darkSpyro

Just sell it to GameStop, they'll give you $2 for the whole thing.

Gamestop better go somewhere with their bullcrap trade-in prices. I will laugh them straight to the bank.

In anycase, I updated the first post again, now with Gnarly Tree Rex's.

I normally understand where you're coming from in terms of collecting, but why three Wii bundles? One to open I'm sure, and one to leave in the box, but what's the third for?

I open 2 of every figure to level down each path, and 1 to keep sealed. Thankfully, I have someone buying one of the Wii's, plus game, portal, Jet, and Cynder for 100, making one Gnarly 62 bucks. I am trying to find a way to sell the second opened Wii, with game portal, and Series 2 Cynder (gave Jet to my kids and kept Gnarly) for 90. Don't how I will manage that, but I'm sure something will happen.

Hopefully, in the end, I will have spent 162 + 62 + 72 for 3 Gnarly Tree Rex's. Far cheaper than I saw just ONE sell for on Ebay.

In all seriousness,
Does your home owner insurance cover your collection?
Have you reported everything?

It reminds me of folks that do things to their cars, but don't report it, get into an accident and loose all that money on their mods.
-M

Actually, that's a point as your insurance won't cover you for the cost of the Gnarly's as it will treat them as $10 figs. They won't care that it only comes in a bundle when you don't have the bundle anymore. This also makes one of your reasons for getting rid of the S1 variants somewhat moot.

That is an awesome collection. I drool over your VVaults. They sold out pretty quick near me and I've not found one since. i can't afford to be paying $50 bucks on evilbay for it (sad I know). Seriously though Fantastical collection!

Would you happen to let one of those Vaults go?

Dang, epic! You have so much stuff! Now i'm inspired to buy that wii bundle cause Gnarly looks so cool! Although my family already owns a wii that one could be for me? Hmm i'll have to decide.

Quote: neomas77

In all seriousness,
Does your home owner insurance cover your collection?
Have you reported everything?

It reminds me of folks that do things to their cars, but don't report it, get into an accident and loose all that money on their mods.
-M

Well, I go through a well known insurance company. While they won't cover something I bought on Ebay for 200 bucks, when it only costed 10, they cover anything for the cost of the actual product. In essence, I am good to go if something bad happens, minus the variants, which I would only get 10 dollars each for. All they ask for, for proof of what I have, is pics. No receipts. I have a private place where I store pics of each and everything I own.

Quote: chaosworrier

Actually, that's a point as your insurance won't cover you for the cost of the Gnarly's as it will treat them as $10 figs. They won't care that it only comes in a bundle when you don't have the bundle anymore. This also makes one of your reasons for getting rid of the S1 variants somewhat moot.

An extension of above. I took a pic of those 3 Wii's, so they will cover the costs of at least 1 of those Wii's, since it's complete. As of right now, or until I sell the second Wii, that is still a complete set, so they would cover 2 of the bundles.

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Would you happen to let one of those Vaults go?

I have someone who may want 1 of them. I would sell 3 of them, so that means in holding her one, I would sell 2 of them. I ask for 30 bucks for each, plus 4-5 (I'd have to check) for shipping. That would be fair in my eyes, seeing as they're going for 45+ on Evilbay and they will probably just go higher. I mean, with income tax coming up, plus a good chance to sell a movie soon, I don't really have to sell them. I would just be selling them because people want them.

Would you believe my local Best Buy still has one copy of the first game on PS3, with a Volcanic Vault inside? So odd to see it not selling.

"I ask for 30 bucks for each, plus 4-5 (I'd have to check) for shipping. That would be fair in my eyes, seeing as they're going for 45+ on Evilbay and they will probably just go higher. I mean, with income tax coming up, plus a good chance to sell a movie soon, I don't really have to sell them. I would just be selling them because people want them."

what a joke.

seriously, you ripped off stores to get them for free in the first place.

now you are just scalping them and pretending to be doing people a favour.

t7gga just said it all right there. He beat me to it.

I knew that would happen. As I was typing that, I thought to myself, "watch someone throw out some bi-polar assumption when they don't have any facts."

