Vintage figures on Cut Cards - Opinions?!

[Michael Sith]

Cut ones also make great candidates to restore and place back onto a cardback.

Nail on head for me....from the wise old sage

If a cut card can be trimmed and applied unopened and restored to an original cardback this to me is one step up from a reseal, and in between reseal and MOC.

From a budget point of view, for lower end collectors like myself, you will have a market.

Surely this is far better, than u grading.

After all loose figures are often displayed with cardback behind it.

I know there is always the caveat, that the unscrupulous would try to dupe the unwary.

This is my opinion, and works for me.

 

[tiefighterboy]

They open them....rip them off...slice the bubble....keep the figure...or worse grade them....then I put it all back together........Ironic really.

 

[Michael Sith]

A new superhero is born.......Reparation Man 8) :wink:

 

[Palifan]

Reseal them back onto the original card back if you can. Both my Luke and Leia are from sealed palitoy 12 back cut cards that I have restored here -

http://www.starwarsforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=13119

It takes a little while and a steady hand ( and balls of steel when it came time to pealing half the back off the cut card for mounting! :lol: ), but it's more than worth it in the end. I've also done the same thing with a 21 back Boba and also a few other 12 backs that were opened cut cards i bought (probably from a U grader ).

Ian

 

[Michael Sith]

superb mate love the Palitoy Han and Leia ..well done 8)

 

[x-pack]

We are talking about those sections of cardbacks cut out with the bubble and figure still sealed on aren't we? If so I don't see why people do that to cards, probably a 90's thing. Sealing them back onto a card for display would be the best use of them as far as I can see. No-one would be fooled by it but it would be nice and displayable.

 

[Bramistuta25]

While I appreciate that re-carding them so to speak is the right thing to do, it's gonna be a hell of a task to match up the card with the bubble and sometimes the cut cards are as much as the MOC figures!

I'm afraid I wouldn't have the time or the cash to buy individual parts and get then back together. I think we are getting off the point here.

That's great work Palifan but I won't want to do it to 92 figures.

If the consensus is that most do not agree in opening them then I will find an alternative option.

 

[itfciain]

In terms of finding 'mint' figures, I think Rich has it nailed - buy from reputable seller who advertise them as mint and if they aren't then send them back

I would say that I have had hundreds of 'mint' figures come through in the past year - most of which I have sold on here

I don't see the point in busting figures off cut cards just for the sake of finding a 'mint' figure. There may be the odd exception (the DSD and Original C3P0) spring to mind but I would say with a bit of PATIENCE then you will find every figure in the condition that you are looking for

 

[Bramistuta25]

Understood on the buying from a reputable seller... Know any?! Lol.

Only problem is that they don't refund in full including return postage.

What else can be done with these cut cards?

I don't think there is gonna be many people out there doing stellar work and finding the cardbacks and re-carding them like Todd and maybe a few others do?

Keep the input coming then I will re read and make a decision

 

[Hothrebel]

What about looking around the larger toy fairs/conventions the best way to ensure quality of loose figures is to buy out of hand.

 

[Bramistuta25]

What about looking around the larger toy fairs/conventions the best way to ensure quality of loose figures is to buy out of hand.

Possibly mate, but how many am I gonna have to go to and what costs involved such as travel and entrance etc...

I'm thinking maybe a graded 90 loose and break then out.

Not u-graded though.

 

[tiefighterboy]

Just to clarify...From what I know...all the cut cards came from the Kenner employee store. I say do whatever you want with this one Bram. If a cut card appears to be a better route for a certain figures...then go for it.

 

[Michael Sith]

It's all about time scales as well, marathon or sprint, if its something that is being put together relatively quickly, or a background steady approach.

 

[Bramistuta25]

I just read that Todd. Game over now then.

I just figured they were from people saving space and keeping them mint

 

[Richard_H]

I thought that too Bram

 

[Michael Sith]

"all the cut cards came from the Kenner employee store"

Please explain for me ( being dumb) I never shy from asking what I don't get no matter how stupid I look :lol:

 

[fbrd98]

i seem to be in the minority but if the card is cut away then i don't see any problem in opening it. if its a moc i would say no even if it is in horible condition but a cut card i say go for it.

 

[Bramistuta25]

Well to answer both of the bottom 2 comments.

If they are from the Kenner store then they do have historical value as far as I am concerned. If they were cut down cards from collectors then I have the same feeling.

I believe Kenner Employee were able to purchase them at a discount from the Kenner store. Going on what information I have found out since asking.

Hope this helps.

 

[Michael Sith]

I believe Kenner Employee were able to purchase them at a discount from the Kenner store. Going on what information I have found out since asking.


So.... We're they in the Kenner Store in this state already cut

If so, why were the cut? ( faulty damaged cards etc?)

I did warn I was thick :roll:

 

[x-pack]

"all the cut cards came from the Kenner employee store"

Please explain for me ( being dumb) I never shy from asking what I don't get no matter how stupid I look :lol:

I still don't know what they are Mike so you probably know more than me at least anything that came from the kenner shop sounds cool!