RARE GI JOE ITEMS FOR AUCTION

RARE GI JOE ITEMS FOR AUCTION (OFFERING #4)
FROM THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF COREY STINSON

Up for silent auction now are the below-listed GI JOE items. From one of the largest foreign GI JOE collections in the United States, I am pleased to offer these rare pieces for sale. Nearly all feature packaging and variations exclusive to their locale. Up for sale this round are items from Brazil, Argentina, Australia, and some other misc. rare and prototype items.

Please refer to the pictures and descriptions regarding items for auction. Click on any thumbnail image for a high-resolution version of that picture, hi-res picture are very large but you can scroll or size them in your browser as desired. I would appreciate your carefully reviewing all high-resolution photos before asking for details on packaging condition, etc. If after reviewing photos you have a question that you believe is not answered by the photo, please contact me for clarification.

Basics on how the silent auction works:

Contact corey@coreystinson.org to send a question or bid.
State your full, real name and country of residence (if outside of the U.S.)
State the full name of each item you wish to bid on, and your bid for that item. (All bids are considered to be in US$)
DO NOT send one bid for multiple items - you must make bids on each item individually.
All bids including the winning bid are confidential and will not be disclosed to other bidders, either during or after the auction.
Bids will be accepted through March 25th, 2010 on the items listed here. After that time, winning bidders will be contacted.
See the end of this page for more details on rules/policies regarding these offerings.

Payment is accepted by check, money order, US$ cash, Western Union, MoneyGram, or PayPal. For PayPal payment, payment must be sent as a gift and you (buyer) must cover transfer fees.

References: you may check the feedback under my eBay user ID 'coreystinson'. Also, I am one of the three originators of YOJOE.COM and currently the owner/operator of web store SMALLJOES.COM, specializing in GI JOE, and have been in operation since 2001.

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Argentina
Brazil
Australia
Prototypes, Rare, & Misc.

ARGENTINA

GI JOE products produced under license by Plastirama.

Airborne figure sealed on original factory card. Card has minor creases, two hole punches along the top. Minimum opening bid: $40

T.N.T. figure sealed on original factory card. This card is pretty nice, note that many of these cards were ruined by the applicaton at the factory of a large orange "GRATIS!' sticker which is fortunately absent from this specimin. Minimum opening bid: $120

Alpine figure sealed on original factory card. Card has creases along top. This is an interesting card: note that the corner edges are untrimmed (square), the blister bubble is also different from all of the other Argentine cards I have. Curious. Minimum opening bid: $40

Blowtorch figure sealed on original factory card. Light creases and bubble dings. Minimum opening bid: $40

Crazylegs figure sealed on original factory card. Nice unpunched card. Minimum opening bid: $40

Destro figure sealed on original factory card. Minor bubble dings. Minimum opening bid: $40

Doc figure sealed on original factory card. Blister bubble cracked in several places. Minimum opening bid: $25

First-series Flash figure loose with backpack and helmet. Cardback included. Minimum opening bid: $75

Eels figure sealed on original factory card. Nice unpunched card. Minimum opening bid: $40

Footloose figure sealed on original factory card. Unpunched card, ding on bubble. Minimum opening bid: $40

Quick-Kick figure sealed on original factory card. Bubble is raised from card along bottom of package (glue loose). Minimum opening bid: $40

Ripcord figure sealed on original factory card. Near-perfect unpunched card. Minimum opening bid: $40

Scarlett figure sealed on original factory card. A very rare series one card. Card is a little rough mainly due to environmental wear (sun exposure?). Also, it appears that the blister was removed and reglued at some point. Minimum opening bid: $150

Storm Shadow figure sealed on original factory card. Very nice unpunched card, one minor bubble ding. Minimum opening bid: $40

Dreadnok Torch figure sealed on original factory card. Bubble dings and one hole in bubble. Minimum opening bid: $25

Street Figher II figure from Argentina, on an oversized card. Minimum opening bid: $25

Cobra Adder vehicle. Mint in sealed box. Minimum opening bid: $30

Whirlwind vehicle. Mint in sealed box. Minimum opening bid: $30

Watchtower playset. Mint in sealed box. Minimum opening bid: $30

Mountain Howitzer playset. Mint in sealed box. Minimum opening bid: $30

Cobra Bunker playset. Mint in sealed box. Minimum opening bid: $30

Checkpoint Alpha playset. Mint in sealed box. Minimum opening bid: $30

Anti-Aircraft Missile System playset. Mint in sealed box. Minimum opening bid: $30

