Show of your truly rare items

spoons said:

I'd missed this thread first time round but had a look thanks to the podcast. There are some amazing items on here, does Laurence own anything not rare

Vinny's C3PO can holder is my favourite piece, quite bizarre - definitely worth bumping the thread for that and all the other stuff. I'm also amazed by only 3 GG cosutmes

My rarest item is probably this transparency for the Han Hoth image on the back of the 41 cards, with 76% sizing information for the printers. Cost a lot more than that beautiful ATST transparency - that was an amazing steal!

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thats awesome i know ive seen it before . how do display that. i assuming a small led lightbox stood on its side?

poncho said:

thats awesome i know ive seen it before . how do display that. i assuming a small led lightbox stood on its side?

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cheers Chris

I've photo'd it on a cheap light box but have it dispalyed in one of these Muji photo frames, but not lit up

http://www.muji.eu/pages/online.asp?lan=uk&ShopSel=y&scrn=1600&wndw=1600&sec=7&sub=35&pid=5611

And nice stamp Frank

Frunkstar said:

this is a fantastic thread,going to trawl through the lot later when I get a moment, got this little offering, just had it cased to try & protect it & even UKG said they had never seen another, I suspect it came with the dengar as thats the only mailer figure I got as a kid & this is one of only 2 remaining childhood pieces for me, so holds a very special place in my heart.

It was almost thrown out a few years back in a house move,was just about the burn the box off & though I better just check under the bottom flaps & this floated out, lucky escape that was.

Anyone else got one or even seen another?? Jason (Mr Palitoy) maybe??

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Not seen that before. Nice!



Jason

Bloody hell it must be rare if you've not seen one Jason, glad this little bit of history has been saved

spoons said:

My rarest item is probably this transparency for the Han Hoth image on the back of the 41 cards, with 76% sizing information for the printers. Cost a lot more than that beautiful ATST transparency - that was an amazing steal!

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Yeah, but this one is even cooler as it's a colour transparency.
Great item, like the additional sizing information on it, which shows what part this is in the process.
I also used a similar kind of frame to display my transparency. Displays great I think.

Plastikheld said:

spoons said:

My rarest item is probably this transparency for the Han Hoth image on the back of the 41 cards, with 76% sizing information for the printers. Cost a lot more than that beautiful ATST transparency - that was an amazing steal!

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Yeah, but this one is even cooler as it's a colour transparency.
Great item, like the additional sizing information on it, which shows what part this is in the process.
I also used a similar kind of frame to display my transparency. Displays great I think.

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Thanks, if those frames had a back light they would be perfect

naughtyjedi said:

one of these came up at vectis today.. never seen one before (sold for £1400)

i do have one

bit knackered

i have nothing rare.. but this is rareish

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That's really cool piece, is that front side a bit faded?
Knackered or not this is awesome.
Nice to know there are more around.

naughtyjedi said:

one of these came up at vectis today.. never seen one before (sold for £1400)

i do have one

bit knackered

i have nothing rare.. but this is rareish

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That's really cool piece, is that front side a bit faded?
Knackered or not this is awesome.
Nice to know there are more around.

I just love this old thread, I will think about what I have of truly rare items in my collection and share them if I have any

Good thread resurrection, Lars!

This is my rare peice. This set took me 22 years to complete, a set of production, prototype and unproduced prototype ewok coins.

Carl Waterworth said:

This is my rare peice. This set took me 22 years to complete, a set of production, prototype and unproduced prototype ewok coins.

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Wow that is a great collection and some rare items. Congratulations with completing the run, 22 years is a long time

Pomse2001 said:

Wow that is a great collection and some rare items. Congratulations with completing the run, 22 years is a long time

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Certainly is mate, there were times I didn't think I would ever finish it.

Carl Waterworth said:

Certainly is mate, there were times I didn't think I would ever finish it.

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I think the same with some parts in my collection. I try to get a complete run of cardbacks for each figure with a danish price sticker on them. I still miss if I remember correct about 7 cardbacks to have a full run and it has taken me now 22 years just like you since I began in 2001 I do not know any collectors that has a full run yet.

Thats very specific! Is it possible to even get a full run?

Carl Waterworth said:

Thats very specific! Is it possible to even get a full run?

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I have no idea. I hope I get all 96 cardbacks with danish price stickers one day. But the first c-3po and r2-d2 are extremly rare in danish childhood lots, I have never seen them with a danish price sticker after I began to collect, but I saw them in the 80s in a toy store, they were on esb cardbacks. The funny thing is most of the cardbacks I need is from last 17 the ones I would have thought to be the easy ones to find. Last year I got the chance to get r2-d2 pop up with a danish price sticker from a childhood lot. But seller got to greedy so I did not buy it. A friend of mine here in denmark have about 93 so he only need 3 but the 3 he need are also 3 that I need I think he has the most complete run so far.

I also try to complete a full run of both danish star wars fan clubs magazines from the 80s. The first one from copenhagen is completed and I also have some extra magazines. But there was
also another club in the other part of the country and I have only found a few magazines from that club. I hope one day I will complete bot run.

Last I have for years tried to complete the 4 backdrops from the 3 packs series. I have the 3 of them but the last one is not easy to find. I have never seen it for sale.

Wow! Sounds you are getting close!

Carl Waterworth said:

Wow! Sounds you are getting close!

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yes I am close but now it go very slow with the hunt for the last items if I ever find them.

45b's. Not seen too many others, especially in this condition.

Wow! The dengar especially is stunning, can never seem to find one these day where the bubble is very beat up