Hard figures to find...

raphael90 · 01-14-2003, 05:36 PM

I'm sure it was because I started collecting in 1991, alot of the figures that were hard for me to find were obviously not in big production by Playmates.
I wonder if my dad ever got sick of pawing through the shelves for me

These ones were usually pretty hard to find or I never found but once:

SHREDDER
CASEY JONES
WINGNUT AND SCREWLOOSE
GENGHIS FROG
SLICE AND DICE SHREDDER

I never even saw these once in the store that I can remember:

LEATHERHEAD
CREEPY CRAWLING SPLINTER

Bebop · 01-14-2003, 05:43 PM

I have all of these, except for maybe slice and dice Shredder

*Jephael* · 01-14-2003, 06:18 PM

I've always wanted to get Toon Shredder since it was basically the original figure colored differently. I can't even remember though if I ever saw it.

Chewie · 01-14-2003, 06:26 PM

I got Slice`N`Dice Shredder,

but I`m missing some other cool Figures, for example the Toon Shredder

Hard to find in Germany is every Figure. Here are nearly zero Turtles Collectors. If u got much luck u can find a few bei Ebay.de

Everything else is hard work to find.........

Wingnut · 01-14-2003, 06:29 PM

I have every fig ever made,i have two of every fig,one in the package and one to play with.BTW i hade a hell of a time finding slice 'n' dice shredder

tmntpower2003 · 01-14-2003, 07:47 PM

hey wignut since you gots 2 of everything you mind sellin me all four of the movie star turtles moc or out of the box

Domo · 01-14-2003, 08:38 PM

I never saw NM figures in stores anywhere, and they're very rarely seen on eBay....

xZAOx · 01-14-2003, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by tmntpower2003

hey wignut since you gots 2 of everything you mind sellin me all four of the movie star turtles moc or out of the box

NO! sell the out of the box to me! ME!

=)

TMNTGal · 01-14-2003, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Wingnut

I have every fig ever made,i have two of every fig,one in the package and one to play with.BTW i hade a hell of a time finding slice 'n' dice shredder

So I'm assuming you're a big fan of the action figures? I'm very devoted to the line, and so am determined to collecting as close a complete collection as possible. It's always nice to find fellow collectors.

Collecting every different figure isn't too difficult but have you tried collecting all the versions? Now there's a challange!

There are so many versions out there and the list is always growing. If it interest you to know how many variations I've found so far check out my page:

http://home.earthlink.net/~leosgal/T...AlphaList.html

To date I've collected around 3/4th's or so of what's listed. My figure collection is greater though since I too collect multiples. I also collect the Japanese figures and even Bootlegs. Do you collect these as well?

I found the Wacky Action series to be one of the easiest series to collect. They over stocked those in my area. The Marble Shooters series was the one line they didn't have many of. I was only able to find around 7 of them. I was able to aquire all 4 TMNT but those were really scarce here.

*That Matt Guy* · 01-15-2003, 12:53 AM

I started collecting in 88, and bought nearly every figure up until about 1992 when I completely lost interest in them. But I remember the Turtles themselves being the hardest to find at first, I recall Toys R Us just having footsoldiers all of the time. I also remember Mutagen Man was tough to find, and he still is.

Wingnut · 01-15-2003, 09:55 AM

Well im not selling any of my figures,period. Im currently working on collecting all the versions (im about done) and TMNT Gal im very impressed

~~PWDESAI~~ · 01-15-2003, 03:26 PM

i gots em all, wanna know hard ones to find, the undercover turtles, not the ones that were like samurai leo and stuff i'm talking a bout the trenchcoat series that barely anyone knows about. THey had cloth trenchcoats and were called undercover turtles. I think they were just retools of the toon turtle raph.

tekcop · 01-15-2003, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by PWDESAI

THey had cloth trenchcoats and were called undercover turtles.

I have an undercover Don but his trenchcoat is made of plastic.

Wingnut · 01-15-2003, 04:25 PM

I have those

Chewie · 01-15-2003, 07:19 PM

@ All

I heard from Raphael90 in this Post Wingnut & Screwloose are hard to find?

