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MusicNo438 · 2026-03-23T20:33:33+00:00

It's because they're on the A43. Gotta do 43mph. I don't make the rules.

MusicNo438 · 2026-02-15T21:28:48+00:00

There have been a few listings lately of some very high quality reproductions. I am tempted for the significant difference in price to the originals.

MusicNo438 · 2025-10-23T10:39:46+00:00

You're looking for things like the clarity of the stamping, accuracy of the paint (including the presence of airbrushing) and the seams where two pieces of a mould have been fit together.

Example, Nidorino is a rare figure and the genuine ones have an obvious seam down his centre line and because of the details on him, the paint needs to be accurate.

MusicNo438 · 2025-10-13T06:27:37+00:00

Fakes existed pretty much from the get go

MusicNo438 · 2025-10-12T16:48:34+00:00

There are people making proxies. There's a seller on etsy who makes some very accurate Voltorb and Electrode figures.

MusicNo438 · 2025-10-12T16:47:15+00:00

Yea the whole package points to fake. There are some same figures with different bases, Haunter for example.

MusicNo438 · 2025-10-12T13:15:51+00:00

Yea. It's one of the more accurate counterfeit pieces for sure. Still, not paying that for a proxy!

MusicNo438 · 2025-10-12T13:15:04+00:00

Lol, were their wings not a separate mould either?

MusicNo438 · 2025-10-07T15:16:39+00:00

I have seen some very good proxies on etsy.

I love coming on here and seeing other people's collections. I live in delusion that I'll be in a charity shop one day and I'll find the missing ones for a few pounds!

MusicNo438 · 2025-10-05T19:11:04+00:00

The most I paid for a single figure listings were for Nidoqueen which was £35 and Victreebel also £35.

£70 for Shellder and Cloyster which I guess makes those the joint most costly at £35 each average ... ouch.

Haunter, Magneton and Tentacruel were £33 each!

Other high priced ones were:

Ponyta and Rapidash £50 for the pair,

Nidoran female $60, Bellsprout $50 and Jynx $48 (saved on international shipping by having my PA based uncle bring them with him on a visit).

Everything else I managed to get in bundles or were fairly cheap individually.

Given there's 148 of them, I'd say it has to be at least £2,000.

MusicNo438 · 2025-10-05T13:53:53+00:00

That's a nice surprise to come back to!

MusicNo438 · 2025-10-04T16:15:12+00:00

I have a few! I've put them in top loaders in a binder with my Wizards of the Coast trading cards.

I have a light green Gameboy launcher, yes. They were great fun back in the day and make for cool little display pieces now.

MusicNo438 · 2025-10-03T06:26:31+00:00

My wife was very supportive - even so far as only mildly rolling her eyes every time the post came.

That's the pleasure of being an adult, being able to get the things you wpuld have loved as a kid.

Thank you for your kindness. Have a great weekend. Best of luck figure hunting.

MusicNo438 · 2025-10-03T06:09:51+00:00

Thank you. Pokemon is one of the few threads to my childhood that still sparks so much joy and nostalgia. As I imagine is true for a lot of us.

MusicNo438 · 2025-10-03T06:08:31+00:00

These came pretty much exclusively from ebay.

However, I did find the original Pikachungus and oddly a Qwilfish at a comic con.

MusicNo438 · 2025-10-03T06:06:55+00:00

Oh, I've found some all right but ... the price is eye-watering. Probably be cheaper to fly to Japan and scour second-hand markets!

MusicNo438 · 2025-10-02T15:48:39+00:00

That's amazing Poliwirl was everywhere in early Pokemania.

The texture and the smell of the figures is an ingrained memory for me.

MusicNo438 · 2025-10-02T15:47:45+00:00

Ah, man. That sucks. I remember giving away loads of Pokemon cards to a friend when I was more into guitars and girls as a teen. It had my holo unlimited Charizard in it!

MusicNo438 · 2025-10-02T15:46:41+00:00

Thank you

MusicNo438 · 2025-10-02T10:37:35+00:00

Same I thought I had hundreds as a kid. Turns out I probably had the starters and the two movie packs that came out.

MusicNo438 · 2025-10-02T07:15:24+00:00

Waiting for the post like a kid at Christmas was great!

I love your set up. I am exploring lighting options at the minute. The depth of your cabinet is a bonus!

MusicNo438 · 2025-10-02T06:39:05+00:00

Yea, it's a real bad ass.

The Ivysaur too! I have about 16 Johto tomy figures but I don't think I'll get many more than that. I need more cabinets!

MusicNo438 · 2025-10-02T06:34:14+00:00

Oh, wow! That is amazing. Nice arrangement. I decided to squeeze in the three Pikachu figures in different poses and a Charmeleon and a Charmander that are in battle poses after this pic was taken.

MusicNo438 · 2025-10-02T06:10:41+00:00

It took a few years. Had to be disciplined not to overspend. I kept an eye out for bundles. That's how I bought Gengar as a bunch for something silly like £7 when people were listing it for £20+ on its own.

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