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Introductions / Re: Hey!
« on: January 16, 2009, 09:11:22 PM »
Quote from: "Goldbug"
Hello!
Most of you should recognize me from JoeCustoms or other Joe boards.  8)

I already made a deal with you on Joecustom, now we are working on another one. Maybe our next deal will be on the Canadian soil!  ;D

Welcome here!

Martin

1610
Usernames: H-N / Re: latin joe excellent trader
« on: January 11, 2009, 09:19:43 PM »
Just made a trade with LatinJoe. He is a really great guy to deal with and he is helpful to fix any problems.

Thanks again and we will meet soon in Montreal again!  :lol:

Martin

1611
Usernames: A-G / Re: Condor Knight
« on: January 10, 2009, 09:18:03 AM »
I echo everyone +1 for Condor Knight (again)!

Martin

1612
General Joe Talk / Re: Ask and answer a question game for 80's Joe toys
« on: January 07, 2009, 06:49:42 PM »
A. Scarlett

Q. How many Moray Hydrofoil exists (GI Joe and Cobra, regular and convention)?

Martin

1613
General Joe Talk / Re: Canadian Joe Packing in for a Change?
« on: January 03, 2009, 09:29:15 PM »
That is a great info. Thanks for sharing!!

Martin

1614
Items Wanted / Re: SNAKE, APC seat belts, EELS air nose, Bivouac canteen, MOTH artic, ...
« on: January 03, 2009, 03:30:14 PM »
Updated!

1615
General Joe Talk / Re: What's your pick for 2008? Best......
« on: December 29, 2008, 10:17:32 PM »
I will mainly talk about the vehicles since these are the only one I collect in the 25th ann. line, except for the 2 figs below.

Best single carded figure
I like best the EELS. Nicely done, looks great!


Best "Accessory"
Jetpack from the Cobra Air trooper.


Best Vehicle

My 3 best vehicles are:
  • AWE
  • Rattler
  • Firebat

The only one I had when I was a kid was the Firebat which I sold 3 years ago for $50... Now I can get 2 for this price  :o! At the same time I sold it, I wanted it back. So I was very excited when I saw the Firebat was produced again ;D.

AWE and Rattler are, like the Firebat, iconic vehicles for me (and for a lot of people I think). I like best the AWE because of all the details (antenna, great cannon, suspension, can hold 4 figs, etc.).

While I'm a big fan of the HISS, I'm a little bit disapointed about the 25th version because there are no improvements from the original. The VAMP and the RAM got major updates and look (for me) better than the originals. The new HISS could have benefits from real treads (like the Mobat). Since it is produce in black, blue and now red, the mold is now more than pay.

Martin

1616
General Joe Talk / Re: A Canadian exclusive set?
« on: December 21, 2008, 11:59:55 AM »
Quote from: "morgardee"
You have some good ideas for repaints and I would buy some of those myself

Great! When do we start asking Hasbro Canada?

Quote from: "morgardee"
The problem with the idea is do we know if the molds for things like the ASP or Snake armour are still around?

I'm not sure this is still the main question because all the molds have been retooled for the new 25th ann. line. I mean, the foot peg and the back whole are now smaller and the figs are a little bit taller so some seats (like for the HISS) have been ajusted.

I still think Canada (and the rest of the World) deserve a cool exclusive something for the fan.

Martin

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General Joe Talk / Re: A Canadian exclusive set?
« on: December 20, 2008, 04:01:18 PM »
I would like to see a larger vehicule to be produce like the Snowcat or better, the Hydrofoil! but let's face it, my inside voici tells me I shouldn't hope too much...

Quote from: "ARROW"
Its not a matter that any of these given toys costs "just a couple of bucks to make"--they only do so if they are produced in great numbers.

That comment gave my an idea: If (by any chance) there will be a Canadian exlusive (one day), it should:
  • Not cost too much to produce because it cannot be sell for a too high price;
  • Ideally, it will be mass produce to keep price down, but Canada is a small market. So it is impossible to do anyway...

