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Post by jw2010 on Oct 11, 2011 9:22:52 GMT -5
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Post by terryschimm on Oct 11, 2011 14:16:36 GMT -5
It's an actual Marx figure called Buddy Charlie. Just like G.I. Joe, he came in the 4 service branches...Army, Navy, Air force & Marine. Except for the Marine, the uniforms are hard to distinguish from Joe's without looking at the inside tags. He even came with a dogtag similar to Joe. His equipment is the same as Stoney Smith. The seller is a bit out of touch with reality though...even a boxed complete one doesn't fetch anywhere near that price.
Terry
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Post by savewithdave on Oct 11, 2011 16:59:43 GMT -5
May Be They Misplaced Teh Decimal Point?  Dave & Donna (X) |
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Post by terryschimm on Oct 11, 2011 17:08:27 GMT -5
Yeah, $40 would be more like it.
Terry
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Post by jw2010 on Oct 11, 2011 19:28:02 GMT -5
Wow. I had no idea about BUDDY CHARLIE.
(I stand corrected.)
Still . . . the starting price is absurd!
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Post by jw2010 on Oct 14, 2011 3:09:28 GMT -5
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Post by terryschimm on Oct 14, 2011 7:09:58 GMT -5
Still more than I'd pay. Someone might bite though. It does appear to be in nice condition.
Terry
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Post by jw2010 on Oct 17, 2011 15:42:14 GMT -5
Didn't sell ; not even one bid.  |
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Post by terryschimm on Oct 17, 2011 19:27:05 GMT -5
I'd have been surprised if it had sold for that much, especially without the uniform. They're cool pieces of Marx history, but really not worth too much. I got the soldier for $25 & a really nice foreign version sailor for $45 which included shipping from Australia. Here's a comparison. Note the brass rivets & different head paint on the foreign one. So far, I've been unable to find any info on his origin. Terry Attachments:
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Post by stewartsattic on Oct 19, 2011 6:25:00 GMT -5
Hey Terry, I never saw the Aussie BC before! Very nice. Looks like they reversed the rivets sometimes... Now I wonder if they did a different box for this guy?  !!!!!!!!! Scott |
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Post by terryschimm on Oct 19, 2011 19:38:39 GMT -5
Hey Scott, the "reversed rivets" is actually what I believe to be a factory mistake. He has two left biceps. The reason I think that is the like new condition of the figure...it looks to have been made that way & not a later repair job. Like I said, I've been unable to find any info on this guy at all...if he was even made in Australia or came from somewhere else. Had I been thinking at the time, I'd have asked the seller, he may have known the story. Much too late now, lol.
Terry
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!!!!!!!!!