So here's the nutshell version of the story:
I've been collecting the first generation of Transformers since I was a youngster (age 7 or so). At this point, I've collected hundreds of figures and a HUGE portion of them are sealed in their original boxes and cards (MISB / MOSC / MIB). The bulk of this collection exceeds 20 years old and I've taken painstaking effort to keep it in excellent condition, in a smoke-free environment.
Attached are a few photos of a significant portion of the collection, but by no means all of it. The only exceptions to the offer are 1 of the Fortress Maximumus (1 is already sold even though two are in the photo) and the sealed Dinobots (I'm keeping those).
Just a few of the highlights include:
* Sealed Bluestreak in a box that approaches perfection
* MIB Mail-In Megatron in original mailer
* MIB Mail-In Reflector in Original mailer
* MIB Metroplex
* MIB Skylynx
* Sealed Doubledealer
* Sealed Whirl
* Sealed Constructicons
* Sealed Combaticons (Bruticus)
* Sealed
G1 Cars
* Sealed Predacons
* Etc
As well as an opened version of nearly every American released Transformer from the
G1 Series (1984-1990) so you can have an open and touchable version for everything that is sealed/mint-in-box.
There are far too many to list them all.
Now, to get the inevitable questions answered:
1.) What do you want for these?
I'm taking reasonable offers.
2.) No, seriously, what do you want for them?
Again, offers in the multi-thousand range will be considered.
Just last summer, a woman (Phoenix Lindgren) made her late husband's collection available on eBay and the starting bid was One Million dollars. ($1,000,000)
While offering no comparison to this woman or the sad circumstances of her late husband's death, I can say with no small amount of confidence that the set I'm offering is larger and does not include "licensed merchandise" that isn't an actual toy/robot/figure. Furthermore, it's unfortunate that those of us who followed the auction and its associated news coverage all had an inkling that the collection might not go for the requested price or that some thoughtless individual might end the auction with what turned out to be a bogus bid (which is exactly what happened).
I mention this woman's auction to save anyone the trouble of letting me know, should they feel it necessary to do so.
3.) I really like your collection, but I only want/need figure XYZ. Will you sell just that one?
No, I'm afraid the whole lot goes or not at all. No exceptions. If you wish to get together with a group of people to pool purchasing power and then divvy up the lot after the sale, that is certainly your prerogative and I wish you well for it.
4.) Do you have more pictures of figure XYZ? Can you send me additional photos of XYZ?
I have over 1,150 photos of just over half the collection (boxes from different angles) which total just over 6 GB of images. There is no way that I can email that many photos. I'm willing to be flexible with this, though, as I certainly don't intend to try and sell something you can't see. In fact, I insist that those with a demonstrable ability to purchase the collection view it first hand, so they may make an informed decision.
5.) Will you ship them?
I'm sure we can work something out.
So there you have it. If you have any questions, by all means, please send them my way. I'm more than happy to answer general questions about the collection, but specifics like "Does XYZ have a flap crease?" or "Is such-and-such complete?" will have to be saved for those who can demonstrate a legitimate interest in purchasing. I'm sure you understand that I'd be answering questions until my dying day, if it were otherwise.
A few pix in their display shelves at my last apartment:
http://images.craigslist.org/0115000...b93a00e27f.jpg http://images.craigslist.org/0102080...681300da91.jpg http://images.craigslist.org/0115050...d33a0050a0.jpg http://images.craigslist.org/0101110...4054005989.jpg
Some bigger pics:
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-PJ