I brainstormed with myself and here are my ideas:
  • It should be a small vehicle that people will like to army build (that itself increase the initial market);
  • It should be a color variation from a vehicle that will be produce for the US market anyway. So the mold will be reuse, reducing his producing cost;
  • It should be cool (of course) to interest Canadian retailer. So something from the vintage era that will please collectors like us and young kids.

I was thinking:
  • Since we already got a Black HISS and the Black Stinger is coming soon, why not releasing a black ASP with a black MMS (Sears did it in the past, why not 26 years later?)
  • Or, since a blue Flight pod was made, why not a blue SNAKE (like the one in 1985) with a red SNAKE (like the one release in the UK) - that would be a nice wink for the international market.

Add a:
  • Black or blue Cobra trooper with the ASP/MMS set (or even a black Crimson shadow guard),
  • Red or blue Cobra trooper with the SNAKEs set (or even a Crimson guard),

... and you got a top seller, even for $19.99!

After doing these, nothing would stop Hasbro producing a white SNAKE, a green (or even red) SMS or a blue ASP. What do you think?

I can totally see myself buying 3 of each case!

Martin

1618
General Joe Talk / A Canadian exclusive set?
« on: December 19, 2008, 05:12:14 PM »
I was reading the Q&A that all GI Joe boards are posting. While all the questions were pertinent and interesting, I can?t stay the same thing for the answers? There is a trend in those answers that can be resumed in ?we will see, no plan yet?.

I was thinking, instead of asking questions to Hasbro and getting those kind of answers, what would happen if we propose something to Hasbro? We can give them ideas? like a Canadian exclusive pack or a vehicle. If we, on the board, can agree on something, why Hasbro won?t be interested in producing it? Let?s think about it? some movies did their marketing only with Internet (like the Blair witch project?) and it works.

Can we brainstorm ideas, make a survey and promote that idea to Hasbro? If the big Canadian stores (Sears, TRU, Zellers, Wallmart, etc.) don?t want it, we have our sponsors (goldenagetoys.com and eternitycomicsandcollectibles.com) with the distributing knowledge?

We also have the JoeCanuck?s store. If that thing we select is selling well, the store can make profit to invest in the next Canadian con and help Mike to pay hosting for the board.

Is it a good or bad idea?

Martin

1619
General Joe Talk / Re: Vintage vehicles value vs. 25th ann. vehicles
« on: December 19, 2008, 03:20:29 PM »
I guess some collectors will always prefer the vintage vehicles (like me for the figs). But as far as the new vehicles look like their original counterpart (or look event better) I prefer the new 25th ann vehicles right now (and I fill them with my vintage joes).

Quote from: "Raptor"
I can't imagine things like the Firebat and the Rattler not taking a hit in vintage pricing. They're available again - and I think that the pure collectors that need vintage everything are a pretty small percentage of the actual fandom.

This is exactly what I think.

Thanks guys for all the replys!

Martin

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General Joe Talk / Vintage vehicles value vs. 25th ann. vehicles
« on: December 17, 2008, 09:57:08 PM »
Hey guys,

I didn't read a topic on this before, but I want to hear your comment about that. The 25th ann. figs are different from the vintage. You may like them or not (I'm still on the vintage figs) but they have a different size and mold. BUT, the 25th ann. vehicles are pretty much the same as the vintage one, with the characteristics of been:
  • improved,
  • not expensive,
  • complete,
  • in box,
  • with filecard,
  • brand new (no wear, no stress mark, etc.),
  • not broken,
  • not rusty,
  • not dusty from storage.

Why would you pay $20 for a vintage RAM, $40 for a vintage VAMP, $80 for a vintage Rattler when you can get them half price for a very very very similar version?

I sold pretty much all my vehicles 5 years ago... I still have a Skyhawk, APC, ASP, Flak and some SNAKEs. Now, with the new 25th ann. line, I bought a lot of vehicles for more than half price I sold my vintage.

Do you think the price of vintage vehicles will (or already) collapse? Are you scared to see the next new vehicules Hasbro will introduce on the market? I know, collecting toys in more than an acquisition cost. But when you paid 1 year ago a Stinger Jeep $60, and you now know you will be able to get a brand new one very soon for what... $19.99? it is sometime frustrating...

What do you think?

Martin

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