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What a beauty !! 8)

Just got back from UKG

Kenner diecast Army builder mailer and the other although not SW I just had to share (it is still vintage) Flintstones car that was a mailer only back in 1975, unfortunately the photo doesn't do it any justice.

WOW beauty of a tri-l jawa :shock: :shock: congrats

i picked these colouring books up of ebay unused and pristine and they date from 1985

its something i would of picked up as a kid for sure.

love the main cover art. the artist was clearly inspired by starwars and flashgordon


i spy lightsabers and tie fighter/tie intereceptor lookalike. esb medical ship and a stardestroyer



this one i see similarity to a jawa / c3po stormtrooper hybrid / general ackbar / jabba sail skiff

oh yeah i forgot this figure gave me the biggest smile last month when i won it i even did a fist pump as i was watching the last second tick by

for a grand winning bid of £2.70

facebook's echo base who ban the word ebay and say its crap and full of repro can **** off its still the best place for bargains if your patient and look

tbh i found this auction by chance i accidentally clicked on the listing, i noticed it had 7 photos god knows why and thought it might be a paint app error on the hand. anyway the last photo showed a snap cape and saber! score.

on a side note the hand is infact unpainted 8) no paint to be seen in the crevices of fingers just some dust. chatting with the tantive boys its a common found error on luke jedi even more happier. i love quirks

enjoy

Awesome Jawa Ed! I'm really liking the trilogos at the moment.

I picked this up the other day on eBay (read, paid what a moc one would have cost 18 months ago):

Congrats on the Jawa, nice to see.

maxf said:

Awesome Jawa Ed! I'm really liking the trilogos at the moment.

I picked this up the other day on eBay (read, paid what a moc one would have cost 18 months ago):

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I know these little things are now up there with what the price of a VCJ used to be for years but that's a really beauty of an example. Very nice and a stunning addition to your collection.

Ian

So, a few of you may have seen this on facebook, but I have decided to post here along with a long winded explaination as to how this all came about. You know I love to use a thousand words where ten would suffice.

My collection has been chugging along nicely over the past few years. My goal was always to pick up a moc for every figure. I wasn't too fussed on the moc but I wanted a complete run, just as everyone does.

I have mostly stuck to this, but as you know, you collect and learn, and really find out what you like. As I have broadened my knowledge I have been lucky enough to pick up some real curios. Foreign Mocs, miscards, unusual trilogo combos, and it is these that I really enjoy. A little bit different to what you see all the time.

My moc run has also hit a massive stumbling block, in the form of yak face. Now I was always aware that I would have to pay a premium for the stupid ugly bastard, but the way the current market is, I will not own one. There was the sun damaged one that came up on here. £500 was way over the top but still didn't get it. Then one at echo live. There was a huge bit of the bottom of the bubble cracked out. One good shake and that thing was toast. £600 and it sold no problem.

So I recently have been looking at rationalising my collection and I took the decision to shift a chunk of my Kenner figures. The idea being I will probably look for one of each Kenner cardback variation but keep it at that. One 12, one 20, one 21 then esb, then Jedi. You get the picture. Other than that it's trilogos and foreign variants that I can pick up.

At the same time this particular moc came up across facebook. It had a hefty price tag but not unusual for these things and certainly not unreasonable compared to what a trilogo yak would cost when you consider rarity. As well as that, the condition is absolutely stunning.

So I posted a casual comment on the thread and the owner messaged me. We got chatting, had a great deal of conversation on the price, came to an agreement and then I started selling. Not only did we talk about this piece, but the former owner, Dylan, loves to talk Star Wars and specialises in clipper. I have really broadened my knowledge of Dutch collectibles.

Another thing I have never understood is why people entrust high ticket items to the postal service. So yesterday afternoon I flew out to Amsterdam on the 15:20 from Gatwick. Spent a pleasant few hours chatting Star Wars and then came back on the 21:20 to Gatwick. Deal done, figure in hand and cash difference paid PayPal friends and family as the deal happened.

So now I have this beautiful piece in my collection, a bit of a story and a new friend to talk Star Wars with. I know there is a thread about losing your mojo but stuff like this really keeps you interested.

The speeder bike is one I have been looking for for a while. Complete with box, inserts and leaflets. Luckily I had a surplus of cash.

Sorry for the long winded explainatuon. Now onto the pics.

poncho said:

oh yeah i forgot this figure gave me the biggest smile last month when i won it i even did a fist pump as i was watching the last second tick by

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I do exactly the same. I have even done the double fist pump once just as the misses walked into the room. All she said while rolling her eyes was 'what did you win' :lol:

That is a pearler Ben, worth the trip!

It's true that your collecting habits alter over time, pieces you were after so rigorously soon become easy to off load. It's also true that collecting is just as much about connecting with others as it is about obtaining items.

Good work fella.

Wow Ben, now that Imperial Commander is especially stunning. Well done and thanks for sharing.

Great Ledy! Dylan is a top guy - definitely one of my solid collecting friends!

maxf said:

Great Ledy! Dylan is a top guy - definitely one of my solid collecting friends!

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Absolutely sound guy. The two odd looking things in the bottom picture are chocolate figurines of sinterklaas and zwarte piet, 2 very Dutch souvenirs he brought me to bring home for my daughter.

A real gent.

Nice Ledy !!!! :shock: :shock:

Ben, what a sweet deal :wink: congrats to everyone with those amazing purchases. Ben that effort alone is the way to get anyone's mojo back into collecting.



Love the speeder bike well done :wink:

Great story Ben and a lovely brace of Ledys!

Nice one Ben - a great tale

Love Benny's Hoth rescue box too. Wish I'd seen that :mrgreen:

maxf said:

Awesome Jawa Ed! I'm really liking the trilogos at the moment.

I picked this up the other day on eBay (read, paid what a moc one would have cost 18 months ago):

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Looks a beaut. How many left to go?

ben - lovely ledy haul. great story to go with it. its what this collecting makarky is about the journey and stories not just the item