jamesdoubleyou
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Post by jamesdoubleyou on Feb 14, 2013 22:56:23 GMT -5
I collected Jakks as a young kid, but have been collecting Mattels for just over a year, after discovering Elite 11 punk and built a pretty solid collection IMO(pictured below). Until last month the wall shown had a pipe burst behind it and cause some of the packages to get wet.
Luckily my house insurance covered it, and i figured that they would give me retail for the figures that were ruined but the agent came and took pictures and said he was going to do research. He totaled that my collection was worth $1400(not sure how) and that he could write me a check for that and come get them and try to auction them off, or i could buy them back for $500 in the condition they are in.
To summarize my story, I got $900 and about 1/4 of the boxes were messed up, the rest still in good shape.
Insurance companies don't mess around when it comes to collectables
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Post by ~*Young $ Money*~ on Feb 14, 2013 23:00:43 GMT -5
Pretty awesome collection you have. Sorry to hear it got all wet but at least you got something back. Why don't you just open them up and collect loose?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2013 23:05:56 GMT -5
Wow amazing
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jamesdoubleyou
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Post by jamesdoubleyou on Feb 14, 2013 23:07:55 GMT -5
Not sure, I had my jakks moc and then one day decided to play with them and really regretted it. And they are at my parents house(I'm in school) so i hardly get to see them/ display them so i'm basically preserving them
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Post by | NLS™ | on Feb 15, 2013 0:01:30 GMT -5
Wow! Thats an amazing story man. Like ~*Young $ Money*~ said just open them and collect loose of just display em on a shelf or something.
If you want to sell some of the goods that got wet hit me up man, Im looking for alot and Im a loose collector.
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figurehunting101
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Post by figurehunting101 on Feb 15, 2013 0:26:33 GMT -5
what insurance company are you with if you don't mind me asking?
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Post by Chewdeezy on Feb 15, 2013 0:35:12 GMT -5
Damn, that sucks but you got a lot of money back and the figs. Just open them or try to trade for MOC.
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Post by onleeone643 on Feb 15, 2013 0:36:21 GMT -5
The overall value is a little less than $1000 in my opinion, and that's considering ebay prices. Either way, nice collection.
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Post by DudeAbides on Feb 15, 2013 5:40:33 GMT -5
Sorry you had to go through the whole pipe bursting ordeal, but thats a damn fine deal you got there!
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Post by benjithekid125 on Feb 15, 2013 11:21:34 GMT -5
Damn !, I'll sure do that if that ever happens to me.
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tampatoys813
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Post by tampatoys813 on Feb 15, 2013 11:51:59 GMT -5
1400 is good if you ask me. They gave you way higher value on some of those!!
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jamesdoubleyou
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Post by jamesdoubleyou on Feb 15, 2013 12:24:22 GMT -5
1400 is good if you ask me. They gave you way higher value on some of those!! Yeah I'm pretty sure they used amazon pricing, so I made out |
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Post by Labeled101 on Feb 15, 2013 12:36:59 GMT -5
I counted 42 figures, so the price was good as that averages out to $22 a figure. Not bad, glad to hear your were compensated for the damages.
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Post by @.@ Hempsterdance @.@ on Feb 15, 2013 13:56:26 GMT -5
This is why i keep taking pictures of my collection as it grows.
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