Real Deals ... what have you found?

[Steve]

I know I don’t spend enough time in this thread but, I recently came across a 4’ x 220’ of fleece, baring the final dual emblem from ep 3, priced at $9.95. Now that’s a find! A few years back I stumbled upon several ep.1 figs at .99 a piece. INCL. Trade droids, lil Ani, Palpi, Ami, Qui, skinless 3po, Maul, a needless amount of Nute Gunray’, and, go figure (no pun intended) an infinite supply of mail-away ghost Anakin’. It appears ol’ George had that up his sleeve long before ep. 3
What glorious finds have you come across?

[Senator Meroa]

A best deal for me was the ROTS r2d2 cooler on ebay for $30

[TK2320]

I got an OTC Falcon on clearance at Walmart for $5.00

[Senator Meroa]

Just today i went to a local antique shop located around 1 hour from my house, i live in madison wi, and the the shop was in steven's point. found a vintage at-at and i barterted with the shopkeeper and got it for a measly $20 all intact with decals still not applied with almost perfect box with 1 minor ding in a corner.

[matthius]

I got a gold C3P0(1977), luke and leia (both Rotj), for 25$ at Grand Bend flee market. All the figures didn't even come with a case but I mean to me that deosn't matter, they're old(I hope originals), and they look really kick @$$ on my shelf. I also got a Rotj Thermos lunch box for 10$ at an antique store too.

[Sarah-Leia]

You lucky people! I haven't got anything...well I have a 6-eps poster that I got for $12 (that's the RRP) and a Han Solo figurine but that cost me $16. So I am VERY jealous of you guys ;)

[Horse_Head]

I lucked out on Black Friday... After I had done my shopping at Target, checked out and hadn't found any thing "Star Wars" that I was looking for, I had an urge to go back into the store and purchase one more sale item as a gift for my Grand Niece... after I grabbed her gift, I decided to stroll back down the action figure aisle, when to my disbelief they had just put out the "Mace Windu Attack Battallion" Battle Packs!! I was so happy, just like a kid on Christmas! :xmas:

Then, on this past monday I strolled into the same Target and found an entire endcap full of Imperial Shuttles... WooHoo! :w00t:

[Darth Massacrus]

once, I found at an antiques and collectables show a complete set of Episode one metal pins. It consists of OBIWAN, DROIDSTARFIGHTER, DARTHMAUL, BATTLEDROID, R2D2, and DARTHSIDIOUS. (caps for emphasis). I'll post scans one day. Got 'em all for only 10 bucks! and for only 2 extra dollars, I got a second Darth Sidious!

[alew773]

i got a hold of a two of the oridgnal movie scripts for ep 4 and 5 for 20bucks. i also have one of the target exclusive clone troopers. my favorites have to be my scroch and cody figures

[alew773]

hey horse_head those imp shuttles are target exclusives

ps what are the green squares

[Horse_Head]

hey horse_head those imp shuttles are target exclusives
Yes they are... which makes timing truly of the essence... especially here in scalper country.

ps what are the green squares
You mean the ones below "Posts:"? ... those are reputation points... given by other members. I think there's an entire thread about them somewhere...

[alew773]

thanks
ps what is scalper country.

[Horse_Head]

I live in Los Angeles ... we probably have more scalpers per capita than most other cities/areas...
scalper n. - someone who buys something and resells it at a price far above the initial cost; i.e. "They got theater tickets through a scalper"
So when I said "Scalper Country" I meant the L.A. area... that means I needed to get mine while I still could... without having to pay extra to a scalper. :santa:

[huttslime]

I got one of the original comics from the pre-release (1977), volume 1, for $5......

- it's a reprint though :(
- it looks like its from the 80s though. maybe it is valuable...

[Galahad_Skywalker]

A month ago, I found an Episode I Darth Maul with the voice chip stand still carded in a consignment store for $1.99.

These aren't quite deals, but somehow I managed to pick up Commander Cody and Scorch over the summer, though it seems I've seen Cody everywhere after I finally found him.

[Darth Massacrus]

I own several unique SW things on DVD. Like the 78 Holiday Special, and a whole disc of old SW commercials. Got them from this guy who I see about three times a year at this collectables show, for the price of 5 bucks each. And a non SW thing I got on dvd was the episode of Gilligans Island where they finally get off the island...

