it looks like ebay's prices are going up

~~PWDESAI~~ · 07-16-2002, 03:56 PM

hey
the turtle auctions are definately soaring in the high price range
here's one example, i mean this is going for more than a sealed lot does
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=1748794881
and i've noticed some others go into the $400 range, like scratch.
I even saw the winged warrior leo go for $200 when i got the same a week before and only paid $30
man i guess everyone heard about the turtles coming back!
Paul

*Skeletoncrew* · 07-16-2002, 04:08 PM

Wow. Thats really strange. But, if you think about it, its only about $11 per figure. I pay $10 for new LOTR action figures...of course they're in packages. I guess it must be worth it for this person.

*Nickokapo* · 07-16-2002, 04:19 PM

$56?
O.o; im glad to still keep my splinter and raph..

**azure turtle** · 07-16-2002, 04:53 PM

Yep...and that trend is gonna continue as we get closer and closer to January. Once the new 'toon debuts, none of the old TMNT merchandise is gonna be cheap.

*Nickokapo* · 07-16-2002, 04:56 PM

maybe not...but perhaps when the new toon debuts there will be a flood of new tmnt merchandise!i think that'd be awesome =]

speedracer · 07-16-2002, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by azure turtle

Yep...and that trend is gonna continue as we get closer and closer to January. Once the new 'toon debuts, none of the old TMNT merchandise is gonna be cheap.

I wouldn't be so sure.

It seems just as likely that once the new toon debuts, thousands of people will remember that they have TMNT junk sitting in their basement and they'll flood the market with their stuff, driving prices back down.

Be patient. Remember, capitalism doesn't work if the consumers are stoopid.

**azure turtle** · 07-16-2002, 11:47 PM

Hmm...good point, Speed Racer. That's a scenario I didn't think of...either way, there's going to be lots of turtle merchandise in 2003. And Nicko's right...I can't wait to get new turtle stuff!

07-17-2002, 12:05 AM

Another thing I've been thinking about is if we'll get a sudden rush of tmnt fans (new and old) coming online or start getting labled as fad groupies since the tmnt might get some publicity again. It's not like we're just going along with the latest fad though, the true fans have hung in there through all the times...

Kingkapong · 07-17-2002, 09:55 AM

that's a good sign. i like that.

*Nickokapo* · 07-17-2002, 11:13 AM

i don't know if it's that good that tmnt gets labeled as a fad...and it will probably will if it gets really popular...but i don't care anyways, i've been waiting for the comeback of tmnt for years!

**azure turtle** · 07-17-2002, 01:44 PM

Hmm...I don't know how I'd react if the TMNT turned into the latest fad, if that's a good thing or a bad thing... Still, I'd be happy just to have new TMNT events going on. I know one thing is for sure...we're going to have plenty of bandwagon fans, and fans who left the fandom but will return.

~~PWDESAI~~ · 07-18-2002, 01:17 PM

yeah, i would really hate it to become a fad, i mean i could live with it, but i prefer that it becomes big, but not like as big as it was in the 80's. It would drive prices on everything up, and i haven't bought all the toys i want yet...
Paul

Kingkapong · 07-18-2002, 09:21 PM

phh!!! i doubt that ninja turtle will become a fad. it's just going to be BIG.

BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG GGGGGG!!!

~~PWDESAI~~ · 07-18-2002, 10:40 PM

let's hope so,
i would really love to see it blow transformers, gijoe, thunder cats, and heman out of the water. The ultimate 80's cartoon, comic, toy line, movie, etc...
actually i've seen the transformers, and gijoe movies, and i have to say they sucked, well the transformers was ok, but i've heard awful things about the heman movie. TMNT movie's must have been the most succesful 80's franchise movies around
sorry it's late, i don't fell like dleteing mistakes
Paul

**azure turtle** · 07-19-2002, 12:33 AM

Oh man...the He-Man movie was awful. I mean, it starred Dolph Lungdren (SP?) as He-Man. Good ol' Dolph is the king of low budget action movies. And the movie was so corny that I couldn't watch more than thirty minutes. I just had to change the channel.

Loolaa · 07-19-2002, 01:43 AM

heh heh I kind of liked it...

*Nickokapo* · 07-19-2002, 01:49 AM

i've never seen it...i've readed a review of it and it said it was *REALLY* bad...so now i wanna see it!

~~PWDESAI~~ · 07-19-2002, 11:51 AM

but the show and toys were so good, u think they would have enough money to get arnold in it... or at least make it good!

oh well, i'm just happy the tmnt movies rocked!

Paul

*Nickokapo* · 07-19-2002, 07:11 PM

they toys were awesome!
i had a he-man and a skelletor, they even come with little comics if i remember right...i also liked the show a bit, i got one ep in divx...i never downloaded more because i really don't like it that much...but yeah he-man was good

~~PWDESAI~~ · 07-20-2002, 11:45 AM

did you see those new toys of heman coming out? WOW! one mintue, they're basically all the same in the same underwear with the corniest prince adam. Now they're freaking super detailed and incredibly awesome. It's gonna be hard to decided which heman to get, since i wll be spending a lot of money on the turtles. I plan to get 2 of each turtle toys, until it puts me bankrupt, then i'll get 1 and open it.
Paul

07-16-2002, 03:56 PM	#1
~~PWDESAI~~ Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,873	it looks like ebay's prices are going up hey the turtle auctions are definately soaring in the high price range here's one example, i mean this is going for more than a sealed lot does http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=1748794881 and i've noticed some others go into the $400 range, like scratch. I even saw the winged warrior leo go for $200 when i got the same a week before and only paid $30 man i guess everyone heard about the turtles coming back! Paul

07-16-2002, 04:08 PM	#2
Skeletoncrew Foot Elite Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Bearing in on your spicy brains Posts: 3,275	Wow. Thats really strange. But, if you think about it, its only about $11 per figure. I pay $10 for new LOTR action figures...of course they're in packages. I guess it must be worth it for this person. __________________ Adult TMNT fan art and fiction contest Now accepting entries!

