familyguy84
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Post by familyguy84 on Dec 10, 2009 10:03:32 GMT -5
As i'm interested, and I know a lot of you spend a lot of time hunting down the bargains, I thought it'd be a good opportunity to share a few stories on everyone's best finds and bargains.
I think mine would have to be the Hulk 2 mailaway which I picked up in a bag as part of a lot of about 12 figures which as a lot sold for £7. I think I subsequently sold the Hogan for £100.
Another one that springs to mind is a big lot of 25 green carded figures which totalled just over £300 from Belgium.
I subsequently went to one of the Barry Potter Toy Fairs we have here in the UK and sold eighteen of them to a dealer to make my money back and get an Ultimate Warrior LJN thrown in. The other seven went in to my collection at no cost.
Unfortunately these transactions go back a few years and I don't get enough time to search and buy. I think there's more competition out there these days as well.
Can't beat that feeling of picking up a great bargain though.
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Post by Grumpyoldman on Dec 10, 2009 10:14:30 GMT -5
Wrestling related:
I just won Gordon Solie's book (autographed), Ox Baker's Cookbook (autographed) and the "Whatever Happened to Gorgeous George" book. He also threw in amateur photos of Florida wrestlers from the early 60s. Total: $48.56.
Not wrestling related:
I was the winner on a near mint Remco Mini Monsters Play Case. The ad only had pictures of the case. The description said he'd include a few figures as well. I bought it for $70. When it arrived, the 6 figures were mint on the card! The whole deal was probably worth $200-$300.
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Post by kev85hasbro on Dec 10, 2009 12:19:47 GMT -5
My bargains include a loose 123 kid. I paid £7 for 12 hasbro's and he was included. A mailaway Hulk #2 for £25 and 10 mocs for £3.99 included were Brutus #1 with butterfly hook and Hogan # 2 with Butterfly hook.
Also I have picked up the odd WWF DVD for £4.99 and sold it for £25
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Post by Ruby Fusion on Dec 10, 2009 12:25:46 GMT -5
Another one that springs to mind is a big lot of 25 green carded figures which totalled just over £300 from Belgium. What the???  All I find within Belgium is series 1, with a bit of luck part of series 2... |
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familyguy84
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Post by familyguy84 on Dec 10, 2009 13:07:04 GMT -5
Yep about 5 years ago. Belgium was a haven for me at that time. Picked a lot up of 30 odd figures with a yellow ring for around 30 euros at around the same time.
Ah the good days
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Post by jpower25 on Dec 10, 2009 13:37:12 GMT -5
Picked up a lot last summer for about $600 that included 40 Hasbros. I was about 20 or so away from completing my set and this took care of a good chunk of them. All were US MOC and included:
Warrior #3
Complete Series 1 set
Brutus #2
Undertaker #2
Owen Hart
Macho #3
Koko B. Ware
Texas Tornado
Jim Neidhart
IRS
Doink
Hacksaw
Boss Man #2
Mr. Perfect
Typhoon
Snuka
Greg Valentine
Macho #4
Hulk #2 & 3
M$M #2
Piper
Earthquake
Honky Tonk Man
Scott Steiner
Bushwhackers
LOD
Rockers
Nasty Boys
At an average of $15 apiece, not a huge steal by any means but definitely a bargain considering how many pieces I was able to use to complete my collection. Plus I was able to transfer some of them into my collection that were in better shape than the ones I already had.
Now I'm only missing Dusty and I'll be done with my US MOC set!
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Post by brinsko3 on Dec 10, 2009 14:52:28 GMT -5
I got a loose Hulk Hogan Mailaway for $5 off of Ebay a few years ago. It was listed simply as Hulk Hogan Hasbro figure.
I also got a Sgt Slaughter LJN for $5 at a local flea market. Sold that for $100.
British Bulldog hasbro test shot I got off of Ebay for $16.
And finally I got 59 LJN figures including the entire black card series with doubles of Warlord, Bossman, and Rude. I got that for $125 when Ebay started the buy it now feature. It was just a giant pile of figures, but I could see some black cards so I bought it. All figures had their accessories except the bossman figures had no nightsticks! Only thing I am missing in my collection. I eventually sold alot of them off and traded them for MOC hasbros. I even traded the Kamala I got in the lot for my Yellow Boots Dusty
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''Adam74''
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Post by ''Adam74'' on Dec 10, 2009 15:11:03 GMT -5
My best buy was 53 MOC Hasbros for arround £350 from the US.. About 15-20 were pictured, the rest was pot luck. It was last year, and i remember it well. A massive box turned up one morning and i started to open it. Every figure was seperately wrapped in bubble wrap, it was so much fun opening them to see what was coming next, nothing will ever beat that feeling collecting wise. Included amonst many others were Dusty Summerslam, Warrior 3, Demolition Summerslam and Andre. There was not one double  Worked out at 6.60 a figure..Happy days! |
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familyguy84
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Post by familyguy84 on Dec 10, 2009 17:41:52 GMT -5
My best buy was 53 MOC Hasbros for arround £350 from the US.. About 15-20 were pictured, the rest was pot luck. It was last year, and i remember it well. A massive box turned up one morning and i started to open it. Every figure was seperately wrapped in bubble wrap, it was so much fun opening them to see what was coming next, nothing will ever beat that feeling collecting wise. Included amonst many others were Dusty Summerslam, Warrior 3, Demolition Summerslam and Andre. There was not one double Worked out at 6.60 a figure..Happy days! Big gamble mate. Glad it paid off for you though. |
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Post by Samsquamch on Dec 11, 2009 2:07:26 GMT -5
Most of my bargains were from flea markets, but I did get the Hyper Heroes Great Muta (black) and Jushin Liger (red/white) together MOC for 20 dollars. I see both go for over that individually.
