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Post by Roback on Feb 3, 2005 7:19:35 GMT -5
I recently added one of these to my collection but this is the first time I've seen the JC Penny mailer box packaging. This one is currently on eBay.
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Post by BullocK on Feb 3, 2005 12:55:15 GMT -5
[shadow=red,left,300]I can't say I've ever seen that one before. What an odd little vehicle that is. ;D
Is it pretty rare Robert?[/shadow]
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Post by Batdan on Feb 5, 2005 8:38:01 GMT -5
Odd.
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Post by Roback on Feb 5, 2005 22:41:55 GMT -5
They actually come up from time to time but finding them in nice condition can be quite challenging. You would preprogram it and it would drive in patterns. The Mego Corp was always thinking out of the box and this was a perfect example of that.
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Post by Roback on Feb 5, 2005 22:44:48 GMT -5
Bullock, the one featured in the pic up above was ordered from a catalog. This one that I have includes the colorful artwork packaging. Cool huh?
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Post by BullocK on Feb 6, 2005 2:01:53 GMT -5
[shadow=red,left,300]Very cool Robert! Was this vehicle just available overseas, or could it be found here in the states?[/shadow]
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Post by Roback on Feb 6, 2005 6:37:18 GMT -5
Actually Bullock, they were found in a varity of places including over in the UK, US and even Mexico. The Mego Corp had established foreign distributors which were very effective. You have to remember the era we are talking about. The Mego Corp was the very first one to incorporate regional distribution into the industry. Just like today when some parts of the country will be flooded with a certain piece while others have none. Mego addressed this problem head on and because of it they were better able to get their product to the store shelves before the competition. This Bat vehicle has mulitple packaging variations as well which makes it even more challenging to finf.
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andyh40
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Post by andyh40 on Feb 6, 2005 13:28:10 GMT -5
Very interesting toy...this is the first time that I have ever seen it.
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Post by ROBOTRON on Feb 16, 2005 22:14:18 GMT -5
WTF....
LOL...Kinda reminds me of the tank thing Batman was driving in the um....Firefly episode of The New Batman adventure...when the kids were daydreaming and Robin was a gurl.
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Post by PJ on Feb 19, 2005 7:41:07 GMT -5
That looks pretty sweet! I never seen that before. Although I don't remember exactly what they were I do remember other toys with the programming patterns. But that is an awesome addition to your collection. PJ
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