CREATURE COMFORTS

[Mike Scott]

Mike, you should have bid your butt off for this thing so you could cut out Monster Pin-Up No. 3 to decorate your room.

I curse all the kids who didn't save their boxes in mint condition! 

[Mike Scott]

Were they regional or national?

I suppose they were national.

A hard candy, I'm sure, looking at the original wrapper. I've heard the toys weren't monster toys. Probably not much better than a CrackerJack toy.

[horrorhunter]

Poked around a little on the interwebbings for Phoenix Candy Monster Boxes:

https://entertainment.ha.com/itm/action-figures/other/universal-monster-candy-and-toy-boxes-lot-of-5-phoenix-candy-co-1963-/a/49183-88021.s

https://www.ebay.com/itm/306297093678?msockid=1d4f8a64de686d7e3bbe9b26df7f6c70



Most of the entries are from UMA. Still never found any mention of what toys were included.

[Mike Scott]

Wow! I want to see what those 5 original boxes on Heritage sell for!

The eBay boxes (your photo) are the UMA repros.

[horrorhunter]

Wow! I want to see what those 5 original boxes on Heritage sell for!

The eBay boxes (your photo) are the UMA repros.

Yeah, the Heritage auction is interesting. I just grabbed the repros pic off of the eBay auction just to show the boxes. They're not mine. I never did get around to making the repro boxes from the UMA copies.

[Mike Scott]

They're not mine.

I was just clarifying what I was referring to. 

[horrorhunter]

Looks like one of the Creature Grave Walkers sold on eBay for $500 + $50 shipping + tax.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/205798964006?mkevt=1&plmtId=1110700101&mesgId=3014&mkpid=0&emsid=enull.m161719.l174382&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid&bu=43126234745&trkId=24318080-3a8e-38a2-a657-b6f67a958623&cnvId=29f8e0f4-fcbc-4b3b-8055-f5fe3c8c9490&osub=-1%7E1&crd=20251021102954&segname&recoId=205798964006&recoPos=1



This is the original Rubie's large version, not the mini knockoff version. It has some condition issues, and I saw no mention of the original box. It was returned by two previous buyers, so we'll see if this sale sticks. There's another one on eBay for $1,200 BIN.

[Mike Scott]

There's another one on eBay for $1,200 BIN.

That's crazy! There should be plenty of those things around.

[horrorhunter]

That's crazy! There should be plenty of those things around.

One would think. I guess Rubie's didn't make as many as some expect. Sure is a lot of those little knockoffs though. 

[The Cantankerous Collector]

I think they originally retailed for around $90 then they sold out and were selling for $300 on ebay. I slept on them but they were released again for around $100 and I nabbed one. I have the vampire one too somewhere in storage.

[Mike Scott]

I think they originally retailed for around $90

I think they were $65, or $69. I remember being surprised at how inexpensive they were.

[horrorhunter]

Also posting this here since it's a Creature figure.

https://www.universalmonsterarmy.com/forum/index.php?msg=632221



The tan and white Palmers are tough.

[horrorhunter]

Another Creature Grave Walker sold.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/306498832930



It was listed for $1,200 plus $32.84 shipping with Best Offer. eBay used to list Sold For prices with a slash through them if it sold for less. Either eBay changed that or someone gave the full $1,200+ (around $1,320 w/sh & tax). I can't imagine why someone wouldn't take advantage of the Make Offer option on this. Anywhere near $1,200 seems way overpriced to me. FMV even with the original box seems like it should only be around half that. Crazy eBay sales.

[Mike Scott]

FMV even with the original box seems like it should only be around half that.

Wasn't that long ago you could get them for $100.

[horrorhunter]

Wasn't that long ago you could get them for $100.

I haven't seen any offered for less than around $500 more recently, even with condition problems.

One reason we don't see as many of these offered nowadays may be because a lot of them fell from wall mounts and damaged them (and whatever they landed on?) pretty badly. I've heard of a few of these mishaps. I always just displayed mine on a flat surface. I wouldn't attempt to buy one these days at the prices they sell for.