This Guy, right?

Is he only MOC hard to find, or loose, too. I bought some Turtles from Ebay last Week, and today i opened the Package and Wingnut was one of them. And belive it or not, another Slice and Dice Shredder was in it, too.

Lucky me....

raphael90 · 01-15-2003, 07:33 PM

Yep, that's him. I didn't find him in the stores until about the spring of '92.
I grabbed him and the parents bought him for me. Weirdest figure I had though, never played with him much. Sold him off with all the rest of the figures I had...*stupid*stupid*

Afraid I can't tell you how much Wingnut is worth now...haven't kept up with that. I imagine he's worth maybe $10 to $15...?

Now just because the ones I named didn't turn up very often at my local store, doesn't mean that they were hard for other people to find. It seemed alot of the figures from 1988 - 1989 were harder to get because the stores stocked the more recent ones sometimes from 1991 - 1992.

Donatello02 · 01-15-2003, 07:37 PM

hey wingnut, are your carded figures have the holes punched?

**azure turtle** · 01-15-2003, 11:53 PM

Hmm... I think one of the rarest TMNT action figures is Scratch, the cat convict. He's worth around $200 MOC.

raphael90 · 01-16-2003, 12:04 AM

Man...I've seen Scratch priced at $500 for just the toy, no weapons. Ack!
No way I'm paying that!

Chewie · 01-16-2003, 04:18 AM

Yeah, i wouldn`t do it, too.

I mean, we`re talking about toys at least. But otherwiese, we can be lucky that we don`t must pay prices, as Star Wars Collectors are forced to

Turtles are much cheaper

01-14-2003, 05:36 PM	#1
raphael90 Stone Warrior Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: ...down in the sewer listening to Skinny Puppy... Posts: 618	Hard figures to find... I'm sure it was because I started collecting in 1991, alot of the figures that were hard for me to find were obviously not in big production by Playmates. I wonder if my dad ever got sick of pawing through the shelves for me These ones were usually pretty hard to find or I never found but once: SHREDDER CASEY JONES WINGNUT AND SCREWLOOSE GENGHIS FROG SLICE AND DICE SHREDDER I never even saw these once in the store that I can remember: LEATHERHEAD CREEPY CRAWLING SPLINTER __________________ "Babies? These things haven't even been BORN yet!" -Raphael

01-14-2003, 06:18 PM	#3
Jephael That whack job behind you Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Carlisle, Pennsylvania Posts: 8,143	I've always wanted to get Toon Shredder since it was basically the original figure colored differently. I can't even remember though if I ever saw it. __________________ "I like it. Simple, but effective!" Raphael; The Mean Machines - 1988

01-14-2003, 06:26 PM	#4
Chewie Foot Soldier Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Bochum/Germany Posts: 106	I got Slice`N`Dice Shredder, but I`m missing some other cool Figures, for example the Toon Shredder Hard to find in Germany is every Figure. Here are nearly zero Turtles Collectors. If u got much luck u can find a few bei Ebay.de Everything else is hard work to find......... __________________ Have a Look at it: Turtles, Dino Riders, M.A.S.K., Starcom, Masters of the Universe, Captain Future, Brave Starr, Saber Rider, Galaxy Rangers and much more!

01-14-2003, 06:29 PM	#5
Wingnut Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Pao Pao Café Posts: 1,264	I have every fig ever made,i have two of every fig,one in the package and one to play with.BTW i hade a hell of a time finding slice 'n' dice shredder __________________ "I'll be what I wanna do."

01-15-2003, 09:55 AM	#11
Wingnut Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Pao Pao Café Posts: 1,264	Well im not selling any of my figures,period. Im currently working on collecting all the versions (im about done) and TMNT Gal im very impressed __________________ "I'll be what I wanna do."

01-14-2003, 05:43 PM	#2
Bebop Site Staff Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 44	I have all of these, except for maybe slice and dice Shredder

01-14-2003, 07:47 PM	#6
tmntpower2003 Hench Mutant Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Gotham City Posts: 418	hey wignut since you gots 2 of everything you mind sellin me all four of the movie star turtles moc or out of the box

01-14-2003, 08:38 PM	#7
Domo Random Punk Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 45	I never saw NM figures in stores anywhere, and they're very rarely seen on eBay....