Look, some people here need to seriously grow up. Everything isn't some conspiracy theory, but I seriously see a handful of people here either spam or go after people with baseless assumptions, in an attempt to get arguments started. It's tired, well to those who have a life outside of finding reasons to start crap.

But, to make those who assume, look like an ***, the ones I got for free I gave away for free. You know, the ones I kept when Best Buy told me they would just throw them in the trash? Yeah, those ones.

These are the ones I got for spending 25 bucks on Skylanders (before tax), so... yeah. Infact, one of the three I would be selling, comes from one of my open Starter Packs. So, jokes on those who opened their traps before putting some effort into blowing smoke out of their ***.

I would appreciate it if people wouldn't junk up my topic with useless assumptions. Call Mulder and Scully and ask them to investigate, because anyone who assumes about me lives a boring life. Otherwise, grow up and post mature comments, please. Thank you.

These are the ones I got for spending 25 bucks on Skylanders (before tax), so... yeah.

Not "spamming", simply curious on how you rationalise this. Did you not get $25 of Skylanders for that $25, thus still making the VV's from those transactions still free? Thanks in advance for clarifying this point.

good god, this moron is still doing this?

Kids, find a much better role model than an unwed father of 2.

Quote: chaosworrier

These are the ones I got for spending 25 bucks on Skylanders (before tax), so... yeah.

Not "spamming", simply curious on how you rationalise this. Did you not get $25 of Skylanders for that $25, thus still making the VV's from those transactions still free? Thanks in advance for clarifying this point.

The lowest amount I could spend on Skylanders at that time, to take advantage of the offer, would have been 26.97.

Back on topic, I took the time to re-position the LC Drobot and Eruptor cards someone said were in the wrong spots. I added Gnarly's card to the wall, and I decided that the 8 variants that show up ingame, will go above the Giant cards, on the card part of my wall.

I gave my plush Spyro to my daughters to share, and that extra spot, until I get an actual shelf built after ALL toys release for Giants, will go to Granite Crusher, Gnarly Tree Rex, and Punch Pop Fizz. I need to take a new pic of the cards on the wall to reflect the change, but I have no idea where to staple the cannon cards on the Giants wall.

22, single, poor college kid. Adopt me?

What I would do to get my hands on those Crystal Clear Whamshell and Stealth Elf. Heck, even that glorious GITD Warnado. I only have the basic figure set. I couldnt even afford Gnarly Tree Rex, Volcanic Vault, or Dark Spyro. And you have like 4 each. -applauds-

How do you afford this all? (if I may ask)

i see this collection is still growing keep it up bud!

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22, single, poor college kid. Adopt me?

What I would do to get my hands on those Crystal Clear Whamshell and Stealth Elf. Heck, even that glorious GITD Warnado. I only have the basic figure set. I couldnt even afford Gnarly Tree Rex, Volcanic Vault, or Dark Spyro. And you have like 4 each. -applauds-

How do you afford this all? (if I may ask)

It's a combination of things. Save well, is one of them. I live in a house my mother owns, so she doesn't charge me rent. That, however, will probably change by the end of this year, as I seriously plan on having a movie sold by then.

Let me say this, though. As a "22, single, poor college kid," you are working for your future - I hope. The financial hardships of going through college mostly pays off for those who finish. You're going for a reason. Keep it up and you should be making serious bank one day.

Quote: Gaiaknight

i see this collection is still growing keep it up bud!

Thanks, Gaia.

I hate Skylanders. Why can't they just make every character available to everyone?? I literally JUST bought a used Wii for 75 dollars and was planning to buy the starter pack at Walmart to get the glow-in-the-dark Cynder. But then I won't be able to get Gnarly Tree Rex which I COULD have gotten with my Wii which would have been NEW. I HATE THIS. Holy cow why does life hate meeeee AHHH!!!!

Well, I have to give a huge shoutout to Wes from Mediapulp (ie Wideawakewesley). He was kind enough to hook me up with a GITD Fright Rider, which arrived today. It now hangs below my Battle Packs on my Giants wall.

In return I will be hooking him up down the line. It's always nice when people help each other out. Thanks again, Wes.

I did register him with my game, since he actually shows up as "special" ingame. Through all registered objects from Skylanders, my game total sits at 97, with 76 being actual Skylanders.

