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nisablackmon
04/03/09

In reply to The Heroes We Played With Until They Died
I never understood the "collectible" urge, i.e., the pristine toy hermetically sealed in plastic forever.
Ventura's figures, now --- those I understand. Love it when the object (or in this case, the depiction of it) becomes a record of its own experience.
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Annalee Newitz
04/03/09

@nisablackmon: Exactly. That's what I love about these images too. They tell a story about the person who possessed them.
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Shokract
04/03/09

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Haha, this is going to piss off so many toy collectors! I'd be curious as to how many people are conjuring up arguments on why people shouldn't destroy toys like this (E.g., that could have been donated to some poor child to play with.) Toy collectors are some of the oddest people around.
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NerD: Blattella
04/03/09

@Shokract: anyone who argues that you shouldn't play with toys because it ruins their value didn't have much of a childhood.
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