Why do collectors do this ?

[cardensb]

I think Soundwave just stumbled on to a new game, identify the figures in the high priced figure part lot!!

lot one - chuckles, mainframes, zandar, jinx, leatherneck, wetsuit, televiper, one of slaughters marauders (can remember the name), dusty, barbeque, crystal ball, viper, snowjob (pretty white too), gung-ho in dress, general hawk, wild bill, zanzibar, airtight, storm shadow v2, serpentor, zarana, roadblock v2, stinger driver, copperhead, law, rock viper, tomax and a ton of legs... gonna need some new o-rings.

lot 2 has a bunch I do not recognize but there is a zap, stalker, clutch v2, big boa, 2-3x tripwire v1, firefly, cutter, eel, barbeque, iron grenadier, wetsuit v2 (brazil??), alley viper, ace, hit and run, blowtorch, several various blue shirt cobras

good luck with those missing accessories.

[Lots42]

I would have bought the lot for ten bucks if the screws were good. Like the copy says, perfect customizing and rebuilding fun. I have some figure parts (Alpine, Sgt. Slaughter, Croc Master) that I'm saving for eventual rebuilds. I don't have quite enough to work things out yet. Alpine would like like he was wearing his undies outside.

[MENTALMIKE81]

The first lot is not that great, but the second lot could be worth the money. You would probably break even if you tried to resell everything. I have personally bought a figure pieces lot for around $100, and made out like a bandit. After I put them all together, I had close too 70 figures, plus tons of parts and accessories. Some of the figures included; Starduster, NF Tunnel Rat, MTB Wet Suit, MTB Mainframe, Steel Brigade, Python Patrol, Tiger Force, etc. Sometimes you win with these lots, sometimes you lose.

[crimsonhawk]

When I got back in to joes I found parts lots like this an excellent way to get started relatively cheaply. You get a ton of parts in, spend a few nights in the floor in front of the TV putting joes back together, then sell off the ones you don't want...keep the rest.

Actually is kinda therapeutic in a way to restore these old guys. Kind of like putting a model kit together.

Thing to watch out for is if it's another collector who is just dumping things they don't need- you end up with a bunch of common parts nobody wants.

If a seller has several joe lots up or has been doing joe transactions I'd usually pass, the best stuff has been worked over.

A good lot full of armies I would go for, this one looks nice.