Loft Find updated June 13, 2024

[Pomse2001]

I got in a contact with a very nice guy here in denmark. He had found his childhood collection in his basement and wanted to sell most of it. He told me he wanted to keep a few items as a memory from his childhood. I think we talked about an hour about star wars and our childhoods before I left again.

He was a little bit expensive so I only bought his items with danish price stickers and the items I wanted most.

I have never seen this danish price stickers before and there are no shop names on them. He had bought them himself in the 80s and he remembered the address where he bought it. After I got in contact with a fellow danish x star wars collector who knows a lot about danish shops. Then I learned the shop closed in 1993 and another toy store named BR have the store today.
But in the 80s the toy store was named J.S. Legetøj or on english J.S. Toys. I have never heard about that store before and I do not know if there was only this store or they had more stores in other towns. But it was placed in a small danish town named Kalundborg, I think about 10.000 people lived in the town in the 80s so it is not a very big town. I guess it is from a time where there was a toy store in nearly every town. I did not buy the leia figure from him because he could not find belt, helmet or blaster for it.

Here are the part of the lot that I bought from him

 

[Cazza]

Lars, they look great. Nice to find out more about the shop. Sad that most toy shops are now gone- the UK is exactly the same, unfortunately.

 

[Pomse2001]

Lars, they look great. Nice to find out more about the shop. Sad that most toy shops are now gone- the UK is exactly the same, unfortunately.

Thanks mate, sorry to read it is the same in the uk with the toy shops.

 

[scooternick]

I got in a contact with a very nice guy here in denmark. He had found his childhood collection in his basement and wanted to sell most of it. He told me he wanted to keep a few items as a memory from his childhood. I think we talked about an hour about star wars and our childhoods before I left again.

He was a little bit expensive so I only bought his items with danish price stickers and the items I wanted most.

I have never seen this danish price stickers before and there are no shop names on them. He had bought them himself in the 80s and he remembered the address where he bought it. After I got in contact with a fellow danish x star wars collector who knows a lot about danish shops. Then I learned the shop closed in 1993 and another toy store named BR have the store today.
But in the 80s the toy store was named J.S. Legetøj or on english J.S. Toys. I have never heard about that store before and I do not know if there was only this store or they had more stores in other towns. But it was placed in a small danish town named Kalundborg, I think about 10.000 people lived in the town in the 80s so it is not a very big town. I guess it is from a time where there was a toy store in nearly every town. I did not buy the leia figure from him because he could not find belt, helmet or blaster for it.

Here are the part of the lot that I bought from him

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Wow, those bubbles were removed very neatly, maybe that was standard practice in Scandinavia?!!

 

[Pomse2001]

Wow, those bubbles were removed very neatly, maybe that was standard practice in Scandinavia?!!

No it is not normal I find them removed like that. I guess I was very lucky

 

[Pomse2001]

I got a part of another loft find yesterday. I only bought the cardbacks with danish price stickers on them from seller. Because the figures was beaters and all weapons was lost.

I will share the cardbacks soon with you guys

 

[Pomse2001]

Here are the cardbacks I got from a danish loftfind, all have danish price stickers or some parts of a danish price sticker for my danish star wars focus

 

[supergoose]

Nice

 

[kabuchi7]

Nice one! Loving the hole punches

 

[Pomse2001]

I saw this lot for sale yesterday in denmark. I saw it had been for sale for 4 hours so I thought maybe it was sold. But I contacted the guy and he told me it was still for sale but after he had put it up for sale many had contacted him, the first one after 3 min. but no one had bought it yet So I visited him and looked af the lot and we had a long talk before I bought it and came home with it.

He told me it was from his childood, he was 50 years old and when he was a kid he tried to save money so he could buy star wars toy in the local toy stores in denmark. He also told me maybe one or a few of them maybe was bought when he was a kid on a vacation in portugal. He found them at the loft in a box and they had not been out of the box since he was a kid, he had no idea where the rest of the weapons are. He also told me he remember running around to friends when he was a kid with his bag with the figures and weapons in it. I was surprised most of them looks mint and legs and arms are very thight like they had never been played with but r2-d2 are very damaged. I was chocked to find the first version of r2-d2 in the lot, this is only the 2nd time I found that one in a danish childhood lot. Not many of this was sold in denmark. I do not understand why all the silver on the dome are gone since all the other figures are so nice. I guess he played a lot with r2-d2.

