TRU McFarlane Exclusives(Update: Gehrig & Robinson)

[predatorkj]

ee10 & predatorkj, post thanked! I think I have seen that one before in a double-pack w/ Sosa. After seeing those better pics, I think I'm gonna have to pick one up if it isn't too much $$.

edit: found one I'm gonna try to get. [ebay:3sitj8ci]300290786396[/ebay:3sitj8ci]

Good luck.I wasn't aware the Thomas was a fan fest figure.For the most part though even these can normally be had cheap.For some reason the go higher on ebay than they do in shops.I see a lot of the Bagwell versions as well as the All Star Game variant with the retro jersey seel pretty cheap locally as opposed to what they go for online.Plus if you get lucky enough to find any of the other guys who aren't local players they go mega cheap.I was able to pick about 30 or so different players up for around $3-$5 a piece which isn't bad at all IMO.


Good luck though.I will still keep my eyes peeled at the flea market for you.I know I purchased a Lebron James Show exclusive for about $5 still MISP and its limited to 1,000 or so figures.So they may have a Frank out there and if thats the case you can have another to keep sealed or to open.

 

[Cobra29svt]

predatorkj: I won the Frank and Sosa on eBay. Just thought I'd let ya know so you don't have to bother looking. I appreciate it though! Maybe I'll buy another at some point in time to keep sealed in the package. The one I won is getting opened as soon as it gets here.

 

[goldenegg1]

The Cooperstown figures are not TRU exclusives. The Zambrano, Pedroia, Upton, Cabrera, and Posada are TRU exclusives.
Also, the Cooperstown figures are much smaller that the figures produced in the past. Alot of people are not happy with that on the McFarlane message boards.

 

[predatorkj]

The Cooperstown figures are not TRU exclusives. The Zambrano, Pedroia, Upton, Cabrera, and Posada are TRU exclusives.
Also, the Cooperstown figures are much smaller that the figures produced in the past. Alot of people are not happy with that on the McFarlane message boards.

Whoa!How small we talking.When I pre ordered mine they looked and even showed they'd be the normal size.These better not be the tiny versions they usually sell via two packs.

 

[ffgameman]

The Gehrig is amazing.

 

[Cobra29svt]

Check this out:

My win
[ebay:13qo0s0r]260356931788[/ebay:13qo0s0r]


4 days earlier
[ebay:13qo0s0r]270337013249[/ebay:13qo0s0r]

 

[goldenegg1]

The Cooperstown figures are not TRU exclusives. The Zambrano, Pedroia, Upton, Cabrera, and Posada are TRU exclusives.
Also, the Cooperstown figures are much smaller that the figures produced in the past. Alot of people are not happy with that on the McFarlane message boards.

Whoa!How small we talking.When I pre ordered mine they looked and even showed they'd be the normal size.These better not be the tiny versions they usually sell via two packs.

They are not as small as the 3inch figure but they are smaller than the 6 inch. I actually sent an email to their customer service and I got response back from them saying they were experimenting with smaller figures and due the flood of negative responses they had received, they were returning to the regular size. I wish they didn't experiment with this set, but what can you do?

 

[predatorkj]

The Cooperstown figures are not TRU exclusives. The Zambrano, Pedroia, Upton, Cabrera, and Posada are TRU exclusives.
Also, the Cooperstown figures are much smaller that the figures produced in the past. Alot of people are not happy with that on the McFarlane message boards.

Whoa!How small we talking.When I pre ordered mine they looked and even showed they'd be the normal size.These better not be the tiny versions they usually sell via two packs.

They are not as small as the 3inch figure but they are smaller than the 6 inch. I actually sent an email to their customer service and I got response back from them saying they were experimenting with smaller figures and due the flood of negative responses they had received, they were returning to the regular size. I wish they didn't experiment with this set, but what can you do?

Well I'll know in a few days because they are on their way.What a bummer.Oh well...they are getting opened anyway so what the heck.

 

[predatorkj]

Well they came in today and I was happy to see them.I opened them and the first one I opened I noticed the first problem.The base for all of these is hollow.It has no bottom and feels extremely cheap.Be careful if you get any to open because my guess is these things would be super easy to break.

Second problem I noticed is on my Bo Jackson the bat is kinda screwed up.Its not the biggest deal but the Louisville slugger logo is flipped the wrong way and the powerized part is on the bottom as opposed to being on the top.Its almost like the bat was just flipped the wrong way when the printing was put on it.Not the biggest deal but easily noticeable to a sharp eye.

Last problem was I went to put them up in my hobby room and when I got through displaying them I looked over next to the Nolan Ryan and I noticed how much smaller they are than the regular versions.I have the new Nolan right next to my Mike Schmidt and Schmidt looks like a freaking monster(not that he wasn't anyways ) next to the Nolan.We are talking David and Goliath here.And the bad part is the Nolan stands straight up while the Schmidt is semi crouched in a mid swing stance.The Jackson looks even tinier next to the Schmidt.I still don't know how to upload pics from our digital camera to the computer yet or I'd take a picture.

All in all I like the figures but they don't match up well with my others and if their quality continues to be on par with these...I'd like to see a cheaper price.Because they certainly aren't giving anyone the quality they used to.