[alew773]

i got you beat a couple weeks ago i sent a letter and some cards G.L. to sign. yesterday i got a letter a back inside was 8X14 picture of G.L standing with jango fett on the tattoine set along with a letter from lucas films nothing was signed but it was bad to get the photo

[bounty hunter dan]

A best deal for me was the ROTS r2d2 cooler on ebay for $30


Cool find!

i was browsing ebay and i found a vintage han solo hoth action figure and it was only 99p i looked in my collecting book

and it was worth a a few hundred pound!!!!! :ewok:

[Darth Massacrus]

just this past weekend, I found for 20 bucks a harback version of the novel Splinter of the Minds Eye, first edition. Complete. I never even knew such a thing existed before that...

[Cydon]

You guys are lucky.

[Horse_Head]

i got you beat a couple weeks ago i sent a letter and some cards G.L. to sign. yesterday i got a letter a back inside was 8X14 picture of G.L standing with jango fett on the tattoine set along with a letter from lucas films nothing was signed but it was bad to get the photo
If it's GL's autograph you want then here ya go...

I got this back in 2000 when GL was in the Toyota Celebrity Race...
http://starwarsdork.com/lbgp2k/index.htm
(He finished last, btw)

Although it's not really a "deal" since his autograph didn't cost me anything.

[eddie]

just this past weekend, I found for 20 bucks a harback version of the novel Splinter of the Minds Eye, first edition. Complete. I never even knew such a thing existed before that...

Wow, the original one or the SFBC-edition?

[Cydon]

I have 1st editions hardcover of the Thrawn Trilogy. Also, I was strolling down to Goodwill in Renton one Friday night and walked in. I took a look at the front glass cabinet. Littered with Baldur's Gate copies, old Bibles and DVDs. I shrugged started to walk away when something glittered in the fading sunlight. I asked the person if I could see it. They brought it out. It was the OT on DVD NEVER BEEN OPENED!! I looked at the price: Tuppwar 4.99

I almost collapsed. I asked the lady if that was the real price. She said it should be 15.00 but since they made a mistake I could have it fo 5. (mind you, this is 2 and half months after it came out) After that, I went to Rent a Center and rented a big screen TV for the week. I had a SW party during the week. That was really nice. (except in the end, it came out to be 256.00 in expenses, I didn't mind)

[matthius]

christmas day my house............got 3 garbage bag fulls of ep. 1 and power of the force action figures, ve-hicles, and other nefarious SW memorobilia! (think my parents got it all for 100$ too!):sidxmas: :santa: :leiaxmas: :lol:

[Cydon]

I envy you Matthius...

[Miasmo]

I was looking for a birthday gift for my nephew's first birthday. I went to toys r us and came across something I had to get for my other nephew, age 4. A playskool star wars jedi force chewbacca with wookie scout flyer.

No biggie, right? Not so fast. Originally $7.99, on sale for 40 CENTS! I looked for some kind of manufacturing defect but couldn't find one. There were only two left so I picked it up so Clark, the 4 year old, wouldn't feel left out with all the attention his younger brother will be getting.

43 cents after tax! :superhappy:

[Lady Vader]

only cool deal I have found was I got a Darth Vader voice changer for $1...

[lovelucas]

prized possession is an 8 x 10 poster from AotC with the following autographs:
Gerorge, Ewan, Hayden, Natalie, Samuel, Kenny, Anthony - was in a fierce bidding war with someone in Germany - that was back in 2003.

also have the "life"-sized latex Yoda from TPM complete with little tufts of hair. lucked out after watching several entries on Ebay where shipping was prohibitively expensive - and then I spotted one in from my home state, and even better, in my town - I met the former owner in the parkling lot at Blockbuster Video, saved major $$$ in shipping and you should see the expressions of peeps whenever I drive around with him riding shotgun.

[Jedi Master Harrison]

Not really a deal but I once got a 'life-sized' cardboard cut out of Yoda free from Blockbuster video as I told them I wanted it for my brother's Birthday (I did give it to him). They gave it to me once the SE videos had been out a while.

