Action figures for sale at local record store

A place to discuss whatever you want.

Moderator: Metal Sludge

Post Reply
Don't Damn Me
Debut Album Goes Gold
Posts: 3955
Joined: Fri Jun 16, 2006 9:11 am

Action figures for sale at local record store

Post by Don't Damn Me »

From Rhino records in Montclair California

It seems like Gen X has been a prime target for pop culture memorabilia for decades now. I think a lot of these are cool and the scope is just wild - from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to the Grateful Dead - but I dont see the point. It's not like they're replicas of vintage figures and I don't see much investment potential. Who buys these things?


Image
User avatar
Danzig in the Dark
Signed to a Major Label Multi-Album Deal
Posts: 21913
Joined: Wed Jan 25, 2012 4:39 pm

Re: Action figures for sale at local record store

Post by Danzig in the Dark »

The same nerds, sorry, individuals who bought Star Wars dolls, I mean action figures. There was no investment potential back then but they still practically jumped off the shelves into people's hands.
ImageImage
User avatar
GoodJudge
Headlining Clubs
Posts: 2058
Joined: Mon Nov 14, 2005 11:49 am
Location: UK

Re: Action figures for sale at local record store

Post by GoodJudge »

Years ago I stayed at a guy's house (friend of a friend) who was aged late 30s. One room had shelf after shelf of Simpsons dolls, all still in their packaging.

Funnily enough, the purchaser was single.

I bet he liked Transformers films too.
User avatar
Wild Obsession
MSX Tour Support Act
Posts: 4234
Joined: Mon Dec 18, 2017 7:39 pm

Re: Action figures for sale at local record store

Post by Wild Obsession »

My cousin is literally a 40 year old virgin, still lives at home, wall to wall bookcases and shelves in his room filled with "pop culture memorabilia" (unopened action figures)......... :roll:
User avatar
BDG135
Platinum Artist
Posts: 10459
Joined: Fri Jan 15, 2016 1:38 pm

Re: Action figures for sale at local record store

Post by BDG135 »

There used to be an entire store devoted to rare Pops at my local mall. Collecting seems like OCD when you take it too far.
Not everybody is on MetalShit.com and Blabberface fuckin’ dot net! Who cares? There’s such a small amount of people that do that. - Blotz
TravisBicklesMohawk
Headlining a Theater Tour
Posts: 6367
Joined: Wed Jun 19, 2013 5:17 pm

Re: Action figures for sale at local record store

Post by TravisBicklesMohawk »

I'll take all of the Simpsons figures. Pure gold!
The Tao of Pooh
Image Image
User avatar
Turner Coates
Playing First Stage at SludgeFest
Posts: 43159
Joined: Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:09 am
Location: Is Everything

Re: Action figures for sale at local record store

Post by Turner Coates »

Wild Obsession wrote: Mon Dec 11, 2023 5:57 am My cousin is literally a 40 year old virgin, still lives at home, wall to wall bookcases and shelves in his room filled with "pop culture memorabilia" (unopened action figures)......... :roll:
Maybe he thinks they'll ripen someday so he can have sex with them.
Image
Everything is a conspiracy theory when you don't understand how anything works.
User avatar
Mojo
Playing First Stage at SludgeFest
Posts: 26650
Joined: Sun Jun 27, 2010 3:17 pm
Location: Oceanside, CA
Contact:

Re: Action figures for sale at local record store

Post by Mojo »

I have some Batman action figures on my bookshelf. I couldn’t care less about resale. They look cool and I like them, so I bought them. Why does there need to be any other reason?
Rooster wrote: I hunt with a handgun.
pieceofme wrote: Yeah, Mojo is a lot of peoples favourite!
keyofgee wrote: I am a free thinker
Image Image
BernieTaupson
Headlining Clubs
Posts: 3024
Joined: Sun Feb 12, 2023 2:09 am
Location: Vegas

Re: Action figures for sale at local record store

Post by BernieTaupson »

A friend of mine is into the retro figures, pays big money for new versions of Thundercats and Transformers and He-Man shit. He will buy them and then look at them and then put them on a shelf.

