Real or reseal? Hasbro Mail Away Hogan

I think hasbromaniac would've reported it as it was a real one. Then again, Bret exists packaged...

Hasbromaniac did not know about the pinkish Rick Rude either....

Are you sure? the series 8 Bret Hart and the Mail away are both very similar but they have different colour elbow pads and wrist tape.

Sorry, I was thinking of this:

Well, it looks legit to me, but then again it very well could be a well done re-seal. It could also be a factory error where they put the wrong Hogan in the package instead of the correct one, so you never know.

For all we know, it could be a legit, one of a kind error.

Looks to be carefully resealed,

and I would love to see a pic of this packaged mailaway Bret.

Sadly the site wwfhasbromania.com doesn't exist anymore, it had a pic.

Anyway, the post about hasbromaniac hasbro figures mentions it, saying the same fig was sold carded through KB-toys.

sealed in bag



Mail Away Hulk Hogan.



This figure is one of three exclusive mail away figures only available in the US (the other two
being Bret Hart and Undertaker) and is the easiest to differentiate. First off these figures did not
come on cards, and were instead offered in bags. Although this figure uses the same mould as a
regular Hulk Hogan #3 figure it sports a different costume, namely red tights with Hulkamania in
yellow print across them.

Distinguishing features include a very detailed bandanna, and a paler skin dye. I would definitely
rank the Mail aways as some of the rarest Hasbros.




Mail Away Bret Hart

There has been a lot of speculation about this figures, and here is why: The mail away Bret Hart
is the second of the 3 mail aways. It is recognisable by the Purple hart on his torso. Now the
confusing thing is that a few of the more common Carded Bret Hart #1's also came with Purple
Harts. So how can you tell the difference? There are a couple more tell tell signs if you know
what you are looking for. The Mail away Brett Hart, like the rest of the Mail aways were made
with a paler skin dye than the rest. You place a Mail away fig next to an ordinary one
you can see the difference. The second and more noticeable clue is that the Sunglasses on the
Mail away figure were made with a much more dazzling shade of pink. If you can make out
on the pic above, the pink of the goggles in comparison to the pick of his tights.
All in all although this figures is among the rarest, I would say it is the least desirable of the
MailAways.




Mail away Undertaker. The rarest of all the mailaways the Undertaker is a standard #1 figure with the orange beard along
with the coat from the standard #2 figure. As with all the mailaways the skin dye is much lighter. Best bought MIB.




European Hogan Mailaway
This European mailaway was issued as a collectors toy with special packs of Shreaded Wheat cereals.
Not as widely known as the first three mailaways as these were never release to the US only UK & Europe.
The production run was limited to 250 units thus in terms of numbers making them among the hardest to
find of all mailaways. The second European mailaway was Macho Man #1.

That is most likely a reseal. I have seen 2 other mailaway Hogan mOC over the years. Upon contacting both sellers, they admitted them to being custom jobs.




I didn't really consider the Rude a variant but more of an error in coloring. As I wrote, out of the 6 carded Rudes I have, one is lighter but not really significant. Here's a comparison shot of the pinkish carded, pinkish loose and purple carded Rudes: