Mini Frame Holder
Last week I stumbled on some coin holders, that I thought might work for some of the vintage Star Wars coins I have, that do not fit in the basic 62 coin set. The coins are roughly the same size as a poker chip and I found these double sided holders on a site located in Vegas. It was $7 for a 6 chip holder and that works perfect for the coins based on the animated Ewoks figures. I got the holder today and I think it turned out great. I also ordered a version that holds 3 for some prototype coins and I might order two more of the 6 version for the 12 Droids coins. Here are a couple of pics of the Ewoks coins in the holder.
This Year’s Mailaway
Today I received the mailaway figure for this years Star Wars promotion. I don’t really collect that much modern Star Wars stuff, but for some reason still like to get the mail away figures. The one this year tied in with the Phantom Menace, since this year is the 10th anniversary of the film. Most mailaways are just for a figure, but in this case you also get the creature that Qui-Gon rides on Tatooine called an Eopie. This is a reissue of an original set that was released during the Phantom Menace run, but for whatever reason, they didn’t make as many of them. Up until now this set has been one of the few Phantom Menace items worth of any value. I imagine now that this set is available the prices will drop on the original. It’s not quite as exciting as some of the past mailaways, but with the fact that many collectors did not have this piece, it makes sense to rerelease it this way. My two favorite mailaways over the last couple of years would have to be the George Lucas in Stormtrooper disguise and the coin set.
This set was 5 proofs of purchase and $6.99. Instead of buying 5 figures, I found a seller on ebay that sold the form and the proofs of purchase for around $5.00. With the prices of figures these days at around $8.00 a piece, that saved me some decent cash.
New Addition to the Collection Library
I’ve always been a sucker for Star Wars books on collecting. Today I finally received one of the ones that got away. The book is the hardcover version of Tomarts Price Guide to Worldwide Star Wars Collectibles Second Edition. There were two reasons as to why I passed on this book originally. The 1st was I already had the 1st edition which I picked up in ’94, so I felt like I didn’t need to buy the book again. The second, was this hardcover version originally retailed for $80. I just couldn’t ever bring myself to pay that price.
Last week, I was searching the Tomart website to try and find an old issue of their magazine and stumbled on a great deal. They are offering the book at the heavily discount price of $14.95. I didn’t even second guess myself and ordered a copy. The one addition that the hardcover version has over the softcover is the inclusion of 40 pages at the back showing various prototypes and unproduced items. I figured it was worth the price alone for those pictures.
I received my copy today and must say I am impressed. The book comes in a nice hard slipcase and has a lot more color photos than the 1st edition had. Pretty much the entire action figure section is now in color with a few others throughout and then of course the extra 40 pages are all in color as well. I feel like it was well worth the price.
In case any of my readers want to take advantage of the deal here is the link to their website The cheapest shipping is $9.99, but even at $24.95 total, it is well worth it.
Here is one snapshot of the action figure section and a picture of my heavily used 1st edition with the 2nd.
