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[Behemoth]

No such list exists as far as I know Behemoth. I think only the reverse side of the cereal box has the descriptions of the figures which this MIMP archive site will tell you.http://www.toyarchiv.../MIMP73-80.html

 

Although there's no text describing Blemmyea on there for some reason. There was certainly no background story of him anywhere in the NES game manual or cardboard sleeve either.

Yeah that's what I thought. What a shame too. I actually enjoy the little paper checklists. And Blemmyae really gets left out in the cold

[theassassin]

I would also love to own the Nabisco cereal box with the series 3 promo on the back, but can't seem to find anyone who has it. Even just a high quality photo of the back would be nice. Sadly all I can find online is a small photo.

 

I agree it's a shame that no checklist was made for series 3 or blemmyae

[bigburty]

Leviathan (orange)
- Sale date: 22nd August 2014
- Final price: £30.13
- Listing type: BIN



It's worth noting that, in some cases, there's a difference of £10, £15, or even £20 between series 3 figures that sell via an auction listing and those that sell via a BIN (with the exception of the Leviathan above). The BIN sales of one particular eBay seller seem to distort the market, hence why it's best to focus on the auction listings when looking for a truer reflection of current market value.

Edited by bigburty, 23 August 2014 - 12:41 AM.

[Behemoth]

I thought the best way to list auctions was to use the highest price available (even if it is a different color/figure), post it at the same price 100 times, and be extremely rude to anyone that tries to tell you your prices are too high? 

[bigburty]

Jimmy Squarefoot (Big Boys orange)
- Sale date: 2nd September 2014
- Final price: £15.65
- Listing type: Auction

*The following reasons may have contributed to this figure selling for such a low price:
- No shipping outside of the US.
- Listed as Monster In YOUR Pocket, rather than Monster In MY Pocket.
- Discolouration or scuffs on the figure - judging by the pictures provided.
- This Jimmy is a Big Boys version, which is made of harder plastic, rather than the usual softer 'MIMP rubber'.

[80schild]

Normally bud even numbers are soft, have you got the link to the auction?

[bigburty]

Normally bud even numbers are soft, have you got the link to the auction?

Here you go pal: http://www.ebay.com/itm/321504270971

[80schild]

Thanks bud, not bad for the price.

[Daxel101uk]

http://m.ebay.com/it...21844380?nav=VI

just spotted this one just incase you hadn't

Edited by Daxel101uk, 02 September 2014 - 01:36 PM.

[bigburty]

http://m.ebay.com/it...21844380?nav=VI
just spotted this one just incase you hadn't

Already on my radar cheers pal. The seller actually posted these on FB first, but had no takers.

[bigburty]

Blemmyea (blue)
- Sale date: 7th September 2014
- Final price: £30.57
- Listing type: Auction

[80schild]

Blemmyea (blue)
- Sale date: 7th September 2014
- Final price: £30.57
- Listing type: Auction

I would of bid more but got out bid by someone with zero feedback so decided to stop bidding. In this auction there was two zero feedback bidders, seemed fishy to me

[bigburty]

I would of bid more but got out bid by someone with zero feedback so decided to stop bidding. In this auction there was two zero feedback bidders, seemed fishy to me

Wasn't it stained? It looked like it from the pics.

[80schild]

Yer it was.

[bigburty]

Centaur (pink)
- Sale date: 13th September 2014
- Final price: £25.88
- Listing type: Auction



Anubis (blue)
- Sale date: 13th September 2014
- Final price: £28.34
- Listing type: Auction

*It's worth noting that these two figures both ended for quite low prices, despite being listed well and offering worldwide shipping. I accidentally missed them as they ended in the middle of the night over here, but maybe this shows that prices are starting to lower at the moment. I certainly won't be paying much more than this for S3s for the time being after seeing these.

[bigburty]

Orobas (orange)
- Sale date: 22nd September 2014
- Final price: £39.85
- Listing type: BIN

[bigburty]

Jimmy Squarefoot (orange)
- Sale date: 10th October 2014
- Final price: £41.03
- Listing type: Auction



Centaur (orange)
- Sale date: 22nd October 2014
- Final price: £47.33
- Listing type: Auction



Mixed Lot - Orobas (pink), Centaur (green), Abominable Snowman (green), Siren (Big Boys orange)
- Sale date: November 2014
- Final price: £160 (£40 per figure)
- Listing type: BIN



Leviathan (blue)
- Sale date: 5th November 2014
- Final price: £47.33
- Listing type: Auction

[GoreVidalMeaty]

I can't believe how much these guys go for.  I guess I will never get any of them.  Shame because they look really cool and I LOVE those little monsters.

[bigburty]

Abominable Snowman (green)
- Sale date: 20th November 2014
- Final price: £48.65
- Listing type: Auction



Amphisbaena (orange)
- Sale date: 25th November 2014
- Final price: £27.99
- Listing type: Auction



Ambominable Snowman (blue)
- Sale date: 29th November 2014
- Final price: £27.67
- Listing type: Auction

[Behemoth]

I really wanted that Green snowman but not enough to pay that price. 

[GormTransMonsters]

Personally I'm trying to get a full set of series 3 in green. Two to go!

Which ones dude??
I have some spares in Green
Maybe I can help you

[bigburty]

Blemmyae (pink)
- Sale date: 23rd December 2014
- Final price: £50.00
- Listing type: BIN best offer

*It's worth noting that this particular Blemm had permanent marker stains on the bottom of both feet, as well as some other miner marks, yet still sold for £50! It raises the question as to what a mint pink Blemm would fetch on the open market currently.



Blemmyae (green)
- Sale date: 29th December 2014
- Final price: £65.87
- Listing type: Auction

*Another surprising final price, proving further how popular the Blemm sculpt is amongst S3 collectors.

[bigburty]

So it's been nearly 1 year to the day since I started this price tracker - I haven't been able to update it of late anywhere near like I used to, but it's 'comforting' ( ) to see that something's never change. Below are three pictures I snapped from my eBay search screen this morning - it won't take you MIMP guys long to work out what I'm trying to say...

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[bigburty]

It's been a long while since I commented on this thread, but I've still been keeping track of series 3 pricing in an informal way. One thing I can say is I feel series 3 figure prices are lower than what they were when I first started this thread. I feel I can comment on this based on the following info:

- Private sale prices (fellow collectors sharing with me what they've paid)

- eBay sale prices (completed listings, ignoring ANYTHING that Mike has sold)

- Prices I've paid myself this year for series 3 figures

With all this said, it's still clearly obvious that Blemm commands the highest price in any colour - anything above £40. Nabiscos I'd value between £30-£35 now, with Big Boys £35+, with the exception of purple which often fetch a little more. Interesting to note that through my Facebook group (The MIMP Market) I've also established that Big Boy purple Anubis is the most common purple figure.

The fact still remains unfortunately that new collectors will 'blow their load' on their first series 3 figure, especially when bought from eBay and especially when bought from a certain seller. My advice - buy privately as much as possible. The deals are there to be had and there's definitely some mileage in using Facebook and Instagram, as well as here of course, before turning to eBay.

Edited by bigburty, 31 December 2015 - 02:34 AM.

[Strontium Dog]

I would say you are much safer purchasing on a regulated marketplace like LRG or eBay than you are on the "Wild West" of social media. Fewer cowboys here.