JC Penney ring pricing

[tibbo]

Howdy folks!
Hope all is well and good in the collecting world

I havent been on here in a while as i pretty much have everything i want for my collection now, but I was wondering if anyone might have any kind of an idea as to the current market value of the JC Penney ring?
I know that eBay is the only real barometer for this kind of thing, but I haven't seen any pop-up in a while.
I'd be interested to know your thoughts on the price of the item both MISB, MIB, and just generally in the box....

[kev85hasbro]

I'm
Not 100% sure but I would say around £1000

[tibbo]

Crikey that is suprising!
I'm guessing that is £1000 for pristine MISB condition? Any thoughts on just generally the ring in the box?

[The_Nature_Boy]

Saw one recently for $1,100 USD, but you have to realize that if you're buying it MIB (assuming never opened) that you are buying the ultra rare Macho Man (green trunks) figure and Hogan. The dilemma then is do you open the box to see the Macho Man, lol.

[tibbo]

Haha not sure if you are joking or not, but the green trunks Macho was purely used for the catalogue photos and has never surfaced amongst collectors... the rings included the standard orange trunks Macho.
Of course, there will now be a stampede of scammers running to the nearest hobby-shop to buy lime green paint lol

[Hasbroandy]

Exactly there is no green macho in the box!!!

[tibbo]

Thanks andy i did think the JC Penney ring had blue posts for some reason though.... interesting. Does it come in both blue and black variations?

[Ry_D]

I'd say more in the £500 bracket for the JCP sealed ring.
One had been listed on ebay for several months for $1100.
Then re-listed along with an opened but unused Yellow KOTR ring and regular US Blue ring, again opened but unused, for $1200.
Taking the Yellow ring valued at $300 and the Blue ring at $100, that would leave $800 for the JCP ring (approx £500).
The listing's been taken down as it's no longer available for sale, presumably it sold privately for less than $1200.

[tibbo]

Ahh thanks Ry! that is interesting! Especially when you consider that not only do you get a rare ring, but also two sealed/bagged figures.
I guess there are two variations of the ring available too, black posts and blue posts, so perhaps one is rarer than the other too?... not that you would ever know if the box is still sealed lol

[Ry_D]

Some would argue that it may be worth more than £500, but if I'd landed it from the listing I saw then I think that's a fair reflection of the value based on the $1200 asking price. I know I wouldn't be opening it up if I had it sealed though. I know some have opened them up to ensure the figures are actually there, but I think that would devalue it.

[Deleted]

I think that ring is more worth and i´m sure it never will be open!

[tibbo]

Absolutely, it would certainly devalue it hugely! I guess I am lucky that I only ever really buy things that I want to keep rather than buying items that I may someday be looking to sell, so if the price of an item depreciates it doesn't really bother me too much.
Having said that, I wonder if anyone has ever opened a MISB item to find something unexpected inside?

[The_Nature_Boy]

I could have sworn somebody had posted pictures of the green trunks Macho Man on here, but maybe that was just the add. I guess I misread. I always assumed it existed. Either way, those two bagged figures would be rare, would they not?

[cdp]

May 8, 2014 9:59:57 GMT -5 tibbo said:

Thanks andy i did think the JC Penney ring had blue posts for some reason though.... interesting. Does it come in both blue and black variations?

No as far as I know JC Penny ring has black posts only. Regarding the prices I would say 1000+ $ easily! I've recently got an offer of 500$ for my bagged macho man, from a fella collector!!

[tibbo]

Wow that is a good offer CDP! So interestingly, the JC Penney ring would actually be more valuable if you opened it and sold the bagged figures separately than if you sold it MSIB lol...it's a crazy wold eh?

[Hasbroandy]

I would everytime open it again to see what I've bought cause there was an box only in eBay few years back and I won't be scammed through this

[tibbo]

I'd love to know if anyone had ever opened a supposedly MISB item only to find that it didn't contain what they expected.... I'm sure it would be a heartbreaking experience though

[kev85hasbro]

Ry could be correct here. I have never truly judge a price on the ring and I was going of what I saw listed in the USA

[Boon]

if it looked fully 100% factory sealed then I would leave as is, but also you could weigh it to see if you think it's complete inside (would't be too hard to do) if you owned another boxed ring and both figures

[Ry_D]

Even simpler than that would be the old shake test. Figures are quite clunky and so you should notice straight away the figures banging off the plastic ring if you shake it.