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''Adam74''
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Post by ''Adam74'' on Dec 11, 2009 2:21:16 GMT -5
My best buy was 53 MOC Hasbros for arround £350 from the US.. About 15-20 were pictured, the rest was pot luck. It was last year, and i remember it well. A massive box turned up one morning and i started to open it. Every figure was seperately wrapped in bubble wrap, it was so much fun opening them to see what was coming next, nothing will ever beat that feeling collecting wise. Included amonst many others were Dusty Summerslam, Warrior 3, Demolition Summerslam and Andre. There was not one double Worked out at 6.60 a figure..Happy days! Big gamble mate. Glad it paid off for you though. Dusty was pictured, so no gamble mate.. Just a massive steal. Summerslam Dusty has been going for £200ish, so that's £150 for 52 MOCS, all c8 and above bar 1 or 2.  |
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Post by ICHIBAN 一番 on Dec 11, 2009 12:38:43 GMT -5
a few years ago i got the njpw ring from italy for about £3.00 boxed, it was listed as tokon ring, a few of you may remember.
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JCWBobC
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Post by JCWBobC on Dec 11, 2009 12:40:49 GMT -5
I almost had a great deal on a MOC Great Nita figure on Ebay but missed out by $1 to another member on here.
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ICHIBAN 一番
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Post by ICHIBAN 一番 on Dec 11, 2009 13:10:46 GMT -5
I almost had a great deal on a MOC Great Nita figure on Ebay but missed out by $1 to another member on here. Lol. sorry about that dude, id have paid alot more tho. have you got one yet?? ;D |
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Post by pandelis on Dec 11, 2009 13:51:29 GMT -5
One of my favourite stories to tell -
Several years ago, a lovely woman from San Jose, CA posted three WWF LJN figures in their original boxes.
They were SD Jones red shirt, Magnificent Muraco and Bret Hart in indvidiual packages. I don't recall the starting price for each - but I quickly proposed a $25US purchase price for each.
She said, and I'm paraphrasing - as long as you take all three, we have a deal!
I literally walked her through the international shipping process - and within days, I had a WWF LJN Bret Hart MIB - along with 2 bonus figures.
Needless to say - I quickly flipped all three and made a 4000% profit! It was really 'the one' sale that started the ball rolling for me. Just don't see this anymore.
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Post by JCWBobC on Dec 11, 2009 18:39:36 GMT -5
I almost had a great deal on a MOC Great Nita figure on Ebay but missed out by $1 to another member on here. Lol. sorry about that dude, id have paid alot more tho. have you got one yet?? ;D You know i'm just kidding. I would love to have one but I can't justify spending the money when i've been out of work for almost 2 years now. Maybe somewhere down the road i'll pick one up when i'm back to work and the kids, 4 of them, are older. I was able to find a Big Trouble in Little China Jack Burton figure that i've been looking for since they were first announced. Bob |
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Post by Dynamito™ on Dec 16, 2009 22:55:14 GMT -5
This doesn't have anything to do with figures,the best purchase on ebay for me had to be earlier this year I won a WrestleMania box set 1985-1997 for 16 bucks!
Epic ehh?
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Post by The Madness on Dec 16, 2009 23:27:17 GMT -5
I recently got a classic WWF IC title replica for about $175 or so. Not a steal, but a pretty great bargain.
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Post by WCWA Online on Dec 17, 2009 0:29:19 GMT -5
This doesn't have anything to do with figures,the best purchase on ebay for me had to be earlier this year I won a WrestleMania box set 1985-1997 for 16 bucks! Epic ehh? not really. VHS tapes are basicly worthless these days, and that particular box set had very poor tape quality. Expect your tapes to deteriate on their own, and become unwatchable after 3 or 4 watches.. I've got quite a few really amazing deals on books and DVDs. A few DVDs for $1 or less with free shipping. Those are always fun |
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Post by The Madness on Dec 17, 2009 9:08:32 GMT -5
This doesn't have anything to do with figures,the best purchase on ebay for me had to be earlier this year I won a WrestleMania box set 1985-1997 for 16 bucks! Epic ehh? not really. VHS tapes are basicly worthless these days, and that particular box set had very poor tape quality. Expect your tapes to deteriate on their own, and become unwatchable after 3 or 4 watches.. I've got quite a few really amazing deals on books and DVDs. A few DVDs for $1 or less with free shipping. Those are always fun I don't know where you've heard that about VHS, but I have to respectfully disagree with you on this one. VHS tapes are far from worthless. They may not be the format of choice today, but there are still ones that hold a lot of value. Last year, I sold a well-used rental copy of NWA Clash of the Champions 1 for almost $200. And they certainly won't be unwatchable after 3 or 4 plays. If they were, video rental stores would have seriously been hurting. I have tapes that I've had for more than 20 years that have deteriorated, but are far from unwatchable. I'd say a more likely comparison would be that they would go from looking like something that was recorded in SP mode to something recorded in EP mode. |
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