Just a quick update to prove that this blog is still active! Recently I acquired a set of the Micro Machines Star Wars Scout Troopers collection. This has been a set that I have been hunting for some time.
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| Worth lots in the box. |
I have seen boxes sets of these on E-Bay go for US$80. Thankfully, I didn't play that much for these, but I did spend more than I would normally on a Micro Machine figure set. The two main reasons were - A) I hadn't seen the set available for some time (no doubt the market will now be flooded with sets at a cheaper price), and B) The price was reasonable (Although not as reasonable as the sticker price!).
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| But difficult to use in gaming unless opened! |
Of course I need to open the set to use the miniatures, which will of course lower the value of the set, but toys are made to be played with. That, and even the loose unboxed figures can go for around $US8 dollars each!
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| And added to the collection - now I just need some more Jet Bikes! |
To the collectors who see this, and are unhappy with my actions in opening a MIB set, I would point out that I have added value to the remaining MIB sets by opening one, and that by reducing the pool of unopened sets I am increasing the challenge factor - and thus the enjoyment factor - in finding a MIB set.
Much of the material I use for my gaming could be considered collectors' items, but given the sheer scale of production of these plastic toys, how rare are they?
Hugh Walter, author of the blog "
Small Scale World" addresses the subject numerous times in his blog, and raises many interesting points in a manner far better than I could, and with the benefit of considerable knowledge of collecting across several fields. His most recent musing (at the time of writing) is
here and can be found part way down the post under the heading "Prices"
Largely I agree with Hugh on this, but would like to add that hobbies should be fun, and not "All about the Rutherfords!"