01-15-2003, 12:53 AM	#10
That Matt Guy Honey Bunches Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Lone Star State Posts: 5,840	I started collecting in 88, and bought nearly every figure up until about 1992 when I completely lost interest in them. But I remember the Turtles themselves being the hardest to find at first, I recall Toys R Us just having footsoldiers all of the time. I also remember Mutagen Man was tough to find, and he still is.

01-15-2003, 03:26 PM	#12
~~PWDESAI~~ Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,873	i gots em all, wanna know hard ones to find, the undercover turtles, not the ones that were like samurai leo and stuff i'm talking a bout the trenchcoat series that barely anyone knows about. THey had cloth trenchcoats and were called undercover turtles. I think they were just retools of the toon turtle raph.

01-15-2003, 04:25 PM	#14
Wingnut Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Pao Pao Café Posts: 1,264	I have those __________________ "I'll be what I wanna do."

01-15-2003, 07:19 PM	#15
Chewie Foot Soldier Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Bochum/Germany Posts: 106	@ All I heard from Raphael90 in this Post Wingnut & Screwloose are hard to find? This Guy, right? Is he only MOC hard to find, or loose, too. I bought some Turtles from Ebay last Week, and today i opened the Package and Wingnut was one of them. And belive it or not, another Slice and Dice Shredder was in it, too. Lucky me.... __________________ Have a Look at it: Turtles, Dino Riders, M.A.S.K., Starcom, Masters of the Universe, Captain Future, Brave Starr, Saber Rider, Galaxy Rangers and much more!

01-15-2003, 07:33 PM	#16
raphael90 Stone Warrior Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: ...down in the sewer listening to Skinny Puppy... Posts: 618	wingnut Yep, that's him. I didn't find him in the stores until about the spring of '92. I grabbed him and the parents bought him for me. Weirdest figure I had though, never played with him much. Sold him off with all the rest of the figures I had...stupidstupid* Afraid I can't tell you how much Wingnut is worth now...haven't kept up with that. I imagine he's worth maybe $10 to $15...? Now just because the ones I named didn't turn up very often at my local store, doesn't mean that they were hard for other people to find. It seemed alot of the figures from 1988 - 1989 were harder to get because the stores stocked the more recent ones sometimes from 1991 - 1992. __________________ "Babies? These things haven't even been BORN yet!" -Raphael

01-15-2003, 07:37 PM	#17
Donatello02 Stone Warrior Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 503	hey wingnut, are your carded figures have the holes punched? __________________ 'What ninja weapon did Don get? A stickball bat. Hey, you can call it a 'bo'. But you can call it a Ford Tempo too...it's still just a stick.'

01-15-2003, 11:53 PM	#18
azure turtle Mango Lovin' Mutant Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 9,453	Hmm... I think one of the rarest TMNT action figures is Scratch, the cat convict. He's worth around $200 MOC. __________________ "God, I love being a turtle!" Want to meet the only blue ninja turtle in existence? Come visit me at my Lair!

01-16-2003, 12:04 AM	#19
raphael90 Stone Warrior Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: ...down in the sewer listening to Skinny Puppy... Posts: 618	scratch Man...I've seen Scratch priced at $500 for just the toy, no weapons. Ack! No way I'm paying that! __________________ "Babies? These things haven't even been BORN yet!" -Raphael

01-16-2003, 04:18 AM	#20
Chewie Foot Soldier Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Bochum/Germany Posts: 106	Yeah, i wouldn`t do it, too. I mean, we`re talking about toys at least. But otherwiese, we can be lucky that we don`t must pay prices, as Star Wars Collectors are forced to Turtles are much cheaper __________________ Have a Look at it: Turtles, Dino Riders, M.A.S.K., Starcom, Masters of the Universe, Captain Future, Brave Starr, Saber Rider, Galaxy Rangers and much more!