Vintage Star Wars Action Figures

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If you've been keeping up with my blog posts lately you'll know I've come to adding a few news posts from around the web on this subject. I've got a couple more today that are new and updated, so let me know what you think of em...

Comic Ad: Vintage Kenner Star Wars Action Figures

Check out this great comic ad for the first few waves of the vintage Kenner Star Wars action figure line! It looks like a comic book shop or some other specialty retailer offered SW toys via mail order, presumably for parents who just ...

Star Wars 2007 Vintage Action Figures Case

These are some of the finest Star Wars action figures Hasbro has to offer and are terrific fun for enthusiasts and collectors ages 4 and up! This case of 12 individually packaged action figures includes (subject to change): 2x Princess ...

On Arrival. « Star Wars Action Figures Doing What They Do Best.

with one comment. On Arrival. (Vintage Bossk, Vintage 4-LOM). I remember as a kid really loving the Bossk figure. I don't actually recall noticing the Bossk character on-screen when I saw Empire Strikes Back in the theater. ... For me a Star Wars action figure was a Star Wars action figure, and this one was particularly nice. The 4-LOM character came out shortly after I stopped collecting as a kid, so this p'ugly bounty hunter's a new-comer for me. ...

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The G.I. Joe figures were the very first set of action figures, produced by Hasbro way back in 1964. This was soon followed by figurines of characters from comic books and Star Wars. Action figures continue to be so popular that nowadays every movie, TV series, and comic book has action figures of its characters. With so many different figurines about, it's difficult to know what is collectible. In this article, I'll discuss the three main factors that make a particular figurine more prized and treasured than others.

Appeal

Action figure collectibles are a passion. What makes a figurine collectible and appealing is the same thing that made children across the world plead and beg "Please mommy! Tell Santa if he doesn't get me Hans Solo I'll chew my toes off." It's the same thing that would then make parents queue in the freezing cold to buy Hans in the hope of keeping their child quiet for five minutes. While many people collect action figures as an investment, mostly it's about nostalgia and recapturing your childhood. It's the fun and excitement of playing with action figures for hours and hours in your bedroom.

Rarity

Many vintage action figures are rare because nobody thought they would ever be worth anything. If their arms and legs weren't pulled off, they probably were thrown into the trash instead. With new figurines, so many are produced that companies now make "chase action figures", which are like the mainstream figures but slightly different, with different colored clothes, for example. A limited number are made so they are appealing to collectors. There are even "variant action figures", that are different in unexpected ways, such as a white Darth Vader, which can also be rare and sought after by collectors.

Condition

Collectors can be incredibly picky about the condition of the statuette they're buying. A figure that is still as shiny and perfect as the day it was made, is much more collectible than a worn, grimy figurine without a box. While a collector may pick up an unboxed figure from a flea market, it will probably be to play with rather than to add to their main collection. Just the fact that a box has been opened is enough to significantly lower the value of an action figure. The grading scale commonly used for action figures, ranging from C10 (mint) to C1 (very poor), is just for carded figurines; if an action figure doesn't have a card, then it's not even on the scale!

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Being a big Star Wars movie fan is not necessarily a requirement to be in total love with the movie's action figures, especially when you were a young kid. You or your friends most likely had the figures and spent many hours playing with them. It would have been near impossible not to with the way all things Star Wars totally dominated the science fiction genre in the late '70's/early '80's. The Read the rest of this entry »

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Ewok 2 Pack (Paploo & Nho'Apakk) Star Wars Action Figure Review ...

The coloration, face, and hood remind me a bit of the vintage Lumat. This stout little guy is pretty good Read the rest of this entry »

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Hey Readers! I've been comin across some crazy stuff the past few days from a few different blogs around the web which I just had to share with you. Check em out below...

Gifts for the Geeky: 'Star Wars' - Nerdvana: Sci-fi, comics, games ...

We (not the royal we, but myself and my boyfriend) have a collection of original Star Wars action figures of various vintage and condition (darn kids and their need Read the rest of this entry »

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Back with more news for you today. It's amazing how much good information there is on this stuff out there if you know where to look. Three in particular that I found really valuable were...

Unto the Breach. « Star Wars Action Figures Doing What They Do Best.

December 2, 2009 at 12:12 PM. Posted in A New Hope, Action Figures, Evil, Star Wars, starwars. Tagged with Action Figures, Death Star Trooper, Hasbro, Kenner, Star Wars, Stormtrooper, TIE Fighter Pilot, vintage ...

Star Wars Action Figure Costumes | My Disguises - We Love Costumes

Over at StarWars.com, brilliant blogger Bonnie Burton has put together a crafting tutorial on how to make costumes for your action figures! Find out how to make a ghost costume, Princess Leia buns, a trick-or-treat bag and even a couple ...

Recent Star Wars toys based on The Star Wars Holiday Special ...

Finally, Kubrick released a six pack of mini-Boba Fett figures, one of which was in the animated color scheme and they all came packaged in miniature versions of the vintage Star Wars figure cards (on the far right). ... Oddly enough, the first Star Wars action figure I received was a Snaggletooth. Before a Luke or an Obi wan or a Darth vader (all with those cool slide-out -of-the-hand light sabers, which are better than those easily losable and breakable lightsabers the ...

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Bad Robot(s)! « Star Wars Action Figures Doing What They Do Best.

The vintage Zuckuss action figure is just mired in intrigue. It appears that operatives at the Kenner factory botched their intel and named the 4-LOM action figure Read the rest of this entry »

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I found a lot of original Star Wars action figures, how much might someone want for them?

I have Princess Leia, an Imperial, C-3PO, R2-D2, Luke Skywalker, Yoda, Boba Fett, a Hoth base soldier, 4 Ewoks, the Queen, and the blue droid on the base in Hoth. How much might someone pay for them IF i decide to sell them?

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For collectors of Star Wars memorabilia?

Are there any fans out there who would like to share stories about their collections?

I collect vintage action figures and vehicles. I also have some newer items, such as the mini-busts from Gentle Giant. Are there any clubs for collectors of such items?

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I have been an avid collector of action figures all my life and today I am a proud owner of 1700 figures dating from 1975 to 2008. That's almost 33 years or three decades of collecting action figure toys. After all, owning rare and original figures of my favorite comic books' characters, TV series characters, and movie characters is an old hobby, and one I must admit, that is highly cherished. Besides, Read the rest of this entry »

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