What do you do with all the extra hands and heads?

[2sweeeeet]

Nov 29, 2023 21:07:12 GMT -5 punksnotdead said:

I’ve thought about throwing them all away on more than one occasion.

If I didn't hold on to all of them, I'd sell them in a lot and then when I ended up accumulating a ton more afterwards, sell another lot and repeat as necessary

[coldblooded]

Polluting erf like Mattel wants.

[The Madness]

Dec 1, 2023 0:49:13 GMT -5 drblazelj said:

I have every figure I’ve opened since i started collecting in a numbered list. So i bought 1,000 little bags and stickers and number each one corresponding to the number figure they are on the list.
Makes finding what i want slightly difficult since i have over 700 figures and probably 500 of them have hands, going to start organizing them in bags by character and letter of the alphabet eventually

A numbered list is absolutely genius. Do you just put the stickers on the bags? I might have to do this.

[drblazelj]

Dec 1, 2023 21:42:53 GMT -5 The Madness said:

Dec 1, 2023 0:49:13 GMT -5 drblazelj said:

I have every figure I’ve opened since i started collecting in a numbered list. So i bought 1,000 little bags and stickers and number each one corresponding to the number figure they are on the list.
Makes finding what i want slightly difficult since i have over 700 figures and probably 500 of them have hands, going to start organizing them in bags by character and letter of the alphabet eventually

A numbered list is absolutely genius. Do you just put the stickers on the bags? I might have to do this.

Exactly! I get a pack of 525 Avery Labels that are 1/2” by 3/4” for around $2 Walmart. Once i had a pile of hands i knew I’d want to be certain what hands came with what figures.

[celflessness]

For the most part, individual bags with any extra accessories. Usually, I don't need labels because there's some kind of obvious accessory (head, rubber shirt, etc.) in the bag with the hands.

I do have a lot of figures I bought for parts, and I'm less fussy about bagging up those. If I bought a bundle of a few Elite figures, all of the bits go in one bag. Haven't thrown any out, but every so often I'll just shift a bunch of parts on eBay.

A lot of my figures aren't displayed with the 'correct' hands anyway.

[Chip]

If a figure comes with an extra head I'll put the head and all hands in a small jewelry bag

Otherwise, I have 2 of those 12 compartment "bead" storage bins from walmart. One for lefts, one for rights. and I just have the hands organized in those. All C-grips in one, fists in multiple, glove hands in one, open palms in one, etc.

[Jackass Pacific]

if any of you “throw the extra hands away” people happen to have edge’s metal horn hands that you don’t want, i’ll gladly take them off your hands(no pun intended)

[kgchampion]

I’ve got two sandwich bags stuffed with hands. Whose hands are whose? I dunno. I put on the hands I want, almost always the grip hands because they can hold objects and still look like fists, and chuck the extras in a bag.

[TheHitmanKid]

I let my Papa Shango have his fun with them 😈

[Path 2 Glory]

Nov 27, 2023 17:26:13 GMT -5 J-MANN said:

Little ziploc bags.

Literally this. Heads in one, hands in another. Used to do extra arms in their own bag and boots in their own bag as well back when I had 300+ figures.