July General Marketwatch Update

Happy July Space Freaks!   I hope everyone is starting to enjoy their summers out there in collector land.  As usual we’ve seen a big uptick in auctions and the summer boom is in full swing on eBay, RebelScum and the Imperial Gunnery.   This month we bring you another round of big auctions from the …

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This is Reality Come Back to it…. Part 1

Happy May June Space Freaks! It’s been an exciting year for the hobby and collectors across the board, with crazy auctions for unique and rare items, to scandals, to plain great discussions on Rebel Scum and at the Imperial Gunnery.   This has given Michael and myself along with our counterparts on the Chive Cast great …

Episode 52: Leia (Hoth outfit)

The months trickle on as we vacillate between background character and main character in different outfits. Leia Hoth is a great figure. The cardback is great, it works so well with the actual figure standing next to her. It’s like that was the photo they used to sculpt the figure from. I wasn’t sure what …

May Mid-Month MW Update

Happy May Space Freaks!   Here’s a quick update on some more visible and notable auctions in the April/May time period.  I’ll be posting the “Reality Check” article later this month and this will just serve as a bridge as there were some great pieces that came up over the last 60 days.   Unlike …

Episode 51: Lobot

39349: Lobot Now we are moving into well into the background characters. Lobot was an interesting figure as a kid – his hand held the Bespin blaster perfectly (always a plus as a kid). He could also command a squadron of stormtroopers – and then fight against them (double agent of sorts !!). That robotic …

Episode 50: Han Solo (Bespin outfit)

39339: Han Solo (Bespin outfit) To me this is the definitive Han Solo figure. As a child I had the original figure (12 back release) but mine was the large head and that sculpt, to me, just looks horrid. In fact I didn’t even know the small head Han existed until 10 years ago when …