This is intended as a guide to those new to the hobby who have come to Ebay in search of the now difficult-to-find Cy/Cool Girl line of female 1/6 articulated action figures. I'll walk you through a short...
Grading Loose Vintage 3 3/4 Inch GI Joe and Cobra Action Figures Collecting this vintage toyline is a wonderful, inexpensive hobby as well as an easy investment! First of all, I am a fellow, avid collector!...
Recently, BBI, DID and even some small company in Hong Kong released their US Army Modern ACU cards or box sets. They are all of "standard" or "above standard" of quality in nowadays 1/6 market. However, the...
Just a few years ago, if you wanted a 12" GI Joe-sized samurai action figure, this would've meant finding someone able to build a very expensive custom-made figure. While many of today's 1/6 scale samurai...
The following information is to help buyers know what the 1/x scales equal to in inches:1/8 is about 6" - 7" high 1/7 is about 7" - 8" high 1/6 is about 9" - 10" high 1/5 is about 11" - 12" high 1/4 is about...
I sell scale items for dioramas, items I find and using my own "rule of thumb" or "eyeballing" or "guestimation," pick them up, bring them home, and do the math on them to be sure that I am offering items of...
How To Grade Star Wars Toys. Our grading scale for Power of the Force II, Episode I, Power of the Jedi, Saga Collection, and Episode III is as follows: C-9 The package of the item is in the same fresh...
This guide is aimed to educate a new collector and help them avoid some of the pitfalls associated with collecting. Although this is geared toward 1/6 Military Action Figures, the general principles apply to...