GM - if you speak to your insurance agent, you can get an insurance "rider" that will cover your collection. Most people have a rider clause added to their homeowners policy for their wife's jewelry (specifically, their engagement ring). Here is a link to an article that will get you started in the right direction ... http://collectibles.about.com/...sinsurance.htm.

Awesome. Thanks for the info, Hime. I have renters insurance, however. Do you know if the "rider" clause would work for renters insurance? If so, I will get in contact with my insurance agency and talk to them.

Quote: GameMaster78

Awesome. Thanks for the info, Hime. I have renters insurance, however. Do you know if the "rider" clause would work for renters insurance? If so, I will get in contact with my insurance agency and talk to them.

I believe you could attach it to any policy like that, GM. It costs more per insured unit than a typical homeowners or renters policy, but it's still relatively cheap if you are insuring something worth thousands of dollars.

GM,

Its been a while since I've been in this thread, your seriously considering selling some of your collection?
I have a "rider's clause" on my renters insurance to cover some older comics and GI Joe/Transformers figures. It does not cost an unreasonable amount to maintain although it did involve finding an appraisor to estimate a value. I get it reappraised every couple of years. Talk to your specific insurer about what they need and evidence of value they will accept but the more evidence you have of a specific value te destroyed property is worth the less likely they will simply pigeon hole you at cost value for all items.

Well, I took down the auction yesterday or the day before. I decided to hold onto them a little while longer, or maybe permanently. While I am not in the mood to buy the rock Zook and Whirlwind, Wes did send me a GITD Fright Rider. So, maybe I will go after the variants that are somewhat reasonable to find.

I will check with my company and get more info about this rider's clause.

Regarding an appraisal: I've never been through this but I'd imagine that's something you have to pay for? It might be worth it to see if instead of having an appraiser come in, you might be able to give them the fair market value from like, eBay or ToyWiz.com? Dunno if that's working looking into for you or not.

Quote: Kesrael

Regarding an appraisal: I've never been through this but I'd imagine that's something you have to pay for? It might be worth it to see if instead of having an appraiser come in, you might be able to give them the fair market value from like, eBay or ToyWiz.com? Dunno if that's working looking into for you or not.

Unfortunately, generally not, no. Even if you buy jewellery from a store and have that receipt it is not accepted and they expect an appraisal. The receipt only says what you paid for it, not what it is worth. In these cases, I always get the appraisal thrown in with the sale - but that does not help GM78 in this instance.

I reckon the small price to pay for the appraisal, etc is peanuts compared to peace of mind.

Quote: Kesrael

Regarding an appraisal: I've never been through this but I'd imagine that's something you have to pay for? It might be worth it to see if instead of having an appraiser come in, you might be able to give them the fair market value from like, eBay or ToyWiz.com? Dunno if that's working looking into for you or not.

Different insurers are going to have different expectations on proof of value. Ebay is a tricky method of assessing worth because the same item in apparently the same condition can fluctuate greatly in price value over a short amount of time. An appraisor will assess specific condition of the item in addition to value making their say valuable to the total actual worth of your specific item. An appraisor acts as a third party neither supporting you or the insurance compnay leaving less arguement of actual item worth. The specific one I have dealt with for the last ten years has not charged me because I normally do sell him something when he makes an appearance.

Quote: GameMaster78

Well, I have to give a huge shoutout to Wes from Mediapulp (ie Wideawakewesley). He was kind enough to hook me up with a GITD Fright Rider, which arrived today. It now hangs below my Battle Packs on my Giants wall.

In return I will be hooking him up down the line. It's always nice when people help each other out. Thanks again, Wes.

I did register him with my game, since he actually shows up as "special" ingame. Through all registered objects from Skylanders, my game total sits at 97, with 76 being actual Skylanders.

woah, could you describe it or add a screenshot? and is he just called fright rider or does he have an in-game name too?

I will take a pic, hold up. He shows up ingame as Special Fright Rider, just like GITD Cynder from Walmart shows up as Special Cynder. GITD Fright Rider is currently European and Australian exclusive.

EDIT: Here is my GITD Fright Rider hanging on the wall. Thanks again, Wes.

