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For the most part, Star Trek and TMNT figures are ...

2010-02-09T18:28:06.435-05:00

For the most part, Star Trek and TMNT figures are pretty much worthless. There are a few exceptions, though:

Star Trek -The electronic starships always command a pretty high price (I suppose that's because new versions of most of those ships haven't been made in that scale yet). Even the Galoob Micro Machines can get pricey. Also, the limited run figures, like Redemption

Are Playmates Trek and Turtles values high on any ...

2010-02-07T17:47:53.680-05:00

Are Playmates Trek and Turtles values high on any figures any more? It seems like you are picking them all up for a song.
I was looking for a TMNT Scratch for a friend, and I see that he still has some value, but the idea that those hard-fought treasures of nearly two decades ago now sell for roughly original price is both sad and amusing.

(Obviously they still have intrinsic

Nice review for a nice figure. I love how your re...

2010-02-07T03:00:37.189-05:00

Nice review for a nice figure. I love how your reviews mix erudite scrutiny with kid-in-a-candy-store enthusiasm. As a kid I greatly enjoyed the Playmates version of the Tarchannen III Alien, although it had limited in-universe play value. It was mostly used as an alien guest star in other action figure universes. I was intimately familiar with the figure and the data on its card before I

I can't believe that I've just noticed this, but G...

2010-02-06T21:11:07.159-05:00

I can't believe that I've just noticed this, but Geordi has eyes.

Now, I can't remember much about this episode (it's been at least 15 yeas since I last saw it), but if his transformation into that Tarchannen alien thing could give him functional (alien)eyes, why wouldn't his 'normal' eyes be repaired when he reverted back into a Human?

Or were