Milk Grenades Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 So, over the summer I came across this Vintage TN Nomura Earthman Astronaut Robot toy at the flea market, and bought it for $15. It's still in the box and in perfect condition. Today , I did a google search and found that it was being sold on ebay for $1,799.99. EBAY LINK I didn't know much about it before today, I just thought it looked really cool. There's also this video of it on youtube of it working... Apparently, "Not an inexpensive toy by any standard, Earth Man is held in high esteem among knowledegable collectors for only the best of reasons: operational and lithographic quality." I'm wondering if I should try to sell it or keep it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 I'm going to have to ask you to send it to me for an official authentication. Nice find. Keep it and sell it when you need some extra loot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milk Grenades Posted December 4, 2007 Author Share Posted December 4, 2007 I'm still trying to find out more about it. I found an article by a robot collector and he says: "For rare and mysterious robots, this is essentially the one. A Good-condition Deep-Sea will cost $8,000, with a Mint-in-Box box version costing $24,000, the same as a nice new car. Coming in as the priciest robot is Robby Space Patrol, made by Nomura in 1957. This incredibly detailed robot is battery-operated and sits atop a meticulously lithographed space car. This item is unusually rare, largely due to MGM enjoining Nomura shortly after the toy was released due to copyright infringement of the MGM film Forbidden Planet. A Good-condition Robby — meaning not close to Mint, mind you — would pay a year’s tuition at a state university at $6,000. A Robby Space Patrol, Mint with its original box, would buy at least two elected officials — I checked current prices on eBay — with a value of more than $30,000." Nothing is mentioned about the one I own, but knowing that's it's created by Nomura, I'm sure it could be worth more than what the dude on ebay is selling it for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NerdUnit Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 If you have that in the box with the box in good condition it's prolly worth more. Ask one of these people. If you keep it you may want to know its value to insure it. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/roadshow/series/appraisers/toys.html That is a cool looking toy. Shit that is a little piece of walking art drawings. Very cool find. Tell us how much it's worth if you get it appraised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milk Grenades Posted December 4, 2007 Author Share Posted December 4, 2007 thanks for the link. i'll check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Some1 Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 get it appraised insure it then say it was stolen from you and then sell it on ebay... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milk Grenades Posted December 4, 2007 Author Share Posted December 4, 2007 i just sent an email to one of the pbs appraisers...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NerdUnit Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 ^^^^ Word. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blood fart Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 You should keep it until you actually need the money. Get insurance on it. Jealous people often like to steal thunder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milk Grenades Posted December 4, 2007 Author Share Posted December 4, 2007 yeah, i think i've come to that conclusion. i'd just waste the money on stupid stuff anyway. so, i'll wait. people are stupid. i forgot i had it, but now i remember and won't forget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LANDCLAM1 Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 my mom recently went to the antiques roadshow. they told her that the best market to sell anything to the public is ebay. unless you want to sell at a live auction. people who are into collecting anything know what they want and are ready to spend what they have to get it. from my experience people who lovvvvvveeee robots and collect them are willing to spend a bunch of money on them. and from the looks of it you have something amazing. sell it. youll get a lot of money. a good story. and it will be in the hands of someone who really appreciates robots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toe Cutter Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 you should hold onto it for a while and the value will keep going up. emberessinly enough, i use to collect pokemon and thats what im doing with those, because eventually they will stop making them and then the price will sky rocket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LANDCLAM1 Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 toecutter. its vintage.they stopped making it a long time ago. pfffffttttt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milk Grenades Posted December 4, 2007 Author Share Posted December 4, 2007 my mom recently went to the antiques roadshow. they told her that the best market to sell anything to the public is ebay. unless you want to sell at a live auction. people who are into collecting anything know what they want and are ready to spend what they have to get it. from my experience people who lovvvvvveeee robots and collect them are willing to spend a bunch of money on them. and from the looks of it you have something amazing. sell it. youll get a lot of money. a good story. and it will be in the hands of someone who really appreciates robots. i think i'd go the live auction route, if and when i do sell it. but, you have a valid point. i really like it, but i don't love it, and if i could make some money by selling it that would be nice. i'll wait to hear from the appraisers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinky the kid Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 sell that bitch in frisco and make a killing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milk Grenades Posted December 5, 2007 Author Share Posted December 5, 2007 you're so smart twinky!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CACashRefund Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 that shit is hurt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Awesome find. Makes me want to go hug my Transformers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milk Grenades Posted December 5, 2007 Author Share Posted December 5, 2007 i got an email from the appraiser this morning, and he wants me to give him a call. i'm assuming if it wasn't worth shit he probably would have said so in the email. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Some1 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Call that nigga! Wait maybe you should give this thing to Sneak remember when someone stole his robot off his desk... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milk Grenades Posted December 5, 2007 Author Share Posted December 5, 2007 i'm pretty sure he's going to want me to describe it in detail, and since i'm not home i won't be able to do that. i might have to wait until after work, or i'll pick it up from my house on my lunch break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClueTwo Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Maybe it's worth quite a bit, and he wants to know how much you know about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milk Grenades Posted December 5, 2007 Author Share Posted December 5, 2007 i'm hoping so...if he wants to buy it from me, i'd assume it's worth a lot more than he's offering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadpig Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 ebay that thing. it's cool, but if you get a nice chunk of change, you can save some of it for your lil person. money in the bank appreciates too, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milk Grenades Posted December 5, 2007 Author Share Posted December 5, 2007 true... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Some1 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 whatever you do save it for another 20 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadpig Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 what if something happens to the toy in 20 years rendering it worthless? if it's not an heirloom, sell it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torquemada Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 what if they find an old factory filled with a million of these things and now it won't be worth shit cause everyone has one and then you throw yourself into traffic cause you got greedy and lost a few thousand bucks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadpig Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 what is some punk ass niggas run up on your spot and shoot you in your chin for your robot?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milk Grenades Posted December 5, 2007 Author Share Posted December 5, 2007 well, that's just stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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