This is topic Dave's Selling His Childhood, Part 1 - Star Wars Action Figures and Comics in forum Books, Films, Food and Culture at Hatrack River Forum.
Alright, it comes a sad time in a geek's life when he decides to get rid of some his memorabilia, but for me, today's the day.
While I grew up enojying Star Wars, it wasn't until 1991 when Timothy Zahn published Heir to the Empire when my Star Wars Geekdom went into full force. From then on, straight through the release of the prequels, my Star Wars geekiness was in full force.
And my collectormania began around then too. When the action figure line was re-launched in 1955, I ate them up. Same with the new comics (starting with Dark Empire - Luke goes to the Dark Side! Woah!), and through the Tales of the Jedi series (4000 years before A New Hope? First appearance of the double bladed Lightsaber? Woah!). I spent GOBS of money on Star Wars.
And now I'm in a place where I'd kinda like to get at least some of it back. It has nothing to do with how much I liked or didn't like the prequels (I enjoyed them a lot! Defended them! Bought the DVDs!), but rather as necessity. I have too much...stuff, and not enough money.
So, instead of just ebaying them into oblivion, I thought I'd first start by offering up what I have to my fellow Jatraqueros. I know we have some Steve Sansweet wannabes floating around here.
Let me know if there is anything you would like, and how much you would be willing to pay, either for single pieces, or for a collection of stuff.
This is sort of an end of an era folks - so mourn a very short while before you go diggin' through my toy box.
Here's what I got:
STAR WARS ACTION FIGURES: --MINT IN PACKAGING-- Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight (1997 RotJ:SE Opening Night Theater Exclusive) Darth Vader (1995 Power of the Force – Red Stripe Card – Long Saber Variant) Luke Skywalker (1995 Power of the Force – Red Stripe Card – Long Saber Variant) Princess Leia (1995 Power of the Force – Red Stripe Card) Ben Kenobi (1995 Power of the Force – Red Stripe Card – Short Saber) C-3PO (1995 Power of the Force – Red Stripe Card) Stormtrooper (1995 Power of the Force – Red Stripe Card) Chewbacca (1995 Power of the Force – Red Stripe Card) R2-D2 (1995 Power of the Force – Red Stripe Card) Han Solo (1995 Power of the Force – Red Stripe Card) Yoda (1995 Power of the Force – Red Stripe Card) Yoda (1998 Power of the Force – Ep1 Preview “flashback” – Green Stripe Card) Chewbacca in Bounty Hunter Disguise (1996 Shadows of the Empire) Prince Xizor (1996 Shadows of the Empire) Lea In Boushh Disguise (1996 Shadows of the Empire) Anakin Skywalker (1999 Episode 1 – w/ Com-Tech Chip) Obi-Wan Kenobi (1999 Episode 1 – w/ Com-Tech Chip) Qui-Gon Jinn (1999 Episode 1 – w/ Com-Tech Chip) Jar Jar Binks (1999 Episode 1 – w/ Com-Tech Chip) Darth Maul (1999 Episode 1 – w/ Com-Tech Chip) Battle Droid [4 different variants] (1999 Episode 1 – w/ Com-Tech Chip)
--REMOVED FROM PACKAGING-- Han Solo as Stormtrooper (1995 Power of the Force Fruit Loops Mail-Away Preview) Transluscent Ghost of Obi-Wan (1997 Frito-Lays Mail Away)
STAR WARS COMICS --MINT CONDITION—
Tales of the Jedi #1 & #2 (1993) Tales of the Jedi: The Freedon Nadd Uprising #1 & #2 (1994) Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith #1-6 (1994) Tales of the Jedi: The Sith War #1-6 (1996) Tales of the Jedi: The Golden Age of the Sith #1-5 (1996)
Jabba the Hutt: The Gaar Suppoon Hit (1995) Jabba the Hutt: The Hunger of Princess Nampi (1995)
Droids v2 #8 (1995)
Splinter of the Mind’s Eye #3 (1996)
SOLD!Shadows of the Empire #1, #3 [which printed a letter sent in by me!], #5, #6 (1996) SOLD!Shadows of the Empire: Evolution #1 (1998)
Classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi #1 & #2 (1994)
X-Wing: Rogue Squadron – The Rebel Opposition #1, #2, #3 (1995) X-Wing: Rogue Squadron – The Phantom Affair #1 (1996)
Heir to the Empire #1, #2, #6 (1995)
Dark Empire #1, #4, #6 (1991) Dark Empire II #1-6 (1994) Empire’s End #1 & #2 (1995)
[ August 16, 2005, 06:33 PM: Message edited by: Taalcon ]
Posted by Taalcon (Member # 839) on :
Oh, and I may also be offering up an old-school video game system package (or two) in the very near future as well.
