We were on Spring Break last week. It was awesome. Coming back to Detroit seemed insane. Everybody was ready to move to Florida. They were all so ready that I got pushback when I wasn’t in 100% complete agreement. My gut says living in Florida is much different than vacationing for a week.
When we got home the weather was surprisingly beautiful. The boys helped unload and unpack, and then went out side to shoot baskets.
I was busy doing whatever you do when you return from a trip. Suddenly I heard the familiar, excited screams of, “Dad! Dad! Dad, you’ve got to see this!”
My oldest had bottle flipped and landed on the basketball hoop. I was pretty impressed and asked, “Whoa, how many tries did it take?”
I was thinking he would say ten or maybe a few more. Instead, the energy dropped from his voice and he somberly said, “Dad, it took so many tries.”
I couldn’t help but laugh at the most honest answer ever given.
If you’re waiting for eBay links, then you’re going to be pretty bummed. I won’t repeat myself.
The last Epilogue featured a “Buyer’s Edition” of AOTW. I’m going to consider it a massive failure because there were only three votes. If I’m trying to delude myself, then I’d say the lack of voting was due to a polling problem. I think vilifying buyers is much less fun than vilifying sellers. And finding sellers is far easier than finding buyers. Here are the four new combatants.
The AOTW #1 initially caught my attention with the hilarious “Mildly Rare” declaration in the auction title. When I saw the $36 BIN for a Class C figure I knew this was a potential champion.
The AOTW #2 doesn’t have the same high BIN, but it does have an absurd $14.99 BIN for two dirty figures.
I’ve heard people argue that Flesh M.U.S.C.L.E. figures are worth more than the $0.50 to $1 often suggested by long-time collectors. Would anyone ever defend the AOTW #3? They have knowingly listed this Class C figure with a $14.70 BIN. Wow.
When I originally saw the AOTW #4 I thought, “Wait. I’ve picked this guy before.” But I was wrong. That was a different asshole. What are the chances there are two, so-similar assholes? Both asked over $30 for a $0.50 figure. This asshole is asking even more with her $36 BIN.
Cast your vote and crown this week’s AOTW Fatal-Four Way winner. Here are the four combatants:
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Remember to cast your vote and crown this week’s AOTW Fatal-Four Way winner:
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Since discovering that our ULTIMATE AOTW Battle of the Champions Fatal-Four Way Winner #1 is still trying to sell her empty box, I like to check in each week. Eleven weeks ago it had dropped down to $160. Ten weeks ago the price was $149. She sat firm for a period at $145. Five weeks ago it dropped to $139 and very recently it was dropped to $135. Wow.
This is the level-of-asshole it takes to be an ULTIMATE champion. Amazing. She’s one of the greats.
#1 by Jason Pratt on April 13, 2019 - 6:34 am
The previous AOTW wasn’t a failure in that no one wanted to vote for it! I was ready to, but there was some error and no voting mechanism was displayed for me. I tried refreshing the page, and still nothing. I would guess that others faced the same problem. You can run more polls of the same nature!