This GI JOE-licensed 3" x 4" box apparently contained a Chiclets-style candy. (Candy is long gone.) Release in Argentina. Minimum opening bid: $10

"COPS" sets - Produced in Argentina from what remained of Plastirama's inventory. Each set includes one Plastirama-produced GI JOE action figure and some accessories. The accessories packed in are somewhat random. Minimum opening bid for each set is $40

Sgt. Slaughter	Airborne	Blowtorch	Cover Girl	Doc
Crazylegs	Destro	Ninja-ku	Quick Kick
Ripcord	Satan	Sokerk	Storm Shadow

BRAZIL

GI JOE products produced under license by Estrela.

Asa Negra glider trooper, note variations on figure. These are very large cards. Due to that, they were more succeptible to damage, so each of the four offered here have some creasing. Minimum opening bid: $150

Bolidus glider trooper, note variations on figure. These are very large cards. Due to that, they were more succeptible to damage, so each of the four offered here have some creasing. Minimum opening bid: $150

Reptil do Ar glider trooper, note variations on figure. These are very large cards. Due to that, they were more succeptible to damage, so each of the four offered here have some creasing. Minimum opening bid: $150

Pegasus glider trooper, note variations on figure. These are very large cards. Due to that, they were more succeptible to damage, so each of the four offered here have some creasing. Minimum opening bid: $150

Barbeque on original white Estrela card, very nice! Minimum opening bid: $200

Footloose on original white Estrela card, very nice! Minimum opening bid: $200

Spirit Iron-Knife on original white Estrela card, very nice! Minimum opening bid: $200

Torch on original white Estrela card, very nice! Minimum opening bid: $200

Crystal Ball on Comandos em Acao card. Minimum opening bid: $150

Snake-Eyes (v2) on Comandos em Acao card. Card has creasing. Minimum opening bid: $175

Flint on Comandos em Acao card. Minimum opening bid: $150

Lowlight on Comandos em Acao card. Minimum opening bid: $150

Mainframe on Comandos em Acao card. Minimum opening bid: $150

Python Crimson Guard on Comandos em Acao card. Minimum opening bid: $150

Quick Kick on Comandos em Acao card. Minimum opening bid: $150

Sgt. Slaughter on Comandos em Acao card. Minimum opening bid: $150

Sci-Fi on Comandos em Acao card. Minimum opening bid: $150

AUSTRALIA

GI JOE products produced under license in Australia, first by Toltoys and later by Hasbro's international arm.

Cobra Trooper on early Toltoys card, quite rare. Minimum opening bid: $250

Short Fuse on early Toltoys card, quite rare. Minimum opening bid: $250

Zap on early Toltoys card, quite rare. Minimum opening bid: $250

Bullet Proof on D.E.F. card. Several Battle Corps! figures were originally intended for D.E.F. (Drug Elimination Force). They actually saw limited release that way in Australia. Minimum opening bid: $50

Gristle on D.E.F.-styled (purple background) card. Several Battle Corps! figures were originally intended for D.E.F. (Drug Elimination Force). They actually saw limited release that way in Australia. Minimum opening bid: $50

Long Arm on D.E.F. card. Several Battle Corps! figures were originally intended for D.E.F. (Drug Elimination Force). They actually saw limited release that way in Australia. Minimum opening bid: $40

Mace on D.E.F. card. Several Battle Corps! figures were originally intended for D.E.F. (Drug Elimination Force). They actually saw limited release that way in Australia. Minimum opening bid: $40

Mutt & Junkyard on D.E.F. card. Several Battle Corps! figures were originally intended for D.E.F. (Drug Elimination Force). They actually saw limited release that way in Australia. Minimum opening bid: $40

Headhunter Stormtrooper on D.E.F.-styled (purple background) card. Several Battle Corps! figures were originally intended for D.E.F. (Drug Elimination Force). They actually saw limited release that way in Australia. Minimum opening bid: $50

PROTOTYPES, RARE, AND MISC.