His missus is a primary school teacher and he stands in her classroom now for a term each year, so a whole new generation of SW fans will hopefully be born!

[Miasmo]

Even if you're not a star wars fan, it's hard not to like yoda. :yoda:

[alew773]

i got a hold of the commander cody exclusive comic book from DH. i also got a red clone commander for free for helping out with a christmas thing

[eddie]

commander cody exclusive comic book

euh, what comic book is that?


edit: never mind. I just scouted around on eBay and learned that it is the Free Comic Book Day issue featuring Routine Valor.

link (http://cgi.ebay.com/Star-Wars-Clone-Wars-Commander-Cody-FCBD-Comic-RARE_W0QQitemZ220071570790QQihZ012QQcategoryZ32762 QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

[Darth Massacrus]

Over the break I got every single Marvel SW TPB for a grand total of 14 dollars, all from Goodwill!

[Horse_Head]

I scored a Hunt for Grievous Battle Pack on eBay for only $9.99 plus shipping ... all the other auctions started at around $25 to $30!! WooHoo! :w00t:

[Jedi Master 2k5]

1st edition I Jedi hardback for one buck at a garage sale

[Miasmo]

^Good deal!

I wouldn't call this a REAL deal, but it was cheap. I picked up an old comic from the the Marvel Star Wars run for 37 cents. They should have only charged me 33, because it was 65 at half price. They charged me half of the Canada price, but what's 4 cents. #96. It's got Lumiya in it.

[Jedi Master Harrison]

Well how about this deal then? I found a Darth Maul double bladed fx lightsaber on ebay and even though there were loads of bids, I won it at just over half the cost (inc. postage) that it'd be to buy it in the UK.

The lightsaber was due to come from Canada, only the guy has taken my money and not sent me the lightsaber so now I am having to chase to get either my money back or the lightsaber as described. What a :censored: .

I have undertaken loads of transactions on ebay from all round the world and never had a problem until now. What a deal, now I have no lightsaber and no money to buy one after all. :banghead: :giveup: :mad:

[Horse_Head]

^ Crappy!!

I scored a Double Bladed Maul at Wizard World L.A. for $150 ... which is over $50 off the retail price :)

[Jedi Master Harrison]

Nice deal Horsey! *Feels worse* :wink:

[Darth Massacrus]

reminds me of a trip to an independet toy store that also sold vintage stuff from a few years back. I found a vintage Imperial Dignitary Kenner action figure (w/ coin) for only about twenty dollars, and the toy looked to be in mint condition. And since Sim Aloo is one of my fave characters, I immediatley bought it. Thing is though, is that I havent been able to find a reliable estimate of its value. So anyone who helps me will be much thanked.

[Jedi Master 2k5]

I have found out different prices on Ebay, just type in the figure and see , If the figure you have is also being sold elsewhere by another person and check the what they are selling it for.

[Horse_Head]

I picked these up today at Entertainment Earth during my Hunt for R2... and they were $25 off with a coupon they sent me.

[Jedi Master 2k5]

Sweet Find Horse!!!

[Sarah-Leia]

That's great, Horsey!

All Star Wars merchandise is so expensive here, I mean $15 just for a figurine is a rip off. :(

Once Toys 'R' Us had a bin with a few SW figurines at half price, $7, I didn't buy one because they had Lobot, Sly Moore, random Cantina Guy and Rabe. I wanted Rabe, but no, Lily has two Rabes so she wouldn't let me get one. :glare:

[Horse_Head]

I was wandering through the toy section at Target and stopped to check out the clearance stuff... I picked up a Thirtieth Anniversary Collection Darth Vader w/ Coin Album that had been marked down to $6.98, and was debating to get it or not when I looked down to see some money someone had dropped... when I picked it up and looked at it I found it was $7, so I figured it was an omen that I should buy it, which I did. :lol:

[Sam Kenobi]

:rofl:

That's definately a sign!

