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stevemac1976
Jedi Master
burnsy said:
I have been told that it was previously owned by Tom Derby and Kim Simmons - and to be honest they are 2 very big names in the collecting community.
The slide itself coudl be from anywhere and used for almost anything. Unfortunately the seller did not have any more info on it. I would love to be able to find out what this was used for so if anyone has seen this exact pic on any SW related merchandise please let me know.
Steve
slim
Sith Lord
just when you mention tom derby ...in my old collection 90% of my multipacks were tom derbys , i bought them from cloud city before they were bought over by brians toys !
slim
slim
stevemac1976
Jedi Master
I amy just do that. I think i have his email address somewhere.
slim
Sith Lord
Grant said:
NOPE
...sold them for the wedding/house fundslim
Jedi534
Jedi Knight
I found this Made In Mexico Logray at San Diego Comic-Con yesterday for $20. 8)
Nice buys you guys!
Jedi534
Jedi Knight
Let's just say, I no longer have a carded Logray... :twisted:burnsy said:
Bollux
Grand Master
another one bites the dust!
Jedi534
Jedi Knight
I'll admit, I feel a little guilty removing figs from their cards, however, most of the time it's easier and cheaper to get variants that way because sellers usually do not know what they have. I had a carded Hollow Cheek Tusken Raider once that I bought for $50! Think about that, a mint fig for less than a used loose one! Problem is, to open or not to open. Did I open it? ...no I did not, but I almost did. As luck would have it, I found a near perfect loose one on eBay for $6 so I sold my carded version, made $85 profit and had a free HC Tusken to add to the collection!weasel said:I was actually taking the piss!
I didn't actually think he was going to take him off the card! Ahh well, at least it wasn't AFA and that U grade fad! :twisted: :evil:
Anyway, I now have a "mint" Lili-Ledy Logray sitting pretty in my loose display.
aussiejames
Sith Lord
I paid twice as much for my crappy loose LL Logray . Finding mint loose figures is sometimes a pain and expensive. If I found beater MOCs of figures I wanted loose and mint I may be tempted to bust some open Luckily I'm not too fussy with condition.
. Finding mint loose figures is sometimes a pain and expensive. If I found beater MOCs of figures I wanted loose and mint I may be tempted to bust some open Luckily I'm not too fussy with condition.
Jedi534
Jedi Knight
Can you define CACFA please?Josh said:
jaymassive619
Sith Lord
Jedi534 said:
I like to know what that stands for lol
Its a shame another MOC has bit the dust at least it was a relatively common figure / card that was in average shape i.e visible card creases that break the colour clear bubble though plus it was not done for the destuctive pursuit of a U90 label. :|
Jedi534
Jedi Knight
...Thank you.Josh said:
Funny thing is everyone always says its cheaper to buy a MOC and rip it open than to buy a mint figure, thats because of all the silly money loose + variant collectors are willing to cough up in the first place :lol: :lol:
If people started paying reasonable amounts for loose figures and variants there would be no need to rip existing figures off their cards or out of their baggies, I mean there are plenty about!
Patience is a good thing, I learnt it , sure others can!
If people started paying reasonable amounts for loose figures and variants there would be no need to rip existing figures off their cards or out of their baggies, I mean there are plenty about!
Patience is a good thing, I learnt it , sure others can!
jaymassive619
Sith Lord
whiteskinnydroid said:
You hit the nail on the head Joe it all boils down to a lack of patience!
Chaz's mate who is thinking of tearing up a MISB droids playset just to try and get a U90 3 legged R2 is a prime example!
The people destroying MOC's for U grades specifically those tearing through dozens of them for U90's and even those that are tearing up good MOC's for variants to me need to learn to be more patient.
Look at MOC collectors for crying out loud many of the guys wait years upon years for the right MOC cardback figure combination to come up to fill the gaps in their run.
MOC's been destroyed just makes their quest that bit more difficult.
Just my opinion and im not trying to bash anyone.
paulaura
Padawan
I also think if someone wants a mint loose figure for their own collection,there is absolutely nothing wrong with someone opening a figure they bought.
jaymassive619
Sith Lord
paulaura said:
Of course its there right to do that after all its there property. I personally have stated and will state again for the record i don't care about really bad beaters been opened.
The fact still remains that opening up quality MOC examples for loose figures will have a negative long term effect on MOC collecting and is a destructive rather than preservative way to collect which will ultimately impact other collectors.
The worst of the situation is the agressive U90 collectors who are destorying dozens of high quality MOC's in pursiut of the U90 label day in day out at the moment.
No matter how you look at it boils down to a self centered belief system and a serious lack of patience and care for the wider preservation of the hobby.
Jay
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