Frankenstein Monster Bike Buddy??

[seed_murda]

Hi everyone, I am new to this site and this is my first post. I collect horror things from time to time and I ran upon this frankenstein bike buddy made by Tico Toys in 1965. It is still in the original box and what appears to be the original wrap also. I picked it up from a goodwill , (believe it or not), for 1.99. I have tried to find out in the library and also at barnes and noble for prices on what this is worth. I was wondering if any of you could tell me what something like this is worth. I have not seen anything like it on ebay. Sorry for the lower quality pics, they were taken from a droid phone because my digital camera broke. Also the wrap is shiny with the flash so it kinda makes the box look worse than it actually is.

[monsters are good]

I am not sure of actual value but I can say I honestly hate you a little right now. I want that thing so unbelievably bad. Amazing find! Especially for 1.99

[kreaturekid]

I will buy that from you for a 1.99!!!!

It all depends on if its an original, i know they made resin castings and sealed them in repo boxes. But if it actually IS an original, MIB. i'm just guessing, i could be way lower on the actual price but maybe around $1,500.- $2,000?  I know someone here will be able to give you an actual value.

[mjaycox]

That is a reproduction. It is made of resin and painted and in a repro box. The easiest way to tell is to look at the paint line on the hair. It is straight and done with a brush as opposed to masked-off and done with a spray.

It is nonetheless a nice find for $1.99. These go for around $70-100 most days. They used to be worth more, but some people are disenchanted by repros. Repros can help fill a hole in a collection, but they do not maintain their value over time. These retailed for $250 when they were made (1999), so you see what I mean. Ten years later and they have lost 2/3 of their value.

I want to go to your goodwill store.

Matt

Hi everyone, I am new to this site and this is my first post. I collect horror things from time to time and I ran upon this frankenstein bike buddy made by Tico Toys in 1965. It is still in the original box and what appears to be the original wrap also. I picked it up from a goodwill , (believe it or not), for 1.99. I have tried to find out in the library and also at barnes and noble for prices on what this is worth. I was wondering if any of you could tell me what something like this is worth. I have not seen anything like it on ebay. Sorry for the lower quality pics, they were taken from a droid phone because my digital camera broke. Also the wrap is shiny with the flash so it kinda makes the box look worse than it actually is.

[seed_murda]

That is a reproduction. It is made of resin and painted and in a repro box. The easiest way to tell is to look at the paint line on the hair. It is straight and done with a brush as opposed to masked-off and done with a spray.

Don't the repro boxes usually have two dates on them though? Like a 1965 and a 1999? Thanks for all though info on here guys, I really appreciate it !!!

[Toy Ranch]

Don't the repro boxes usually have two dates on them though? Like a 1965 and a 1999? Thanks for all though info on here guys, I really appreciate it !!!

It's not an official repro, it's a fan-made repro, so there aren't new dates on the box.  It was only a matter of time before that started causing confusion...  glad you paid $1.99 instead of $600 or something.  It's still a cool find. 

I don't know how many of these have been made, but I'd guess there are at least several dozen out there. 

[seed_murda]

Wow whoever did the repro on the box and monster itself did a hell of a job then!! I wonder if anyone else has reproduced them. I finally found a old ebay that had one sold but it had a black base below the head instead of green. I wonder if that is another thing that sets the real from the repro's? Anyway thanks for all the info guys it has definitely helped me out !!

[Monster Bob]

The easiest way to tell in person is to pick it up. The original heads are blow mold plastic and light as feather. The bootleg (which in this case I prefer to "reproduction") is resin and as heavy as lead.

[seed_murda]

The easiest way to tell in person is to pick it up. The original heads are blow mold plastic and light as feather. The bootleg (which in this case I prefer to "reproduction") is resin and as heavy as lead.

Definitely gotta be resin now that I think about it. It's not heavy but there was a small paint chip near the base and it appears to be resin from what I can see. I definitely learned alot of info about old toys today that I had no clue. Thanks all !!! Just trying to make sure I didnt have something really rare  laying around.  I am new to this.

[frankenstein73]

I am glad you posted this, I knew this was a rare toy, but didnt know there were repros. You just opened my eyes to that fact and I for one appreciate it. You might have saved me someone else alot of money!

[Kenneth]

That is cool, and a weird find from Goodwill! I bought one of these repro's many years ago on ebay from a guy named Samjo ( I think...). Actually, I bought a bunch of his repro's in a lot he was auctioning called "1964 Monster Christmas". The lot included the Bike Buddy, three monster notebook binders, a set of Aurora monster paint, a Horrorscope, an Uncle Fester light bulb and an Aurora Big Frankie box. Nice reproductions and a very colorful package!

[Hepcat]

I bought one of these repro's many years ago on ebay from a guy named Samjo ( I think...). Actually, I bought a bunch of his repro's in a lot he was auctioning called "1964 Monster Christmas". The lot included the Bike Buddy, three monster notebook binders, a set of Aurora monster paint, a Horrorscope, an Uncle Fester light bulb and an Aurora Big Frankie box. Nice reproductions and a very colorful package!

Was the Horrorscope reproduction actually one of blow molded plastic or was it resin?

How could the Aurora monster paints be reproduced? I can see the packaging being reproduced, but how could the little cans of Humbol paints be duplicated? Did the paints in these sets have labels unique to the set?

[Monster Bob]

Was the Horrorscope reproduction actually one of blow molded plastic or was it resin?

It had to be resin. The original mutoscope was styrene, not blowmold.

[fmofmpls]

Samjo's Horrorscope reproduction was cast in yellow resin.

[gracebuster]

Still damned cool. Repro or not