MPC Monsters Appreciation Thread

[horrorhunter]

Ridiculous listing siting on eBay:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/186710196912?_skw=mpc+king+kong&itmmeta=01J9CC4B08Z8X9WBCB4RJTGWV1&hash=item2b78cb82b0:g:ShcAAOSwC81m8jIp&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA8HoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKkR2bVwscW7kWl2rL0aepygAHs0t9I%2BCH3G9TTRcLU86ttSdhUK5ks1R4qxwHiuqyHTtoSCmFRq8AG9qznMBqoPP1eOyn352MRwNyc4MlXMxR%2BkncTYYnGDqZnKPWpGCqthnnHooHdLBGCetd%2B73bBAMp%2Fp9%2BOdcuwCmFh9KVK4ax0ED%2FEP7TEVCa7jXO5XLFAVB7CMAyxhyD2SH9blr%2Bf76xtn8rnRf8QxzAVVjl2yWI1IVeXjVsVFTykNW%2BbKUKkLrVVmIah4L8tx8nNGpGk4tFjXFu%2F4Otcmm5pHVHdmIw%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR6CwkYzLZA

Hoo boy, where to begin...Buy It Now $8K, minimum bid $2K, MPC King Kong Jungle Set which is probably scarce when complete with a nice box, but not "Rare" as this seller ets. I've seen the term "rare" worn out by online sellers, but this seller really pushes it over the top. This thing isn't even complete and what's shown in the listing is probably worth less than $300. A complete MPC King Kong Jungle Set in nice condition is most likely worth around $500-$600 these days. The legit rare MPC King Kong Playset is the Window Box version which this person has probably never heard of. BUYER BEWARE should be what's eted here!

[Mike Scott]

Some You Tube videos I did on MPC Monsters:

Impressive collection! 

[Mike Scott]

I've seen the term "rare" worn out by online sellers

About as useless as "vintage".

[horrorhunter]

Impressive collection! 

Thanks!

[horrorhunter]

About as useless as "vintage".

Yes! At face value "rare" is meaningless. You have to dig into the listing to see if the seller is clueless (which is usually the case).

[Mike Scott]

I realize the 1990s was 30 years ago and we were calling '60s things vintage, then, but it just seems odd to call '90s things "vintage". LOL

[horrorhunter]

I realize the 1990s was 30 years ago and we were calling '60s things vintage, then, but it just seems odd to call '90s things "vintage". LOL

Same here. The term vintage always seemed weird to apply to collectibles anyway. It's supposed to apply to wine, but collectors have adopted it to describe older items, but most things from the '90s I never hold in high enough regard to give them a special "time label". Really anything after the '70s seems a bit weak compared to older items. That attitude is indicative of when you were a kid and what you hold dearest I guess. For me nothing tops the late '50s to mid '70s for comics, toys, monster mags, trading cards, or just about any kind of collectible. It's all POV I suppose.

[Mike Scott]

For me nothing tops the late '50s to mid '70s for comics, toys, monster mags, trading cards, or just about any kind of collectible.

It's the good stuff! 

[Dr.Terror]

It really depends on the items.   Early 90s I consider vintage because the stuff was still made for kids and disposable.   Once the "Splash" logo hit and toys started to be marketed towards adults is where I cut off.    Posable statues meant to be left in the package etc....     that stuff I don't and won't ever consider "vintage".     

Rare is subjective.   To a monster collector an  Item  might not be rare in their collectors circle,   but to most toy collectors hitting shows  ALL vintage monster stuff is rare.       It's when folks start throwing "rare" onto items that you see in almost every collection video and can be purchased at any time if you're willing to pay the $$$.   You see it all the time with 80s/90s  collections full of "rare" Teenage mutant ninja turtles etc...

[Mike Scott]

Early 90s I consider vintage because the stuff was still made for kids and disposable.   Once the "Splash" logo hit and toys started to be marketed towards adults is where I cut off.

Although the BK and J-I-T-B toys were late '90s and were marketed to kids and had the splat logo.

[Dr.Terror]

But adults were buying them with the intention of keeping them sealed.  By then it was the "one to open and one to keep sealed as an investment" era.of collecting we still see today.    Nothing produced from that time until now will ever be rare.   

[Mike Scott]

But adults were buying them with the intention of keeping them sealed.

They do that with Barbies, too.

[horrorhunter]

All four MPC Pop-Top Horrors 2-packs sold at eBay auction.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/176609960226



Witch/Executioner sold for $760.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/186714788760



Wolfman/Monster sold for $565.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/186714787262



Creature of Doom/Mummy sold for $180.50.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/176609961497



Vampire/Skeleton sold for $195.50.

All had decent packaging except the Creature of Doom/Mummy pack, and it wasn't terrible. From what I could tell they weren't brittle. The last two sold surprisingly cheaply. A few years ago, brittle ones in the original packaging were selling for around $400-$500, and nice examples for $500-$1K. This seller probably regrets listing them as auctions with low minimum bids. The way the economy is now it's a big risk to list high end collectibles in auctions with low minimums. I would have listed them as Buy It Nows at FMV and waited it out. It may be a long wait but at least you aren't giving expensive collectibles away. Eventually the economy will come back around. It always does.

[horrorhunter]

Received these two Mexican Bootleg Pop-Tops from Mexico today.





Man, these things are weird! The heads don't come off like original Pop-Tops and they're only 4" tall (an inch shorter than the originals). The Witch with Mummy head and the Creature of Doom with Wolfman head are both crudely molded but fairly well painted. Neither is marked as is usual with bootleg figures. I'm not sure how they made the molds for these since they are an inch shorter than real Pop-Tops. If someone sculpted new figures to make molds for, they did an incredible job since these are exactly like the original MPC Pop-Top bodies and heads (albeit matched differently). 3D printed? Probably not but I can't be sure. Seems like a lot of trouble to 3D print and paint something like this and sell it so cheaply. These were probably made years before 3D printing became a thing. Very strange and cool figures to me since I'm into both MPC Monsters and Mexican Bootlegs.

I got these for minimum bid of $9.99 each plus cheap shipping. Maybe these just went under the radar for prospective buyers, or I'm one of the very few people collecting this stuff. I know there's a hesitancy for many people to buy from other countries due to the long wait and higher shipping price, and the lack of extra funds for a lot of people with the economy woes, but I'm glad to get a deal on these. This seems like a good time to buy collectibles if you have the extra money.

[Mike Scott]

I got these for minimum bid of $9.99 each plus cheap shipping. Maybe these just went under the radar for prospective buyers, or I'm one of the very few people collecting this stuff.

I'm sure you would have had more competition if they had been original MPC toys.