Original TMNT Action Figures from 1988-1989

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I just listed this collection on eBay.

These were from my childhood. I don't necessarily have to sell them and it's not the worst thing if I don't, but they've been sitting in a box for years and I'm ready to part with them.

They hold value on eBay which is why I listed them there with best offer. But feel free to MMAO via PM. Maybe someone would like to display these above their dedicated 4P Konami TMNT. ;)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=111004662045&ssPageName=ADME:L:LCA:US:1123

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Wow are these the first print do you have plastic cases to protect them ? Very cool come on tax time I'd like to make a offer also have some pc10 stuff those are way cool all I have are 2 of the turtles still sealed from kaybee toys they will prob sell before I get my tax money back !
 
Wow are these the first print do you have plastic cases to protect them ? Very cool come on tax time I'd like to make a offer also have some pc10 stuff those are way cool all I have are 2 of the turtles still sealed from kaybee toys they will prob sell before I get my tax money back !

I'm not sure about first print but they are all dated appropriately. No plastic cases, just stored in clean, dry box for years. I'm not a toy collector, I'm just lucky these have been stored and untouched for so long. From what I've read there were some rare limited and first run variations, but I'm not entirely sure. These were from Target, Long's Drugs & Best (almost forgot about that place).
 
Nice collection.

I remember these from my childhood too. My dad gave me a choice of one TMNT action figure after every baseball game I played, or one "snap-fit" model airplane. I only went for the planes when the store didn't have new figures in (I didn't want any duplicates).

I unboxed all of mine and played with them in the tub and stuff. My understanding is that they're all in my parents' attic, in two TMNT carrying cases. Kind of forgot about them until I saw yours here.

Appreciate the nostalgia! Good luck with your sale.
 
Funny you posted these. My mom past away a couple years ago and my dad and I finally got on the ball of going through her closet and getting rid of clothes, etc. There was a bag in the back that had 4 original, unopened turtles in it with a KB toys receipt from 87 or 88. Can't remember which. They had got them for me for Christmas and the bag had fallen off the shelf and was behind a rack in there, and they forgot. Very cool surprise.
 
Awesome. Yeah, these were just extras that we had bought. I used to have like 30+ figures from that time. I only have like 4-5 loose figures left, the rest were lost over the years. Really sad.

Not as sad as my older brothers who used to have A TON of Star Wars, He-Man, GI Joe, etc. toys that my parents threw out when our family made a big move in the late 80s. Ugh.
 
I was a He-Man, G.I. Joe, Transformers kid myself. Did not get into TMNT very much.

Assuming you were born in the mid-70s? That was the time to be born. Haha. Transformers, He-Man, Star Wars, etc. All of that was your generation (and my older brothers).

I was born in '83. So I'm a late-80s, early-90s kid. I remember playing Transformers, GI Joe and stuff with my older brother, but my generation was TMNT, X-Men, Batman and WWF for sure.

Remember these? :D

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I was a He-Man, G.I. Joe, Transformers kid myself. Did not get into TMNT very much.

Assuming you were born in the mid-70s? That was the time to be born. Haha. Transformers, He-Man, Star Wars, etc. All of that was your generation (and my older brothers).

I was born in '83. So I'm a late-80s, early-90s kid. I remember playing Transformers, GI Joe and stuff with my older brother, but my generation was TMNT, X-Men, Batman and WWF for sure.

Remember these? :D

figures_clicks.jpg


I was into all of those, and i'm circa 81'

never was much into the wrestling figures (funny i can name 90% of those figures tho), and never could i keep them in the original packaging.

I've still got some of my childhood toys boxed up (matchbox/hotwheels, he-man, micro machines, transformers, tmnt, M.A.S.K, ect...) but nowhere near what i use to have as a kid.

In my teens i got into the movie maniacs by mcfarlane but got rid of most of those (and the spawn toys), I still have my complete Puppet Master set tho and all my army of darkness figures (funny how that works, and their in box).


GL with the sale i'm sure someone will bite due to the revival of the cartoon. So many old toys are coming back right now. I've seen Gremlins toys showing up at Toys r' us
 
I may just turn this into an auction if I don't get any serious offers within the next few days. Stupid one off high sales threw me off. I really don't know what to expect for these. Just auction and be done with it. :)
 
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