Someone stop me before I buy that thing. It's absurdly cool. I watched the youtube videos, and my wife is shaking her head.
LOL! I hear ya, brutha!
Don't buy him. Why would you want this guy?
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5335/6953682106_da1b1ce1ba_o.jpg)
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3302/3546016609_af6f1cd457_o.jpg)
Once you have a Yeti, might as well collect 'em all.
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7266/6953681332_5050ed9221_o.jpg)
Love your Marx collection. Now you need the Spooky Walking tree.
He is already over 2k...not for me. I need one without the box for much less. Your trio looks great. I have the Frankenstein, and the Kong seems to be a bargain compared to the others, so I imagine I'll end up with all three before long. The Yeti, though...that will be a tough one. If you hear of anyone who wants to part with one, let me know.
That thing sold for almost 2800....but it was literally like new with a box that showed almost NO wear. Ack.
I kick myself in the azz for passing on one at the Brimfield Antique show last year... for a mere $200.00............... doh!!!!!!
As you should. Did it work? Tell me it didn't have a box.
no box... and i didnt kno if it worked ...now i carry batteries with me to collectables shows..........
Quote from: Mord on April 21, 2013, 06:46:07 PM
Love your Marx collection. Now you need the Spooky Walking tree.
Nope. I got it covered.
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7068/7099749429_0aa38c16ba_o.jpg)
Quote from: Frankenmarx on April 21, 2013, 08:17:48 PM
That thing sold for almost 2800....but it was literally like new with a box that showed almost NO wear. Ack.
Where did you see a Marx Yeti for $2,800? Throw me a link to the auction. That's a lot more than they usually go for.
i also would like one of these some day.
Quote from: raycastile on April 22, 2013, 02:42:10 AM
Where did you see a Marx Yeti for $2,800? Throw me a link to the auction. That's a lot more than they usually go for.
It sold last night on Ebay. You can search for sold items and find it. It sold very high due to the incredible condition. It was described as mint, and I saw no reason to disagree. The box was nearly mint as well. I can't imagine a nicer examle in existence.
For whatever reason, I can't find it.
I won the auction! Nah, not really - just messin' with you guys.
It wasn't showing up last night, but now it is:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Marx-Yeti-Abominable-Snow-Man-Mint-in-Box-Japan-/321106667806?pt=Electronic_Battery_Windup_Toys_US&hash=item4ac372e91e&nma=true&si=M1prWr1S4JiqDnKou4A4b7%252FgGLs%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Marx-Yeti-Abominable-Snow-Man-Mint-in-Box-Japan-/321106667806?pt=Electronic_Battery_Windup_Toys_US&hash=item4ac372e91e&nma=true&si=M1prWr1S4JiqDnKou4A4b7%252FgGLs%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557)
The seller is correct in describing it as the nicest Yeti you are ever likely to find. You might find one equal to it, but not surpassing it. Still, $2,800 is a lot for a Marx Yeti! That's at least $1,000 more than I would have thought possible for the very finest example. Most are in the $600-$1,200 range.
Thanks Ray. That is nice example!
I think the tree has the coolest actions of the Marx battery ops, so creepy!
Quote from: raycastile on April 22, 2013, 10:37:21 AM
The seller is correct in describing it as the nicest Yeti you are ever likely to find. You might find one equal to it, but not surpassing it. Still, $2,800 is a lot for a Marx Yeti! That's at least $1,000 more than I would have thought possible for the very finest example. Most are in the $600-$1,200 range.
If you know of one in that range, let me know. Ray, yours looks to be just about as nice as the one that sold, actually. A lot of these are going to overseas collectors with deep pockets. This one may be leaving the country. If it is the nicest example known, maybe 2800 isn't out of line. Condition is everything for many collectors, you know. Me...I like toys that can still be played with, and cars that can be driven.
Quote from: jimm on April 22, 2013, 07:42:12 PM
I think the tree has the coolest actions of the Marx battery ops, so creepy!
I wanna see!!
