I visited a local peddler's mall last month and ran across some boxed 30th Anniversary Joes for sale @ $30 each. I contemplated buying one for nostalgia's sake but decided not to. This prompted me to post on the Trenches FB page inquiring what folks thought the fair market value was for these nowadays. Most thought it was a little pricey although some mentioned that the repro box and the gear were worth close to that. This place only had soldiers, sailors and marines. If they had had a pilot I probably would've picked it up as that was my favorite.
Later I went to a different peddler's mall and found a booth that also had boxed 30th figures. This one had soldiers, marines and pilots. I had fond memories of picking these up at Target when they came out in 1994. That was also the year my daughter was born, so I couldn't resist and picked up a pilot as well as a marine.
A couple days ago I went back to the first mall and decided to pick up a sailor. Of course, the wetsuit was melted and dessicated on the figure but I mostly wanted the repro box and gear so I went ahead and picked him up. I also wanted to see how badly the wetsuit had decayed and what shape the figure underneath was in.
I plan to pop him out and see if he can be salvaged. More to come...
Steve
Later I went to a different peddler's mall and found a booth that also had boxed 30th figures. This one had soldiers, marines and pilots. I had fond memories of picking these up at Target when they came out in 1994. That was also the year my daughter was born, so I couldn't resist and picked up a pilot as well as a marine.
A couple days ago I went back to the first mall and decided to pick up a sailor. Of course, the wetsuit was melted and dessicated on the figure but I mostly wanted the repro box and gear so I went ahead and picked him up. I also wanted to see how badly the wetsuit had decayed and what shape the figure underneath was in.
I plan to pop him out and see if he can be salvaged. More to come...
Steve
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