The AT-ST looks mint, there are a action figure bag for the figures after I got home, I checked the bag and found a blaster in it so that was an extra bonus

The other vehicles and the gun also look nearly mint but some of the stickers are beginning to get loose.

A little update I forgot to write in the post.

Seller also told me, he remember one or some of the vehicles was packed with figures when he bought them in the 80s. I think it was very interesting since I have never seen packets in denmark with figures and vehicles. I don't think special offer boxes was not sold in denmark. But the POTF packet with a minirigs and 2 figures from germany could have been sold in denmark. I think I have read or heard about that before

But as he remember it, it was maybe the AT-ST that was packed with 1 or 2 figures. I have not ever seen or heard about that only the mini-rigs

 

[Cazza]

That's a great joblot. They all look in fantastic condition (R2 isn't too bad!), especially the AT-ST!

 

[kabuchi7]

So my dad was clearing out the back bedroom at his house and found these. I remember having these as a kid, frantically rubbing the transfers on creating a scene!

Sadly i sold most of my childhood collection and only have a few bits remaining from that so it was a good find

 

[supergoose]

So my dad was clearing out the back bedroom at his house and found these. I remember havimg these as a kid, frantically rubbing the transfers on creating a scene!

Sadly i sold most of my childhood colldction and only have a few bits remaining from that so it was a good find

That's brilliant mate, congrats

 

[Pomse2001]

That's a great joblot. They all look in fantastic condition (R2 isn't too bad!), especially the AT-ST!

Thanks for the kind words. I forgot to write seller told me, he remember one or some of the vehicles was packed with figures when he bought them in the 80s. I think it was very interesting since I have never seen packets in denmark with figures and vehicles. I don't think special offer boxes was not sold in denmark. But the POTF packet with a minirigs and 2 figures from germany could have been sold in denmark. I think I have read or heard about that before Thanks but all the silver on the dome on r2 are gone I have never had one before with that kind of damage

 

[Pomse2001]

So my dad was clearing out the back bedroom at his house and found these. I remember having these as a kid, frantically rubbing the transfers on creating a scene!

Sadly i sold most of my childhood colldction and only have a few bits remaining from that so it was a good find

Great you got some of your childhood stuff back. What is it ? I have never seen it before

 

[kabuchi7]

So the 'book' opens out and comes with a sheet of rub on transfers (ships/characters/explosions etc.). Each one has a scene inside, tantoonie and the ewok village to stick the transfers to. I will post some more pictures of the inside tomorrow then you can see my handy work as a 6 year old kid

 

[Pomse2001]

So the 'book' opens out and comes with a sheet of rub on transfers (ships/characters/explosions etc.). Each one has a scene inside, tantoonie and the ewok village to stick the transfers to. I will post some more pictures of the inside tomorrow then you can see my handy work as a 6 year old kid

Thanks I would love to see it, I have never seen that stuff before. I guess it was not sold in denmark in the 80s

 

[Pomse2001]

I have added some more info to the last lot I found 2 days ago, you can read it on page 20 in the last post

 

[Snaketibe]

I have added some more info to the last lot I found 2 days ago, you can read it on page 20 in the last post

That's a terrific lot to buy. Congratulations! Most of it looks to be in really good condition, plus lots of the weapons present, and even a nice PBP Boba Fett . Well done.

 

[Pomse2001]

That's a terrific lot to buy. Congratulations! Most of it looks to be in really good condition, plus lots of the weapons present, and even a nice PBP Boba Fett . Well done.

Thanks mate I would not have bought it if it has not been for all the weapons that was in the lot, boba and the good condition

 

[kabuchi7]

Great buy @Pomse2001 some cracking items in there.

 

[kabuchi7]

Here they are opened out and a picture of the backs

 

[Pomse2001]

Great buy @Pomse2001 some cracking items in there.

Thanks for the very kind words

 

[Pomse2001]

Here they are opened out and a picture of the backs

Thanks for the pitctures, I have never seen it before. It looks cool