Other Vintage Collections

[Stargeezer]

When business meets pleasure...
Been after one of these forever. They are very hard to find and even harder to find at a decent price. (there's one on ebay.com for $999) and this is only the 2nd one i've seen.

Hi Pete, can you check if one off those packages contains sticker 62 so i can finaly complete my stickerbook?

Just kidding, cool sticker lot. I did not know it was rare.

 

[PGowdy]

Hi Pete, can you check if one off those packages contains sticker 62 so i can finaly complete my stickerbook?

Just kidding, cool sticker lot. I did not know it was rare.

Cheers. I actually have about 1500 loose stickers so won't need to open this lot...
Full boxes of sealed packs from the early to mid 80s can be pretty hard to find. Even if you find a box often the packs have come apart due to the glue drying over the years i took a shot on these not knowing if the packs were still sealed so was pleased to find them in such good shape. 8)

 

[Joe]

Where on earth do you find unopened stickers?? lol!

Without being a part of this particular hobby I find it difficult to comprehend - stickers just seem like something everyone opened when I was a kid!

 

[PGowdy]

I thought the same thing about Star Wars toys when i started collecting. I couldn't understand how toys made in 1978 were still in their packaging.
But it's pretty much the same story with stickers and trading cards etc. It's mostly old shop stock and old factory stock. Even so these things are rarer than a lot of things in the Star Wars game. I've seen 2 in a year and a half of searching.
I got this particular set from a MOTU collector. He wasn't a Panini collector just had everything to do with MOTU and was selling up (it seemed). Got them at a good price too.

 

[plantman]

i remember the old corner shop chucking boxes full of stickers out when i was little they just wernt popular, and when new ones came out they lobbed all the backstock.

i used to love the garbage pail toys, ive got a few still

 

[PGowdy]

Do you mean the Garbage Pail Kids stickers or Toys?
The little toys are worth decent money if you have rare ones. I'm not into them myself but collectors go mad for them. They were called Cheap Toys.

 

[plantman]

The cheap toys in bags, yeah the "rare" colours sell for a lot, ive seen £100+ on some.

They also go mad for floaters and sinkers lol...dunno why, maybe 1st series. I have some for my sample shelves, and a set of sealed on the way.

 

[PGowdy]

Awesome. Post pics when you get them.
Yeah Cheap Toys go from anything from £10 all the way up to £200. Sealed are worth decent money and a full box of sealed bags is now on ebay for about £400.
Let me know if you're after anything GPK related. I basically have everything.

 

[plantman]

Will do mate, when my shelves are complete ill post em up

its the same with battle beasts too, loads of rare variants and laser beasts with chariots, i just bought a few complete ones and boxed bandolier strap for myself.

 

[PGowdy]

Used to love Battle Beasts too. Had a few when i was a kid.

 

[Josh]

I want some of the GPK trash cans.
Got any of them for sale, Pete?

 

[PGowdy]

Is that the Crummy Candy? I think that's what it was, little trash cans with candy inside.
I don't have any but i can have a look around for you.

 

[Josh]

Nah they are toys that pop out of a trash can.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Vtg-80s-Garbage-Pail-Kids-Fat-Matt-Pop-Up-Toy-Sealed-Package-Rare-/130675321404?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&clk_rvr_id=330113261670

 

[PGowdy]

Ahh, see i was just about to reply asking if you meant one of these... an ACTUAL trash can... :lol:

But those pop-up things are around but like a lot of GPK stuff it was only released in the states. I'm on a GPK forum and could ask for you if you need. Are you after a sealed example or loose?

 

[Josh]

I was thinking about slowly picking up some loose ones.
If you come across any that seem like a good deal, and you don't want them yourself, I'd certainly be interested.

 

[PGowdy]

Was chatting to one of the guys on another forum and saying i'd try to get a picture done of all my Panini stuff together.
Some really difficult to find stuff here especially the Full MOTU box of sealed packs, The Back to the Future albums, The MOTU albums and the Thundercats albums. All highly sort after items in the Panini world.
Some of you it will mean something to and others will have no idea but here it is anyway.

Top row (L to R): (all albums are unused/empty except pile of beaters)
Loose Thundercats stickers [appx 400], 2 Thundercats display boxes, Loose MOTU stickers [appx 700], 1 MOTU display box Full, Ghostbusters Display box Full with "I Swop Panini" badge on front, Voltron sealed packs, Loose Gremlins [appx 200], MASK [appx 250] & Transformers stickers [appx 300], 2 WC 98 display boxes Full.

Sticker albums Top Row: I Love Snoopy and other "beaters", Rambo, Back to the Future x2, ROTJ (Topps versions x11), E.T (Topps versions x12)

Albums 2nd Row: Dandy & Beano w/ Comic and plastic bag it came with as a free gift, MOTU x5, Action Force w/ Sealed pack, ROTJ (Panini version), Ghostbusters (German, Spanish, Dutch and English versions).

Bottom Row: Some sealed packs (E.T, Bravestarr, TMNT, USA 94 & Rambo), Short Circuit Album and full set x2/Thundercats x6.

 

[tundra9]

Nice collection Pete! Sure brings back some good memories seeing that lot 8)

 

[jackabina]

real 'kid in a sweet shop' stuff there pete
i see the the stickers, but no transformers album?

 

[PGowdy]

No, that's a tough one. I acquired one late last year with a full sticker set and sold it for over 100 quid. Not found another empty album since... but i will.

 

[jackabina]

i will keep one ' more than meets the' eye open for you.
complete sticker sets alone are over £100 on ebay :shock: