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Saga '02-'04 / Re: Pegwarmer of the Year Award
« on: August 19, 2004, 05:07 PM »
Another one in Pgh. is that Yoda/youngling gold stripe Saga. It's everywhere Actually that whole wave is.
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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: OCB Takes it in the Pooper
« on: August 19, 2004, 03:47 PM »
Heh, we just started our first offensive " "Raid" the nest" on the yellow jackets Tues. They decided to nest right outside the basement, and when we went in, they outsmarted us and decided to invade the basement.
by Wed. AM bravo14 had to regroup and plan another offensive.
This morning saw the "Maxide offensive" (maxide yellow jacket spray was dropped shipped just in time) we decided to spray around the recessed lightning before we circled outside and hit thier rear flank.
Now, we pretty much have the puppy running some recon missions around the basement cleaning up thier downed troops.
Tonight around twenty one hundred hours, will see the destruction of thier base and the end of the beebellion.
by Wed. AM bravo14 had to regroup and plan another offensive.
This morning saw the "Maxide offensive" (maxide yellow jacket spray was dropped shipped just in time) we decided to spray around the recessed lightning before we circled outside and hit thier rear flank.
Now, we pretty much have the puppy running some recon missions around the basement cleaning up thier downed troops.
Tonight around twenty one hundred hours, will see the destruction of thier base and the end of the beebellion.
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Conventions / Re: 2004 San Diego Comic Con
« on: August 13, 2004, 11:41 PM »
Yeah, at the Fanclub breakfast everyone got an Indiana Jones paper goodie bag filled with tons of stuff-figs, album, records, card packs, t-shirts, postcards, and some other vintage stuff-U.K. presto magic type thing, bookmarks, film cels, so-on and so-on.
The widevision pack was in there.
The widevision pack was in there.
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Conventions / Re: 2004 San Diego Comic Con
« on: August 12, 2004, 08:19 AM »
Those are ad postcards for an upcoming republic commando book at the Del Rey booth, the Vader/Yoda is a pack of widevision cards(was in the Sansweet goodie bag)
Yes, I did miss the pins and the holo darth maul holo pin. (I too had tons more patches, I sent a bunch out, and gave some away at our get-together in addition to the stack there-very cool little promo)
I almost forgot to save one for myself ;^)
Yes, I did miss the pins and the holo darth maul holo pin. (I too had tons more patches, I sent a bunch out, and gave some away at our get-together in addition to the stack there-very cool little promo)
I almost forgot to save one for myself ;^)
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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Happy Birthday bobafett14!!
« on: August 11, 2004, 08:43 AM »
Thanks guys!!! I feel so special ;^)
The wife took me golfing Mon. eve. with some friends, then we had a work/ex Pirates and Steelers golf outing all day Tues., and I just now got online! now I'm off to Delaware in a few hrs.(let me tell you 33 is feeling mighty old this morning)
Bill Cable at www.pswcs.com also linked this page for me on
our emial list(so you guys got some more free publicity ;^)
Only SW I got were the Ewok/Chewbacca buddies w/new tags(I have the old set as well) mostly gift cert.(I think I'm one of the few 33yr. olds who still gets TRU gift certificates)
and I gues HB to Matt also! :^)
Thanks again guys!
The wife took me golfing Mon. eve. with some friends, then we had a work/ex Pirates and Steelers golf outing all day Tues., and I just now got online! now I'm off to Delaware in a few hrs.(let me tell you 33 is feeling mighty old this morning)
Bill Cable at www.pswcs.com also linked this page for me on
our emial list(so you guys got some more free publicity ;^)
Only SW I got were the Ewok/Chewbacca buddies w/new tags(I have the old set as well) mostly gift cert.(I think I'm one of the few 33yr. olds who still gets TRU gift certificates)
and I gues HB to Matt also! :^)
Thanks again guys!
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Vintage Kenner / Re: Just a bit of a warning guys
« on: August 8, 2004, 10:52 AM »
Goes to show once again, you STILL can't be sure what you get from figure grading, which STILL renders it utterly useless in my opinion.
