Archon_Turtle's Collection Thread

[Archon_Turtle]

Originally Posted by SS_Turtle

Great haul from SDCC, do both side of the skate deck have graphics?

Nope. Just the bottom.

Originally Posted by Shogun26

Question: At the end of the video you made you said you were going to start collecting the carded figures...how is that part of your collection shaping up?

I started putting that collection together, but lost my job soon after. Shortly after I went back to school. SO that portion of the collection probably won't start back up till sometime mid next year.

[The Shell Shocked Geek]

WOW!!! Fantastic collection.

[Archon_Turtle]

Originally Posted by The Shell Shocked Geek

WOW!!! Fantastic collection.

Why thank you!

[SS_Turtle]

[QUOTE=Archon_Turtle;976777]Nope. Just the bottom.

Who makes / sells the deck? I've been looking for it but couldn't find anything. I'd love to buy one for my collection.

[Archon_Turtle]

[QUOTE=SS_Turtle;976894]

Originally Posted by Archon_Turtle

Nope. Just the bottom.

Who makes / sells the deck? I've been looking for it but couldn't find anything. I'd love to buy one for my collection.

It was an SDCC exclusive through Nickelodeon, sold at their booth.

[TMNT-Collector]

id expect nothing less then an AMAZING collection, truly impressive, wish i could track down one of those sdcc shirts, thats one of the only sdcc '12 items i haven't been able to get my hands on

[SS_Turtle]

Originally Posted by TMNT-Collector

id expect nothing less then an AMAZING collection, truly impressive, wish i could track down one of those sdcc shirts, thats one of the only sdcc '12 items i haven't been able to get my hands on

You even tracked down the skate deck? That's one thing I haven't been able to get my hands on.

[Archon_Turtle]

Originally Posted by SS_Turtle

You even tracked down the skate deck? That's one thing I haven't been able to get my hands on.

There really wasnt much tracking to do. I bought it from the Nick booth at the con.

Thank you both for the kind words

[Archon_Turtle]

As some of you know, last week was the "Talkin' Toons with Rob Paulsen LIVE" podcast with a large portion of the original Turtles voice cast. And I had the great fortune of being able to attend.

After the event there was a paid signing with proceeds going to charity. Here is a link to what I got signed:

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v2...%20Signatures/

In hind sight, I should have had then sign in black rather than silver. While it looks great in person, it shows up for crap in photos.

[MrPliggins]

Awesome. I think in person the silver would probably show up better. I had Laird sign my Raphael #1 in black and you can barely see the autograph because it blends in with the black of the cover.

[splinter zombie]

That Eastman variant sketch is awesome!!!

[markberry]

drooling over that eastman sketch
congrats on ur haul

[Scud]

Black or Silver, either way they are signed, and you got the chance to attend the podcast and help Charity.

[Archon_Turtle]

New to the collection!

On first inspection, you might think this is a first print of TMNT #1... but it isn't. It is indeed, a vintage counterfeit. A fake. Whoever created this book took great care in making a very convincing cover of the first print of TMNT#1 (both interior and exterior). They then removed the cover from a third printing #1 and expertly married the reproduction cover to it. Unfortunately, the guy I purchased it from paid for it under the guise of it being an authentic first print. I took the opportunity to add it to the collection after the community was able to debunk it as a fake.

I know many of you would wonder why I would purchase a counterfeit (some believing that doing so is ethically wrong because it attaches a value to something worthless that was created out of deception). However; I believe that my collection isn't just physical. It is a collection of TMNT history. And like it or not, this book and other counterfeit books like it, are definitely part of the history.

[TMNT-Collector]

i agree with you that it is a part of tmnt history and should be welcomed into a collection. nice add archon

[Plasticplayhouse]

Pretty neat addition. Can CGC tell the difference? Are there any tell tail signs that its fake?

[Archon_Turtle]

Originally Posted by Plasticplayhouse

Pretty neat addition. Can CGC tell the difference? Are there any tell tail signs that its fake?

I've notified them of the book. They are going to encapsulate it but clearly marked as "COUNTERFEIT" all over the label.

And the major differences are:
1. The type of paper used for the cover.
2. The poor cut of the cover.
3. The color of the interior pages (there is a clear difference in color between the first and 3rd print interior pages.

[The Fifth Turtle]

Spoiler:

Originally Posted by Archon_Turtle

New to the collection!

On first inspection, you might think this is a first print of TMNT #1... but it isn't. It is indeed, a vintage counterfeit. A fake. Whoever created this book took great care in making a very convincing cover of the first print of TMNT#1 (both interior and exterior). They then removed the cover from a third printing #1 and expertly married the reproduction cover to it. Unfortunately, the guy I purchased it from paid for it under the guise of it being an authentic first print. I took the opportunity to add it to the collection after the community was able to debunk it as a fake.

I know many of you would wonder why I would purchase a counterfeit (some believing that doing so is ethically wrong because it attaches a value to something worthless that was created out of deception). However; I believe that my collection isn't just physical. It is a collection of TMNT history. And like it or not, this book and other counterfeit books like it, are definitely part of the history.

Is this MrPliggins' copy? or is this another fake?

[TheCanadiandrome]

very cool addition

[rich]

Originally Posted by archon_turtle

Spoiler:

new to the collection!

On first inspection, you might think this is a first print of tmnt #1... But it isn't. It is indeed, a vintage counterfeit. A fake. Whoever created this book took great care in making a very convincing cover of the first print of tmnt#1 (both interior and exterior). They then removed the cover from a third printing #1 and expertly married the reproduction cover to it. Unfortunately, the guy i purchased it from paid for it under the guise of it being an authentic first print. I took the opportunity to add it to the collection after the community was able to debunk it as a fake.

I know many of you would wonder why i would purchase a counterfeit (some believing that doing so is ethically wrong because it attaches a value to something worthless that was created out of deception). However; i believe that my collection isn't just physical. It is a collection of tmnt history. And like it or not, this book and other counterfeit books like it, are definitely part of the history.

Nice find Stephan. Counterfeits of #1 and #2 are hard to come by these days. Saw my fair share of them back in the day...wish I'd have grabbed them up. I agree they have a solid place in TMNT history and, likewise, anyone's collection. Thanks for sharing the news.