The Most Wanted Collectibles In The Galaxy Are Action Figures?

The increasing popularity of action figures brings some great new products. Action figures have been very popular since the 1950's. G.I. Joe was first introduced in the 1950's. Since then, it's popularity has grown in huge numbers. A long while after G.I. Joe was introduced, a plethora of action figures were created from the hit film Star Wars. Star Wars action figures were extremely popular and were the foundation of the 3 3/4" action figure for play.

The most common size is 7 inches, but other sizes available are 3", 3 3/4", 12", and 18". Plastic or vinyl is what most action figures are made from. Each figure (most, usually) comes loaded with accessories. Accessories may include guns, knives, weapons, interchangeable parts, etc. Clamshell, boxed, or carded are all methods of packaging that action figures come packaged in.

Lots of manufacturers to choose from. Here are a few: Jakks Pacific, NECA, McFarlane Toys, and Mezco Toyz. NECA (National Entertainment Collectibles Association) licenses hundreds of movies, video games, music entertainment, and much more. McFarlane, like NECA, also licenses tons of films, video games, etc. McFarlane Toys also specializes in sports figures from all professional sports including: NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL. Jakks Pacific is a manufacturer that specializes in WWE action figures. There are many themes that behold the action figure universe. Themes such as The Dark Knight, Scarface, Terminator, Alien, Predator, and Planet of the Apes. Musician action figures are also fun to grab. Elvis, Bon Jovi, Joey Ramone, Kurt Cobain, AC/DC, Jimmy Page, John Lennon, and Kiss all have action figures in which represent these great artists.

There are people who purchase action figures with intention of displaying them and there are those who collect them. Depending on how serious of a collector you are, collecting action figures can be easy and fun or your collecting needs can be very tedious work. Determining the value of your collection, according to the experts, is based on several criteria. Condition of packaging and how rare a figure is are just a few.

If you are looking to ride the action figure wave all the way to the top, toy conventions are a great way to check out the latest figures or to network and meet people. The American International Toy Fair, Comic-Con, and Wizard World are just some of the huge toy conventions that are held once a year across the country. These conventions are a great place to meet new people that share your same interest.

Now that we know action figures are fun items to collect, shouldn't you be thinking about which action figure you're going to purchase next?

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