Posted by JaimeBenlevy (Member # 6222) on :
"Tales of the Jedi: The Sith War #1-6 (1996)"
About how much are you thinking for these?
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
I'll take it all off your hands for $20.
Posted by Taalcon (Member # 839) on :
quote:About how much are you thinking for these?
Make some offers.
I'm not expecting too much - I'm probably being ridiculously honest when I say that each of these were probably "worth" a lot more when they first came out, and before the overexposure of the Prequel Merchandise. I remember those original Power of the Force 1995 red-cards being rare, and people paying upwards of $50+ for individual ones.
Demand has dropped SUBSTANTIALLY since the Good Ol' Days.
Posted by Taalcon (Member # 839) on :
quote:I'll take it all off your hands for $20.
I'll have to say minimum I would even consider taking for the whole lot would be, like, $50 + Shipping & Handling. Figure I should be able to get at least a dollar a piece - doesn't nostalgia count for anything anymore? Even just a decade-old nostalgia?
Posted by Olivet (Member # 1104) on :
EEEEEEEBAAAAAAY!
I am totally serious.
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
I agree. You'll get a much better price there than from here.
Posted by Taalcon (Member # 839) on :
If it comes to it, I will. Just wanted to give Jatraqueros first crack.
Posted by Taalcon (Member # 839) on :
quote: agree. You'll get a much better price there than from here.
You know, I'm really not sure. I've done some research, you know *shuts up*
Plus I'll feel better if these go to Jatraquero homes. I'm still somewhat connected to my nostalgia. I may send periodic emails to the eventual buyer to see how Vader's doing.
Posted by JaimeBenlevy (Member # 6222) on :
"I may send periodic emails to the eventual buyer to see how Vader's doing."
I don't think I want to buy anymore... Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
Hell I'll take it all for 50 plus shipping and handling.
But others are right, go to Ebay, you'll get four times as much, if not more. Those action figures alone should get that much.
My Star Wars geekdom is still in full force.
Posted by dabbler (Member # 6443) on :
My boyfriend, who is an action figure collecting... fanatic, looked over your list. He has about 50% of them, so he's not quite interested in buying the lot.
But in his opinion, if you want to maximize profits, you would want to sell individually on ebay the: Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight (1997 RotJ:SE Opening Night Theater Exclusive) Darth Vader (1995 Power of the Force – Red Stripe Card – Long Saber Variant) Luke Skywalker (1995 Power of the Force – Red Stripe Card – Long Saber Variant) Lea In Boushh Disguise (1996 Shadows of the Empire) Battle Droid [4 different variants] (1999 Episode 1 – w/ Com-Tech Chip)
The rest he thinks aren't that popular and wouldn't sell for much as a lot. I didn't ask his opinion about the comics, he's not a comics person really.
Hope this helps or something Posted by Taalcon (Member # 839) on :
Thanks Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
My offer of 50 dollars stands for as long as you have all that stuff, though im not as interested in the Episode One stuff, I already have that.
I hope you get a lot more for it, but if not, I'll be your back up.
Posted by Olivet (Member # 1104) on :
I find it weird that stuff from the 90s is part of anyone's childhood.
*feels old*
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
I was 6 when the 90's started. Feel older now?
