Thursday, August 15, 2013

One Of A Kind Items In This World

By Essie Craft


There are so many one of a kind items that a person can find if they look long and hard enough. These are the types of things that were made once and after a few years they were discontinued due to a variety of reasons. There were many toy companies in the past which produced such merchandise and they are no longer in business due to bankruptcy problems.

Everyone who loves pets will more than likely enjoy the mechanical parrot that one company produced. Her name is "Polly" and she is a spectacular bird to watch during all hours of the day. Children and adults who live in the United States will not be surprised when this bird leaves all of the shelves at the local toy stores since she is more of a once in a lifetime product.

During the 70's and 80's everyone was talking about the good looking Mego superheroes that were in the toy stores. The company had decided to take advantage of the very popular comic book characters which were created by writers at DC and Marvel. The folks at Mego were living great lives while these superhero toys were on the market and they could have continued to have success if "Star Wars" had not eluded them.

During the first few years the company produced Superman, Batman, Aquaman, Robin and Tarzan dolls. These were such a huge hit that Mego decided to manufacture more of these unique action figures. They then came out with characters such as the Joker, Penguin, Riddler, Isis, Batgirl, Catwoman, Supergirl and Wonder Woman for the DC company.

Even though these toys were popular Marvel fans were outraged that Mego was only producing characters from DC. Mego decided to satisfy these people by making Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch, Spiderman, The Thing, Conan, Captain America and Thor.

No one has ever duplicated these dolls since they stopped being in production. Some toy companies have tried to make copies but they were always too bulky or did not have the right body and face which loyal fans desired. They are indeed collectibles that everyone tries to obtain over the internet or other shopping sources. The Invisible Girl has proven to be the most famous female from this toy line.

She is very different from the other female figures such as Catwoman, Batgirl, Supergirl or Isis which are all DC characters. All of the DC women figures have the same face on them and it is very childlike. The Invisible Girl has more realistic looking features and she is very hard to find on today's market.

People who are collectors in every field know that one of a kind items are also available through churches. Reverend Ike was a very influential preacher who used to sell good luck rings and charms to all of his followers. These trinkets were only around for a very short period of time and people purchased them quite often. Within months these same individuals realized that the rings were as fake as the good preacher.




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