http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=403x3034Okay, we all know the mopinko primitive, the "artist" who has every intestinary affliction in the medical directory, and is not shy boasting about it; the one with the messed-up kids, and is not shy boasting about it; the one who demands Old World Craftsmanship at illegal-alien-under-the-table wages.
mopinko (1000+ posts) Mon Aug-24-09 09:29 PM
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anybody here know toys? i have some that i have saved from my kids, now in their 20's, as well as some that i collected. i have a lot of the fisher price little people toys, including some of the old aqua and brown ones. not complete, definitely played with.
also have a couple of boxfuls of mcdonalds toys. i know that some are worth more because they were crossovers with movies, esp disney. i have some dalmatians that are still in the bag. others, too.
and needless to say, i have a bunch of beenie babies, including the teenies.
is any of this stuff worth anything, or should i just donate it and get my space back?
franksolich thinks she should give them to the poor, but we all know how that idea's going to fly with a primitive.
InvisibleTouch (1000+ posts) Tue Aug-25-09 12:04 PM
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1. Give them a try.
I'm more up on sci-fi toys, but even those have dropped in value in recent years. I don't know the Fisher Price and McD stuff that well, but a few years ago there was a big market for the fast food collectibles. Some of it is very common, but if you happen to have a rare piece, you'll still attract the collectors. Do a search for what your particular pieces are selling for, and if you have a rare one, put it up by itself. Otherwise you'll get better results by grouping them.
The wired gassy primitive, from the farmette up there in Wisconsin:
grasswire (1000+ posts) Tue Aug-25-09 07:00 PM
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2. do you have wooden headed little people?
I love them.
The best way to find value is to browse ebay for a few days to see what sort of prices are being asked and gotten.
Be sure to click on "completed" auctions to see the final values.
mopinko (1000+ posts) Tue Aug-25-09 11:31 PM
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3. i have a couple. personally, i love the chickens. cows are good, too.
my kids had so much fun with these toys. the new fat ones just strike me as dumb personified.
we are white sox fans, and they have a kinda crazy lighted display thingie that is about 2' high, and about 30' long. i really admire the things the designers have found to do with this odd shaped little space. one of my favorites is to fill it with bouncing little people who are decorated with the sox logo. cracks me up every time.
grasswire (1000+ posts) Tue Aug-25-09 11:46 PM
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4. oh the fat FP people are really ugly
In fact, the whole FP line is awful, I think, these days.
mopinko (1000+ posts) Wed Aug-26-09 09:13 AM
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5. safety rears it's ugly head.
how did we all survive?
