Always check the box!

Picked up a nice Imperial Commander bundle from Iain during the week. Was fairly sure both figures came with blasters. Anyway, once opened only one figure was complete...Thought no more of it, "I must have been wrong"
Missus getting rid of rubbish for recycling today....'Do you want this"
Cue a quick search involving some Peanut packaging rummaging This little bad boy showed up!

PS: Never doubted you Iain.... :lol: :lol:

Cool, glad you got it. Last year I bought a childhood collection and threw the box out at work. Some hours later I found out I could use the box and took it up again from the garbage can that is only for cardboard Then I saw a Ree Yees rifle at the bottom of the box, it was not even on the picture of the auction.

In the box there was Rebel Transport and some figures. But something sounded loose inside the Rebel Transport at the bottom of the ship under the cardboard out came a Yoda Cane after I had shaken it for 15 min :lol:

Bought an ewok village from an auction,had a quick check to see if complete (which it was).When I got it home there were 6 ewoks all bubble wrapped stuffed into one of the tree trunks.A pleasant surprise.

Dublinjeff said:

PS: Never doubted you Iain.... :lol: :lol:

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hahaha - just glad you found it

It always worries me when I get the boxes with loads of peanuts that something has escaped

Someone over on RS once accidently threw out a Cromalin. I think I read that it was at the bottom of a box. Not sure if he ever managed to recover the Cromalin. I don't think he did. Mistake from hell obviously.

must be glad , i always check it, maybe i found a surprise :lol:

I once brought a Collection from Auction. Found a complete A wing Pilot and 3 Legged R2 inside the Millennium Falcon

I bought an At At at a carboot sale and found some figures hiding in it when I got it home! 8)

Grant said:

Someone over on RS once accidently threw out a Cromalin. I think I read that it was at the bottom of a box. Not sure if he ever managed to recover the Cromalin. I don't think he did. Mistake from hell obviously.

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I was about to post the same thing Grant! Nightmare.

I remember reading that AJ_van_zelst had left either proof cards or cromalins on a train one day too. He had gotten off at his stop and started walking home and suddenly realised he didn't have them on him and legged it back! Luckily they were still in the compartment he was sitting in when he got back to the train!

Love things like this. I just found a Bespin blaster in an Imperial Troop Transport yesterday, get in!

I once bought a Darth Vader figure case from a little shop. In the weapons holder at the bottom was a complete brown snake yoda.
I handed it back in, and bagged life long discount at the shop...............................karma?

Lucky escape.

Ive learnt to check who is opening the box after my boy opened one of mine

I was lucky to buy a loose Rebel Transport from an antique shop in the mid 90's. I gave it a very quick once over in the shop, opening only the end panels to check for the guns at the rear. When I got to the car it rattled, so I opened it right up to see if I'd dislodged the guns/seats. Wedged right in the middle was a minty Barada!!