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General => Report & Review => Topic started by: Gis on July 03, 2010, 07:47:07

Title: A 5817 anomoly
Post by: Gis on July 03, 2010, 07:47:07
Hey Playmofriends,  :wave:

The other day I was in a toyshop and came across a blister famous to many of you:

(http://s1033.photobucket.com/albums/a415/gorraxpb/IMG_2231.jpg)

I needed to do a take-back, but I guess many of the sharp eyed amongst you have already spotted it. Here is a closeup picture, sorry for the quality.

(http://s1033.photobucket.com/albums/a415/gorraxpb/IMG_2232.jpg)

As you can see the Soldier Klicky is not perfect his breastplate is not complete and there are some huge chunks of plastic missing around his waste area.

I was extremely happy with my find am proud to have it as part of my collection.

So I was wondering, does this happen often and is this worth something to collectors? Maybe even more so because it is still OVP?
Title: Re: A 5817 anomoly
Post by: Wolf Knight on July 03, 2010, 10:52:11
I would keep it!!! Anomalies like that are very very rare!!! you never know what might happen in the future...eEven if nothing happens, i would still keep it as a ''rare'' item for my collection!!! ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: A 5817 anomoly
Post by: Giorginetto on July 04, 2010, 11:04:25
rather unique considering playmobil's QC ( Quality Control ) is pretty good to say the least .....
Title: Re: A 5817 anomoly
Post by: Ali Baba on July 06, 2010, 22:30:50
That is odd. I thought klickys were assembled by hand, were they not? One would notice such a faulty part immediately, wouldn't one?
Title: Re: A 5817 anomoly
Post by: Wolf Knight on July 07, 2010, 05:26:35
That is odd. I thought klickys were assembled by hand, were they not? One would notice such a faulty part immediately, wouldn't one?

no they ae assembled by maschine!
Title: Re: A 5817 anomoly
Post by: Giorginetto on July 07, 2010, 11:22:10
That is odd. I thought klickys were assembled by hand, were they not? One would notice such a faulty part immediately, wouldn't one?

If they were assembled by hand Ali Baba , the would cost 4-5 times more to say the least.......
Title: Re: A 5817 anomoly
Post by: Ali Baba on July 07, 2010, 19:51:40
Oh right. I saw a pic once of a tour of the Malta factory. There was someone at a workstation, with all kinds of little racks and boxes assembling klickys by hand. That's why I thought it was done by hand.

Of course I can't find the picture now.  :(