Late 80s vintage clearances

[Captainsolo1978]

Hi anyone else remember the good old days in the late 80s when Woolies and John menzies sold off all the old Star Wars stock???

I remember the figures were cheap, but they still wanted £19.99 for Vader's Star Destroyer- quite a lot for around 25 years ago.

Menzies had bins of carded figures- I picked up a few that started my carded collection!

I think woolies sold the last 17 in baggies (I am told this)!

I remember having to write to Palitoy who forwarded me to a Toyshop called Geoff's Toys to get the last two figures I didn't have. This was in 1985. Thats how I got Power Droid and Cloud Car Pilot!!!!

 

[sith-smith]

I can remember woolworths selling of loads cheap. They seemed to have them all the figures in bags from what I remember

I can recall loads of dagobah playsets there as well.

Can't believe I got nothing. Oh for a time machine!

 

[søren]

There where clearance sales here in Denmark aswell .

Joe and i made a little special about it here at his site
http://trilogo.info/features/faetter-br-the-great-danish-trilogo-sale/

There are also a a guy who has a focus on stuff with the withe clearance sticker here on this site .

 

[theslider]

I don't remember any clearance lines, as I sadlt by-passed the SW lines for the Transaformers from 84-85.

 

[Doomseeker]

I can remember woolworths selling of loads cheap. They seemed to have them all the figures in bags from what I remember

I can recall loads of dagobah playsets there as well.

Can't believe I got nothing. Oh for a time machine!

yep I remember the bags of figures, right around the time the turtles figures hit

 

[Grant_C]

I can remember woolworths selling of loads cheap. They seemed to have them all the figures in bags from what I remember

I can recall loads of dagobah playsets there as well.

Can't believe I got nothing. Oh for a time machine!

yep I remember the bags of figures, right around the time the turtles figures hit

Really.

Thats really late. Turtles was what~~? 1988? 1989?

I never saw anything passed 1985.

 

[Doomseeker]

I can remember woolworths selling of loads cheap. They seemed to have them all the figures in bags from what I remember

I can recall loads of dagobah playsets there as well.

Can't believe I got nothing. Oh for a time machine!

yep I remember the bags of figures, right around the time the turtles figures hit

Really.

Thats really late. Turtles was what~~? 1988? 1989?

I never saw anything passed 1985.

probably 89, but i remember them clear as day as i held a shredder carded figure in my hands down the toy aisle. they were packed about 5 to a bag. i think it was the harrogate woolies

 

[Grant_C]

Like these?

 

[sith-smith]

Yeah, I rmember those!! 8)

 

[palitoyjunky]

I rem seeing Jedi AT-ATs in Argos for £12.50!! Sure that was well after 1985.

 

[Doomseeker]

Like these?

WOW :shock:
Awesome, that's exactly as I remember them....don't suppose you have another set you'd be prepared to pass on to another collector? :wink:

 

[Grant]

I can remember boxed ATATs and Ewok Villages being reduced down to £5 each in my local Woolworth's. Who's got a time machine.

Thank you

Grant.

 

[Grant_C]

Like these?

WOW :shock:
Awesome, that's exactly as I remember them....don't suppose you have another set you'd be prepared to pass on to another collector? :wink:

I dont have any- but these go for big money now- £300-£800 :?

 

[sith-smith]

Can't believe I just walked by them in the shop! :roll:

 

[tiefighterboy]

Like these?

WOW :shock:
Awesome, that's exactly as I remember them....don't suppose you have another set you'd be prepared to pass on to another collector? :wink:

I dont have any- but these go for big money now- £300-£800 :?

See Frank. :wink:

 

[Snake_eyes_82]

I can remember woolworths selling of loads cheap. They seemed to have them all the figures in bags from what I remember

I can recall loads of dagobah playsets there as well.

Can't believe I got nothing. Oh for a time machine!

Haha yea I often dream of a time machine there was a shop in Leicester called smiths toys I remember having bins full of fetts and last 17 figs in the late 80s

 

[db94]

Whenever I read threads like these I just shake my head in utter bewilderment as to why I didn't buy loads of figures and ships.
I can remember my local toy shop knocking the figures down to 50p but I only bought a Han Bespin as he was my favourite - opened him and he had a factory flaw on the back of his neck, was so pissed off as I had spent ages picking the best paint job!!! That's probably why I didn't buy any more!

Fair enough I was too young to consider the whole investment side of things but considering just how important SW was to me I can't believe I didn't just buy at least a few carded figures to keep!

When I see ships with 99p stickers on them or the whole woollies mixed bags I think the same as everyone else - time machine, find myself , hand over £100 and give a quick lesson on safe storage/archiving

 

[Grant_C]

hand over £100 and give a quick lesson on safe storage/archiving

:lol:

 

[chazb73]

Yep - My memories are from our local market circa 1986 I was 13 - they had all teh last 17 - I remember getting Luke Endor, ewoks, I passed on han carbonite and luke stormtrooper for some reason? :?

Then there was bike shop that had loads in those metal mesh bin things - I Got yoda, walrus man and loads more on Jedi and Tri logo cards inlcuding a Tri logo Boba Fett.

My Dad gave them all away when I was 16 or so