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[lejackal]

That has been valued by a weapons grade ****

 

[edd_jedi]

Looks like it's **** season

 

[Dannywhiteley]

That Luke is pretty special :shock: best looking card with crystal clear bubble. I remember years ago when Dogatuna had loads for sale on RS.

 

[Mr-shifter]

That Luke is pretty special :shock: best looking card with crystal clear bubble. I remember years ago when Dogatuna had loads for sale on RS.

And they all went yellow............

 

[Mr-shifter]

Can someone explain this valuation?

No mate. Not anyone of sound mind.

 

[Dannywhiteley]

That Luke is pretty special :shock: best looking card with crystal clear bubble. I remember years ago when Dogatuna had loads for sale on RS.

And they all went yellow............

This one didnt. It came from that find.

 

[Mr-shifter]

That Luke is pretty special :shock: best looking card with crystal clear bubble. I remember years ago when Dogatuna had loads for sale on RS.

And they all went yellow............

This one didnt. It came from that find.

Yet

 

[edd_jedi]

Yeah for $5000 (or even $1000 considering nice yellow ones go for $500) I'd want a lifetime guarantee! I was talking to Darren about clear bubbles at Farthest From and he said he's had to replace lots that have turned over the years since buying them as clear

 

[theforceuk]

For that price I would want 5! These people just get delusion's of grandeur.

 

[Grant_C]

Delusion is a good word. Just feels like an arms race to absurdity.

I cant believe collectors have faith in these decades old ultra thin plastic bubbles.

Its is funny that clear bubble collectors have accidently trained themselves as professional mogwai minders.

The rules of vintage bubbles:

01: Keep out of sunlight
02: Keep away from water
03: Never feed it (after midnight) :lol:

 

[subzero]

The rules of vintage bubbles:

01: Keep out of sunlight
02: Keep away from water
03: Never feed it (after midnight) :lol:

I wouldn't hesitate to feed it after midnight, i'd end up with about 30 of em and i'd be loaded. 8)

 

[TK-7785]

This is exactly why I'm not fussed about a bit of yellowing on a bubble. Of course a clear bubble is preferable, but I won't pay a huge premium for one. I'm more concerned with a nice clean card free of wear and creases.

In the case of yellowing over time, it's true I guess, to an extent, that it is inevitable. But I've seen many times, often when people post photos of their collection, where they have their MOCs on display in full sunlight, or right above a radiator. Sometimes I think you should need a license to collect these sort of things. Prove you have enough grey matter to store/display them in a way that gives them the best chance of maintaining their integrity for many years to come. There was a once beautiful Luke Farmboy with a high AFA grade on ebay recently that had been destroyed because it had been left in sunlight. The moron still wanted top dollar for it. :roll:

 

[wrighty]

Preventing bubble from going yellow is like looking for the fountain of youth to stop getting old and looking for eternal life!

 

[Dannywhiteley]

Depends on your circumstances. If you are a multi millionaire then $5000 is chicken feed for an extremely rare CB moc. If it eventually goes yellow then what the ****, if you can afford it, enjoy it while you can.

 

[yoda]

The rules of vintage bubbles:

01: Keep out of sunlight
02: Keep away from water
03: Never feed it (after midnight) :lol:

I wouldn't hesitate to feed it after midnight, i'd end up with about 30 of em and i'd be loaded. 8)

Yeah but what if they turned into nasty little fuckers and burst out of there yellow bubbles :lol: :lol:

 

[subzero]

The rules of vintage bubbles:

01: Keep out of sunlight
02: Keep away from water
03: Never feed it (after midnight) :lol:

I wouldn't hesitate to feed it after midnight, i'd end up with about 30 of em and i'd be loaded. 8)

Yeah but what if they turned into nasty little fuckers and burst out of there yellow bubbles :lol: :lol:

:lol: :lol: It would turn into 30 yellow bubbled Klaatu's before busting out haha!

 

[Mini99]

Looks like it's **** season

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And it sold for asking price! :shock:

 

[lejackal]

Bump, modern atrocities this time.....selling as MISB but has taped, yes taped, corner protectors to the box :roll: :shock:

 

[subzero]

Bump, modern atrocities this time.....selling as MISB but has taped, yes taped, corner protectors to the box :roll: :shock:

Wow, that is a whole new level of facebook retardation.

 

[lejackal]

Bump, modern atrocities this time.....selling as MISB but has taped, yes taped, corner protectors to the box :roll: :shock:

Wow, that is a whole new level of facebook retardation.

Ah, slightly awkward, it appears I'm the idiot as he has written in the description that it's covered in plastic

 

[spoons]

Bump, modern atrocities this time.....selling as MISB but has taped, yes taped, corner protectors to the box :roll: :shock:

Wow, that is a whole new level of facebook retardation.

Ah, slightly awkward, it appears I'm the idiot as he has written in the description that it's covered in plastic

Ha ha - I do that kind of stuff all the time

Well done for coming clean :lol:

 

[subzero]

Wow, that is a whole new level of facebook retardation.

Ah, slightly awkward, it appears I'm the idiot as he has written in the description that it's covered in plastic

Ha ha - I do that kind of stuff all the time

Well done for coming clean :lol:

:lol: It happens to the best of us.

 

[Cazza]

Been back on the dreaded FB for a couple of days and pleased to say that the figure that started this thread (Leia Poncho) is now worth £50. So too, apparently is a feckin B-Wing Pilot. I know it's down to the weapon, but this is seriously stupid :roll:

 

[lejackal]

Been back on the dreaded FB for a couple of days and pleased to say that the figure that started this thread (Leia Poncho) is now worth £50. So too, apparently is a feckin B-Wing Pilot. I know it's down to the weapon, but this is seriously stupid :roll:

**** me, was that on Echo?

 

[lejackal]

I hope all the sealed computer games I paid peanuts for over the last decade are the next thing to rocket. Maybe I need to create a Facebook group :lol:

Ah ha, now we all know your cunning plan with the vintage SW games group :lol: :lol:

 

[Dannywhiteley]

And people wonder why EB members aren't allowed to talk about any outside sales platforms :roll:

 

[Cazza]

Been back on the dreaded FB for a couple of days and pleased to say that the figure that started this thread (Leia Poncho) is now worth £50. So too, apparently is a feckin B-Wing Pilot. I know it's down to the weapon, but this is seriously stupid :roll:

**** me, was that on Echo?

Yup :roll:

 

[Cazza]

TIE Pilot £30, Black Palace blaster £75...

It's not just SW though. Some Action Force stuff is crazy too- Red Laser £75- snapped up quickly too. Pretty much double what they normally go for.

In fairness, there are some things that are sensibly priced, but there is still a lot of crazy high pricing that people are actually paying :roll:

 

[lejackal]

 

[Dannywhiteley]

Not that I agree with the price but lots of things have doubled in the last 2 years.