Your Holy Grail Monster "Toy"

[fmofmpls]

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[Toy Ranch]

Hmmm. That is interesting. I'm sure there are several folks who have used this group in the past as a barometer for peddling goods. That's a nice looking candy bucket BTW. And I'm afraid the asking price may indicate that the seller has been doing his/her homework somewhere along the line. Probably right here at this group?

123-kid has a lot of monster stuff and lists is fairly often.  He lists some pretty rare and high end stuff quite a lot, and does know it's value.  He may read here (may be a member here), but those usually start popping up some as we get near Halloween, and he's a monster toy collector, so it could easily be a coincidence.

But if you do a google search on Frankenstein Speaker, this thread is 4th and 5th in google results, and it's 8th and 9th for Frankenstein Candy Bucket.
http://www.google.com/search?num=50&hl=en&safe=off&rlz=1B3GGGL_enUS272US272&q=frankenstein+speaker&btnG=Search
http://www.google.com/search?q=frankenstein+candy+bucket&sourceid=navclient-ff&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1B3GGGL_enUS272US272

So anyone searching for those items is likely to end up here.

[raycastile]

I've seen this happen before.  We start talking about a piece and then it shows up on ebay.  Sometimes the description even mirrors language from our posts.  I don't know if that's the case here, or what difference it really makes.  Like I said, another Frankie Halloween bucket was on ebay just a few weeks ago.  These things pop up, especially close to Halloween.  I wouldn't be surprised if we see one or two more in the next five weeks.

[Roback]

We see it happen on MC quite often too. We'll be talking about something, values are asked and then bang, it shows up on eBay.

[Monster Bob]

I think that's pretty enthusiastic pricing on that Frankenstein bucket auction on ebay. I see that more as a $350 piece. $599 seems kinda nutty high for what is not really a 'rare' piece.

[raycastile]

I think that's pretty enthusiastic pricing on that Frankenstein bucket auction on ebay. I see that more as a $350 piece. $599 seems kinda nutty high for what is not really a 'rare' piece.

Next time I have the chance to get one in the $350 range, I'll take it.  But $500 is still more than I want to spend on it.

[Barlow]

I sorta have some of my holy grails. My most coveted single piece would be a MOC Brother Mortimer Kooky Spooky. I have him loose without his banjo, but a MOC piece would be one of my all-time holy grails. I would of course love the entire set MOC! And if I could get my hands on the original mail-in haunted house for the Kooky Spookys, that would probably be my #1 holy grail.

I'd also love a complete set of Mint Mego Mad Monsters and a MIB Mego Mad Monster Castle playset to display them in.

Other holy grails include a MIB Capt. Lazer from the Major Matt Mason line and a MOC set of Colorform Aliens.

[monsterphile]

Not exactly a toy, but what I'm hoping to get....
Rob

[chrisnurse]

I like to try and hunt out stuff I had, or at least lusted after as a kid. A MOC set of AHI monsters I think, no big thing but for me the best Monster dolls ever made!

[Anton Phibes]

I recently acquired mine.  A Monster Scenes Dr. Deadly and Frankenstein box and instructions and an AHI Male Creature.

[Bogey]

I recently acquired mine.  A Monster Scenes Dr. Deadly....

That's just the bees knees in my book.

[kolchak]

A vintage 1964-6 original finish Don Post first series 'Calendar' Mask. I think this is as rare as it comes when you are talking about commercially released masks (some examples nearly unobtainable) and something I've wanted since childhood more than anything else.

[Street Worm]

New guy here-

& mine is just a full set of MPC 'Pop-Top Horrors' !

followed by a (working) Ideal Robot Commando (whose not really a monster, but.......)

followed by a trailer full of other stuff~

[Hepcat]

1. Mad, Mad, Mad Scientist Laboratory

2. Creature-Wolfman Monster Wallet

3. Revell Scuz-Fink

4. King Zor

5. Aurora Mummy's Chariot

6. Revell Rat Fink in Lotus Racer

7. Topps Mars Attacks card set with wrapper

8. Hamilton's Invaders set

[CreepysFan]

   

My monster kid Holy Grail is complete sets of CREEPY, EERIE, VAMPIRELLA, and FM.  All I need is the FM's numbering in the 20's, and the UNCLE CREEPY mask, and I'll be in complete MONSTER HEAVEN.  Unfortunately the recession has hampered things financially for me.