MPC Monsters Appreciation Thread

[Mike Scott]

I don't believe you have to be signed into the Heritage site to see their high res photos.

I think you do, at least it used to be that way. I haven't been "signed out" for years.

[horrorhunter]

I could see the pics before I joined but not the prices the items sold for.

[Mike Scott]

I could see the pics before I joined but not the prices the items sold for.

Must be the prices you need to sign in for, then. I knew you had to sign in for somethin'.

[Wicked Lester]

Curious as to why so many people do not collect the black figures

[horrorhunter]

Two more Pop-Top 2-packs sold yesterday (Halloween) on eBay.





They were priced at $599.99 + $25 shipping + tax (around $685 total) each. The ones that sold in the recent Heritage auction seem to have brighter packaging (could just be the photos), but these that sold on eBay were considerably less expensive. The eBay buyer got a much better deal.

I'm glad I bought mine back in 2001 (at Monster Bash) for $150 for all four 2-packs. As much as I love these things I would have to pass at current pricing.

[horrorhunter]

[horrorhunter]

I was poking around on Etsy and discovered the custom Haunted Hulk that sold.



Standard MPC pirate ship with 10 Weird Monsters aboard. It sold at some point for $300 + shipping + tax. The Weird Monsters usually sell for around $20 each these days so someone paid up for a regular MPC pirate ship. Maybe the buyer thought they were getting a real Haunted Hulk, who knows? Anyway, I try to post unusual MPC Monster stuff so there it is.

I would like to find a confirmed sale of a real Haunted Hulk but people sell them under-the-table after advertising them on eBay, and only two of those in the last five years that I know of. It's crazy how hard it is to get one these days.

[horrorhunter]

MPC Witch figures were knocked off as cake toppers back in the '70s/'80s. They were probably made by Wilton, but I've seen other companies mentioned as the manufacturer. Most common are the 3 1/2" orange ones, but we also see 5" orange ones (Pop-Top size) and 3 1/2" gray ones. Here's a pic of the 3 1/2" orange one.



Today I received the 3 1/2" gray one I ordered from an eBay seller for $7.



I already had the big and small orange ones as well as the cauldron. I don't collect cake toppers, but I do collect anything having to do with the MPC monsters, especially knockoffs and bootlegs. Another figure to crowd into the MPC Monsters shelf I guess. Btw, these cake toppers are plentiful and cheap. The 5" one makes a pretty good Pop-Top Witch knockoff.

[horrorhunter]

Mexican Bootleg Pop-Top 2-Packs listed on eBay.









Love the "Halloween" header cards! These are pricey but cool ($599.99 BIN OBO).

I bought one just like this (blue Frankenstein Monster, gray Witch) from a seller who didn't understand what he had for around $75. Looks great on my MPC Monsters shelf with the legit originals.

The seller kept reducing the price on these and sold one yesterday for $249.99 + sh + tax (around $300 total).

https://www.ebay.com/itm/157501547513?_skw=halloween+mpc&itmmeta=01KB3K8053SEFZGA7407GCQPCN&hash=item24abd2e3f9:g:v8QAAeSwR1No7A7d&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA0FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1ejDs7mBk6DLWN9qhNwH10wo%2B9%2BHli3R50OjneWY51FS42qST5tX12%2BLd1UaoiSfAjmNNmjdhQuwFx3u9lfplLaNGjBVpFUcLHtHD5ADcNMyUq3HHjA6vUDGwovyb7balt%2FlfCsyZVyKuvfkZmpfecvEDwIKyJQ3A8%2BbwFNKdFwipYQ3sVDqrg%2FIEyXiGRKlqna7gcJfTew7cfVtTJo2X09uTdpaEGUSEWveK3MErotgqm141v%2Fh5nzDlLLYkmOJgM%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR9aCoPPYZg



Still well beyond what I would be willing pay for bootlegs (albeit cool bootlegs, header card is killer). FMV for these bootleg 2-packs is probably $150-$200 each. If he keeps knocking the price down he should sell the other three. Starting at $599.99 each was way over-the-top imo.

[Earth 2 Chris]

MPC Witch figures were knocked off as cake toppers back in the '70s/'80s. They were probably made by Wilton, but I've seen other companies mentioned as the manufacturer. Most common are the 3 1/2" orange ones, but we also see 5" orange ones (Pop-Top size) and 3 1/2" gray ones. Here's a pic of the 3 1/2" orange one.



Today I received the 3 1/2" gray one I ordered from an eBay seller for $7.



I already had the big and small orange ones as well as the cauldron. I don't collect cake toppers, but I do collect anything having to do with the MPC monsters, especially knockoffs and bootlegs. Another figure to crowd into the MPC Monsters shelf I guess. Btw, these cake toppers are plentiful and cheap. The 5" one makes a pretty good Pop-Top Witch knockoff.

I still have a childhood copy of the witch cake topper. I had no idea at the time it was a recast of another figure, because I had no idea the MPC monsters existed! I painted it in darker colors in high school when I build my first reissue Aurora monster kits. A few years back I washed all that paint off, and I found a nicer one with cauldron at a toy show for $5.