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Vintage Kenner / Re: Latest vintage acquisition
« on: August 14, 2009, 12:52 AM »
Those are awesome. I always think it's funny how little discretion there is behind which figures are bootlegged - Vader, Yoda, Chewbacca, and... two different Bossks. Sure, why not?

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Vintage Kenner / Re: Latest vintage acquisition
« on: August 13, 2009, 12:32 PM »
Carp - nice pickup on the Yak-Face as already said it's a great deal for the price. I've been hesitant to pull the trigger online for Yak-Face (and Luke Stormtrooper & Blue Snaggletooth), to pay so much without having it hand bothers me a bit. Have you had any concerns in that regards?

Thanks. I've completed the grand majority of my vintage stuff from ebay auctions (especially the POTF stuff), and I've had very few issues in doing so. I got a Blue Snag a few months ago that way, and I couldn't be happier with it. Haven't gotten the Yak yet, but if the pictures are honest, it should be a good grab as well. I just always make sure to buy from those with good reps, and it hasn't bitten me on the ass too much.

Looks like you've picked up some really amazing deals yourself lately - nice stuff!

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The Legacy Collection / Re: ICMG, Yarna...now what?
« on: August 12, 2009, 07:50 PM »
You mean that's not a keg that he comes with?

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The Legacy Collection / Re: ICMG, Yarna...now what?
« on: August 12, 2009, 04:33 PM »
I think I'd rather have that trashed out scaffolding in the background than a Mos Eisley security officer.

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The Legacy Collection / Re: Funeral Pyre Vader w/ Luke
« on: August 12, 2009, 03:20 PM »
I was under the impression that Qui-Gon wasn't an expert in the Force "ghost" thing. He was able to communicate through the force, but not appear as visions.

Ep. III implies that Obi Wan had to mediate and contact Qui Gon in order to learn how to pass onto the Force, or whatever. Fine, but then if Obi Wan had to learn how to do it, how the hell did Anakin know the technique? Sure didn't look like he was doing anything active about it when he died (and the opposite for Obi-Wan, and I suppose, Yoda). This is a bit inconsistent.

I think, cinematically, the reason Vader didn't disappear in the suit the way Obi Wan and Yoda did, is so that Lucas could have his climactic reveal of Sebastian Shaw at the end, showing that Vader indeed did return to the light side. If he did it on the DS, it wouldn't have been as "surprising" maybe.

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The Legacy Collection / Re: ICMG, Yarna...now what?
« on: August 12, 2009, 11:48 AM »
If you want funny...look no further than Krelman



I'd get behind that.

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The Legacy Collection / Re: ICMG, Yarna...now what?
« on: August 12, 2009, 11:07 AM »
The thread is about who the collectors are going to get behind next, my point is that there have been 10+ characters already named in this thread and each person has their own idea who that should be.  I don't see any massive groundswell for any single character.

That's true, but to be fair, was there really an enormous groundswell for ICMG before you guys got the word out, website, polls, petitions, creating a funny backstory, etc.? I think it took someone (you, in this case) to really spearhead it and make it "real" (which lead to it being REAL real). If you went back to before the whole ICMG thing started, you'd probably have had the same dozens of obscure characters that people were interested in.

ICMG has another thing going for him, though, which is that, while he's an obscure player, he's an actor carrying around an ice cream maker as a prop, which is pretty funny in and of itself. It was so absurd that the character lent itself well to a full on campaign that got fans interested not just because he was an obscure character, but also because it was just pretty funny overall, too.

I think that if someone took another of the SW oddities and got another mainstream campaign going, it would pick up the same way that ICMG did. It would take a very similar approach, but now we know that there is a real end goal that Hasbro can and will play along with, even if it takes years. But just posting a few want lists on a forum isn't going to be enough for that, not for a way-in-the-background kind of character. So who wants to take the torch? And for whom?

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The Legacy Collection / Re: Funeral Pyre Vader w/ Luke
« on: August 11, 2009, 09:17 PM »
No one was politicizing anything but you. You read into the posts way too much and I found it very annoying because everything nowadays comes down to divisive politics, can we no longer not like someone anymore just because? I understand thread rules but there was nothing offensive or inflaming. Look at what people say about Hasbro in some of the threads, it gets nasty sometimes. I am glad the Pitt is hidden away I rather stay away. BTW, Thank you for letting me know where it is.

There was nothing that got out of hand. No offense, but you view everything through a political lense so you look for it and it's easy to shape things more than what it is. Just because we think Colbert is a blowhard does not make it a political thread. Adam quoted Colbert, I agreed with Sal about his assessment and it was done. If it was a continuation in 10 consecutive posts I would wholeheartedly agree with you. But c'mon relax not everything is meant on a political level.

Ok, dude, chill out.

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Vintage Kenner / Re: Latest vintage acquisition
« on: August 11, 2009, 09:14 PM »
Also true. I would have gone for it for sure, had I seen it.

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Vintage Kenner / Re: Latest vintage acquisition
« on: August 11, 2009, 03:35 PM »
That's true. Good call.

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The Legacy Collection / Re: Funeral Pyre Vader w/ Luke
« on: August 11, 2009, 02:09 PM »
My point was that I don't think they'd last long around here if they did.

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Vintage Kenner / Re: Latest vintage acquisition
« on: August 11, 2009, 02:05 PM »
Thanks, all. I'm happy with it, for sure.

Can we see the auction that you won?  Every time I watch a Yak Face that's in decent shape it ends $140+

Sure!

Star Wars Vintage LAST 17 YAK FACE nr MINT C9.5 SUPERB

I actually haggled back and forth a few times to get from £69.75 to £64.98 (about $115 to $107). I tried to get him down to the equivalent of $100 but no dice. I'm happy to have gotten it for under $110, though I just saw this completed auction for about $79 with shipping:

YAK FACE / Vintage Star Wars POTF Last 17 complete RARE

Damn. Don't know how I missed that one.

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Vintage Kenner / Re: Latest vintage acquisition
« on: August 11, 2009, 11:13 AM »
Pics will be forthcoming, indeed.

I'm done as far as I have one of every loose figure complete with accessories, in the quality and condition that I'm happiest with. I admire carded collections, but it's not for me - takes up too much room (and $$$$). I'm sure I can replace a figure here and there, but I'm happy to sit on what I've got for awhile. It will be strange not to have specific figures to search for on ebay anymore, though.

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Vintage Kenner / Re: Latest vintage acquisition
« on: August 11, 2009, 11:08 AM »
Just pulled the trigger on a Yak Face from overseas - came to just a bit over $100, about 9.5 condition, with staff. So. I guess I'm done with vintage... weird.

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The Legacy Collection / Re: Funeral Pyre Vader w/ Luke
« on: August 11, 2009, 09:53 AM »
Keep it in the Pit, fellas.

Hey Fella, where did the Sarlacc Pit go? You cannot find it, it was removed and tucked away somewhere in the bowels of the site.

How about you stay in the Pit, we were commenting on the comments that were made/quoted. If it turned into 50 straight posts about Colbert being a blowhard or quoting him in every post, sure it would belong there. Not everything needs to be viewed solely from a political eye as you see it. I think O'Reily is a blowhard too and he leans right but Adam did not quote him for us to comment on. Sal has a right to vent I have a right to agree with him.



The Pit became a private section that you had a certain timeframe thread to post in in order to stay involved. I'm sure if you PM's a mod you could go back if you wanted to, but that was a few months ago. So maybe YOU can't find it, but it's not gone.

I could care less if you guys want to start politicizing toy threads - have a blast. Just trying to give a helpful warning, but if you want to be an ass, be my guest.

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