Recent "steals" - Page 125

*MrPliggins* · 05-07-2013, 12:48 PM

::edit:: oops, wrong thread.

mikedrummer27 · 05-12-2013, 11:52 AM

Firstly, sorry if this is the wrong forum

I've been collecting Ninja Turtles for about a year now, I started with the 4 original turtles, got them complete, then bought the turtle van, and found a few others here and there.

Then last weekend I was on Kijiji and this guy had 81 figures and a ton of vehicles for $650, so I jumped on it. Every figure was complete except for like 3 accessories. I was in heaven! Even the vehicles were all mostly complete. The Foot Cruiser, technodrome, and turtlecycle were complete, they were the only ones I really cared about, as I pretty much just wanna collect the characters and vehicles from the first two seasons. Figured I could trade the rest for other vehicles I needed

The only pics I got so far were of the actual item listing, but check it out.

There was a ton more I got, that wasn't pictured, big bag of accessories, card backs, parts of vehicle packaging, paper work, unused sticker sheets.

whitefox360 · 05-12-2013, 12:03 PM

Congrats, dude. That is pretty awesome.

*DVD* · 05-12-2013, 12:21 PM

A lifetimes collection in one hit.
At $650, that's pretty cool.

astig · 05-12-2013, 01:44 PM

Congratulations! that is a pretty sweet haul!

Nameless · 05-12-2013, 02:14 PM

very nice. Nothing too rare, but defiantly the best way to start a collection is to get your hand on lot like this cause you sure pay a lot less then buying each figure complete individually. Heck a complete Technodrome normally sells for around 100$ that i see.

Shreddhead · 05-12-2013, 02:17 PM

Friggin awesome!

raphfan84 · 05-12-2013, 03:41 PM

Great find and at a damn good price, congrats bud!!!

Davin · 05-12-2013, 04:22 PM

Dude, think of all the fun you could have had tracking each of those items down individually. But seriously awesome score!

marcelangelo · 05-12-2013, 05:08 PM

pretty incredible, dude!!!!congrats and mucho fun with that!!!

Playa · 05-12-2013, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nameless

10$ for a complete turtle com. Thats one of the best steals i've seen on here. congrats.

I saw this right when it was posted and considered buying it, but I'm really not into open box turtles even though I could have flipped it for profit. Glad you got it!

Playa · 05-12-2013, 08:52 PM

I just got this awesome deal during the week. All 8 of these turtles for $100!! All of them are in excellent condition, AFA 75-85 I'd say, except for Movie Star Mike has a little bit of worn cardboard. I was confused as to why he was selling them for so cheap because he seemed to know all about them and their value but I didn't ask... Nonetheless, this is probably the best TMNT deal I will ever be a part of!

juxtapose519 · 05-13-2013, 07:17 AM

Complete Needlenose and near-complete Killer Bee for $40 shipped

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271202780504

HOORAY!!

Endurs03 · 05-14-2013, 03:51 PM

While this is not TMNT (Sorry to all those forums police) I still deemed it worthy to share as some people do collect Power Rangers.

This was/is factory sealed. I picked it up for $3.00 at Goodwill. However, goodwill had taped/retaped one side so I grabbed it. It looked factory taped under the Goodwill tape. I had to open it to be sure...
The contents (will post pics later) are all in tact, never touched. There is a piece of cardboard taped over the styrofoam. I can see under this, and all the directions and decals are still packaged and the toy is in PERFECT condition.

What a steal! $3.00!

Spoiler:

*TheCanadiandrome* · 05-14-2013, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikedrummer27

Firstly, sorry if this is the wrong forum

I've been collecting Ninja Turtles for about a year now, I started with the 4 original turtles, got them complete, then bought the turtle van, and found a few others here and there.

Then last weekend I was on Kijiji and this guy had 81 figures and a ton of vehicles for $650, so I jumped on it. Every figure was complete except for like 3 accessories. I was in heaven! Even the vehicles were all mostly complete. The Foot Cruiser, technodrome, and turtlecycle were complete, they were the only ones I really cared about, as I pretty much just wanna collect the characters and vehicles from the first two seasons. Figured I could trade the rest for other vehicles I needed

The only pics I got so far were of the actual item listing, but check it out.

There was a ton more I got, that wasn't pictured, big bag of accessories, card backs, parts of vehicle packaging, paper work, unused sticker sheets.

Spoiler:

holy crap dude! sweet freakin score!

Rockvoanjd · 05-14-2013, 10:47 PM

I bought a Sideshow Mouser today for 60bucks, that makes 3 in my collection. I think I'll try to get 10

papa_smurf73 · 05-15-2013, 02:47 AM

Spoiler:

Man... I need to start selling or something. I don't mean to be a downer here, but I've purchased almost this exact lot for $80.00 last year. It's not that I was "lucky". I've done it at least 3 times or more in the history what I've collected. I'm definitely happy for you, so please don't take it personal. I think this is the second post I've seen like this where someone has spent bank on what I see as a common lot. Either way bro, grats for sure. This is an addictive hobby. Stick to it, and be patient. You'll find sweet deals.

