why are some figures coo's melted or scarred?

[poncho]

were these done the by the various factorys i.e palitoy,kenner,pbp at the card/bubble/figure assembly process. why though?

 

[M4K3R1]

This will be the best answer to your question.
http://swspaceclub.com/wbobafett/introduction-coos/

I think they did it on purpose, to make the coo variant collectors insane trying to track them down. :lol:

 

[poncho]

Cheers good article. Ive been on that site before but not read the intro :lol: what a head **** of info on coo's