Hot Toys - MMS196 - The Avengers: Battle Damaged Mark VII (Movie Promo Edition)

[Y4NK33 PL4N3T]

Well you don't want to get fingerprints on it, and the acids in your skin can etch things. I have seen fingerprints on magazines that removed the printed ink to reveal white paper. Logically then, the acids from your skin could also leave permanent fingerprints on a figure's paint. Some people's body chemistry is more acid, but some is less.

In any case, if you handle something painted with bare hands, you will leave fingerprints behind, which will need to be cleaned off, if only for the sake of looking nice. Why bother cleaning off fingerprints when you can prevent them in the first place?
Nitrile gloves work great because they provide better grip than bare hands, without leaving prints behind, and it also reduces the chance of accidentally scratching the paint with fingernails.
It's just prudent to wear gloves when you want something to remain as perfect as possible with the least amount of effort.

I'm not going to argue whether wearing Nitrile gloves is a benefit.
All I will say is that out of every 500 sellers out there who open MISB boxes to do inspections, I'd wager only 1 of them wears Nitrile gloves to handle the figure...statistically it's probably less than 1% tbh.

How about starting a thread with a poll here in the General Discussion section so we can find out.

That's like some people I see in the comics shop, oh I'll go to Tesco first buy 30 pack of rubber gloves then read Batman 22... the f'k like, I used to think what if my Mark gets scratched or my finger tips could ruin the chrome... then I thought, my Grand Dad was perfect in health then 2 weeks later died, my best mates Dad dropped him off to work, next day, dead... so who cares about 5 years down the line, live NOW is what I say, never know what might happen.

Preach on brotha!

 

[Boba Ben]

I finally got the chance to open him today. Looks really awesome. $290 was pushing it price-wise, but he's probably the best Iron Man I own.

 

[El-Vi-Riachi]

That's like some people I see in the comics shop, oh I'll go to Tesco first buy 30 pack of rubber gloves then read Batman 22... the f'k like, I used to think what if my Mark gets scratched or my finger tips could ruin the chrome... then I thought, my Grand Dad was perfect in health then 2 weeks later died, my best mates Dad dropped him off to work, next day, dead... so who cares about 5 years down the line, live NOW is what I say, never know what might happen.

Nothing lasts forever

 

[Blackthornone]

That's like some people I see in the comics shop, oh I'll go to Tesco first buy 30 pack of rubber gloves then read Batman 22... the f'k like, I used to think what if my Mark gets scratched or my finger tips could ruin the chrome... then I thought, my Grand Dad was perfect in health then 2 weeks later died, my best mates Dad dropped him off to work, next day, dead... so who cares about 5 years down the line, live NOW is what I say, never know what might happen.

No offense to your grand dad, but unless he died from an accident, he wasn't in perfect health 2 weeks before he died. That would be impossible.

He might have been in average health with no apparent symptoms of disease, but that is not PERFECT health.

The attitude you have is exactly why old toys and comics go up in value so much. Most people don't care about taking care of them, so they are thrown away or broken, and then the few that are left intact become worth more.

Also, I can't imagine buying a $300 figure and being satisfied that it will only last 5 years.

 

[SurlyJ]

No offense to your grand dad, but unless he died from an accident, he wasn't in perfect health 2 weeks before he died. That would be impossible.

He might have been in average health with no apparent symptoms of disease, but that is not PERFECT health.

The attitude you have is exactly why old toys and comics go up in value so much. Most people don't care about taking care of them, so they are thrown away or broken, and then the few that are left intact become worth more.

Also, I can't imagine buying a $300 figure and being satisfied that it will only last 5 years.

And be glad people do have that flippant attitude about toys. Without it value stagnates or drops. Look at almost any star wars or spawn toy or most any 90s toy for that matter. Everyone wised up, kept things nice an sealed and now it's all practically worthless.

 

[The Ween]

Enjoy your stuff, you can't take it with you.

 

[The Ween]

Is Sideshow still processing this? Anyone have a waitlist conversion recently?

The waitlist is still open. I think most of the people still left in this thread got one. I haven't seen a conversion in quite awhile but who knows if there have been any.

Mine hasn't come through. Not holding my breath either.

 

[BlueBoyScout]

No offense to your grand dad, but unless he died from an accident, he wasn't in perfect health 2 weeks before he died. That would be impossible.

He might have been in average health with no apparent symptoms of disease, but that is not PERFECT health.

The attitude you have is exactly why old toys and comics go up in value so much. Most people don't care about taking care of them, so they are thrown away or broken, and then the few that are left intact become worth more.

Also, I can't imagine buying a $300 figure and being satisfied that it will only last 5 years.

I think you missed his point. For starters no one has perfect health. We all begin to die from the moment we are born. Olympic athletes die with no known causes of death. Please don't miss the point he was trying to make. We are not promised tomorrow, and another post was accurate in the fact that you can't take it with you.

 

[Furyan]

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[Y4NK33 PL4N3T]

 

[Blackthornone]

I think you missed his point. For starters no one has perfect health. We all begin to die from the moment we are born. Olympic athletes die with no known causes of death. Please don't miss the point he was trying to make. We are not promised tomorrow, and another post was accurate in the fact that you can't take it with you.

I've touched action figures with my bare hands before. I can't say it increased my happiness in any way. In fact, I get a greater sense of peace of mind that makes me feel better and thus helps me to enjoy them MORE by NOT touching them with my bare hands.
Touching plastic isn't healthy, anyway.
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[franpincho]

Whatever man. Hanging around with you must be worse than 4 root canals.

Back to what matters:

This HS is freaky good. What an amazing figure, 100 better than the regular Mark VII.

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[Wake]

Got my Tony Stark and BD Mark VII recently. Added them to my display for now...

 

[Y4NK33 PL4N3T]

Fran that's too much

 

[boylost99]

Touching plastic isn't healthy, anyway.

no plastic bags, containers ever?

 

[Y4NK33 PL4N3T]

no plastic bags, containers ever?

He must never drink from a plastic cup either. Perhaps glass is healthier?

 

[Furyan]

Wake sweet sweeet *** pics!

 

[Gage]

Whatever man. Hanging around with you must be worse than 4 root canals.

 

[Viking Spawn]

And be glad people do have that flippant attitude about toys. Without it value stagnates or drops. Look at almost any star wars or spawn toy or most any 90s toy for that matter. Everyone wised up, kept things nice an sealed and now it's all practically worthless.

So true. I was apart of that McFarlane collecting era. I had almost every Spawn and Movie Maniac figure ever produced at one time. Still very happy his company evolutionized action figures.... Otherwise NECA would never have been born.

However, my tastes also evolved as well the older I got.... Hence I stopped buying 1/12 and now only collect 1/6 high end stuff! I sold my soul to the Devil.... er.... Hot Toys!

 

[boylost99]

He must never drink from a plastic cup either. Perhaps glass is healthier?