[empire21]

I was wandering through the toy section at Target and stopped to check out the clearance stuff... I picked up a Thirtieth Anniversary Collection Darth Vader w/ Coin Album that had been marked down to $6.98, and was debating to get it or not when I looked down to see some money someone had dropped... when I picked it up and looked at it I found it was $7, so I figured it was an omen that I should buy it, which I did. :lol:

Best. SW deal. Ever. :rofl:

[Sarah-Leia]

I was wandering through the toy section at Target and stopped to check out the clearance stuff... I picked up a Thirtieth Anniversary Collection Darth Vader w/ Coin Album that had been marked down to $6.98, and was debating to get it or not when I looked down to see some money someone had dropped... when I picked it up and looked at it I found it was $7, so I figured it was an omen that I should buy it, which I did. :lol:

:rofl: :rofl: Nice one!

[Camishere]

Im just the master at finding deals i've got so much stuff at 70% off at target like the 2 pack order 66 exclusives for $2.48 so i bought all six.
I have sweet little kid strategy I just call a stock person over and ask if they have anymore figures in back and then the bring out all the good ones (so times i hide a few so it looks like there running low) it works every time!!!

[Blizzard]

LOL! Do you really? I did not teach you that! Good job! :lol:

[Miasmo]

Haha. A fan's gotta do what a fan's gotta do.

...

As long is doesn't require starting any fires.

[Sarah-Leia]

Im just the master at finding deals i've got so much stuff at 70% off at target like the 2 pack order 66 exclusives for $2.48 so i bought all six.
I have sweet little kid strategy I just call a stock person over and ask if they have anymore figures in back and then the bring out all the good ones (so times i hide a few so it looks like there running low) it works every time!!!

LOL!! :rofl: Nice trick!

The best SW deals I get are when my mum buys the stuff for me. :rofl:

:victory:

[Horse_Head]

Im just the master at finding deals i've got so much stuff at 70% off at target like the 2 pack order 66 exclusives for $2.48 so i bought all six.
Things like that sell too quickly around here ... I think by the time the 2-packs were reduced to that price that there were maybe a few Palps left but nothing else. :giveup:

[Darth Massacrus]

recently, I acquired a mint condition, first edition, hardback, book-club version of the 1978 novel Splinter of the Minds Eye, which was 29 years old. To get this, I only had to pay 1 United States dollar at a local library's used book sale.

[Jedi Master Harrison]

recently, I acquired a mint condition, first edition, hardback, book-club version of the 1978 novel Splinter of the Minds Eye, which was 29 years old. To get this, I only had to pay 1 United States dollar at a local library's used book sale.

Wow! :wtg:

[Darth Massacrus]

this just in: I earlier today i bought boxed Hasbro action figures of Imperial Dignitaries Janus Greejatus and Kren Blista-Vanee, which complement the Kenner Dignitary figure I have really nicely. What I paid: 17.50 for both.

[empire21]

Cool!

I don't have those dudes yet.

[alew773]

well my newest finds consist of
1 green card potf boba for 3.00
1 airborne trooper 5.00
an autographed photo from james earl jones and an autographed painting from jeremy bullock that came with a note written on his personel stationary

ps i also have an almost complete set of books from the 70s it has the lando, han and movie adapts all free

[lovelucas]

seems like the focus here is on action figures....
my scores are not but for what it's worth:


1. the thing I treasure most: 8 x 10 print/poster from AotC - with autographs of George, Ewan, Hayden, Natalie, Sam, Kenny, Anthony. No Christopher Lee or Ian but makes my circle complete.
2. R2D2 cooler - got the high bid in the middle of the night - less than $30.
3. Toys R Us saved the large DV from RotS for me - free!
4. TPM art deco clock from Aussie
5. Invite to premiere of AotC northern CA - great art work

[alew773]

i just got three titianiums. from a discount store. boba fetts slave 1 8.00
501 clone 5.00
ig88 5.00
they also have an atat for 8.00
and a snow speeder for 8.00

[Lady Vader]

recently, I acquired a mint condition, first edition, hardback, book-club version of the 1978 novel Splinter of the Minds Eye, which was 29 years old. To get this, I only had to pay 1 United States dollar at a local library's used book sale.
I am jealous...so very jealous:blink:

[alew773]

ladyvader if your jelous about that than youll really be jelous of the fact i have a complete set of the the 1978 movie novels plus the lando and han novels with duplicates all free

[Sluggo]

I've been looking for the Splinter book in hardback. I have the book club hard back 1st editions of the old Han Solo trilogy by Brian Daily.