This is not Vintage

[itfciain]

Too many of these popping up on Ebay at the moment

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Star-Wars-Vintage-Imperial-Shuttle-1984-Huge-Item-Vintage-Pilot-Figure-/130642540582?pt=UK_ToysGames_ActionFigures_ActionFigures_JN&hash=item1e6ae6f826

 

[poncho]

i agree fella

 

[Dark Sith Lord]

Me too! Way too many of these are advertised as vintage! :twisted: :roll:

 

[tiefighterboy]

It's the 1984 date that is making the novices think it's vintage.

 

[itfciain]

It's the 1984 date that is making the novices think it's vintage.

And scammers pass it off as vintage

 

[Frunkstar]

What the hell were they even thinking of anyhow marking them as 1984 :?

just makes it a right PITA for folks that do not know that much & easier for those unscrupulous ones that do

 

[tiefighterboy]

What the hell were they even thinking of anyhow marking them as 1984 :?

just makes it a right PITA for folks that do not know that much & easier for those unscrupulous ones that do

It may have cost them an extra grand to modify the date.....so they were cheap and did not do it.

 

[ODB]

What the hell were they even thinking of anyhow marking them as 1984 :?

In their defence the colouring of the two is very different so it is easy to tell them apart. You would hope that if you are going to spend that kind of money people would do some simple research.