Tag: Collecting

Everything You Wanted to Know About Limited Edition Figures… but were afraid to ask

Webster’s Dictionary defines limited edition as “an issue of something collectible (as books, prints, or medals) that is advertised to be limited to a relatively small number of copies”. Unfortunately, the definition of small amount of copies leaves a lot open to interpretation. I’m a black and white kind of guy, and I really appreciate… Continue reading Everything You Wanted to Know About Limited Edition Figures… but were afraid to ask

Public Service Announcement: Don’t Open Your Toys (Step Away From the Box)

Citizens, step away from the box: A free public service message to make you thousands of dollars, a better figure displayer, and to save you hundreds of hours in dusting!*** After I read Ryan Bradley’s thought provoking article, I had to write a viewpoint from the “Dark Side”. I must admit, I thoroughly enjoyed Mr.… Continue reading Public Service Announcement: Don’t Open Your Toys (Step Away From the Box)

Vintage 12 Back Star Wars Action Figures Increase in Value by 108,233%

Brian Semling of Brian’s Toys, Inc. announced the “Brian’s Toys 12 Back Set Index” to reflect the retail value of the original 12 Star Wars action figures for toys in near mint to mint condition.  The original total retail value of these 12 toys was $24.00, or $2.00 per action figure in 1978 and has… Continue reading Vintage 12 Back Star Wars Action Figures Increase in Value by 108,233%

Action Figure Grading – Can You Really Trust It?

For several years, AFA Grading has been trusted by collectors. It has been the go-to place to send your action figures away to to have them professionally graded. It gives collectors a piece of mind when they are purchasing extremely rare figures, but does it? Fellow collector, Andy Peek, wrote in about his recent experience with… Continue reading Action Figure Grading – Can You Really Trust It?

Finding the Fun Factor in Action Figure Collecting

One thing I was pretty surprised by when I entered the video game industry was that “fun factor” is honest-to-God industry jargon thrown around in straight-faced meeting and discussions. If you think about it, it makes a lot of sense. Modern video games have a lot of masters to serve and most revolve around monetizing… Continue reading Finding the Fun Factor in Action Figure Collecting

The only action figure scale worth collecting is…

The 6 inch scale.  C’mon.  Like you didn’t know that? I was working on this article, when fellow Action Figure Fury writer, Ryan Bradley, posted his article, “How do you figure?”  After reading his article, I changed the tone of this one a bit.  Originally, I was here to trash 3.75 inch figures.  But, Ryan’s… Continue reading The only action figure scale worth collecting is…

Call to Action (Figures) – Favorite Figures

Favorite Figures The crew of the Nostromomo sits around a table laughing, happy that their friend Kane is back, and thankfully alive. Even Ripley seems uncharacteristically pleasant. And then Kane falls, back on their food, and gags. Something bulges underneath his shirt. They grab his arms and try to restrain him. Once he’s still, a… Continue reading Call to Action (Figures) – Favorite Figures

Call to Action (Figures) – Why We Collect

Why We Collect I stopped collecting action figures in seventh grade because I thought it would help me get girls. The immediate result: I met my first girlfriend my junior year of high school. When I started collecting again my sophomore year of college, I met my next two girlfriends that year (one who I’m… Continue reading Call to Action (Figures) – Why We Collect

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