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[steverotters]

I'm primarily looking for someone in Greece, Italy, Bulgaria, Spain, Germany, or elsewhere who has access to the Monsuno toyline marketed by Giochi Preziosi. 

 

Jakks Pacific, based in the USA, holds the master rights to the toyline. In the US, in 2012, they issued about 70 figures (counting figures from playsets not in the regular numbering system).  In 2013, you probably saw them at deep clearance somewhere.  The single packs even came to Dollar Tree briefly in late 2014.

 

The toyline was marketed with the ridiculous "100+ to collect" gimmick.  As far as I can tell, they gave us #1-65 plus #100, giving the impression that they intended to fill in #66-99 in time.  Anyway, this never happened.  

 

I did some research and found that the line continued in Japan with #66+ with a partnership with Bandai. 

 

Then I found out that about 30 new figures exist, with a new numbering system (and some new sculpts, not just variants) with a partnership between Jakks an Giochi Preziosi for Europe.  People from Greece, Italy, and Bulgaria currently have these on eBay. These are released in Jakks packaging as if they were intended for a US market and the GP stickers were added afterwards. 

 

These are the ones I am looking for (since the Bandai ones end up at an unrealistic price-point for me).  I can pay $5 US per new figure (plus card and core) at the very most.  Of course, I can offer lots more in trade-value.  I don't need any packaging.  Hopefully someone can help out.  I suspect that the price in these regions still retailed at less than the equivalent of 1 USD per figure.  Possibly they are even current in some discount stores in these regions. 

 

Here are some pictures of the Giochi Preziosi stock, as you can see, there are many pack varieties (1-pack with no core, 1-pack with core, 2-pack, 3-pack, and 6-packs). 

 

Plus I added a Bandai image for reference. If anyone can access the Japanese figures I am only looking for #66-99 since they use our numbering system.  There is also the possibility that these figures exist somewhere in the original US packaging (last picture). 

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Edited by steverotters, 06 May 2015 - 12:36 AM.

[Draznar]

All those folks over in Europe with access to GP products have it so good. So much of it is just so much better than the shit we have on shelves here.

A little off-topic and I can't help you just had to weigh in with some love for that company.