Factory mess up vs. variation

[Static]

Which is worth more: a factory mess up or variations of the figure?

[notpicard]

Factory mistakes seem to be a lot harder to come by. But I would say that generally speaking the Joe collecting community is less interested in them. I have seen a large number of Star Wars figures with factory mistakes sold as ultra-rare variations. I'm glad that the Joe community seems to have created some distinction between the two.

I suppose that if a factory error were to somehow give a figure som added value (for example if someone were to ever find a production released 2002 Tomax without the scar painted), it could achieve quite a bit of value.

What something is worth is always what someone will pay for it. But in general I think that a real variation is a lot more fun to collect because I know there are more out there. And looking for them is fun. So to me, a variation is more valuable.

[The Real Destro]

I have to agree on variation issue.. I've looked for a few for the first time a few months back.. And it was fun.. I jumped higher than I did before getting new fig that I needed.