Great pics and comparisons, this is the stuff I've been asking for for years, and no one wants anyone to see this becasue of all the people that have spent their $$ on AFA wouldn't want thier invesment to be rendered useless. To me this proves they are the Enron of the figure collecting world ;^)
Here's a completely obvious case of a tamperd figure still being graded! What a sham! I'd feel cheated if I dealt with them-professional graders my butt.
Great investigating DSJ!.....Brilliant! You are to be commended!
So now next time you see a graded figure on ebay now you should be able to get it for much MUCH less as we all know it now means absolutely nothing!
Great pics and comparisons, this is the stuff I've been asking for for years, and no one wants anyone to see this becasue of all the people that have spent their $$ on AFA wouldn't want thier invesment to be rendered useless. To me this proves they are the Enron of the figure collecting world ;^)
Here's a completely obvious case of a tamperd figure still being graded! What a sham! I'd feel cheated if I dealt with them-professional graders my butt.
Great investigating DSJ!.....Brilliant! You are to be commended!
So now next time you see a graded figure on ebay now you should be able to get it for much MUCH less as we all know it now means absolutely nothing!
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Collector's Tips / Re: what's it worth? and do you have collector's insurance?
« on: August 8, 2004, 10:33 AM »
Here's my experience,
If you have homeowners or renter insurance it should be covered(mine is). Howver, I actually have a stipulation that covers an additonal $40,000 that is only a few $ more per year (not sure something like $8-$10ish??)
Also I found a booth at San Diego that dealt with Collectors Insurance.
Here's the info:
Collectibles Insurance Agency
1-888-837-9537
info@insurancecollectibles.com
To give an idea:
$14/yr. covers $3,000
up to
$614 covers $200,000 (also price depends on alarm systems, etc.)
based on replacement value
If you have homeowners or renter insurance it should be covered(mine is). Howver, I actually have a stipulation that covers an additonal $40,000 that is only a few $ more per year (not sure something like $8-$10ish??)
Also I found a booth at San Diego that dealt with Collectors Insurance.
Here's the info:
Collectibles Insurance Agency
1-888-837-9537
info@insurancecollectibles.com
To give an idea:
$14/yr. covers $3,000
up to
$614 covers $200,000 (also price depends on alarm systems, etc.)
based on replacement value
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Collector's Tips / fig care-hairspray
« on: August 8, 2004, 10:26 AM »
I have my upstairs wall covered in figs in protecto packs. One thing I noticed this week while dusting the cases off is that the ones right outside the bathroom door had a huge buildup of what appeared to be dust, it actually ened up being the wife's hairspray reside(basically a white dust)
I used a wet paper towel to wipe the cases, but I noticed a few no matter how much you wiped, a few of the cases had kind of a "rough" feel to them on top, so it appears that the hairspray may actually break down(or blend into) the plastic ever so slightly.
So, gotta remember to try to keep any figs/bubbles away from hairspray.
Just an FYI.
I used a wet paper towel to wipe the cases, but I noticed a few no matter how much you wiped, a few of the cases had kind of a "rough" feel to them on top, so it appears that the hairspray may actually break down(or blend into) the plastic ever so slightly.
So, gotta remember to try to keep any figs/bubbles away from hairspray.
Just an FYI.
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Celebration III / Re: Star Wars Celebration 3
« on: August 8, 2004, 10:19 AM »
The latest I've been hearing is that the tickets and all the hotel package info. will be released sometime in Sept.(I heard late August floating around San Diego) but I have a feeling it will all coincide with a big SW.com/hyperspace/Insider Mag blitz.
I'm guessing tix. will be avail. for order online shopsw.com Tix. for CII ran about $75.(prob. slightly higher for CIII since another day has been added this time)
There are supposed to be blocks of Hotel rooms that Lucasfilm and/or Gencon have reserved that will probably be sold as package deals and/or "special" rates.
You can book your room on an individual basis right now and I suggest doing so (you can always cancel if a better deal arises) I grabbed a room months ago just to make sure I had one fairly close, as CII most sold out and was tricky finding anything within a few blocks of the convention center.