*pannoni1* · 05-15-2013, 12:57 PM

While not quite as popular as the SNES, since this lot had a Tournament Fighters game boxed in this picture, I decided to jump on this purchase. It's crazy to think that this is worth less than a single, cartiridge only Turtles In Time game when they probably sold more copies! Also enjoyed that there's an Animaniacs boxed, Wiz n' Liz boxed, Gargoyles loose, Alien 3 loose, as well as many other good titles including some that I'll resell that are already in my collection. Sure, about half are sports games, but those have "retro" value that modern sports games lack. Hard to believe that its been 20 years since the release of Tournament Fighters! Still, it's like walking into a thrift shot with a big sign that says CLASSIC GENESIS GAMES: $1 EACH and purchasing 24 of them, paying 6.25% sales tax, and nearly doubling my collection of Genesis games.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/sega-genesis...nc#ht_25wt_959

jiggacrazy · 05-15-2013, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by papa_smurf73

Spoiler:

Man... I need to start selling or something. I don't mean to be a downer here, but I've purchased almost this exact lot for $80.00 last year. It's not that I was "lucky". I've done it at least 3 times or more in the history what I've collected. I'm definitely happy for you, so please don't take it personal. I think this is the second post I've seen like this where someone has spent bank on what I see as a common lot. Either way bro, grats for sure. This is an addictive hobby. Stick to it, and be patient. You'll find sweet deals.

Yeah, you criticized me for dropping $700 on a similar lot. I'm confident in saying I've pretty much sold that entire lot and have profited well over $2000.

I started buying a selling turtle stuff about a year and a half ago to pay for an engagement ring. I started with a $2,000 investment. I simply reinvested every dollar I made for a good year and made it a part time job. I didn't need the extra money, but it's a fun hobby.

Since then I've paid for (just off turtles):
$7,000 engagement ring
$4,000 downpayment on my 2013 Camaro I bought a few weeks ago
$4,900 in cash in my Paypal account
About $13,000 in inventory.

I buy almost every large lot I find. I'n the past year I've spent as much as $2,900 on a collection to as few as $50 or so.

This was all with a $2,000 startup and simply reselling yes, gasp, cough, mostly common figures.

When I buy large lots I pay roughly $3 per complete figure (that's about my cap)...I average just over $13 a figure (nearly every figure I've sold is on a spread sheet). This excludes playsets, vehicles, etc. While I do buy/sell those, I typically avoid them simply due to 1/4 of my basement being filled with crap.

That being said, I'm currently trying to get rid of most my stuff since I originally only set out for an engagement ring and my time doesn't really permit it. Plus my fiance, friends, and family make fun of me a lot because they think I've become obsessed. lol...plus I kinda want my basement back.

The only figures I will for sure keep are my complete and mint soft heads. I have 13 sets of the OG 4, 9 soft head shredders, 13 soft head bebops, 17 soft head rocksteadys, and 23 soft head Splinters. Actually, now that I think about it, that's pretty sick...not in a good way. Thinking some of those should go too. lol

MST3KFan · 05-15-2013, 05:19 PM

Would getting Krang's Android Body from the vintage TMNT line for around $60 be considered a steal?

I got him complete off ebay just throwing a bid of $54 dollars as it was in it's final hour and today I saw I won.

So with this win I only have a few figures (within reason price wise) left to get in the vintage line. Toon Burne, Irma, and Vernon, Monty Moose, King Lionheart, Antrax, and Half Court... I'd like Scratch and Hot Spot, but I'm not made of a lot of money just to get a couple figures.

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MrPliggins Foot Elite Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,006	::edit:: oops, wrong thread. Last edited by MrPliggins; 05-07-2013 at 01:44 PM.

05-12-2013, 11:52 AM	#2482
mikedrummer27 Random Punk Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 23	A pretty sweet haul Firstly, sorry if this is the wrong forum I've been collecting Ninja Turtles for about a year now, I started with the 4 original turtles, got them complete, then bought the turtle van, and found a few others here and there. Then last weekend I was on Kijiji and this guy had 81 figures and a ton of vehicles for $650, so I jumped on it. Every figure was complete except for like 3 accessories. I was in heaven! Even the vehicles were all mostly complete. The Foot Cruiser, technodrome, and turtlecycle were complete, they were the only ones I really cared about, as I pretty much just wanna collect the characters and vehicles from the first two seasons. Figured I could trade the rest for other vehicles I needed The only pics I got so far were of the actual item listing, but check it out. There was a ton more I got, that wasn't pictured, big bag of accessories, card backs, parts of vehicle packaging, paper work, unused sticker sheets.

