Well, that took a while. Keeping up with changing prices in the marketplace has been most challenging. If your a collector looks like your collection is increasing in value quite well. Finally the Update is online !
The now update has about 20 more pages, more variants- more info – more pictures. including deep dive in to repro items, boxes, cardbacks, weapons.
For those who have purchased, thanks expect an email for a free updated version. Thanks to all and enjoy !
Page Images from 1979 Kenner Products Catalog. It is crazy to look at the figures shown in the stills and think of the value all three Double Telescoping Figures, and a Vinyl Cape Jawa. The catalog premiers Boba Fett with the concept art pictures as well. Look and drool. Concept Catalogs have been becoming increasingly popular to collectors and are rare prices are going form $200 and up for issues, – the Oldest being the rarest.
When you dig a little deeper into this old Jedi, theres a lot of difference between the COO variations.
There are several grey colors to the hair along with the white and distinct mold variations to his head. There are long and short fingers on the hilt of the saber hand. There are several saber and cape variations, as well as two distinct colors to both the brown plastic of his body, as well as his face. Some vars. are much rarer than others
More information on Obi-Wan variations in my Guide. 3rd edition now available for download.
Happy collecting !
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I have to say it is really frustrating to see people being taken when I go hunting on eBay for vintage Star Wars toys. A flurry of vintage carded figure 12 backs have “suddenly materliazed” in the market place over the past year.- I am not sure what is worse seeing people being duped by the waning, everything is a POCH scams by melting a figures backside and calling it POCH or this. Many items are are not what they appear to be.
Here are some comparison pictures of an original Kenner Princess :ii a12b compared to a reproduction cardback. The original in all pictures is right or on top
Some key points to identify a reproduction or fake card back and bubble< this is list goes beyond just this figure but applies to many repros of 12k cards currently out there.
Original card back aways right or TOP.
Follow me for future and more look thru back posts to other reproduction VS original cardback comparisons.
These are being added to my Vintage Star wars figure guide in upcoming editions.
One of the hardest to find playsets to track down in the vintage Star Wars universe. It is special for he 3 rare figures it contained and its exclusivity to one distributor.
The green box POTF Jabba the Hut Dungeon Playset, an exclusive of JC Penny’s in the US.
Included in the set were three of the hardest to get figures, Amanaman, Barada and EV9D9, all in Kenner baggies. The base for the playset is the same base for the more common red box version.This version contained Klaatu Skiff, 8D8 and Nikto.
Han Solo with a small head has been known to have two head variations for a long while. But did you know he found with two different COO marks. These guys also have distinctly different color hair, a dark brown and more reddish brown.
Not only that he also can be found with both solid legs, as well as white legs (check the foot pegs.
All the vars. of Han are shown in the figure guide.
Not all Stormy Blasters are the same…
Vintage Boba Fett 21 back
another carded version – the 21C card with the secret Star Wars figure offer
Missing in the Kellerman Inventory a 21C Boba Fett Does Exist.
here is one re- taped shut but authentic.
yes reproduction cards exist for the 21backs but the differences are obvious,not only in the card finish, but particularly in the bubble. Some cards do say reproduction in the UPC button area.
More on reproduction carded figures and examples later.
One of the figures getting an expanded section in my update to my Guide “Vintage Kenner Star Wars action figure variations of North America” is Ree Yees.
Not a particularly rare figure, particularly the Taiwan COO, but the boots quite a rainbow. for tan to dark olive. Some of the colors are like due to fading over time and conditions. Other vars highlighted is the neck color and the two body colors found on him..
The new update comes out early December, God willing and the creeks don’t rise.
Happy collecting.
Ever Been fooled by these in a collection of figures? Now 20 years old.
take a look below for markings . Included in my figure guide.
– all are dated China 1995 .