NYCC TMNT Exclusive for SDCC TMNT Exclusives
 

Like many others, I won't be able to attend SDCC and will be missing out on the exclusives. Instead of paying scalper prices, I'm looking for someone who can get me the TMNT Arcade Turtles and Foot Clan Box sets. I'd like to trade my NYCC color Mirage comic turtles exclusive for the pair. It is from 2008 and is signed by Peter Laird. Great condition, sealed and has never been opened. Feel free to contact me with any questions. Please help me!!!

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Just curious, would that be a fair trade? I have one of the 500 of those sets, got one back in 08 I believe for like $50-60. The new SDCC sets from NECA retails at the con for $200. Yes they,re limited to 3000 compared to the 500. Just didn't know how much this 08 set has appreciated in value.

I would argue the trade would be unfair for Krueger, actually. This set is far more rare than these new ones will be and sells regularly around $300-400. No one knows what the true after market value will be down the road on these new sets, only scalpers capitalizing on peoples' fears of missing out right now.

It does seem a little unfair when you say it like that. Sure two sounds better than one, retail at $100 each vs $50 for the one. The 2008 exclusive is more rare but I'm basically going by price. The Mirage comic turtles could sell for $300-$400 and the Arcade turtles were going for close to $400 for the brief time they were on eBay.

I feel it's a better deal for the other party because if you're a TMNT fan and you don't have the Mirage set, you're basically getting it for $200. Also as Danakin said, who knows what the value of the arcade Turtles will ultimately be later down the road.

An easily Googled figure who does backflips:

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Indeed. But for what it's worth, I'm pretty sure the one in the picture is the original release--which came in a box--rather than the "Ninja Power" re-release you embedded.

I remember when those came out how awed I was by their appearance but how disappointed I was by their awkward stances and gimmicks.

Yeah, I just wanted to give him a look at the figure. Those had a lot of package variations for some reason.

Yeah, I would like to try to somehow get the two sets for him to do a trade like that. I am going to need just a set of the turtles for someone else.

Krueger, hold onto that NYCC set. First off, without the sig that's $3-400. Secondly, it's far more rare people will be selling them WITHOUT the signature.

Do yourself a favor, get Kevin, Michael Dooney, Eric Talbot and Jim Lawson to sign as well, have all doodle a turtle head and the last to doodle Splinter or Shredder. They all had a hand in the original Mirage days... That's exactly what I did after winning the set from Peter's blog. Now, not only do I have a rare set, I have it signed by all the original artists/creators making it an even rarer collection/investment piece!

Those new NECA sets... There will be plenty to go around. Relax. Be patient and I bet eventually you will score a set for just over retail.

Just my 2 cents.