Star Wars | Action Figures

Nov 21

Tips on Buying Star Wars Action Figure

The industry of action figures was revolutionized by the movie Star Wars and Kenner, a famous action figure maker by creating 3 ¾-inch line of star wars action figure. Having created a smaller as opposed to the conventional 12-inch star wars action figure, it was less expensive, and children would like to collect them as well.

As this pop culture immortalized by creating them into action figures, it requires much passion, dedication, and much knowledge that could challenge a star wars geek. An aspiring star wars collector should be able to classify the star wars action figure in which it belonged – vintage(1977-1989), the neo-classic(1990-2000), and prequel(1999-present). If you think you are too geek for this star wars action figure collecting stuff and you feel that you are too willing to spend a lot of money then try to consider these:

1. Get the exclusive and the custom star wars action figure. Collecting all these exclusives could be as hard as it get. There are some people who, at the time when some star wars action figure are not produced due to safety reasons were very lucky to have working prototypes with them. Since these star wars action figure were extremely rare, you, the geek, should do some extensive research before buying any of these figure.
2. Select the Graded “Ones”. Usually sellers use the grading scales to determine the condition of the star war action figure – the “C” and the AFA ratings. The “C” rates a condition from a scale of one to 10, with a C10 achieving the highest quality. The AFA (Action Figure Authority) bases the quality on percentage scale.
3. Search star wars action figure on online shopping sites. Use the most abused thing on earth – the internet! Use you newly found information as a keyword.
4. Be confident when buying. After all you knew what you’re buying, right? If you have doubts about your seller, do some research, and wonder how the online stores protect you.