I can sort of understand the nostalgia, it’s interesting seeing how the update the old characters we used to have 35 years ago or whatever, but I haven’t the heart to say to him that you can look at pictures of them on the internet for free.

And you don’t have to dust them.
Adam Bomb wrote: Sat Oct 12, 2024 4:49 pm You’re a tord
User avatar
GoodJudge
Headlining Clubs
Posts: 2058
Joined: Mon Nov 14, 2005 11:49 am
Location: UK

Re: Action figures for sale at local record store

Post by GoodJudge »

BernieTaupson wrote: Mon Dec 11, 2023 8:32 pm A friend of mine is into the retro figures, pays big money for new versions of Thundercats and Transformers and He-Man shit. He will buy them and then look at them and then put them on a shelf.

I can sort of understand the nostalgia, it’s interesting seeing how the update the old characters we used to have 35 years ago or whatever, but I haven’t the heart to say to him that you can look at pictures of them on the internet for free.
Also it's Thundercats FFS! A cartoon designed solely to sell toys to pre-high school boys. (See also: KI$$). Or rather, the toy companies created products them created cartoons around them.

Collecting Thundercats toys is fine when you're 10. But not when you're 40.
BernieTaupson
Headlining Clubs
Posts: 3024
Joined: Sun Feb 12, 2023 2:09 am
Location: Vegas

Re: Action figures for sale at local record store

Post by BernieTaupson »

That too.
Adam Bomb wrote: Sat Oct 12, 2024 4:49 pm You’re a tord
ParaDime77
Signed to a Major Label Multi-Album Deal
Posts: 17741
Joined: Mon Jan 15, 2007 11:39 am
Location: North Dakota

Re: Action figures for sale at local record store

Post by ParaDime77 »

Dig GI Joe figures and collectibles from the 80’s. Find me a deal on a Aircraft carrier.
Everyone Is Someone Else's Bitch
User avatar
exitflagger
Playing First Stage at SludgeFest
Posts: 26754
Joined: Thu Nov 17, 2005 1:48 pm
Location: Taking in the 4AM show at the Clark

Re: Action figures for sale at local record store

Post by exitflagger »

Boy, I bet the elf on a shelf stops DDM dead in his tracks.
ImageImage
Grendel
Headlining Clubs
Posts: 2226
Joined: Sat Apr 11, 2020 11:22 am

Re: Action figures for sale at local record store

Post by Grendel »

Having action figures displayed in your house or apartment...all you need is a ninja sword and a pet tarantula to complete the panty dropper trifecta.
HeavyMetalZombie666 wrote:Learn the concept of keep your mouth shut or you will remained foed.
User avatar
HueyRamone
Playing First Stage at SludgeFest
Posts: 33054
Joined: Wed Sep 15, 2004 9:07 pm

Re: Action figures for sale at local record store

Post by HueyRamone »

Don't Damn Me wrote: Sun Dec 10, 2023 10:10 pm Who buys these things?
Prolly single incels who were more into movies than KISS when they were 10.
LAglamrocker wrote: Tue Oct 22, 2024 8:07 pm You can tell Sleek had nothing to do with this…thats why it’s so entertaining
Don't Damn Me
Debut Album Goes Gold
Posts: 3955
Joined: Fri Jun 16, 2006 9:11 am

Re: Action figures for sale at local record store

Post by Don't Damn Me »

Yeah I don't get these loser dorks with their unfocused barrage of new toys.

Everyone knows you have to have one space in your bedroom dedicated to a selection of action figures of a single genre.

When you're about to bring a lady into your bedroom you want to make sure the big guns are ready. Like this vintage GI Joe playset, it gets them all hot and lusty. Next thing you know they're using their Kung Fu grip in the best way possible and it's one new adventure and mission after the next.