This was a proposed color scheme for the GI JOE Valor vs. Venom Anti-Venom Toys R Us exclusive six pack. This color scheme was never released. These are factory-finished prototype, only a few of these production-level samples escaped the factory. Minimum opening bid: $150

This was a proposed color scheme for the Spy Troops Double Clutch figure. This color scheme was never released. This is a factory-finished prototype, only a few of these production-level samples escaped the factory. Minimum opening bid: $25

This was a proposed color scheme for Storm Shadow, I believe planned as a Wal-mart exclusive. This color scheme was never released. This is a factory-finished prototype, only a few of these production-level samples escaped the factory. Minimum opening bid: $25

This was a proposed color scheme for Snake-Eyes I believe planned for the BJ's Wholesale exclusive boxed set (figure was later included in this set in a totally different scheme). This is a factory-finished prototype, only a few of these production-level samples escaped the factory. Minimum opening bid: $25

This was a proposed color scheme for Snake-Eyes, I believe planned as a Wal-mart exclusive. This color scheme was never released. This is a factory-finished prototype, only a few of these production-level samples escaped the factory. Minimum opening bid: $25

This set of GI JOE licensed telephones were released in the early 80's. They are not true telephones, but act as an intercom communication system when wired together. The last time I tried them they weren't working, but I might have been using dead batteries. I do not guarantee them to be in working condition, however the electronics are utterly simple so some contact cleaning and verification that the interconnecting wire isn't shorted should restore them to working order. I have never seen these for sale anywhere! Minimum opening bid: $200

This is about a 2" tall reproduction of the original Gung-Ho with appropriately scaled weapon, backpack, and stand. I am not sure as to the origins of this, but I believe I was told that a series of these were released in Japan, possibly as a promotional or Gashapon-type items. This figure is missing one forearm. Minimum opening bid: $25

Everyone's favorite GI JOE vehicle - the Pogo! Re-release as the "Invader" for Star Brigade, this MIB version is from Europe. Minimum opening bid: $25

Please read all instructions on this page carefully. Failure to follow the instructions result in your bids being ignored in this and all future offerings.

Do not place bids unless you have the funds in hand to pay immediately - no horsetrading, excuses, or other B.S.! If you cannot handle this requirement then don't bid.

If you place a winning bid then back out on it suffice to say you will be ineligible to participate in future offerings, so please do not waste my time and jeopardize your ability to bid on some amazing items in the future.

Bidding details:

I will confirm receipt of all bids via email. This confirmation does not indicate that you've won anything, just that I've received the bid. If you do not receive a confirmation within 24 hours please re-submit your bid. (You might also want to verify at that time that you are following the instructions.)
The date stamp on all offers must be on or before the auction ending date as shown at the top of this page. Offers arriving after that date will be ignored. As this is a silent auction, and since you do not know what others have bid, there is no point in waiting until the last minute anyway.
DO NOT contact me and ask what the current high bid is, or anything along those lines. That defeats the purpose of a silent auction and isn't fair. I will not play bidders against each other or otherwise play favorites.
All bids including the winning bid are confidential and will not be disclosed anywhere publicly by me, either during or after the auction. The winning bidder is, of course, at liberty to discuss that he/she won any particular item, etc.

Shipping details:

I will consolidate shipping if bidder wins multiple items.
Shipping charges will be USPS rates for Priority Mail + signature confirmation and insurance.
International shipments will be sent via registered first-class mail where possible, larger shipments by express mail.
Shipments for winning bids paid by PayPal will ship only to the confirmed/verified PayPal address.

Payment details:

Immediate payment is required of all winning bidders. I expect payment to be remitted (mailed or otherwise) within 24 hours of my confirmation to you of winning bid(s).
Upon my confirmation to you of auction win(s), I expect for you to reply within 24 hours acknowledging this and finalizing the transaction. A failure to reply within this time frame will be treated as abandonment of your bid and the item will be sold to the next highest bidder.
All payments must clear before items are shipped. This includes personal checks, PayPal eChecks, and any international payment method.
PayPal payments must be sent as a gift and buyer must absorb the transfer fees (usually this amounts to about 3% of the amount of the transfer).
PayPal payments will not be accepted from individuals unless address is confirmed/verified on PayPal account.
International bidders may pay with Western Union, Moneygram, US$ cash sent well-concealed via registered mail, international money order, or PayPal.

FAQ/Misc:

"Why am I not selling these items on eBay?" Answer: I am very tired of eBay, their constantly increasing fees, and their policy changes which create an very unfriendly environment for sellers.