Hello all.

[Bad Andy]

I just wanted to say ......HI.

I have just started to collect.

I have been in contact with POPPY, who has been very helpful and i think i have purchased a few pieces from him, on ebay.

I spoke to the lovely lady on the phone today.....who took down all my details......OOOOO MATRON....lol and she was very helpful and has given me 5 years free subscription....Cheques in the post girl.. :)

Anyway..........Hope to converse with a few of you in the future, i dont bite.....unless you want me toooo.

Be good.............Andy.

[Bad Andy]

Oh yeah...............And if any one has RETIRED, MINT pieces for sale. PM me and we can do a little bit of Bizzness.

Any one for tea...........?

Suger.........?

Stirred anticlockwise................Bring ya own choccie biscuits, more the merrier.


Andy.

[Macca]

hi welcome to the forum

this place does need livening up a bit, :)

and if you want the lowdown of the inmates then look at the thread 6 places down vvvvvv

[Bad Andy]

Hi Macca.

There must be a very bad case of "numbfingerous" on this forum. Im glad one other person is immune from it.

Ok..........The next to say "Hi"........Gets a years supply of cat-food.

If ya aint gotta cat........Its lovely on toast.

Andy.

[POPPY]

Hi Andy

This is the place for advice even though we all have different opions except that we all agree Cinta is in charge :cool:

[Bad Andy]

Ok.......Heres one for you all....?

I went to a retailers today, where they had "BDCS05 DANNY & SMIFFY "FOURTH DAY OF XMAS".

I was just about to purchase the little devil, when i noticed the lady was wrapping it up in normal tissue paper.
I asked her "If it came in its original box with a poly insert.....?
She replied...."We have some poly chips if you want us to put those in the box with the tissue. We have all our boxes as flat_packs !"

So i declined her offer.

My question is.....Should this figurine have its orignal poly-inserts or was it produced without and shopkeepers have to pack the little devils out, with tisssue paper/poly chips/old newspaper or what ever else they have handy ?

Hiya POPPY............Ive been buyin again....lol

Thanx Andy.

[Macca]

This piece should come with all the standard packaging - polystyrene, mini brochure and a little form to join the club.

Mine don't come flat packed, and normally my stockist would open the box with me to inspect the piece before i buy. However if the piece was on display it is most likely the stockist flat packed the box herself, and disposed of the polysterene to create more room.

[Alexander Lemming]

Macca is right, there's one store that I occasionally purchase from that wraps up all figures in tissue paper and then puts it in the box with the brochures, so all you don't get with the piece is the polystyrene.

[Macca]

This is the place for advice

primarily and for fun.... although not recently and POPPY doesn't like fun on here ;) people obviously cant reach the computer after stuffing themselves over christmas



even though we all have different opions

and mine is the right one :D .... well except ebay Poppys on there 24/7


except that we all agree Cinta is in charge

aided by her iron finger and scowl like this :mad:

hehe :p

[dodger fan]

Hi Andy
welcome to the house of fun

DF

[Bad Andy]

Hello all and thanx for the welcome. :D

[Macca]

of course your welcome, everyone is:) the more the merrier

[middy]

hi Andy,
only been collecting a short time myself, BE CAREFUL,
i have noticed a lack of boxes and sticker to bases and boxed,
before you bid on ebay dont be afraid to ask questions.

Cat food on toast?
is that brown or white bread then?
do 8 out of 10 people prefer white or what? :)

[Cinta]

Hi Andy :) welcome to the forum :)

Macca, behave ;)

Some of the shops do flat pack our boxes :( However as long as you have the original box and the stickers are ok, then the figurine is still classed as perfect if you ever decide to sell them on.

[Bad Andy]

Thank you Cinta.

So i wasted my time last night.
When i jumped over the wall behind their shop and spent 3 hours rummaging through the skip, tryin to find the right "poly inserts" for the box ?....... :D

[Pedge]

Bonjoore Mr. Andy