scratch?
 

who was this character? and why is his action figure so valueable?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=16474

i mean...GOOD LORD!!!

Never seen him in the show. If he was I don't remember it.

He was one of those 'one time mutants',the reason his fig is so valuble,well its because so few were produced and even fewer were shipped(hes a borderline chase fig)

Scratch was never on the show but the action figure is one of the rarest in the Turtle's line. The 2nd rarest, from what I understand it as, is Hot Spot, a dalmation dog fireman. Then after that you'll find Warrior Winged Don and Leo, the Shogun series (Shoate, Shredder, etc), and the Forgotten Sewer series.

I picked up an out-of-package Hot Spot at the local Goodwill for 50 cents ;)


- Cher

someone should tell those people, rare or not, that they are also the lamest action figures in the line ;-)

The only appearance of Scratch I can think of was in the GameBoy game TMNT 3: Radical Rescue.

I gave my loose Scratch a ball and chain accessory that came with Killer Bee. It suit's the figure well. I also bought a little black cage thing to use as a Jail Cell. :) Scratch's buddy is a Jail Bird, heheheh...

Despite what most ppl will tell you Hot Spot isn't a rare figure. It shouldn't be condidered rare in my opinion. I see that figure carded all the time.

People are paying insane prices for plastic toys. :o Look at this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=16474

:o At least that one had a decent starting price.

Actually, Shogun Shoate is rarer then Hot Spot, & I've heard that Shogun Triceraton is even rarer then those two. I always thought Scratch was thee hardest figure to locate, but apparently these other figures are much harder to find.

As for the Warriors of the Forgotten Sewers figures, they aren't really that rare. The series that had Metalhead Mike, Winged Warrior Don & Leo, Furry Razhar, THOSE are hard to find. I see Dwarf Don's up for acution on eBay more frequently then a MOC Metalhead Mike for example.

I just want to get that Gatekeeper Rocksteady figure, because it's another one of the rocksteady figures they made that you could pass off as being another mutant Rhino. Look at this picture of him (the grey rhinoman next to the guy in the red outfit):

http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Zone/2817/wotfs.jpg

Now, compare that figure, to the original Rocksteady:

http://www.ninjaturtles.com/toys/1988/rocksteady.jpg

That gatekeeper Rocksteady could easily pass for another mutant rhino. Completely differen body design for strarters, like Gatekeeper Rocksteady's horns are more pointed then the normal Rocksteady. Also, he has large rhino-like feet instead of small feet that could fit inside combat boots. I mean how could Rocksteady, if he had big feet like that other figure did, fit them inside those tiny little boots? :-?

I really want to find that guy, then he can be another bad guy for my Foot people as they really got shafted when it came to unique troops. I mean, twords the end we get Scratch & Shogun Shoate and then Playmates goes & makes 'em rare as anything. If I could just get Shoate I'd be a happy camper (I pretty much know I'll never get Scratch unless they re-release him, *hint* *hint* Playmates).

Oh, getting back to the topic at hand...:D
Scratch & Shogun Triceraton are the most expensive figures around, with Shogun Shoate coming in 2nd, followed by Hot Spot at 3rd. I see Hot Spot MOC all the time same with Shoate but they always get too rich for my blood on eBay.

Oh, here's an intresting thingy. Here's a picture of Shogun Shoate:

http://www.ninjaturtles.com/toys/1994/shoshoate.jpg

...and here's a picture from the cover of TMNT #47 with the character "Chote":

http://www.ninjaturtles.com/comics/m...47/47cover.jpg

Wonder why they changed the character's name around? Hey, since he was in the original comic book, do yo uguys think there's a chance they'll make a newer figure of him somewhere down the line? I hope so, that'd be awesome!

-Snailman

i never noticed that similarity! if it wasnt such a damn expensive figure, i wouldnt mind having him. i enjoyed that comic. hehe, i bought the elite guard figure just b/c he was in the original comics =)

I myself have never seen Shoate,Hot Spot,Sandstorm,OR Stractch,and I had about 85% of Playmates Turtles line. :tcry:

scratch
 

I agree it is TERRIBLY ridiculous to spend that much money on an action figure. I mean how much do you think it cost Playmates to churn one out?
Surely much less than the average Turtle went for in the store...I remember they were like $4 apeice MOC when I collected them.

I remember when my sis collected Ty Beanie babies...man, you had to go to special little stores and malls to find those (at least where I lived). I remeber there was this one of the first figures, an elephant, who had the wrong colors on his design. It was worth $5000 because it was rare and discontinued...that always got a laugh out of me. :lol:

yeah,overpricing can get pretty ridiculous at times! :lol:

{Sorry- I should've put this in my last post}
Playmates probably changed Chote's name to have it sound more like "Shogun Chote"{Sho-ate}. I'm not sure,though-just a guess! He is a cool character,though.

Same here. The LAST TMNT figures I got was Halfcourt the mutant basketball Giraffe & Hothead on a different card then when he was originally released. He came out with the rest of the new character 5th Adniversary figures (Doctor El, King Lionheart, Merdude,Scale Tail, Antrax & Monty Moose). I guess I got a later edition of him since he's on a newer card.

Getting back, I saw Sandstorm on the back of the card, as well as Hot Spot, but never actually saw them in the stores. Only recently did I finally snag Sandstorm MOC on eBay for like 15 bucks, which wasn't a bad deal. If I can get Hot Spot for a decent price ($20 bucks MOC or so) on eBay I'd be happy. Shoate & Scratch I only saw through eBay, & since I don't have the backings for my Halfcourt figure I can't be sure if Scratch was listed or not.

::nods:; Yep, $3.99 was the average going price for a TMNT figure back in the day. Deluxe ones might've went for more then that, like $5.99 or something. KB toys, who was always more expensive then TRU back then, charged $5.99 a pop for 'em.

Maybe, it sounds like a plausable explanation. The character seems very cool, & is one of the older figures that I want the most. Namely just because it's one of the few bad guys that came out at the end of the line & is easier to get then Scratch (not to mention cheaper).

What is he anyways? A mutant dinosaur or something? I saw Savanti Romero with him in those 2 issues of the comic book, & since Savanti was trapped in the dinosaur time period, maybe Chote's a mutated dinosaur? :-?
He does look a little bit like a T-Rex....

-Snailman

Not sure. He is "T-Rex" like. :-?

I thought Scratch was in one episode, though I'm not to sure, I'll have to check that out. :-?

According to his card-backing from www.ninjaturtles.com[/url],Shoate is a reptillain lizard. Hope this helps! :tgrin:

In order of rarity
1.Shogun Triceraton (try to find it MOC and NOT pay over 100$ for it,i dare ya)
2.Scratch
3.Shogun Shoate
4.Hot Spot

shogun triceraton and shogun shoate would be nice figs to have. but im not paying more than like $10 for it. and i'd still feel bad paying that for it. so my chances of getting them range from ZERO on one end, to NONE on the other.