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skywalker_1982
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Date Posted:
12/7/06 6:42am
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RE: LAJ_Fett's Question and Answer Thread V. 2.0
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mikadojedi posted:
I have seen on E-Bay a lovely Darth Vader figure. It is Vader on the Medical table with Anakin head and Vader Armor. Was that ever made/released in the USA. I looked at TRU virtually every week for a year after ROTS figures came out and found nothing. Anyone see this, own it, or know it?
The vader you are on about is the "rebuild darth vader" deluxe figure, it was released in the US and the uk cause I have one myself but I suppose like any modern figures you buy some areas may never stock it at all but then other areas may have had a whole shelf load.
If you go through the online resources thread theres a list of stores which may still have them but your best bet I should say would be ebay which on a brief search theres a few that seem to be around the BIN price of $14.00, but keep looking on ebay and I am sure someone will list one.
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LAJ_FETT
Title: Tech Admin, CollectingCCG/TCG/Boardgames
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12/7/06 8:16am
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I don't recall seeing that one locally. No doubt Entertainer will have it as a shelf warmer in a year or so..
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drth sidious
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Date Posted:
12/21/06 3:27pm
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I've got a question. I recieved a nice candy jar as part of out office Secret Santa. On top of the candy jar, there was an R2-D2 figure glued on. I've been trying to ID the figure. I've determined it's the AOTC version with the lights and sounds, but the foot has a 2004 stamp on it. Was this particular figure released in 2004?
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LAJ_FETT
Title: Tech Admin, CollectingCCG/TCG/Boardgames
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12/22/06 2:58am
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You'd really have to post a pic so I could compare it to the pics in my collecting books. However, there were two R2's released in 2004 in the OTC collection. One was a regular R2 which doesn't look like it made noises. However there was a Dagobah R2 released as well. It looks 'weathered' and is a kinda beige color (muddy). In the pic of the figure there is a 'Try Me' sign on the packaging so it obviously has sounds or lights. I don't recall seeing this one at retail though.
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drth sidious
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12/22/06 7:06pm
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Sorry, I was finally able to ID it last night. The 2004 date stamp threw me off. It's the ROTS R2-D2, #48.
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JED1
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Date Posted:
12/25/06 12:59pm
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LAJ
I got a Vader head money bank for Christmas. It's ceramic and is dated 1996. The plastic plug at the bottom mentions RMG Ltd 1095.
Do you have any info for me?
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LAJ_FETT
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12/26/06 9:16am
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I've come up empty on this one, JED1. I've found a few Vader head ceramic banks in my books but none tie back to 1996 or any companies called RMG Ltd. I've had a few Google searches with no results as well. The closest I could come with those initials was Roman Ceramics but their stuff was 1977. You sure on the initials?
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JED1
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12/26/06 12:28pm
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LAJ, I looked again and it's actually R MOSS LTD!  I wonder if that helps and it's definately Lucasfilm Ltd 1996.
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LAJ_FETT
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12/26/06 12:52pm
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Nothing in my books on it but I found a few listed on Ebay. Try a Google search of vader +"money box" + 1996 + ceramic. They don't seem to go for much though.
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TenThousandThings
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1/4/07 5:20pm
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I'm very, very new to the collecting world, so go easy on me, but I have a few questions.
Why do the action figures on Amazon.com seem to have much higher prices? They seem to be using some sort of rating scale that I can't find any information on. (I'm looking at EpIII figures, specifically, and many listings say "BF19", "BF27", etc.)
Is there a good page anybody can reccomend that has an FAQ or some other sort of information for beginning collectors?
Thanks
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JUKE-SKYWALKER
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RE: LAJ_Fett's Question and Answer Thread V. 2.0
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TenThousandThings, I don't think I can answer all of your questions, but I'll try...
Q: Why are the figures on Amazon more expensive?
A: Most figures are more expensive from online "etailers" than they are in traditional retail stores... Looking at the Amazon prices for ROTS figures, they seem to be out of whack with what they are currently going for on eBay or other online stores for that matter.
Q: What does "BF19" mean?
A: I'm not sure... It could be the number that signifies where a figure comes in a certain collection or wave... Example, the ROTS Super articulated Clone trooper is #41.
Q: Are there any good guides for beginning collectors?
A: Here's a page with many beginners topics... Some of the more helpful for you would probably be near the bottom.
Guide
Also, eBay has MANY collecting guides written by fellow collectors, including over 1,000 on Star Wars collecting.
Hope that helps!
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TenThousandThings
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1/6/07 8:12am
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Thanks for the help. I still haven't figured out the Amazon BF# thing, because it doesn't seem to match up to wave or collection numbers, and I'm shocked at exactly how much more expensive their figures seem to be than any other retailer online. But I'll keep working on it. Thanks again for the link and the help.
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LAJ_FETT
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1/6/07 12:02pm
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Don't forget that some of the figures on Amazon are sold by folks using the marketplace and they are setting the prices. Also some might be harder-to-find figures as well.
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JUKE-SKYWALKER
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LAJ_FETT posted:
Don't forget that some of the figures on Amazon are sold by folks using the marketplace and they are setting the prices. Also some might be harder-to-find figures as well.
You're right, the hits I got were from people selling them.
TenThousandThings posted:
Thanks for the help. Thanks again for the link and the help.
You bet, good luck and have fun. 
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TenThousandThings
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1/9/07 6:03pm
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Ok next question: I've found a few sites online that say SirSteve's has an online price guide, but I can't seem to find it there. Am I missing it, was it discontinued, is it a subsription service?
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