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[horrorhunter]

Finally scored a Rat Fink charm with whiskers off eBay:



The evilBay pic is a little misleading. It's actually more of a flat greenish Teal color than the pic. Also, it doesn't have the weird yellow tinges which are a property of the pic. It's almost exactly the same color as the first issue Marx UniMons. His whiskers are black and gray.

Sure wish I could find a bunch of these original 1 1/2" Rat Fink charms for cheap but these things are fairly expensive on eBay for such a common item. High demand I guess. The bagged Rat Fink rings with header card sell for around a hun, and the loose ones with whiskers are somewhat pricey as well. The loose plain ones seem to sell for around $20-$25. The really small ones without the tail sell for cheap but those aren't nearly as cool.

[Lazarus]

A loose Remco Creech came across my desk at work today.  REALLY wanted him for myself.  One of these days I'll have a carded set.  One of these days!

[Mike Scott]

A loose Remco Creech came across my desk at work today.  REALLY wanted him for myself.

Where do you work?

[Hepcat]

Finally scored a Rat Fink charm with whiskers off eBay:



The evilBay pic is a little misleading. It's actually more of a flat greenish Teal color than the pic. Also, it doesn't have the weird yellow tinges which are a property of the pic. It's almost exactly the same color as the first issue Marx UniMons. His whiskers are black and gray.

Sure wish I could find a bunch of these original 1 1/2" Rat Fink charms for cheap but these things are fairly expensive on eBay for such a common item. High demand I guess. The bagged Rat Fink rings with header card sell for around a hun, and the loose ones with whiskers are somewhat pricey as well. The loose plain ones seem to sell for around $20-$25. The really small ones without the tail sell for cheap but those aren't nearly as cool.

I'm wondering how much of a royalty Ed "Big Daddy" Roth got from the sale of these charms and rings. Does anyone have the header card from these rings from which copyright information can be read?

[horrorhunter]

Here's a pic of a whole display box of MIP Rat Fink Rings.



Each MIP ring seems to sell in the $100 range currently.

[SpeedierThantheGrave]

Here's a pic of a whole display box of MIP Rat Fink Rings.



Each MIP ring seems to sell in the $100 range currently.

Roth was really ahead of his time! He had a website in the '60s, before they were cool! ("Ratfinkring.net" on the box) 

[horrorhunter]

Roth was really ahead of his time! He had a website in the '60s, before they were cool! ("Ratfinkring.net" on the box) 

Yeah, they slipped in an ad with their pic. Anyway, here's a link to their site: http://ratfinkring.net/

Like Ralphie said after using his Little Orphan Annie decoder- "Sonuvab*tch! A crummy commercial!!"

BTW, Speed, I probably should have posted that box pic in another thread since I don't own it, but I was giddy from all this Ratfinkin'. 

[horrorhunter]

Another Rat Fink charm arrived in the mail today.



This red one is like the one I had as a kid.

[Count Zero]

this arrived on my doorstep yesterday. ive been after a franken bucket for so long now that im still in disbelief that i actually have one in my collection. it's in fantastic condition. a wonderful example! absolutely perfect.



and today's flea market find. i saw this from the end of the isle and couldn't contain excitement for very long. it's in good condition and complete too!

[horrorhunter]

Congrats, Andrew! Nice Frankenbucket! 

Heckuva flea market find for that Mystic Skull game. Man, I never found anything that cool at a flea market. Of course, this area is pretty much dead regarding Monsterkid toys (central Southeast). If I want to look at monster stuff I have to look at my own collection. 

[Mike Scott]

Great score on the bucket, Count Z! 

The box graphics on the "Mystic Skull" game are pretty cool, too!

[darkmonkeygod]

this arrived on my doorstep yesterday. ive been after a franken bucket for so long now that im still in disbelief that i actually have one in my collection. it's in fantastic condition. a wonderful example! absolutely perfect.

and today's flea market find. i saw this from the end of the isle and couldn't contain excitement for very long. it's in good condition and complete too!

Congrats on both. That thrill never goes away, does it? 

[Count Zero]

thanks a lot gang

it's weird how things work out..
ive gone months at a time without finding anything... and then BOOM!
they start coming out the woodwork in droves.

im telling you...months of just driving all over town going to flea markets, yard sales, thrift stores, & swap meets to not find even the slightest hint of monsterkid stuff... but then i have a weekend like this. holy guacamole it's crazyl

and oh brother! the thrill never goes away!

[Monsters For Sale]

...  it's weird how things work out...   ...months of just driving all over town going to flea markets, yard sales, thrift stores, & swap meets to not find even the slightest hint of monsterkid stuff... but then i have a weekend like this. holy guacamole it's crazyl...

The Frank Bucket came from what type source?

[Count Zero]

it was a planned purchase not a find

how many of these franken buckets do think have survived and are either sitting in a collection or waiting to be found at a thrift store or something?