MrRaves

I was browsing the local Buy & Sell website the other day and managed to pick up a few sets, including the Tower of Toa, for $15. However, upon buying the sets, I noticed something special about the Kanohi in the Tower of Toa (thumbs up added for confirmation/giddiness):

Here's a clearer shot, with the Flat Gold Kraahkan for comparison:

This is definitely the luckiest Bionicle find I've ever had. So I was wondering, what's the best steal of a deal you've found at a local buy&sell/garage sale/etc?

 

MrRaves.  That's exactly the kind of thing I want.  Bad copies.  Good copies are good too, but bad copies make me smile.  Do you want a TDGM or some form of metallic green?  I could make metallic red... and the trans-orange miru will probably be back.

 

Do you know if it'd be possible to make a Trans-Purple Miru? I really admire your purple masks!

Hey Flintsmith,

 

 

Shipping from the US, and keeping in line with the current market, I'd be willing to sell it for $10.

 

-Ced

Well, that plus shipping might be a bit steep for one mask, even is it is the vahi 

 

Good luck with the selling, anyhow!

 

 

 

If you're stateside, I can cover shipping.

 

 

Also, looking for $5 for the Miru, and $35 for the Trans Hau.

 

-Ced

 

Does Canada count as stateside? If so, I'd like to buy the Vahi.

 

I only have the instructions for Hahli, and I'm not sure about the canisters, I'll have to double check. I think I only have Hewkii's canister though.

Are you the original owner of the sets? Are they in good shape?

 

I am the second owner, but I know the previous owner. He took excellent care of them and all the sets are in good shape. I can send you some pictures if you'd like.

I only have the instructions for Hahli, and I'm not sure about the canisters, I'll have to double check. I think I only have Hewkii's canister though.

Hey, if you're open to international sellers, I have all 6 for sale for $50 CAD. I don't have an accurate shipping price, but generally Canada to US shipping isn't terribly expensive.

- "According to ancient legends, the Mask of Time is actually a fragment of a larger mask: It is the upper half that completes the true mask of time. The protectors do not possess any records or illustrations regarding the lower half of the Mask of Time and are unaware of its location."

- "Older than Okoto itself, older than our world, older than the stars!"

- "Legend has it that the ancient name for the Mask of Time was the Vahi, and that it once consisted of two pieces. This piece is the upper half."

- "The mask can give views… …into faraway realms beyond our imaginations."

I smell an attempt at a possible G1-G2 crossover.

The trans-clear Kaukau's go for around $15+ on bricklink, so I would think $20-ish would be reasonable for a dyed one. All of Flintsmith's masks are really spectacular, especially the trans-purple Kaukau, so I have no doubt you could sell 4 quickly for a decent amount of money. A trans-purple Miru would look really cool too! 

When you dye the masks, could you post a topic that covers the dying process? It would be interesting to see the whole process, as well as serve as a reference if others want to try dying their own masks.

How much are you selling the heads/brainpieces for?

Where do you ship from?

I'm gonna go check mine now, because this is interesting. 

Let me know what you find!

Hah, never saw this happen before. Cool find!

Thanks!

Interesting find. It almost makes me want to find the instruction booklet for my Turahk set to see if it has the same typo.

If you can find it, let me know! I'm interested to see if there are any more like this out there.

This is very interesting, I've never seen LEGO mistakes in misspellings on instructions, how is the box name for the misspelt one spelt?

I actually purchased this set and instructions without the canister, so I can't say.

I was browsing through my collection of instruction manuals the other day, when I happened to come across a manual for 8592 Turahk. However, this manual had misspelt it as "Tuhrak". It is pictured below, with a regular manual (with correct spelling) for comparison:

The misspelt instructions are otherwise identical to the regular instructions. Nothing else is misprinted/misspelt or in the wrong place, and all of the copyrights are in the right place. The paper feels exactly the same as the regular instructions, so I don't think its a knockoff or anything. Did Lego send out a batch of misprinted instructions? Is this rare at all? Does anyone actually care about proper spelling of Bionicle set names anyways?? Let's hear your thoughts!

Edit:

Just realized I spelt Turahk incorrectly in the topic title *hangs head in shame*

Request to fix spelling error in topic title

As amazing as Morgan Freeman would be for Turaga Vakama, I feel like Ian McKellen would also be a good choice (especially in the fight against the Rahi Nui in Tales of the Masks).

Where do you ship from and to?