Image
Charles Bukaki
Playing Decent Clubs in a Bus
Posts: 1396
Joined: Wed Jul 14, 2010 3:28 am

Re: Action figures for sale at local record store

Post by Charles Bukaki »

Mojo wrote: Mon Dec 11, 2023 12:47 pm I have some Batman action figures on my bookshelf. I couldn’t care less about resale. They look cool and I like them, so I bought them. Why does there need to be any other reason?
My sediments exactly. Action figures aren't my thing, but I do own 50+ watches, thousands of books and CDs and around 100 pool balls. I've noticed music stores carrying funko pops, action figures, tarot cards bongs, books, and anything else they need to keep the doors open and I think it's fucking great. I may not be into comics, but I still feel a kinship with a comic collector going through a box of old comics while I'm nearby going through a box looking for old pulps and crime novels.
User avatar
Bono Nettencourt
Doing Package Tours in Theaters
Posts: 5135
Joined: Wed Jul 20, 2022 12:32 pm

Re: Action figures for sale at local record store

Post by Bono Nettencourt »

Don't Damn Me wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2023 6:29 pm Yeah I don't get these loser dorks with their unfocused barrage of new toys.

Everyone knows you have to have one space in your bedroom dedicated to a selection of action figures of a single genre.

When you're about to bring a lady into your bedroom you want to make sure the big guns are ready. Like this vintage GI Joe playset, it gets them all hot and lusty. Next thing you know they're using their Kung Fu grip in the best way possible and it's one new adventure and mission after the next.


Image
I owned everything in that picture... as a child.

Just making sure I point that out.
Wild Obsession wrote: Sat Jul 13, 2024 6:35 am Tony Martin Black Sabbath is on the level of Gary Cherone Van Halen.
Grendel
Headlining Clubs
Posts: 2226
Joined: Sat Apr 11, 2020 11:22 am

Re: Action figures for sale at local record store

Post by Grendel »

Don't Damn Me wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2023 6:29 pm Yeah I don't get these loser dorks with their unfocused barrage of new toys.

Everyone knows you have to have one space in your bedroom dedicated to a selection of action figures of a single genre.

When you're about to bring a lady into your bedroom you want to make sure the big guns are ready. Like this vintage GI Joe playset, it gets them all hot and lusty. Next thing you know they're using their Kung Fu grip in the best way possible and it's one new adventure and mission after the next.


Image
How much did that cost you?
HeavyMetalZombie666 wrote:Learn the concept of keep your mouth shut or you will remained foed.
User avatar
Danzig in the Dark
Signed to a Major Label Multi-Album Deal
Posts: 21913
Joined: Wed Jan 25, 2012 4:39 pm

Re: Action figures for sale at local record store

Post by Danzig in the Dark »

Grendel wrote: Wed Dec 20, 2023 8:51 am
Don't Damn Me wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2023 6:29 pm Yeah I don't get these loser dorks with their unfocused barrage of new toys.

Everyone knows you have to have one space in your bedroom dedicated to a selection of action figures of a single genre.

When you're about to bring a lady into your bedroom you want to make sure the big guns are ready. Like this vintage GI Joe playset, it gets them all hot and lusty. Next thing you know they're using their Kung Fu grip in the best way possible and it's one new adventure and mission after the next.


Image
How much did that cost you?
Other than his dignity and any chance of sex?
ImageImage
Wednesday 13 Fan
Headlining Clubs
Posts: 2009
Joined: Sat Feb 20, 2021 10:32 am

Re: Action figures for sale at local record store

Post by Wednesday 13 Fan »

I would think they would stick like glue to the shelves. Like that Union picture disk album for the new generation.
User avatar
Turner Coates
Playing First Stage at SludgeFest
Posts: 43159
Joined: Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:09 am
Location: Is Everything

Re: Action figures for sale at local record store

Post by Turner Coates »