05-12-2013, 02:14 PM	#2486
Nameless Mad Scientist Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 1,042	very nice. Nothing too rare, but defiantly the best way to start a collection is to get your hand on lot like this cause you sure pay a lot less then buying each figure complete individually. Heck a complete Technodrome normally sells for around 100$ that i see. __________________ "Close. But close only counts in horse shoes and hand grenades.... Knew i should have brought those grenades." My Collection:http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/sho...09#post1103509

05-12-2013, 02:17 PM	#2487
Shreddhead Mad Scientist Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 1,470	Friggin awesome! __________________

05-12-2013, 03:41 PM	#2488
raphfan84 Stone Warrior Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Winston-Salem NC. Posts: 630	Great find and at a damn good price, congrats bud!!! __________________

05-12-2013, 12:03 PM	#2483
whitefox360 Random Punk Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 17	Congrats, dude. That is pretty awesome.

05-12-2013, 12:21 PM	#2484
DVD Mad Scientist Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Shanghai Posts: 2,066	A lifetimes collection in one hit. At $650, that's pretty cool.

05-12-2013, 01:44 PM	#2485
astig Foot Soldier Join Date: May 2013 Location: UK Posts: 121	Congratulations! that is a pretty sweet haul!

05-12-2013, 04:22 PM	#2489
Davin Stone Warrior Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: ...into the night Posts: 899	Dude, think of all the fun you could have had tracking each of those items down individually. But seriously awesome score!

05-12-2013, 05:08 PM	#2490
marcelangelo Mad Scientist Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 1,459	pretty incredible, dude!!!!congrats and mucho fun with that!!!

05-13-2013, 07:17 AM	#2493
juxtapose519 Foot Soldier Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: London, ON Posts: 176	Complete Needlenose and near-complete Killer Bee for $40 shipped http://www.ebay.com/itm/271202780504 HOORAY!! __________________ Collection \| Trade

05-14-2013, 03:51 PM	#2494
Endurs03 Stone Warrior Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 564	While this is not TMNT (Sorry to all those forums police) I still deemed it worthy to share as some people do collect Power Rangers. This was/is factory sealed. I picked it up for $3.00 at Goodwill. However, goodwill had taped/retaped one side so I grabbed it. It looked factory taped under the Goodwill tape. I had to open it to be sure... The contents (will post pics later) are all in tact, never touched. There is a piece of cardboard taped over the styrofoam. I can see under this, and all the directions and decals are still packaged and the toy is in PERFECT condition. What a steal! $3.00! Spoiler: __________________ EBAY AUCTIONS TMNT, Mighty Max, Jurassic Park, Street Sharks, Chic Furniture, Video Games, and Much More! Amazing avatar was done by Powder.

05-14-2013, 10:47 PM	#2496
Rockvoanjd Thug Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 96	I bought a Sideshow Mouser today for 60bucks, that makes 3 in my collection. I think I'll try to get 10

05-15-2013, 12:57 PM	#2498
pannoni1 Foot Elite Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: USA Posts: 3,447	24 Sega Genesis Games (12 boxed) for $25.50! While not quite as popular as the SNES, since this lot had a Tournament Fighters game boxed in this picture, I decided to jump on this purchase. It's crazy to think that this is worth less than a single, cartiridge only Turtles In Time game when they probably sold more copies! Also enjoyed that there's an Animaniacs boxed, Wiz n' Liz boxed, Gargoyles loose, Alien 3 loose, as well as many other good titles including some that I'll resell that are already in my collection. Sure, about half are sports games, but those have "retro" value that modern sports games lack. Hard to believe that its been 20 years since the release of Tournament Fighters! Still, it's like walking into a thrift shot with a big sign that says CLASSIC GENESIS GAMES: $1 EACH and purchasing 24 of them, paying 6.25% sales tax, and nearly doubling my collection of Genesis games. http://www.ebay.com/itm/sega-genesis...nc#ht_25wt_959 __________________ http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/sho...d.php?t=37065- MY WANT LIST TMNT FAN CLUB LINK: http://sot.ag/gCjK/ 30 years of Turtle Power! Last edited by pannoni1; 05-15-2013 at 01:03 PM.

05-15-2013, 05:19 PM	#2500
MST3KFan Hench Mutant Join Date: May 2012 Location: Minnesota Posts: 485	Would getting Krang's Android Body from the vintage TMNT line for around $60 be considered a steal? I got him complete off ebay just throwing a bid of $54 dollars as it was in it's final hour and today I saw I won. So with this win I only have a few figures (within reason price wise) left to get in the vintage line. Toon Burne, Irma, and Vernon, Monty Moose, King Lionheart, Antrax, and Half Court... I'd like Scratch and Hot Spot, but I'm not made of a lot of money just to get a couple figures.