won't be published. It was a bit anti-Dave. :wink:

 

[jedisearcher]

It's made it to the daily mail now - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2399178/Rare-Jawa-Star-Wars-toy-mere-12-000-auction.html

Could be bad news for the price - and with having to fork out an extra 20% on top to Vectis, its going to be a crazy final price, but I am hoping everyone forgets about it in the next 2 months

Never mind the price, every loon with a smashed up jar-jar is gonna be trying to sell 'vintage' stuff for thousands now :roll:

Not sure why people are saying the price would be so high - if the other was graded, and probably got a better grade than this one would get, then surely the value tops out below the £11k or so the first got? Or is the speculation that the £11k one went for more (to limit paypal fees perhaps?)

 

[mumbo]

It's made it to the daily mail now - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2399178/Rare-Jawa-Star-Wars-toy-mere-12-000-auction.html

Could be bad news for the price - and with having to fork out an extra 20% on top to Vectis, its going to be a crazy final price, but I am hoping everyone forgets about it in the next 2 months

Never mind the price, every loon with a smashed up jar-jar is gonna be trying to sell 'vintage' stuff for thousands now :roll:

Not sure why people are saying the price would be so high - if the other was graded, and probably got a better grade than this one would get, then surely the value tops out below the £11k or so the first got? Or is the speculation that the £11k one went for more (to limit paypal fees perhaps?)

Cue the influx of one post wonders peddling their modern tat, which is already at an all time high :roll:

 

[jedisearcher]

Just realised that the £11k was an auction - thought it was a BIN (and why I thought it might've actually gone higher).

So MrPalitoy reckons it went for less than £11k? But my point is still the same, surely this one goes for less?

There, all makes sense now

 

[mr_palitoy]

Just realised that the £11k was an auction - thought it was a BIN (and why I thought it might've actually gone higher).

So MrPalitoy reckons it went for less than £11k? But my point is still the same, surely this one goes for less?

There, all makes sense now

No, more than £11k.



Jason

 

[mr_palitoy]

I have replied to Dave too, still waiting for my comment to be approved... :wink:

Still waiting for my 2 to go up, and they were both printable, so maybe they are just being slow.

Or maybe we're letting the readership down?

Should have said something like, immigrant workers are stealing our vinyl cape jawas and giving us all cancer.



Jason

 

[Nick_IoW]

Just realised that the £11k was an auction - thought it was a BIN (and why I thought it might've actually gone higher).

So MrPalitoy reckons it went for less than £11k? But my point is still the same, surely this one goes for less?

There, all makes sense now

No, more than £11k.



Jason

Why would someone pay more, unless they didn't win? In which case did they go down the road of being an ass-hat?

 

[mr_palitoy]

Just realised that the £11k was an auction - thought it was a BIN (and why I thought it might've actually gone higher).

So MrPalitoy reckons it went for less than £11k? But my point is still the same, surely this one goes for less?

There, all makes sense now

No, more than £11k.



Jason

Why would someone pay more, unless they didn't win? In which case did they go down the road of being an ass-hat?

I think it was sold to someone else, not the auction winner, or not at that price.

Jason

 

[Nick_IoW]

I think it was sold to someone else, not the auction winner, or not at that price.

Jason

Thats naughty!

 

[mr_palitoy]

I think it was sold to someone else, not the auction winner, or not at that price.

Jason

Thats naughty!

Don't know the full details, I checked with Richard a few weeks after the auction ended, and for whatever reason, it had been sold to a different buyer.
That buyer and the price they paid wished to remain anonymous.

Jason

 

[mr_palitoy]

I think it was sold to someone else, not the auction winner, or not at that price.

Jason

Thats naughty!

Don't know the full details, I checked with Richard a few weeks after the auction ended, and for whatever reason, it had been sold to a different buyer.
That buyer and the price they paid wished to remain anonymous.

Jason

Just checking back on my correspondence, the ebay auction was won by a buyer with 0 feedback, so it's likely that the ebay auction ended with a non paying winning bid.

Jason

 

[Joe]

You guys don't know that Anthony (MrKenner) owns the graded Pal VCJ?

Can see it in his limelight: http://forum.rebelscum.com/t1101214/

While he might not want to disclose the price he paid, he is a very nice chap and I am sure he wouldn't mind giving a ballpark value. Try him, he is registered here too.

 

[Palifan]

Great Palitoy collection, good on you Joe for sharing the link!

I've often wondered if the Large Head Han's bubble differs at all from the Pin Head one and although I've asked a few people on here about it nobody's been able to verify it 100%. Looking at the picture of the two side by side it looks like the Large Head one does indeed have a slightly wider bubble (which was what I've been told before). It's really good to see such a clear picture of them both and I now feel that the bubbles do differ (I think?!). I also notice that the Large Head had a slightly different looking footer than the Pin Head, another thing that I've noticed with all but one other example of this figure. That said though, after reading about how Mr Kenner acquired the set I'm thinking that it might possibly be someone from here's set (Palitoyman?),so it may well not be another Large Head example but one I've seen before.

Anyway, it's really good to see such nice pictures of a complete set and a big thanks again Joe.

Ian

 

[itfciain]

You guys don't know that Anthony (MrKenner) owns the graded Pal VCJ?

Can see it in his limelight: http://forum.rebelscum.com/t1101214/

While he might not want to disclose the price he paid, he is a very nice chap and I am sure he wouldn't mind giving a ballpark value. Try him, he is registered here too.

I'd seen that one as well Joe - very understated but there for all to see

 

[TC-14]

You guys don't know that Anthony (MrKenner) owns the graded Pal VCJ?

Can see it in his limelight: http://forum.rebelscum.com/t1101214/

While he might not want to disclose the price he paid, he is a very nice chap and I am sure he wouldn't mind giving a ballpark value. Try him, he is registered here too.

I'd seen that one as well Joe - very understated but there for all to see

Thanks for the link to Anthony's collection, Joe... my heart raced ever so slightly upon viewing such an outstanding collection :shock:

 

[mr_palitoy]

You guys don't know that Anthony (MrKenner) owns the graded Pal VCJ?

Can see it in his limelight: http://forum.rebelscum.com/t1101214/

While he might not want to disclose the price he paid, he is a very nice chap and I am sure he wouldn't mind giving a ballpark value. Try him, he is registered here too.

Thanks for the info, had missed that limelight. Nice to see it back in a full run of 14 along with large head han (yes, the bubble is wider on the large head version). And
nice to know where it is!



cheers Jason