I kinda lucked out, I'm a diamond VIP member with the Hilton chains so I was able to grab a suite at the Hampton Inn for only $134/night!!!!!!
Kitchen, living room, bar, refrig, 2 bedrooms, jacuzzi, the works !!! ;^)
I'm guessing tix. will be avail. for order online shopsw.com Tix. for CII ran about $75.(prob. slightly higher for CIII since another day has been added this time)
There are supposed to be blocks of Hotel rooms that Lucasfilm and/or Gencon have reserved that will probably be sold as package deals and/or "special" rates.
You can book your room on an individual basis right now and I suggest doing so (you can always cancel if a better deal arises) I grabbed a room months ago just to make sure I had one fairly close, as CII most sold out and was tricky finding anything within a few blocks of the convention center.
I kinda lucked out, I'm a diamond VIP member with the Hilton chains so I was able to grab a suite at the Hampton Inn for only $134/night!!!!!!
Kitchen, living room, bar, refrig, 2 bedrooms, jacuzzi, the works !!! ;^)
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Newbies / Re: Greetings JD Citizens!
« on: August 8, 2004, 10:08 AM »
Welcome, I've slid on over here recently as well.
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Gentle Giant / Re: Bust Ups!
« on: July 27, 2004, 04:09 PM »Riddle me this, riddle me that, how does the seller know if they glow if there sealed!Opened then resealed?
Bust Ups SRIRIT OF THE REBELLION Glow in Dark
Damm!
Star Wars Spirit Rebellion Bust Ups Chase Glow in Dark
Each bust is individually sealed in a black plastic bag inside the white box. Each plastic bag has a small round holepunch in them, just large enough that you can tell if yours is a glow in the dark one or not. Obviously you'd have to take the tape off the ouside white box, but could probably just be pressed right back on again.
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Conventions / Re: 2004 San Diego Comic Con
« on: July 27, 2004, 04:05 PM »I'm sooo beat. Got caught in the storms in Atlanta Sun eve. and didn;t get home until 3:30AM.
What a freaking blast! As far as exclusives, I lucked out BIG time! I scored a ST Luke bust on Thurs. with one ticket-no kidding! While in line a guy had an extra bust-up tix. so I got one of those too(not a Glow I D one)...
An absolute blast have about 4hrs. of footage from the con I'll have on my widescreen Sat as well.
Bob -
Sorry I never got a chance to hook up with you! I was hoping to, but jotted your cell phone number down on a piece of paper that I didn't have with me the last day or two, and wasn't able to give you a buzz.I think I saw you at the Hasbro Q & A though... Did you get up and ask them a question at one point? I heard a "from Pittsburg" and I think "Bob". White T-shirt and a hat, if I recall... Was that you?
I'm sure we'll have better luck at C3 though!
Missed Sharon too. Called her a couple times, but never got through to her or heard back from her. Sharon, you out there? I assume you hit the show right? You have fun? Meet some other folks?
I missed Robert and Ook as well, though I saw Ook a couple times, at the Hasbro Q & A (back wall) and at the GG booth on Preview night (I was shouting at you from across their tables Ook, and you heard me, but didn't recognize me and know where it was coming from!)
I did get a chance to meet Tammy (RJP) though, so that was cool. Sorry I said "kickin' some ass on the exclusives" in front of your kids though. Brainfart.
Also met and chatted with JoshEEE, Mark Hurray (RS Staff), Philip Wise, "Sir Steve" Comenzo, Gus Lopez, Duncan Jenkins, Ray Park (walking down the street), Steve Sansweet, and several others I'm forgetting now. Nice to put a few more faces to the forum names. Good times!
Yep, that would be me!
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Conventions / Re: 2004 San Diego Comic Con
« on: July 26, 2004, 04:27 PM »
I'm sooo beat. Got caught in the storms in Atlanta Sun eve. and didn;t get home until 3:30AM.
