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General => Collector's Corner => Mystery Figures Series => Topic started by: Erik on January 21, 2016, 13:56:30
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Picked up the ones of interest to me! :)
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I really like the Queen of Hearts! The figures with big dresses are the easiest to choose since the bag is usually protruding. :crossed: The Vampire girl is also nicely done. I hope the Eskimo woman is a hint at a possible new theme!
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This is generally a really nice series, some interesting figures!
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Vampire has two faces or not?
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Thanks for the pics. Can't wait to get these, especially that asian woman. I also really love the clear pink woman to go with the clear blue man! :inlove: Now, I have my blue man riding a blue horse... does that mean I now need a pink horse? :0
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Vampire has two faces or not?
No, just the "vampy" one. ;)
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This may be a stupid question, but you guys seem to know which ones you'll be getting...isn't it random or are there tricks? ???
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Well trick number one is to buy a complete case. Trick number two is to buy them on the secondary market after someone has opened them. Trick number three is to figure out what the unique parts are and then feel through the bag to determine which one is in it. It will depend a lot on budget which method is best for you. I have used all three. If you want one of each then you can join the co-op here in the forum where I buy whole cases and then sort them into sets for people. It mostly works well except for the occasional case that is short a figure type.
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Well trick number one is to buy a complete case. Trick number two is to buy them on the secondary market after someone has opened them. Trick number three is to figure out what the unique parts are and then feel through the bag to determine which one is in it. It will depend a lot on budget which method is best for you. I have used all three. If you want one of each then you can join the co-op here in the forum where I buy whole cases and then sort them into sets for people. It mostly works well except for the occasional case that is short a figure type.
Trick number three works just fine for me, luckily!Saved me a lot of money so far!!! ;)
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Unfortunately, never saw series 9 or 10 for sale (or others, too) :(
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I do trick nr. 2, because although trick nr. 3 works well, I always feel very self-conscious standing in the toy shop feeling the packages ;D
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I do trick nr. 2, because although trick nr. 3 works well, I always feel very self-conscious standing in the toy shop feeling the packages ;D
Who cares?Make the statement, Birdie!!!!
WE ARE PLAYMOBIL!!! ;) ;D
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Ahhh, I see! Well, I REALLY want the Inuit girl with the snowshoes. Hmmm...I wonder if I could recognize the feel of a snowshoe through the bag. :-) Only problem is, some of the bags are filled with air and you can't feel a thing! (unless you bring a little needle and sneak a tiny hole) LOL
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(unless you bring a little needle and sneak a tiny hole) LOL
:lol: Not a bad idea!
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Who cares?Make the statement, Birdie!!!!
WE ARE PLAYMOBIL!!! ;) ;D
You're right ;D :-[
Ahhh, I see! Well, I REALLY want the Inuit girl with the snowshoes. Hmmm...I wonder if I could recognize the feel of a snowshoe through the bag. :-) Only problem is, some of the bags are filled with air and you can't feel a thing! (unless you bring a little needle and sneak a tiny hole) LOL
In my experience, even the pieces in bags filled with air can be 'felt', just push them into a corner.
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There are specific codes on the back for each figure. We just have to figure out the codes and we will be set!
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There are specific codes on the back for each figure. We just have to figure out the codes and we will be set!
No we're not.The codes are different for every box.
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No we're not.The codes are different for every box.
I've noticed a different code on the back of the packaging in the past to signify the specific figure. I noticed it in series 8 that when I got 2 Vikings the code was the same but there was a different code for the confederate soldier. It's a separate 3 digit code. These packs were bought at different stores.
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I've noticed a different code on the back of the packaging in the past to signify the specific figure. I noticed it in series 8 that when I got 2 Vikings the code was the same but there was a different code for the confederate soldier. It's a separate 3 digit code. These packs were bought at different stores.
The codes differ from box to box.Check it out.The four, let's say "knights" in one box WILL have the same code, but the knight will have another code in the next box.
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The codes differ from box to box.Check it out.The four, let's say "knights" in one box WILL have the same code, but the knight will have another code in the next box.
I'm not arguing any further about it, but the Fi?ures were purchased from 2 separate stores and the codes were the same.
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I'm not arguing any further about it, but the Fi?ures were purchased from 2 separate stores and the codes were the same.
That would open very interesting possibilities! Easier to check a number against a list that putting the grab on the packs... Especially since I'm not handy at it (besides very rarely finding the darn packs in the first place!)
Lately, I only managed to successfully grab the gladiator (uhm.) - and that is because of that rididulously innappropriate PERFECT shield... I never managed to id the guitarplayer..
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I only managed to successfully grab the gladiator (uhm.)
;D
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I suspect the codes are the same for a production run, or a production day. At some point they do change, because some of the same figure definitely have a different code. The real question then is if you can rely on a particular code to always be that specific figure or if sometimes the code is shared among different figures.
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I do trick nr. 2, because although trick nr. 3 works well, I always feel very self-conscious standing in the toy shop feeling the packages ;D
Me too! The person who runs our one local toy shop is very keen on interacting with customers (read: pushy) and I have to take another family member with me if I want to fondle a few mystery figure bags, someone to distract her. Even my children find her pushy....
In the early days of mystery figures, some people reckoned you could tell the figures apart by weighing the bags, but I bought a case of Series 4 and found this wouldn't really work. Too many of the bags were almost identical in weight and the presence of extra parts in a few bags is a further complication. Anyway, taking a small digital weighing scale into the local toyshop is also not something I could find myself doing...
Anyone tried X-rays? Mind you fondling the bags does work, with patience- I got the Series 9 ghost, 2 Napoleans and a Native American (which I thought was the dwarf :() before I lost my nerve with the Pushy Lady and parted with some cash...
Perhaps I should try being more confident and have less British reserve. :lol:
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I'm lucky because the staff at my local toy shop know me because of Kirkbean Playmobil Festival and don't mind me standing there feelings the bags - probably because of the custom I bring them.
The only comment I usually get is "Oh Mum, not again" from my son!!
Unfortunately they haven't had any new bags since series 8 but when I went in today they had series 10 (don't know what happened to series 9).
I was in a hurry so only managed to guess a few but I'll go back next week for another go.
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Ah, the rewards of fame! Pushy Lady asked me if I am a Playmobil fan, showed me the 2016 catalogue and told me they could get anything from there in 4 to 6 weeks. Unimpressed, I only bought one mystery figure. Last of the big spenders!
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Ah, the rewards of fame! Pushy Lady asked me if I am a Playmobil fan, showed me the 2016 catalogue and told me they could get anything from there in 4 to 6 weeks. Unimpressed, I only bought one mystery figure. Last of the big spenders!
4 to 6 weeks? She's going to have a hard time competing with the internet.
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Yup, I could WALK to Zirndorf and back in that time!
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:lol: the perfect holiday destination