Latest Acquisitions

[Frunkstar]

grant that miscard is a fantastic pickup welldone 8) whered that badboy originate from ebay? or from the collecting community?

£55 on eBay. I can't believe no one was on it. :shock:

I saw it Grant, just already got it, but superb deal you got on it, mine is much more beat than yours & I would not let it go for twice that mate, you got a real steal, I was half tempted myself as an upgrade as mine has a big hole through the card,so really glad I did not bid now mate, great score

Rob that taun taun place mat thing is ace. love the artwork, very cool

 

[Grant_C]

That's great Frank- be trying to find out how many of these exist.

 

[robpmarsh]

Arrived today:

 

[benny100]

Nice 8d8 Rob, rare to see one with such a clear bubble. I bid on that mis card but was going in on his fx-7 4-lom offer card he had. It's a nice piece.

 

[timbo72]

Nice 8d8 card buddy. Got a few random bits lately

 

[pizzathehutt]

Nice 8d8 card buddy. Got a few random bits lately

ferris buellers day off on blu ray! sweet!

 

[chazb73]

Beaten, Broken and Rare.

AT-AT Commander/Imperial Commander Miscard

Not been on this thread for ages - I was getting too jealous!! :lol:

Grant - glad you got him, I was watching and forgot about him!

 

[Joe]

Arrived today:

Haha I used to own that 8D8! It changes hands quite a bit due to the damage I think! I've got a funny story (or not) about that sticker damage actually..

When I got it, the card was pristine and it looked even better with that clear bubble on it but there were originally two price stickers on the top right of the card. They never really bothered me (I'm usually quite happy to leave stickers on cards) but for some reason one day I decided to try and remove them, they came up easy enough but to my surprise the card had that big arse sticker tear underneath! :shock:

I'm pretty sure the seller I got it from was responsible for the cover up :evil: but I never got anywhere with him on a partial refund so I sold it on, it looked like this before the sticker removal:

Glad to see it end up in yet another collection, are you keeping him Rob? :lol:

 

[TheGent]

 

[robpmarsh]

Yep....shame the sticker was removed....wonder what rating it would get?

 

[Joe]

Yep....shame the sticker was removed....wonder what rating it would get?

Sadly I'm 100% sure it was a cover up done by the guy that sold it on to me, so in this case I think it was for best that the stickers were removed. At least now people know that damage is there.

Here are the completely clean stickers that came off of it, no sign of any litho from the card:

As for grading, any visible damage on the card (especially that large) usually drops the card score down to 70 when graded I think. I doubt it'd grade higher as the damage detracts from the figure quite a bit when on display.

 

[pizzathehutt]

Talk about loggin every detail joe!

bloody good effort mate.

 

[theforceuk]

:shock: :shock: :shock: Nice acquisition, Dark Brown Hoth Rebel Soldier. Don't tell me you picked it up at a carboot for 50p!

 

[Palifan]

Yep....shame the sticker was removed....wonder what rating it would get?

Sadly I'm 100% sure it was a cover up done by the guy that sold it on to me, so in this case I think it was for best that the stickers were removed. At least now people know that damage is there.

Here are the completely clean stickers that came off of it, no sign of any litho from the card:



As for grading, any visible damage on the card (especially that large) usually drops the card score down to 70 when graded I think. I doubt it'd grade higher as the damage detracts from the figure quite a bit when on display.

I had the same thing happen to me once with a Takara Stormtrooper. It had been sent to AFA for grading and they wouldn't grade it as they thought the sticker had been tampered with. I bought it anyway as it was an ok price and it good condition. When I received it I busted it out of the case and the sticker practically fell off revealing damage. I think the seller had sent this off to the AFA and knew it was damaged but let on to me that that was how he'd bought it and that AFA were wrong about it. I think he was surprised when i told him I'd opened it up and discovered this but I thought this was the case from the start so didn't push for a part refund.

I still have it somewhere with the sticker as a reminder. it's amazing what people think they can get away with. I know AFA have got some things wrong but in this case it was pretty obvious it had been messed with.

Ian

 

[Richard_H]

This is my latest little haul for me. Lots of goodies though for my SS too which I'm not showing




DV Tie is immaculate as it came off a burst card.

 

[Stormtrooper37]

Lot's of great buy's of late.

Grant £55 for that Miscard - got to be one of the best buys of the year, fantastic pick up

 

[Grant_C]

Grant £55 for that Miscard - got to be one of the best buys of the year, fantastic pick up

Thanks buddy- first pick up in months. And what a bargain- couldn't let that pass. :mrgreen:

99.9% of collectors have been real happy for me :lol:

 

[Mr-shifter]

My latest acquisition (Well one of them). Its modern but I hope you don't mind me posting.

Her name is Ellie Mae and she was born on 2nd October at 4:09, weighing 8 lbs 6 oz. Mother and baby are fine, however baby had to have a course of Antibiotics before leaving hospital so I have only just got them both home.

This is our first, so its all a bit "what do we do now" at the moment but we seem to be getting there.

 

[theforceuk]

Congratulations Mr-Shifter, your latest acquisition will take some beating.

 

[SOJ]

She's a beaut mate, in vintage terms mint out of the box

 

[CRAZYHAZY]

Amazing ..congrats.

 

[poncho]

congratulations ben a wonderful picture

 

[spoons]

congrats Mr S - she's a beauty!

 

[plantman]

if the delivery nurse wore rubber gloves can you get her U graded?

 

[chazb73]

Great pic Ben - congratulations

 

[db94]

Ah mate what a great picture - congratulations to you all
She is a wee darling. Best time in the world, everything just gets better and better from now on - first Christmas, first steps first everything so enjoy every second of it

 

[Cazza]

Congratulations mate- she looks lovely 8) I remember feeling like we'd 'borrowed' our eldest when we got him home. It all felt a bit surreal for a couple of days!

 

[Michael Sith]

Congratulations mate, the best gift in the world, you now have your very own unique ANH acquisition :wink:

 

[Nick_IoW]

Congrats Ben! Looks mint - the beginning of a loose focus?

 

[andy x-wing pilot]

Congratulations Ben