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Vintage Star Wars Collecting
Toy Of The Week
SWTOTW, Week 40, 2018, Part 2/2 Early Bird Certificate Package
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<blockquote data-quote="Snaketibe" data-source="post: 494418" data-attributes="member: 7379"><p>I completely understand why many collectors want one, but it's a piece that's never really appealed to me. I guess it's because it was never available in the UK, and hence I never had one as a child and hence have no nostalgic pull towards owning one as an adult. And unlike the Kenner items never released over here which were toys in their own right (e.g. The Sandcrawler) and therefore had their own appeal, the Early Bird set didn't do a lot. Add in the fact that all the figures were also available carded, albeit with many EB sets coming with a double-telescoping Luke of course which is very hard to find carded (and not at all on a Palitoy card, at least as far as anyone seems to know), and the end result is that I've never really wanted one. And of course these days they're also extremely expensive, giving me even less motivation to try to get one.</p><p></p><p>Don't get me wrong, it's a major piece of vintage Star Wars toy history, and as I say, I totally understand the appeal for many other collectors, but for the reasons stated above, it's just not a piece for me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snaketibe, post: 494418, member: 7379"] I completely understand why many collectors want one, but it's a piece that's never really appealed to me. I guess it's because it was never available in the UK, and hence I never had one as a child and hence have no nostalgic pull towards owning one as an adult. And unlike the Kenner items never released over here which were toys in their own right (e.g. The Sandcrawler) and therefore had their own appeal, the Early Bird set didn't do a lot. Add in the fact that all the figures were also available carded, albeit with many EB sets coming with a double-telescoping Luke of course which is very hard to find carded (and not at all on a Palitoy card, at least as far as anyone seems to know), and the end result is that I've never really wanted one. And of course these days they're also extremely expensive, giving me even less motivation to try to get one. Don't get me wrong, it's a major piece of vintage Star Wars toy history, and as I say, I totally understand the appeal for many other collectors, but for the reasons stated above, it's just not a piece for me. [/QUOTE]
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