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  1. 03-Mar-2008 #1
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    $3500 for a 'The Thing' prop?

    Surely no one is going to spend that?

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MESE:IT&ih=011
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  2. 03-Mar-2008 #2
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    http://www.monstergalaxy.com/lifesize_alien_figure.php

    I had one of these back in the 90s

    it didnt cost as much then by far
    plus thats when i owned 3 comic book stores
    and got it at wholesale with no tax.

    I gave it to a friend of mine who bought a house
    as a house warming gift.
    He was a big fan.

    and it disturbed everyone who came over...

    yeah but Neil that is way too overpriced for that thing.
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  3. 03-Mar-2008 #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by kortick View Post
    http://www.monstergalaxy.com/lifesize_alien_figure.php

    I had one of these back in the 90s

    it didnt cost as much then by far
    plus thats when i owned 3 comic book stores
    and got it at wholesale with no tax.

    I gave it to a friend of mine who bought a house
    as a house warming gift.
    He was a big fan.

    and it disturbed everyone who came over...

    yeah but Neil that is way too overpriced for that thing.
    They never looked like that (did they)? Looks like it's made of ventilation duct piping?
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    I don't remember that thing. I definitely wouldn't pay 3 grand for it.

    Now....if it were the spider-head thing or the messed up dog, I would consider it...
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    No Neil the one i had was a lot better

    the tail alone was well over 6 feet
    and the alien was just under 8 feet
    and it wasnt on a base.

    it was really really disturbing

    my mom wouldn't even go into the room it was in.

    it was always "what is wrong with you?, why would you
    want something so ugly?, where did I go wrong?, You used to
    be a normal kid..blah, blah, blah"

    It looked exactly like from the movie.
    this is more like the one i had.

    http://thehorrordome.com/HDSHOPPINGP...AlienLARGE.htm
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    For some reason I've always thought they looked better in Aliens with the glass dome removed...
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    I do not remember that prop being used during that scene, either.
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    here Bass

    here ya go bassman

    http://thehorrordome.com/HDSHOPPINGP...tatueLarge.htm


    buy it for your new baby.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kortick View Post
    here ya go bassman

    http://thehorrordome.com/HDSHOPPINGP...tatueLarge.htm


    buy it for your new baby.


    A perfect item to have beside a baby's bed.
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    Oh my God! Someone's put a bid in!
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    Shows what I know! Went for over $4000 in the end!
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  12. 10-Mar-2008 #12
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    Four grand for a latex turd? Jeez, some people got more money than sense. For four grand I'd want that spider-head thingy at least!
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    Quote Originally Posted by capncnut View Post
    Four grand for a latex turd? Jeez, some people got more money than sense. For four grand I'd want that spider-head thingy at least!
    For four grand I would want Kurt Russell or Keith David.
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