# Toy collectors: best way to get rid of old Transformers & action figures?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toy-collectors-best-way-to-get-rid-of-old-transformers-action-figures/547081>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 18, 2010, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toy-collectors-best-way-to-get-rid-of-old-transformers-action-figures/547081 "2010-07-18T01:49:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toy-collectors-best-way-to-get-rid-of-old-transformers-action-figures/547081/41 "2011-03-10T16:35:28Z")

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The O-Ring remark was meant as more of a gentle warning, yeah.

God forbid you try to collect a G2 Transformer Laser Rod. Gold Plastic Syndrome _and_ O-Rings.

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**Author:** ![markm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@markm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markm)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toy-collectors-best-way-to-get-rid-of-old-transformers-action-figures/547081/42 "2011-03-10T17:37:05Z")

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Heh, gotta love the Gold Plastic Syndrome. It and “chroming” are the bane of collecting. At least ‘chromed’ items can be re-done if you’re inclined to do so. A figure made of gold plastic might as well be treated like an ancient paper document and handled in a similar fashion.  
We GI Joe guys got it easier than the He-Man collectors, though. At least our figures can be fixed without modifying the figure when the rubber inevitably deteriorates.

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**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toy-collectors-best-way-to-get-rid-of-old-transformers-action-figures/547081/43 "2011-03-11T03:44:18Z")

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And My Little Pony too.

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