Action figures for sale at local record store
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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?
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?
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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.
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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.
Funnily enough, the purchaser was single.
I bet he liked Transformers films too.
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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).........
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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.
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I'll take all of the Simpsons figures. Pure gold!
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Maybe he thinks they'll ripen someday so he can have sex with them.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).........
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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?
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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.
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.
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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.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.
Collecting Thundercats toys is fine when you're 10. But not when you're 40.
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Dig GI Joe figures and collectibles from the 80’s. Find me a deal on a Aircraft carrier.
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Boy, I bet the elf on a shelf stops DDM dead in his tracks.
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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.
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Prolly single incels who were more into movies than KISS when they were 10.
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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.
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.
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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.
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I owned everything in that picture... as a child.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.
Just making sure I point that out.
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How much did that cost you?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.
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Other than his dignity and any chance of sex?Grendel wrote: ↑Wed Dec 20, 2023 8:51 amHow much did that cost you?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.
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I would think they would stick like glue to the shelves. Like that Union picture disk album for the new generation.
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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.
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Everything is a conspiracy theory when you don't understand how anything works.
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Why didn’t you invest that cash?Don't Damn Me wrote: ↑Tue Jan 02, 2024 12:13 amJust 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.
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Awesome Village People collection!
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They can beat up and out dance most other action figures.
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Finishing Celsius #2. Decided to limit myself to just 3 per day.
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You might want to limit it even more since this is the wrong thread.DemonFilth2001 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 04, 2024 10:07 am Finishing Celsius #2. Decided to limit myself to just 3 per day.
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I think I had the little green plastic army men in a can when I was like 7...
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