07-16-2002, 04:19 PM	#3
Nickokapo Emperor Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Argentina Posts: 5,802	$56? O.o; im glad to still keep my splinter and raph.. __________________

07-16-2002, 04:53 PM	#4
azure turtle Mango Lovin' Mutant Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 9,453	Yep...and that trend is gonna continue as we get closer and closer to January. Once the new 'toon debuts, none of the old TMNT merchandise is gonna be cheap. __________________ "God, I love being a turtle!" Want to meet the only blue ninja turtle in existence? Come visit me at my Lair!

07-16-2002, 04:56 PM	#5
Nickokapo Emperor Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Argentina Posts: 5,802	maybe not...but perhaps when the new toon debuts there will be a flood of new tmnt merchandise!i think that'd be awesome =] __________________

07-16-2002, 11:47 PM	#7
azure turtle Mango Lovin' Mutant Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 9,453	Hmm...good point, Speed Racer. That's a scenario I didn't think of...either way, there's going to be lots of turtle merchandise in 2003. And Nicko's right...I can't wait to get new turtle stuff! __________________ "God, I love being a turtle!" Want to meet the only blue ninja turtle in existence? Come visit me at my Lair!

07-17-2002, 12:05 AM	#8
Anonymous Guest Posts: n/a	Another thing I've been thinking about is if we'll get a sudden rush of tmnt fans (new and old) coming online or start getting labled as fad groupies since the tmnt might get some publicity again. It's not like we're just going along with the latest fad though, the true fans have hung in there through all the times...

07-17-2002, 09:55 AM	#9
Kingkapong Stone Warrior Join Date: May 2002 Location: T.O. Canada Posts: 548	that's a good sign. i like that. __________________ Go leafs go!

07-17-2002, 11:13 AM	#10
Nickokapo Emperor Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Argentina Posts: 5,802	i don't know if it's that good that tmnt gets labeled as a fad...and it will probably will if it gets really popular...but i don't care anyways, i've been waiting for the comeback of tmnt for years! __________________

07-17-2002, 01:44 PM	#11
azure turtle Mango Lovin' Mutant Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 9,453	Hmm...I don't know how I'd react if the TMNT turned into the latest fad, if that's a good thing or a bad thing... Still, I'd be happy just to have new TMNT events going on. I know one thing is for sure...we're going to have plenty of bandwagon fans, and fans who left the fandom but will return. __________________ "God, I love being a turtle!" Want to meet the only blue ninja turtle in existence? Come visit me at my Lair!

07-18-2002, 01:17 PM	#12
~~PWDESAI~~ Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,873	yeah, i would really hate it to become a fad, i mean i could live with it, but i prefer that it becomes big, but not like as big as it was in the 80's. It would drive prices on everything up, and i haven't bought all the toys i want yet... Paul

07-18-2002, 09:21 PM	#13
Kingkapong Stone Warrior Join Date: May 2002 Location: T.O. Canada Posts: 548	phh!!! i doubt that ninja turtle will become a fad. it's just going to be BIG. BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG GGGGGG!!! __________________ Go leafs go!

07-18-2002, 10:40 PM	#14
~~PWDESAI~~ Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,873	let's hope so, i would really love to see it blow transformers, gijoe, thunder cats, and heman out of the water. The ultimate 80's cartoon, comic, toy line, movie, etc... actually i've seen the transformers, and gijoe movies, and i have to say they sucked, well the transformers was ok, but i've heard awful things about the heman movie. TMNT movie's must have been the most succesful 80's franchise movies around sorry it's late, i don't fell like dleteing mistakes Paul

07-19-2002, 12:33 AM	#15
azure turtle Mango Lovin' Mutant Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 9,453	Oh man...the He-Man movie was awful. I mean, it starred Dolph Lungdren (SP?) as He-Man. Good ol' Dolph is the king of low budget action movies. And the movie was so corny that I couldn't watch more than thirty minutes. I just had to change the channel. __________________ "God, I love being a turtle!" Want to meet the only blue ninja turtle in existence? Come visit me at my Lair!

07-19-2002, 01:43 AM	#16
Loolaa Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,018	heh heh I kind of liked it...

07-19-2002, 01:49 AM	#17
Nickokapo Emperor Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Argentina Posts: 5,802	i've never seen it...i've readed a review of it and it said it was REALLY bad...so now i wanna see it! __________________

07-19-2002, 11:51 AM	#18
~~PWDESAI~~ Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,873	but the show and toys were so good, u think they would have enough money to get arnold in it... or at least make it good! oh well, i'm just happy the tmnt movies rocked! Paul

07-19-2002, 07:11 PM	#19
Nickokapo Emperor Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Argentina Posts: 5,802	they toys were awesome! i had a he-man and a skelletor, they even come with little comics if i remember right...i also liked the show a bit, i got one ep in divx...i never downloaded more because i really don't like it that much...but yeah he-man was good __________________

07-20-2002, 11:45 AM	#20
~~PWDESAI~~ Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,873	did you see those new toys of heman coming out? WOW! one mintue, they're basically all the same in the same underwear with the corniest prince adam. Now they're freaking super detailed and incredibly awesome. It's gonna be hard to decided which heman to get, since i wll be spending a lot of money on the turtles. I plan to get 2 of each turtle toys, until it puts me bankrupt, then i'll get 1 and open it. Paul