Figures you regret buying

[garou_terry]

HAHA YES! I had a TON of those old Marvel cards from when I collected comics. Sold all of those, my X-men cards and Garbage Pail Kids cards on Ebay about 2 years ago.

WHAT A PAIN IN THE A$$ THAT WAS TO LIST!

Thanks for the horrible memory!

at least you were able to sell yours man! i still have to see them all the time! hahaha.. but now that i've shifted through like hundreds and hundreds of display showcases, i find that you can actually put them on acrylic cases and use them as backdrops for our stats and figures! really puts a big punch to them!

but still, UGH!!! remember those fleer flair marvel cards back in '94! i still can't believe i actually bought a box of those, and that was about $200 back then!

 

[garou_terry]

I think collectors of the 90's all collected the same crap. NBA cards, Marvel cards, Comics, McFarlane figures, and ugly SW Hasbro figures.

i wasn't even a fan of Star Wars to begin with, but i bought a whole bunch of stuff when episode I came out. darth maul, some loose vader figures, spent so much. nowadays, if your card ain't got any autograph or signature, it ain't worth $ H i *.

 

[Chigger58]

at least you were able to sell yours man! i still have to see them all the time! hahaha.. but now that i've shifted through like hundreds and hundreds of display showcases, i find that you can actually put them on acrylic cases and use them as backdrops for our stats and figures! really puts a big punch to them!

but still, UGH!!! remember those fleer flair marvel cards back in '94! i still can't believe i actually bought a box of those, and that was about $200 back then!

OMG those cards were horrible.

They always had to try and trick you into buying them all though. Like they were now metallic, or there was a story, etc. Some of the art on those cards was just horrible.

The only two sets I enjoyed and still had no problem parting with was the Jim Lee X-men series and the Marvel cards (I have no idea what year or what have you) that formed a puzzle.

Nine cards to the puzzle, each one had a theme like the X-men fighting someone or the Avengers, and when you put them all together (the 9 cards) they formed the puzzle. Anyone remember those? If I remember right the art was pretty decent and I liked the unity idea of the cards instead of just the typical singular pictures.

 

[garou_terry]

OMG those cards were horrible.

They always had to try and trick you into buying them all though. Like they were now metallic, or there was a story, etc. Some of the art on those cards was just horrible.

The only two sets I enjoyed and still had no problem parting with was the Jim Lee X-men series and the Marvel cards (I have no idea what year or what have you) that formed a puzzle.

Nine cards to the puzzle, each one had a theme like the X-men fighting someone or the Avengers, and when you put them all together (the 9 cards) they formed the puzzle. Anyone remember those? If I remember right the art was pretty decent and I liked the unity idea of the cards instead of just the typical singular pictures.

and if i'm not mistaken, i think i still have those

i kinda like the spiderman "page" though. x-men page sucked 'cuz i'm not really a fan of Ron Lim's art, but the 1st page was a Hulk i think, and that was niiiice..

can't believe i still remember

 

[creature4000]

my Ashley woods sdcc Betrtie. He's actually very awesome.. and my first in the line.. but then I switched gears and now he's lonely. I'm going to get rid of him soon to a happy home.

 

[Jen]

I'm a little burned out on some of my LOTR statues - mainly Galadriel, King Ellesar and Eowyn.....got them at a good price, but I'll still lose money when I sell them.

 

[Ryu]

I regret buying most of my collection because I didn't really go high end until I got my HT TDK figs and now I realized how much I spent on Neca, Mcfarlane etc and I barely get anything back when selling them.

 

[Praedane]

I recently bought a Go Hero Perseus nude body/head -- the body's all right, but the head is AWFUL! Bad paint apps, bad sculpt -- just plain ugly. I'm glad I didn't shell out for the whole figure. (And the thing that gets me is that the Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon figures both looked great -- what happened to poor Perseus?!?)

There, I've vented -- I'm good now.

 

[sladesuperagent]

Spawn Series 1 through 'til that Nitro Riders series. At least I didn't keep buying after that.

 

[sladesuperagent]

And Food Fighters. That damn commercial had me convinced that they talked

 

[MadCow]

Ummm, no.

Then I'll gladly give you retail for them...

 

[Apone]

I have boxes and boxes of these 1977 star wars figures still in the packages..taking up so much space..wish I never got them...how was i supposed to know they wouldnt be worth crap now?

 

[icruise]

You can't even give those things away.

 

[Eukalyptus]

AvP:R Alien Warrior. Had it less than a day. Came home, inspected it, noticed the paint already peeling off, re-packed and returned it the next day.

I even regret it more than SSC Yavin Luke

 

[denger4000]

Medicom Boba Fett. No better than Marmit's attempt.

Are you crazy?

 

[Balsquat]

Are you crazy?

ooooo this should get interesting

 

[creature4000]

I actually love my Medi Fett.. no need for a SS version.

 

[Chigger58]

and if i'm not mistaken, i think i still have those

i kinda like the spiderman "page" though. x-men page sucked 'cuz i'm not really a fan of Ron Lim's art, but the 1st page was a Hulk i think, and that was niiiice..

can't believe i still remember

HAHA YES!

That series had some good art on it though, not all of it, but some. I believe it caught some of those BIG name artists before they went off on their own and still worked for Marvel. Didn't "MAD" do one of the puzzles?

 

[Chigger58]

I regret buying most of my collection because I didn't really go high end until I got my HT TDK figs and now I realized how much I spent on Neca, Mcfarlane etc and I barely get anything back when selling them.

Agreed.

You know though, for the time, McFarlane toys were so above and beyond what we were used to. I didn't have the knowledge of companies like Sideshow or Hot Toys, etc, so McFarlane was pretty great compared to a company like Toy Biz or someone.

I think there are quite a few people that could repeat the same story as you. I know I can...got 2 totes of McFarlane figures currently in my garage. MIB and I can't move them for even $.99 on Ebay.

 

[preeny101]

Are you crazy?

No. But I understand your position. I know I'm in the minority here on this one but I just like the way the Marmit stands better. However, since I posted it that about a year ago, I have displayed my Medi more prominently. The only thing is, he has to be displayed with other Medis to look close to scale. I know Boba wasn't a big dude but next to other 1/6 figs he looks like a kid. Plus the armor around the neck on the MediBoba just doesn't sit right on mine. I am crazy, though.