Dollmanron
Super Freak
I’ve been thinking about it and I think I'm going to try and sell my Hot Toys Michael Jackson set. I don't have them displayed (never have). I looked at them, packed them away and to be honest, the only enjoyment I'm getting out of them now is the fact I have them. My Wife and I listened to “Thriller” over and over in the 80’s and when Hot Toys made a figure of him it sparked my interest.
The “Billie Jean History Tour” doesn’t have its brown mailer and has a small bent on one corner of the boxes side; that’s how I got it. I won it with buy it now the day (hour before it was official announced) Michael died. I had been on the fence on buying it, but once the rumors started I went with it. It’s stayed wrapped with bubble wrap since. Sounds bad I know, sorry.
The “Thriller” figure has its brown mailer and even though I bought an African American slim TT body to make the Zombie version, I went on EBay like a dummy and bought everything loose to build a second custom normal Michael with it. I never used a single piece from the set. It’s exactly like the regular “Thriller” Michael, and I would probably like to keep it.
I thought the “Bad” figure with the DX rolling eyes sounded great, but after getting it in hand I just put it with the others. It has its brown mailer too.
And what’s with the Brown mailer anyway, everyone seems to want or expect it. Is it some kind of proof of something?
And finally I fell for the scare that the “Beat It” version wasn’t going to be sold in America and ordered it from a “Japanese “company that got them from the Tokyo Show. Mine is numbered and has the certificate of authenticity (#1969). I think it’s the best of the lot and probably my favorite, but it went to the stack with the rest of them.
And that’s where they’re been with close to a $1,000 tied up in them when there is other stuff I’d rather have, but can’t afford.
People are asking thousands for the “Billie Jean”, you’re lucky to get a hundred for “Thriller” (I paid retail for it), I don’t think “Bad” is selling for much more then it retailed for, and since the “Beat It” is from the Tokyo Show with certificate I don’t know what it worth now, but I know how much I paid for it, $300 plus.
I want to get my money back, and get what they’re worth as well, but I haven’t a clue on what to set any prices at. Honestly, I’m not trying to sell them here, but if you were in my shoes what would you do, suggestions, comments, ideas?
The “Billie Jean History Tour” doesn’t have its brown mailer and has a small bent on one corner of the boxes side; that’s how I got it. I won it with buy it now the day (hour before it was official announced) Michael died. I had been on the fence on buying it, but once the rumors started I went with it. It’s stayed wrapped with bubble wrap since. Sounds bad I know, sorry.
The “Thriller” figure has its brown mailer and even though I bought an African American slim TT body to make the Zombie version, I went on EBay like a dummy and bought everything loose to build a second custom normal Michael with it. I never used a single piece from the set. It’s exactly like the regular “Thriller” Michael, and I would probably like to keep it.
I thought the “Bad” figure with the DX rolling eyes sounded great, but after getting it in hand I just put it with the others. It has its brown mailer too.
And what’s with the Brown mailer anyway, everyone seems to want or expect it. Is it some kind of proof of something?
And finally I fell for the scare that the “Beat It” version wasn’t going to be sold in America and ordered it from a “Japanese “company that got them from the Tokyo Show. Mine is numbered and has the certificate of authenticity (#1969). I think it’s the best of the lot and probably my favorite, but it went to the stack with the rest of them.
And that’s where they’re been with close to a $1,000 tied up in them when there is other stuff I’d rather have, but can’t afford.
People are asking thousands for the “Billie Jean”, you’re lucky to get a hundred for “Thriller” (I paid retail for it), I don’t think “Bad” is selling for much more then it retailed for, and since the “Beat It” is from the Tokyo Show with certificate I don’t know what it worth now, but I know how much I paid for it, $300 plus.
I want to get my money back, and get what they’re worth as well, but I haven’t a clue on what to set any prices at. Honestly, I’m not trying to sell them here, but if you were in my shoes what would you do, suggestions, comments, ideas?