What a freaking blast! As far as exclusives, I lucked out BIG time! I scored a ST Luke bust on Thurs. with one ticket-no kidding! While in line a guy had an extra bust-up tix. so I got one of those too(not a Glow I D one)
Got some biker scouts, some Wizards of the coast miniature ST(I heard they are doing a different miniature promo at all the summer cons
? WOw that's pretty cool.
Grabbed the Hasbro poster and ran around trying to grab some handfuls of all the promo mdse. (Jesse I'll have it all on display at my place Sat.)
As far as extras all are spoken for but I may have some surprises Sat.
I grabbed some autographed cardbacks(multiple) also a ton of autographed comics at Dark Horse-some original CW art, and I even got an autraphed copy of the CW comic(the paperback type one that came out a few wks ago) that one of the guys signed "1st signed copy" how cool is that?
Got my Hmmill autograph as well as Kirshner/Billy Dee-sweet-got a 2 for one deal Billy and Irvin on the same 8X10 that had them both in the pic.
2 more autographs on my 3'X4' poster-now back in it's frame, got the Sandra poster handout autographed, asn all the authors at the Del Ray booth.
All my silver troopers came back smashed-kinda like me on Sat. night ;~P
An absolute blast have about 4hrs. of footage from the con I'll have on my widescreen Sat as well.
LAter!
What a freaking blast! As far as exclusives, I lucked out BIG time! I scored a ST Luke bust on Thurs. with one ticket-no kidding! While in line a guy had an extra bust-up tix. so I got one of those too(not a Glow I D one)
Got some biker scouts, some Wizards of the coast miniature ST(I heard they are doing a different miniature promo at all the summer cons
? WOw that's pretty cool.Grabbed the Hasbro poster and ran around trying to grab some handfuls of all the promo mdse. (Jesse I'll have it all on display at my place Sat.)
As far as extras all are spoken for but I may have some surprises Sat.
I grabbed some autographed cardbacks(multiple) also a ton of autographed comics at Dark Horse-some original CW art, and I even got an autraphed copy of the CW comic(the paperback type one that came out a few wks ago) that one of the guys signed "1st signed copy" how cool is that?
Got my Hmmill autograph as well as Kirshner/Billy Dee-sweet-got a 2 for one deal Billy and Irvin on the same 8X10 that had them both in the pic.
2 more autographs on my 3'X4' poster-now back in it's frame, got the Sandra poster handout autographed, asn all the authors at the Del Ray booth.
All my silver troopers came back smashed-kinda like me on Sat. night ;~P
An absolute blast have about 4hrs. of footage from the con I'll have on my widescreen Sat as well.
LAter!
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Newbies / Re: Hello!
« on: July 20, 2004, 09:40 PM »
Welcome, I too have grown tired of the groups at TFN.
I frequent a few other sites, and also just recently singed on here.
MTFBWY!
I frequent a few other sites, and also just recently singed on here.
MTFBWY!
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Conventions / Re: 2004 San Diego Comic Con
« on: July 20, 2004, 11:24 AM »
I'm at the Hampton Inn 1 mile N/NW of the convnetion Center, Right across/ from/near the Holiday Inn Bay.
my cell is 412-897-**** if anyone wants to call when they get there. Leave a mess. as I'll be checking it quite a bit. Jim from Pgh. is also going, but we're not going "together", he's at the HI Bay, and going WEd.
Unfortunately I'm getting in early Thurs. AM and will be missing Wed. preview night.
But I want to hit the fanfilms, and definately want to hang out Fri eve/Sat. eve somewhere.
So give me a ring, leave a mess(name/forum). and a ph#, I love to chat SW and always like to place a face with a name!
Always fun to talk about on the boards also ;^)
my cell is 412-897-**** if anyone wants to call when they get there. Leave a mess. as I'll be checking it quite a bit. Jim from Pgh. is also going, but we're not going "together", he's at the HI Bay, and going WEd.
Unfortunately I'm getting in early Thurs. AM and will be missing Wed. preview night.
But I want to hit the fanfilms, and definately want to hang out Fri eve/Sat. eve somewhere.
So give me a ring, leave a mess(name/forum). and a ph#, I love to chat SW and always like to place a face with a name!
Always fun to talk about on the boards also ;^)