Vintage TMNT Collecting

toddyboy · Post by **toddyboy** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 7:02:16 pm

IMJ wrote:I use the Old Toy Archive at the official TMNT site when I'm compiling figures and weapons.

Just click on the figure you are matching weapons for, and look at the MIP display.

thanks for the site! here's the old toy archive (both of those above take u to the home page).

http://www.ninjaturtles.com/toys/archive.html

i really want an usagi yojimbo. interesting the first one is '89, and not part of the original toys.

IMJ · Post by **IMJ** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 8:35:14 pm

Usagi by himself is a dime a dozen, but he's pretty tough to complete with all of his accessories (there were a ton with that figure).

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Mon Jul 12, 2010 10:27:27 pm

IMJ wrote:Usagi by himself is a dime a dozen, but he's pretty tough to complete with all of his accessories (there were a ton with that figure).

What about Space Usagi?

I found a shop in Amarillo that had a bunch of old TMNT stuff. I said something to the guy about how many memories Needlenose brought back and he said "That's what his name is! I knew someone would say it eventually!"

IMJ · Post by **IMJ** » Tue Jul 13, 2010 8:27:25 am

LOL!
Space Usagi is pretty easily found as well. His helmet might be tougher to find without being crushed or mangled, but ultimately that's a common figure too.

toddyboy · Post by **toddyboy** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 8:33:31 pm

some new additions to my collection obtained this weekend. the best price possible, 100% friend discount! err...get outta the way, stupid cat...

robb77 · Post by **robb77** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 9:04:41 pm

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 9:06:01 pm

sweet

sanman · Post by **sanman** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 9:27:55 am

Burrito Boy · Post by **Burrito Boy** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 4:34:31 pm

Cool!

But why is Michelangelo wearing lipstick?

toddyboy · Post by **toddyboy** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 4:48:29 pm

he's sticking out his tongue. this is a wind up version that makes his forearm spin around while holding one of those shields.

Burrito Boy · Post by **Burrito Boy** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 7:24:38 pm

toddyboy wrote:he's sticking out his tongue. this is a wind up version that makes his forearm spin around while holding one of those shields.

Oh, I see it now. Bad paint job, I guess.

araknospider · Post by **araknospider** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 12:01:27 pm

did you know that the TMNT with the soft heads are the originals. later they made hard head ones thease are second gen and would not count for real collectors. and other thing I remember In the bath I poked a hole with a pin in leanardos teeth and would fill his head up with water and make him spit LOL was way too funny. things as a kid LOL guys thanks for the remember Js

IMJ · Post by **IMJ** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 1:33:04 pm

araknospider wrote:did you know that the TMNT with the soft heads are the originals. later they made hard head ones thease are second gen and would not count for real collectors. and other thing I remember In the bath I poked a hole with a pin in leanardos teeth and would fill his head up with water and make him spit LOL was way too funny. things as a kid LOL guys thanks for the remember Js

The soft heads are definitely more desirable as a set than the hard heads are. However, the hard heads tend to appear in better shape with fewer paint rubs. The soft heads are often referred to as the Wave 1 fan club set, but it's not because they were a special order figure through the fan club. It's because they were originally packaged with the TMNT fan club inserts in their bubble.

maraxusofkeld · Post by **maraxusofkeld** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 7:09:35 pm

IMJ wrote:
araknospider wrote:did you know that the TMNT with the soft heads are the originals. later they made hard head ones thease are second gen and would not count for real collectors. and other thing I remember In the bath I poked a hole with a pin in leanardos teeth and would fill his head up with water and make him spit LOL was way too funny. things as a kid LOL guys thanks for the remember Js
The soft heads are definitely more desirable as a set than the hard heads are. However, the hard heads tend to appear in better shape with fewer paint rubs. The soft heads are often referred to as the Wave 1 fan club set, but it's not because they were a special order figure through the fan club. It's because they were originally packaged with the TMNT fan club inserts in their bubble.

How much more are the soft heads worth? I never realized there was a difference.

IMJ · Post by **IMJ** » Fri Oct 22, 2010 10:17:03 am

maraxusofkeld wrote:How much more are the soft heads worth? I never realized there was a difference.

