frantik2k3
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Post by frantik2k3 on Sept 6, 2016 22:55:19 GMT -5
Sad news to report from today. Came home from work this afternoon to discover water damage from the apartment's HVAC unit. The water had made its way into a closet where cardboard boxes of figures (among other things) were being stored. Unfortunately, boxes were on the carpeted floor and things got wet. I would not have guessed the master bedroom closet was in danger of water damage. Here's some pics from the night's adventure...      So, now I have two not-so-moc-anymore figures...  Could have been a lot worse. Here are the figures that survived the water by being either in the middle of boxes or along the edges where little to no damage occurred...   Thankful that none of these guys got too wet. Take away lesson from this... store MOC figures very carefully. Cardboard boxes will not be enough, at least ones that are in direct contact with the floor. |
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Post by The American Daydream on Sept 6, 2016 23:09:11 GMT -5
Always store less rare figures at the bottom is what I got from this lmao
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Post by POOR-ly Cuyler on Sept 6, 2016 23:16:47 GMT -5
Sorry for your loss  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2016 23:59:43 GMT -5
ohh man that sucks, mind if you want to sell them off your hands so you can get a reimbursement for the damages?
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Post by TheChamp617 on Sept 7, 2016 0:11:18 GMT -5
That sucks.. Something similar ended up happening to me two months ago. Someone who lives a few floors above me forgot to turn off their faucet and caused a leak in their unit. Water seeped down to my apartment unit leading to water damage on my wall. I only noticed when the adhesive hooks I used to hang up my figures started losing their stickiness. Had I not noticed, some of my autographed figures would have been destroyed. I'm a MOC collector too.
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Post by Mr Ezekiel Jackson If Ya Nasty on Sept 7, 2016 2:36:00 GMT -5
Upside is that both of your now non M0C figures go for cheap online. Might be able to replace both for 30 dollars.
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Post by Mongo Bears on Sept 7, 2016 2:54:21 GMT -5
Whoa
You are lucky that's all that was ruined. It looks like you dodged a bullet because there are some really good MOC figs you've got
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Post by SteveHulk on Sept 7, 2016 3:04:57 GMT -5
Ah... you were forced to The Dark Side!! Well on the plus side, at least it was only two (pretty common) figures that were water-damaged... I'm glad the rest were OK. Sorry for your loss Yeah... I would definitely recommend some plastic boxes like this - they make them in all sorts of sizes. It may cost a bit, but if you're keeping the figures MOC long-term, they're great. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2016 3:08:10 GMT -5
Damn that sucks. Those Kane Elites are in clearance near me, for like £8 or something, if you want a replacement message me
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2016 4:01:25 GMT -5
My MOC Jericho got water damaged, was a sad day, I feel your pain.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2016 4:11:10 GMT -5
sorry but I can't understand MOC collectors. sorry for your story.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2016 4:26:14 GMT -5
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Post by rudos on Sept 7, 2016 5:12:37 GMT -5
A sign from god that MOC collecting is morally wrong.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2016 5:53:58 GMT -5
Sorry to hear about this man.
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Post by SmithyPlayz on Sept 7, 2016 6:21:23 GMT -5
Start playing with the figures and enjoy them  |
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Post by chosenone13 on Sept 7, 2016 6:53:07 GMT -5
think this is every collectors worse nightmare, I have all mine in bins including the loose ones do to the fact I do not have my own place yet, target has sales about every other week and you can get a decent size bin and lid for like $4 to $5 bucks
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Post by AlexWestCollects on Sept 7, 2016 7:06:46 GMT -5
Could have been worse
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Post by ARUN on Sept 7, 2016 7:24:04 GMT -5
Sorry to hear that. Same thing happened to me a few years ago.
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Post by Mr Ezekiel Jackson If Ya Nasty on Sept 7, 2016 8:03:04 GMT -5
A sign from god that MOC collecting is morally wrong. Nothing wrong with MOC. I go both ways when it comes to collecting. Makes things more interesting. |
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Post by Gone. on Sept 7, 2016 8:12:32 GMT -5
Why are they just sitting there anyways? You bought them to hide in a closet?
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