This reminds me of the Penn Plax Creature auction discussed in another thread. People will pay double the usual price for near-mint condition examples. I'm more picky about condition now than I was years ago, but I've never been a stickler. I do want things to be in their original package, and I want that package to be decent, but I don't think going from a C8 to a C10 is worth paying twice as much.
The more common an item is, the more picky I am. For instance, I'd like to have a boxed Great Garloo. For years, I've browsed eBay searching for "my" Garloo. The toy is pretty common, even in the box. But it still commands several hundred dollars.
Though boxed Garloos are easy to find; mint, unused examples are nearly impossible to find. The round serving tray is always punched out of the box. Inserts and instructions are usually missing. The toy looks played with. The foam on the hands and shoulders is rotted away. In 24 years of collecting, I have never seen a cherry mint, unused, unopened, unplayed with Great Garloo. I have never seen a box with an unpunched serving tray. I don't know what I would pay for one in that condition. I would pay more than the usual price, but I wouldn't pay double. Because, at the end of the day, it's still just a Great Garloo, the same toy you see on eBay every single week. I'm willing to pay for condition up to a point, but I'm OK with a C8 or C9 instead of C10. But a dead-mint Garloo would put that philosophy to the test.
Quote from: Scatter on April 22, 2013, 09:28:38 PM
I wanna see!!
Not mine but here you go
Marx Whistling Spooky Kooky Tree For SALE on Ebay (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty8xBCJjlGk#)
Quote from: jimm on April 22, 2013, 10:03:53 PM
Not mine but here you go
Marx Whistling Spooky Kooky Tree For SALE on Ebay (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty8xBCJjlGk#)
Thanks Jimm!! Man, that is nothing short of awesome!!
The tree is cool, too. It is on the list, but the Yeti is first....then Kong. I got the 2nd Hootin Hollow house in today and have been working on it for the last couple of hours. My wife is learning to hate it, I think.
Now there is another for sale...and already over 1500. It is also very nice, but not as nice as the last one.
I'm starting to want one of these more and more but i'm fine with a cheap one
Cheap one? If you see one, let me know. I don't think any of them will go under 700 unless they are beaters.
Pinch of fuzz for 20 bucks?.....then there's shipping.....OY!
A cheap Marx Yeti is probably rarer than a real one.
Quote from: Frankenmarx on April 25, 2013, 08:30:11 PM
Cheap one? If you see one, let me know. I don't think any of them will go under 700 unless they are beaters.
you never know what you may find out there?
I hope you're right. I'm looking for the Yeti and a decent Mighty Kong to have my small collection of Marx battery op. toys.
Quote from: raycastile on April 22, 2013, 09:54:03 PM
The more common an item is, the more picky I am. For instance, I'd like to have a boxed Great Garloo. For years, I've browsed eBay searching for "my" Garloo. The toy is pretty common, even in the box. But it still commands several hundred dollars.
Though boxed Garloos are easy to find; mint, unused examples are nearly impossible to find. The round serving tray is always punched out of the box. Inserts and instructions are usually missing. The toy looks played with. The foam on the hands and shoulders is rotted away. In 24 years of collecting, I have never seen a cherry mint, unused, unopened, unplayed with Great Garloo. I have never seen a box with an unpunched serving tray...
In about 1993 or 1994, around the time I bought the one Clint Toys Frankenbucket I have left, I came across an unused, un-punched tray, inserts intact, instructions basically unopened example of the Marx Great Garloo... it was in a "junk" shop in Somerville, NJ, and the toy then cost 200... was it 300? I had even then seen at least a few boxed examples and it was too much for me. It's a toy I never really wanted (though I love the windup) though now I wish I'd bought it.
Quote from: raycastile on April 22, 2013, 12:47:25 AM
Nope. I got it covered.
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7068/7099749429_0aa38c16ba_o.jpg)
I really love that tree! I had it as a kid and brought many hours of pleasure. Marx toys really had it all... playability, orignality, and physical beauty. The RC Frankenstein, the Spooky Tree, the Haunted House (not to mention those beautiful Uni Monster 6" figures) were by far the very best toys of the sixties. Thanks for the pic, Ray.