Oh man, I study the markets on the things I like and I still have no idea how to answer this in the current market. It's a crap shoot... I've seen a set of 4 complete softheads sell for a bill or more on occasion, and then a similar eBay auction will land you 30 bucks for a complete set. Seriously, it vacillates that much.

What I do know is that most collectors have the hard head versions, and then when they realize that there's a soft head they start looking for those.

The best input I can give you is that in this particular case you'd probably make out better by selling a full set rather than parsing them out. When I get to selling my TMNT stuff, I'm going to sell by waves and include the entire soft head wave which is more than just the 4 turtles - it's also everyone else from the launch wave excluding April O'Neil.

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Fri Oct 22, 2010 9:14:26 pm

IMJ wrote:
maraxusofkeld wrote:How much more are the soft heads worth? I never realized there was a difference.
Oh man, I study the markets on the things I like and I still have no idea how to answer this in the current market. It's a crap shoot... I've seen a set of 4 complete softheads sell for a bill or more on occasion, and then a similar eBay auction will land you 30 bucks for a complete set. Seriously, it vacillates that much.

What I do know is that most collectors have the hard head versions, and then when they realize that there's a soft head they start looking for those.

The best input I can give you is that in this particular case you'd probably make out better by selling a full set rather than parsing them out. When I get to selling my TMNT stuff, I'm going to sell by waves and include the entire soft head wave which is more than just the 4 turtles - it's also everyone else from the launch wave excluding April O'Neil.

This reminds me - the original April O'Neil was hard to get back in the day. I had to settle for the crappy second edition with the day-glo orange striping. Is that still the case?

Back in the day, when he first came out, Walkabout was a son of a *SQUEE* to get too.

IMJ · Post by **IMJ** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 12:17:32 pm

April is relatively cheap in any incarnation nowadays. Walkabout was one of the harder to find figs, but he's relatively common on eBay now (although I don't think I've got a Walkabout myself).

maraxusofkeld · Post by **maraxusofkeld** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 9:43:00 am

So did all the first wave figures have soft head variants? I remember I had a Rock Steady that had a soft head.

IMJ · Post by **IMJ** » Mon Oct 25, 2010 2:01:24 pm

maraxusofkeld wrote:So did all the first wave figures have soft head variants? I remember I had a Rock Steady that had a soft head.

The only soft head's were the 4 turtles, Splinter, Shredder, Bebop Rocksteady and I think the Foot Soldier. I'd have to go squeezing head's to confirm the Foot Soldier status though....

And if anyone goes testing this, remember not to squeeze the hell out of your hard head figs to determine whether or not they are soft. It's incredibly obvious if you have a soft head figure. If you have to put pretty much any pressure at all on the head to squeeze it in, then it's not a soft head.

sanman · Post by **sanman** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 9:33:43 pm

Apparently, I made a good buy and didn’t know it, but I could use some more info—please help.

I was at a LCS two weeks ago and impulsively bought the paperback version of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: A Quarter Century Celebration for cover price. It’s a collection of Eastman’s favorite TMNT stories—a great book for the Mirage fan.

I can’t find it on eBay but Amazon listings price the book between $30 and $50 with a few sellers selling the books for close to $100 but there will always be overpriced sellers. One source said that the book was a limited edition from SDCC—maybe this was just the HC, but I really don’t know.

Anyway, below is the book’s cover. If someone could tell me more I’d appreciate it.

Unblessed · Post by **Unblessed** » Wed Oct 27, 2010 9:30:16 am

sanman wrote:Apparently, I made a good buy and didn’t know it, but I could use some more info—please help.

I was at a LCS two weeks ago and impulsively bought the paperback version of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: A Quarter Century Celebration for cover price. It’s a collection of Eastman’s favorite TMNT stories—a great book for the Mirage fan.

I can’t find it on eBay but Amazon listings price the book between $30 and $50 with a few sellers selling the books for close to $100 but there will always be overpriced sellers. One source said that the book was a limited edition from SDCC—maybe this was just the HC, but I really don’t know.

Anyway, below is the book’s cover. If someone could tell me more I’d appreciate it.

One of the 25th ann books is by Kevin Eastman and was for sale on his Heavy Metal web site. Think you can get this one too. (can't get to HM from work.

) I think that's where I got my copy.

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