A few weeks ago I was haveing one of my stupid bidding days on ebay ( where I put stupid low prices just to see what I win and get).
Well for the grand sum of £4 I won a boxed Vehicle Maintenace energizer ( Outer box beat up to hell but the toy inside is mint) It came today and it made me smile all because of a sticker that I dont think is a Kenner one see what you think



They never even cheked my age when i brought it

Haha, love it!

Luckily those stickers did not exist during my childhood.

Seriously: who comes up with a strange idea to apply non-vintage stickers onto vintage boxes?

Was there a story about the sticker from the seller ?

pomse2001 wrote:

Was there a story about the sticker from the seller ?

Not that I know of it was the only star wars item they had listed.

I haven't seen a sticker like that since I was a kid! The comic shop/toy shop just near the station in Southend on Sea used to have a load of Vintage boxed toys behind the counter and they ALL had those stickers on them and I clearly remember asking to see an X-wing that was under the counter and they wouldn't let me as I was pretty young at the time LOL

Careful you dont cut yourself on those hoses young man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omjySV9M7wo

This reminds me of one of my favorite Samuel L scenes.

Joe_O wrote:

I haven't seen a sticker like that since I was a kid! The comic shop/toy shop just near the station in Southend on Sea used to have a load of Vintage boxed toys behind the counter and they ALL had those stickers on them and I clearly remember asking to see an X-wing that was under the counter and they wouldn't let me as I was pretty young at the time LOL

The mighty TIG comes to the rescue again so it came from a comic shop in Essex, still seems a bit odd to put a sticker that cant be removed on a vintage box. I kind of like it makes me smile every time I see it now

For years I have been trying to think of what that shop was called, I don't know if you are familiar with Southend but this place was located in a part of the large shopping centre at the top end of the high street, you came out the station, went up an escalator into the shopping centre and this shop was located on the bridge/walkway. I used to visit each time I went to Southend!

I may have to do some google searching to find out if it is still there!

Memories

The only comic shop I know of in southend is Ace comics.

That's hillarious!

I like the photo where after reading the sticker warning, it says Energiser TM TOY below it. Jedi mind trick stickers.

Seriously though, I hope the numpty whos dide this didn't wreck any mint boxes with his arse brain idea. How many boxes did the comic shop have in the day?

in our litigious society the steps amaze me..
the thrift stores here will not sell old toy anymore they dispose of them yes dispose of them . they fear lead and other paint on items.