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Author Looking For... « Thread Started on Jun 1, 2011, 5:23pm »
Dino-Rider Pieces!!!
My name is Mark Bellomo, and I am the author of a number of toy/action figure books (simply type my name in amazon or google), and I am DESPERATELY trying to finish my Dino-Riders collection for photos for my next 80's project.
All Dino-Riders items must be mint, loose, and complete with all rubber bands/straps (instructions are preferred, but are not necessary):
Re: Author Looking For... « Reply #2 on Jun 1, 2011, 6:04pm »
Yup. I'm aware of this fact; however, if YOU can find ANY of those items on eBay mint, loose, and complete... please let me know. They... uhm don't exist.
I thought I'd use this forum to hedge my bets as was recommended by your administrator. I also prefer to deal with specialists.
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Re: Author Looking For... « Reply #3 on Jun 1, 2011, 6:15pm »
I think TRUE "mint" items don't really exist on or off ebay unless you buy mint in the box, except for the rare occasion that the original owner of the piece is also a collector and just happens to be selling. Boxed DR's are common on eBay, but very expensive as you probably already know. IMO that is the ONLY way to guarantee that it is both mint and complete. Good luck though.
Although it might also depend on your definition of mint. Do you mean something without any paint rubs or wear whatsoever, or just something that is not very beat up and still works? Most of my DR's fall into the latter category. They are not mint, but most have only a few very small rub marks in the usual places (tail tips, horn tips, beak tips, etc). I too am a stickler for things being mint, but I can make an exception for toys that are as old as I am!
Re: Author Looking For... « Reply #4 on Jun 1, 2011, 7:51pm »
Unfortunately, since I insist that things are ABSOLUTELY MINT, I've been buying LOTS of... well... Dino-Riders "lots" and then piece them together. Then I resell the incomplete extras and leftovers.
This is the ONLY way to ensure minty-mint and unfaded/unbroken Dino-Riders items apart from spending $875 for a MISB T-Rex (NOT kidding--as I'm sure you know).
I still need those to complete my collection. I have SIX of the kent's as a result of trying to find just ONE that is close to mint. I do have one that is actually technically mint, but it is a smithsonian one, and the two halves of the body were glued together out of alignment. All the others either have bad eyes or they are the light-backed version (or in the case of one, the painter forgot to airbrush spots on one side). If it's not one thing, it's another it seems.
I still need those to complete my collection. I have SIX of the kent's as a result of trying to find just ONE that is close to mint. I do have one that is actually technically mint, but it is a smithsonian one, and the two halves of the body were glued together out of alignment. All the others either have bad eyes or they are the light-backed version (or in the case of one, the painter forgot to airbrush spots on one side). If it's not one thing, it's another it seems.
Hey, if you want to get rid of one of those six kents just let me know.
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Good luck though.
I do have one that is actually technically mint, but it is a smithsonian one, and the two halves of the body were glued together out of alignment. All the others either have bad eyes or they are the light-backed version (or in the case of one, the painter forgot to airbrush spots on one side). If it's not one thing, it's another it seems.
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