Image
Image
Everything is a conspiracy theory when you don't understand how anything works.
Don't Damn Me
Debut Album Goes Gold
Posts: 3955
Joined: Fri Jun 16, 2006 9:11 am

Re: Action figures for sale at local record store

Post by Don't Damn Me »

Grendel wrote: Wed Dec 20, 2023 8:51 am
Don't Damn Me wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2023 6:29 pm Image
How much did that cost you?
Just a few months ago from Craigslist I got what you see here, two additional Joe's and one Joe knockoff. Plus a giant ass Jeep and like three dozen accessories. I listed the two Joe's on Craigslist and made my money back within days. GI Joe is just a little before my time and not something I collect but this was a steal.
User avatar
Turner Coates
Playing First Stage at SludgeFest
Posts: 43159
Joined: Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:09 am
Location: Is Everything

Re: Action figures for sale at local record store

Post by Turner Coates »

Image
Image
Everything is a conspiracy theory when you don't understand how anything works.
Grendel
Headlining Clubs
Posts: 2226
Joined: Sat Apr 11, 2020 11:22 am

Re: Action figures for sale at local record store

Post by Grendel »

Don't Damn Me wrote: Tue Jan 02, 2024 12:13 am
Grendel wrote: Wed Dec 20, 2023 8:51 am
Don't Damn Me wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2023 6:29 pm Image
How much did that cost you?
Just a few months ago from Craigslist I got what you see here, two additional Joe's and one Joe knockoff. Plus a giant ass Jeep and like three dozen accessories. I listed the two Joe's on Craigslist and made my money back within days. GI Joe is just a little before my time and not something I collect but this was a steal.
Why didn’t you invest that cash?
HeavyMetalZombie666 wrote:Learn the concept of keep your mouth shut or you will remained foed.
BernieTaupson
Headlining Clubs
Posts: 3024
Joined: Sun Feb 12, 2023 2:09 am
Location: Vegas

Re: Action figures for sale at local record store

Post by BernieTaupson »

Turner Coates wrote: Wed Dec 27, 2023 8:18 am Image
Awesome Village People collection!
Adam Bomb wrote: Sat Oct 12, 2024 4:49 pm You’re a tord
User avatar
Turner Coates
Playing First Stage at SludgeFest
Posts: 43159
Joined: Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:09 am
Location: Is Everything

Re: Action figures for sale at local record store

Post by Turner Coates »

BernieTaupson wrote: Wed Jan 03, 2024 2:34 pm Awesome Village People collection!
They can beat up and out dance most other action figures.
Image
Everything is a conspiracy theory when you don't understand how anything works.
User avatar
DemonFilth2001
Signed to a Major Label Multi-Album Deal
Posts: 18082
Joined: Wed Feb 01, 2006 3:59 pm
Location: North Carolina

Re: Action figures for sale at local record store

Post by DemonFilth2001 »

Finishing Celsius #2. Decided to limit myself to just 3 per day.
KEYBOARD WARRIOR!
User avatar
eddie lee roth
Playing a Package Tour in Arenas
Posts: 14887
Joined: Mon Oct 06, 2008 10:14 am
Location: In front of a computer screen

Re: Action figures for sale at local record store

Post by eddie lee roth »

DemonFilth2001 wrote: Thu Jan 04, 2024 10:07 am Finishing Celsius #2. Decided to limit myself to just 3 per day.
You might want to limit it even more since this is the wrong thread.
Image
User avatar
GreatWhiteSnake
Playing a Package Tour in Arenas
Posts: 11416
Joined: Thu Sep 18, 2008 4:22 pm
Location: Hell, CA Population 4

Re: Action figures for sale at local record store

Post by GreatWhiteSnake »

I think I had the little green plastic army men in a can when I was like 7...
GWS video of the week Seven Seconds of Shred https://youtu.be/6DAqH3eKqEM?si=N2I9eU92_ovsb69d updated 3/9/24
https://soundcloud.com/crunch-104998557
Post Reply