I thought you were never going to get items with the foreign packaging/top thingie? And, yes, "top thingie" is a technical term, thank you very much...

Well, in this case, I had to make an exception.

Is there any way, GameMaster, that you'd be willin to purchase a Fright Rider for an American?

Wow, been out of power since last Monday! Eight days now... Hurricane Sandy. At the library. Anyway, awesome collection. Toys "R" Us has the Gnarly bundle on their website. I want to purchase one, but the shipping is around $16 bucks. Not interested...

Quote: GameMaster78

I will take a pic, hold up. He shows up ingame as Special Fright Rider, just like GITD Cynder from Walmart shows up as Special Cynder. GITD Fright Rider is currently European and Australian exclusive.

EDIT: Here is my GITD Fright Rider hanging on the wall. Thanks again, Wes.

that's pretty cool, i have a gitd cynder, "is there anyway you'd purchase a gitd fright rider for a 'merican?"

I live in America. I had a friend pick me up one, as he lives in Europe. Even then, we are in the midst of a trade. I am nabbing him a set of the new Sidekicks when they come out.

you miss the megabloks skylanders

^ i dont think anyone wants those...

hey could you post some pics on how the new skylanders fit in the sort masters? i cant fit my slam bam in anywhere unless i take a divider out.

As you can see from the pics, some of the tabs had to be removed in order to fit characters in spots, but each still occupy a spot.

Top case -



Middle case -



Bottom case -

Whats with the eruptor on the volcanic vault box?

Friends at Best Buy gave me the box. The Eruptor stylus is one that I opened, because I had thought about opening all six of the currently released stylus, but I changed my mind.

awesome pics GM. how much bending is done to S2 whirlwinds wings?
and in your sig you say theres a total of 127. how do you figure? 99 plus the 25 varients is only 124.
what are the other 3?
even if you count Target Whirl and Walmart Drill your number is still off by 1

We got a serious badass over here!

Quote: Hazard335

awesome pics GM. how much bending is done to S2 whirlwinds wings?
and in your sig you say theres a total of 127. how do you figure? 99 plus the 25 varients is only 124.
what are the other 3?
even if you count Target Whirl and Walmart Drill your number is still off by 1

It doesn't count variants at all, well not the 20 original variants.

That was based on what would show up as special ingame, plus anything else that actually registers. It might be higher, but check this out.

Right now, my game says I have registered 99 Skylanders and objects.

It counts Magical Items toward your totals: 10
It counts Sidekicks toward your totals: 8
It counts Adventure Toys: 4
Series 1: 37
Series 2: 24
Giants: 8
New Skylanders: 8
Lightcores: 8
Ingame variants: 8
Legendaries: 10
GITD Cynder (Special)
GITD Fright Rider (Special)

That makes 127. However, now we know about the Platinum Treasure Chest magical item, GITD Sonic Boom, I forgot to add Gold Flameslinger, which registers as special (got mine today), so that's another 3 to add, making for a total of 130 registerable objects in the home console games. Oh, and it does include "Rock Zook" as a "Special" so that's 131, meaning I may at least go after that one, since it registers ingame. I am not sure about Green Gill Grunt, but since he's on a green base, I don't bank on him showing up as "Special."

Actually, the Scorpian Striker magic item is going to come out, so that's 132.

(+Original 18 Variants(or +20 if you count the Two Original Exclusives as Variants))

Green Gill Grunt won't be special. There is a 99% chance of this happening.

The coding hasn't been discovered, the guide doesn't mention it, and yeah, he does have a green base.

Hack, I would actually expect him to not even get S2 buffs.

Me jelly...

Quote: Skybagel

Actually, the Scorpian Striker magic item is going to come out, so that's 132.

(+Original 18 Variants(or +20 if you count the Two Original Exclusives as Variants))

Those original 20 variants don't show up as special, only GITD Fright, Cynder, Bronze Flameslinger, and from what I understand Rock Zook.

Quote: Nibelilt

Green Gill Grunt won't be special. There is a 99% chance of this happening.

The coding hasn't been discovered, the guide doesn't mention it, and yeah, he does have a green base.

Hack, I would actually expect him to not even get S2 buffs.

Exactly. I think I can safely pass on this one without losing any sleep.