Th3 Rav3n
05-28-2013, 05:48 PM
Hello everybody, I'll try not to make this too long.
My name's Patrick but even people in my real life call me Raven (or just Rave)
I'm 23 and I've been a huge fan of TMNT since I can remember. :lol: This kind of feels like I'm introducing myself to a rehab group.
Anyways, back when I was a kid my parents were more than willing to supply my TMNT addiction but when I became a teenager and the focus of my life shifted I made the decision to donate all my toys (Except my G.I. Joes, kept those for some reason.. wish it would have been my Turtles :( ) to a Christmas toy drive one year at my dads work. Sewer System. Technodrome. Bubble Bomber, tank, sub, van, all 4 cave turtles and their dinos. All 4 big turtles, as well as Bebop/Rocksteady and robot Krang. All of it, gone.
A decision I have grown to regret TERRIBLY.
So, my current girlfriend and I have made a hobby out of scouring the local thrift shops and flea markets for nostalgia from our pasts and of course TMNT was at the top of my list (Right there alongside Biker Mice From Mars and Street Sharks, guess I had a thing for mutant animals as a kid) so I started picking up the loose figures whenever we saw them, which sucks because most of the ones I had as a kid were Leos and Raphys, and now I'm finding the Mikeys and Donnys to match if I would have kept mine.. :(
I guess it was this that led me here, we went to Value Village one day and I found the 1989 van with everything except the swing out door for $2.. There was no way in hell I was going to leave that lol I searched Ebay for a few days with no results turning up at all, whether solo or in a lot of pieces, so I'm assuming the door would be the hardest piece to find?
Anyways, I'm certainly no stranger to the collecting game. My main collection is actually Insane Clown Posse cassettes (Let the hate begin, I know it's a pretty random mix lol) and I've got 15 versions of the same tape for various tiny detail changes like phone numbers, etc. Some are $10 tapes, some are $700+ tapes.. I know this probably doesn't seem worth mentioning but I'd like to learn TMNT figures about as good as I know my ICP stuff..
Is there a section of this site that serves as almost like a guide to point out what the differences are between different pressings of figures? I'd hate to make a jackass out of myself offering $20 on a $200 figure or vice versa. Something with pictures of them carded would be ideal, I have a load of random accessories here I got in a few lots for guys I didn't own as a kid so I'm not sure what goes where.
Also, do you guys do deals over the site? On the message board where I get my ICP stuff if someone new wants to buy something they'll make a "Is so-and-so legit?" post then people who have dealt with them in the past can vouch for them or not.. Do you guys do that here or is there a "Keep it to Ebay" type policy? I'd love to finally track down that damn van door and be able to call it complete.. :P
My name's Patrick but even people in my real life call me Raven (or just Rave)
I'm 23 and I've been a huge fan of TMNT since I can remember. :lol: This kind of feels like I'm introducing myself to a rehab group.
Anyways, back when I was a kid my parents were more than willing to supply my TMNT addiction but when I became a teenager and the focus of my life shifted I made the decision to donate all my toys (Except my G.I. Joes, kept those for some reason.. wish it would have been my Turtles :( ) to a Christmas toy drive one year at my dads work. Sewer System. Technodrome. Bubble Bomber, tank, sub, van, all 4 cave turtles and their dinos. All 4 big turtles, as well as Bebop/Rocksteady and robot Krang. All of it, gone.
A decision I have grown to regret TERRIBLY.
So, my current girlfriend and I have made a hobby out of scouring the local thrift shops and flea markets for nostalgia from our pasts and of course TMNT was at the top of my list (Right there alongside Biker Mice From Mars and Street Sharks, guess I had a thing for mutant animals as a kid) so I started picking up the loose figures whenever we saw them, which sucks because most of the ones I had as a kid were Leos and Raphys, and now I'm finding the Mikeys and Donnys to match if I would have kept mine.. :(
I guess it was this that led me here, we went to Value Village one day and I found the 1989 van with everything except the swing out door for $2.. There was no way in hell I was going to leave that lol I searched Ebay for a few days with no results turning up at all, whether solo or in a lot of pieces, so I'm assuming the door would be the hardest piece to find?
Anyways, I'm certainly no stranger to the collecting game. My main collection is actually Insane Clown Posse cassettes (Let the hate begin, I know it's a pretty random mix lol) and I've got 15 versions of the same tape for various tiny detail changes like phone numbers, etc. Some are $10 tapes, some are $700+ tapes.. I know this probably doesn't seem worth mentioning but I'd like to learn TMNT figures about as good as I know my ICP stuff..
Is there a section of this site that serves as almost like a guide to point out what the differences are between different pressings of figures? I'd hate to make a jackass out of myself offering $20 on a $200 figure or vice versa. Something with pictures of them carded would be ideal, I have a load of random accessories here I got in a few lots for guys I didn't own as a kid so I'm not sure what goes where.
Also, do you guys do deals over the site? On the message board where I get my ICP stuff if someone new wants to buy something they'll make a "Is so-and-so legit?" post then people who have dealt with them in the past can vouch for them or not.. Do you guys do that here or is there a "Keep it to Ebay" type policy? I'd love to finally track down that damn van door and be able to call it complete.. :P