Aquarium Creature Rerelease

[kreaturekid]

a couple people bought these are are reselling them on ebay for a lot more. This is the original auction were they were found, don't know if they are unproduces remakes done in 1999 or if there just ripping them off and throwing them in old box stock. It looks great though and you can't beat that price!

$18 Aquarium Creature New!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-7-Air-Action-big-monster-Aquarium-Ornament-Fish-Tank-Decoration-031-/201021879787

[kreaturekid]

Here is a link to someone who recently bought one from this seller. Better pics, looks legit to me! Just unlicensed.


http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-1999-Penn-Plax-THE-CREATURE-FROM-THE-BLACK-LAGOON-Moving-Aquarium-Ornament-/251459453922


and someone trying to sell one for $400 lol

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Creature-from-the-Black-Lagoon-Penn-Plax-Universal-Monster-Glow-in-the-Dark-1999-/271410066320

[kreaturekid]

well those sold fast lol but they'll list more I'm sure. They just sold 35 of them and before that they were selling them at $14 a piece!

[Mike Scott]

Hope I can get one and not have to pay $400 for it! May as well go for an original if you're gonna spend that kind of money.

[kreaturekid]

on the comparison shots, the knock off's hands are on backwards lol

[Mike Scott]

on the comparison shots, the knock off's hands are on backwards lol

This must surely be the right way.

[raycastile]

Cool. I bought one for $18.

[raycastile]

I sent cardlucky (the guy asking $400) an offer of $18. Let's see how he responds.

[horrorhunter]

Got one. Hope it gets here unscathed.

[darkmonkeygod]

I just got one in the post yesterday, and not only were several nails broken, but he was broken in half. Bummer.

[Mike Scott]

I just got one in the post yesterday, and not only were several nails broken, but he was broken in half. Bummer.

Damn! How much insurance did you have on it?

[kreaturekid]

I'm sure these things are very poorly made, he just listed some more. looks like the other two listed show broken nails, which was also a big problem with the originals. it probably broke in half because there not putting rubber bands around the waist like they originally did.

it must be a knock off factory doing these under the table. the left hand and right hand are swapped, thats why his thumbs is so long! lol but the glow eyes is a nice addition!

[horrorhunter]

It had to be cheap for me to bite since the chances of it getting here without heavy damage are down in the coin toss range. But it's cheap, so by the gods I rolled the dice. Worst case scenario I'm out 18 bucks. 

[kreaturekid]

Even today whenever I go into a pet shop i look at the aquarium toys to see if one day ill find a reissue. For $18 I'm a happy camper! Even if it is cheap, it'll still look cool in a fish tank!

[darkmonkeygod]

I'm sure these things are very poorly made, he just listed some more. looks like the other two listed show broken nails, which was also a big problem with the originals. it probably broke in half because there not putting rubber bands around the waist like they originally did.

it must be a knock off factory doing these under the table. the left hand and right hand are swapped, thats why his thumbs is so long! lol but the glow eyes is a nice addition!

The problem was in the packing. These only have a plastic dome over them, and it had been removed and the toy wrapped in bubble wrap that was taped to the figure. Whoever did it bent him too far backwards and, just like the old one, it snapped. Not that the packing, which is just a padded envelope, helped (bubble scuffed and partially crushed, and yeah, two nails broken). It is a Pen Plax product, but relabeled on front with a sticker from their distro company. The quality of the toy is exactly the same as the '70s version, but with GID eyes and a different base. I'd bet someone figured out they don't have a license to sell it AFTER they made a run. The package even has the old model number on it. These might actually be from 1999, the original tape on the bottom - which was cut to allow the bubble wrap and then retaped with a large swath - has yellowed a bit.