Posted by Olivet (Member # 1104) on :
Well, no, actually. But I've met Taal and had longish talks with him about things, and it just seems weird to think that I could have been his babysitter.
But it really doesn't seem strange at all that someone I've never met was a child at the time I was first able to vote.
Posted by JaimeBenlevy (Member # 6222) on :
I was born when the 90's started. Feel older now? Posted by Taalcon (Member # 839) on :
*grins* I was about 11-ish in 1991 when the craze began for me. I guess through most of it I was technically a teenager, and was part of those years rather than my childhood - but from where I am now, that certainly seems long enough ago to qualify as my 'childhood'.
The craze was into highest gear around 1995-6ish when I was 13 and 14.
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
That makes me feel old.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
quote:Originally posted by Taalcon:
quote:I'll take it all off your hands for $20.
I'll have to say minimum I would even consider taking for the whole lot would be, like, $50 + Shipping & Handling. Figure I should be able to get at least a dollar a piece - doesn't nostalgia count for anything anymore? Even just a decade-old nostalgia?
I was joking. I should have said $2 to make sure that you knew it was a joke.
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
Started for me when I was about 12, so, in 1996. My brother gave me "Heir to the Force" to read, and I voraciously read every single Star Wars book I could find, and memorized the scripts of the movies.
It hasn't waned since Posted by Taalcon (Member # 839) on :
quote:Originally posted by mr_porteiro_head:
quote:Originally posted by Taalcon:
quote:I'll take it all off your hands for $20.
I'll have to say minimum I would even consider taking for the whole lot would be, like, $50 + Shipping & Handling. Figure I should be able to get at least a dollar a piece - doesn't nostalgia count for anything anymore? Even just a decade-old nostalgia?
I was joking. I should have said $2 to make sure that you knew it was a joke.
I knew you were joking. I decided to turn your joke into a real question for me Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
*shudder* I was in college in 1991.
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
Haha, in 1991 I was in 2nd grade.
Posted by Epictetus (Member # 6235) on :
Shadows of the Empire, are we talking the full graphic novel, or indivdual issues? I have 1-4, but never got #5 or #6. I'll start my offer at $20 for the pair...or all of them if you're desperate to get the other two off your hands as well.
Posted by Amka (Member # 690) on :
Heh... I was married in 1991, and in college.
Posted by Olivet (Member # 1104) on :
I should have graduated college in 1991, but I finished my degree a year early, because I'm a smarty-pants. But this no longer makes me feel old. I am what I am, and what I am is a healthy woman with two gorgeous, bright children and a loving, devoted husband.
It also helps that I'm still kinda hot. So, I'm a semi-hot 36 year old mother of two, and that seems just right for me.
It's the fact that I'm having cataract surgery today that makes me feel old. But I guess as long as the parts that break down are replaceable, I'll be fine. *giggle*
Posted by DarkKnight (Member # 7536) on :
I was in Italy in 1991, it feels like sooo long ago
Posted by Taalcon (Member # 839) on :
Epictetus, I've sent you an email Posted by Taalcon (Member # 839) on :
BTW, people who place nice bids get cool unlisted unique bonus materials, too.
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
I'll send you the effigy and your copy of Talisman for them. *hoping for unique bonus materials*
Posted by Taalcon (Member # 839) on :
For "nice" read: Generous.
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
Plus, cream cheese brownies.
Added: homemade
Added again: Which I really, really need to make to send to Hobbes. I've been putting off writing him because I want to include the brownies, but I need to get cream cheese and butter first. *makes note to self*
Posted by Snarky (Member # 4406) on :
Is there anything I can do to earn some of these brownies?
Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
Comment est-ce que you were in college in 1991, Tom? Or should we call you "Doogie"?
Posted by Destineer (Member # 821) on :
quote:Figure I should be able to get at least a dollar a piece
You should be able to get more than $1 for that Storm Trooper Han. Not a rare piece, exactly, but it was never sold in stores.
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
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- doesn't nostalgia count for anything anymore? Even just a decade-old nostalgia?
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