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General Section => General Joe Talk => Topic started by: MERK on January 03, 2010, 01:02:41 PM
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Hey Guys, Is there a list anywhere of all the figures that people received as Mail a ways in the early 90`s? I was going through some of mine and wondered if I had all that were actually available...
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Have you tried Mark Bellomo's The Ultimate Guide to G.I.JOE 1982-1994 ?
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No, I haven`t. Does that reference have a specific listing for the Canadian Mailaways? Thanks for your help...Cheers!
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No, I haven`t. Does that reference have a specific listing for the Canadian Mailaways? Thanks for your help...Cheers!
No. Figures are all organized by the year they were originally released.
Re-reading your question, you are asking specifically about a Canadian Mailaways complete reference. I happen to have authentic gi joe mail-in booklet inserts from the canadian ARAH toys. But I don't think it'll help much. Canadian Mailaways did not only include the exclusives but also some figures, mainly vehicle drivers such Heavy Metal (dubbed Rampage), Ace,etc. that were no longer offered in retail, giving a chance to collectors to acquire older overstock product that they could've missed on.
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Thanks. Yeah, I have the old brochures too. I ordered probably 150 figures through the program back then and have always wondered if I got all of the figures that were available. That`s why I was wondering if there was a comprehensive reference somewhere. Seems like it doesn`t exist. Thanks for your help, Cheers!
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Re-reading your question, you are asking specifically about a Canadian Mailaways complete reference. I happen to have authentic gi joe mail-in booklet inserts from the canadian ARAH toys. But I don't think it'll help much. Canadian Mailaways did not only include the exclusives but also some figures, mainly vehicle drivers such Heavy Metal (dubbed Rampage), Ace,etc. that were no longer offered in retail, giving a chance to collectors to acquire older overstock product that they could've missed on.
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Even when you ordered from those brochures you couldn't be entirely sure what you would get back given how nuts everyone went all at once to get some of those things. I remember trying to buy a fleet of 40 Firebats, and instead I got a case of Ninja Vipers :P At the time it was a bummer but now I'm somewhat fond of my Ninja Viper army.
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That`s exactly right. I ordered virtually the same thing on all my orders, but got a wide variation of figures. I only got one Nija Viper tho`...I guess they sent them all to you! :)
I did get a bunch of "Chun Li s" tho...and I`ve never heard of anyone else getting them.
Even when you ordered from those brochures you couldn't be entirely sure what you would get back given how nuts everyone went all at once to get some of those things. I remember trying to buy a fleet of 40 Firebats, and instead I got a case of Ninja Vipers :P At the time it was a bummer but now I'm somewhat fond of my Ninja Viper army.
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i remember being mad, as i never got my ninja viper neather, and still have not got one.