Hello everyone,

I’ve been lurking around the forums without an account for a few months now, and decided it was finally time to make an account. I’ve got a large collection up for sale, I’m moving out of my parent’s place so I have to sell a bunch of my stuff. Only the sets are for sale, they do not come with canisters/boxes. The majority do not come with instructions either, however I do have 6 booklets included. I’ve made sure each set contains the exact pieces it originally came with, and that no pieces are broken or of unacceptable quality. All sets are fully assembled.

FOR SALE:

GROUP A (69 Sets): The following sets contain all pieces as listed on toysperiod.com. Pictures can be found here:

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll198/CheezeyGood/IMG_3540.jpg

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll198/CheezeyGood/IMG_3542.jpg

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll198/CheezeyGood/IMG_3543.jpg

1389 Onepu x 1

8532 Toa Onua x 1

8564 Bohrok Lehvak (Krana Ca) x 1

8568 Toa Nuva Pohatu Nuva x 1

8577 Bohrok-Kal Pahrak-Kal (Krana Ca-Kal) x 1

8573 Bohrok-Kal Nuhvok-Kal (Krana Bo-Kal) x 1

8587 Rahkshi Panrahk x 2

8588 Rahkshi Kurahk x 1

8589 Rahkshi Lerahk x 2

8590 Rahkshi Guurahk x 4

8591 Rahkshi Vorahk x 4

8592 Rahkshi Turahk x 1

8601 Toa Metru Vakama x 3

8603 Toa Metru Whenua x 1

8604 Toa Metru Onewa x 1

8605 Toa Metru Matau x 2

8606 Toa Metru Nuju x 1

8614 Vahki Nuurakh x 1

8615 Vahki Bordakh x 1

8616 Vahki Vorzakh x 1

8617 Vahki Zadakh x 1

8618 Vahki Rorzakh x 1

8607 Nuhrii x 1

8609 Tehutti x 1

8811 Toa Lhikan & Kikanalo x 1

8736 Toa Hordika Vakama x 2

8737 Toa Hordika Nokama x 1

8740 Toa Hordika Matau x 2

8762 Toa Hagah Iruini x 1

8756 Sidorak x 1

8903 Piraka Zaktan x 1

8904 Piraka Avak x 1

8727 Toa Inika Jaller x 2

8728 Toa Inika Hahli x 1

8730 Toa Inika Hewkii x 2

8731 Toa Inika Kongu x 1

8732 Toa Inika Matoro x 1

8733 Axonn x 2

8916 Barraki Takadox x 1

8917 Barraki Kalmah x 2

8920 Barraki Ehlek x 2

8912 Toa Mahri Hewkii x 1

8947 Radiak x 1

8687 Phantoka Pohatu x 1

8691 Phantoka Antroz x 1

8692 Phantoka Vamprah x 1

8693 Phantoka Chirox x 1

8689 Mistika Tahu x 2

8978 Glatorian Skrall x 1

3540 Lego Hockey Puck Passer x 1 (I know this isn’t a Bionicle set, but it was with all of my Technic/Bionicle pieces so I’m including it in this collection)

GROUP B (49 Sets): The majority of the following sets are missing 1 or 2 trivial pieces. There are also a few sets that are missing major components of the set (such as a vehicle), but the figure itself is complete. Missing pieces are listed in parentheses. Pictures can be found here:

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll198/CheezeyGood/IMG_3551.jpg

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll198/CheezeyGood/IMG_3554.jpg

1389 Onepu (disk) x 3

1390 Macku (disk) x 1

1391 Jala (disk) x 1

8533 Toa Gali (kanohi) x 1

8561 Bohrok Nuhvok (krana, green elastic) x 1

8562 Bohrok Gahlok (krana, green elastic) x 1

8563 Bohrok Tahnok (krana, green elastic) x 1

8565 Bohrok Kohrak (krana, green elastic) x 1

8571 Toa Nuva Kopaka Nuva (shield) x 2

8573 Bohrok-Kal Nuhvok-Kal (krana, green elastic) x 1

8574 Bohrok-Kal Tahnok-Kal (krana, green elastic) x 1

8575 Bohrok-Kal Kohrak-Kal (krana, green elastic) x 1

8577 Bohrok-Kal Pahrak-Kal (krana, green elastic) x 1

8587 Rahkshi Panrahk (kraata) x 3

8588 Rahkshi Kurahk (kraata) x 2

8589 Rahkshi Lerahk x 1

8592 Rahkshi Turahk (kraata) x 1

8592 Rahkshi Turahk (head, kraata) x 1

8595 Takua (figure only, no Pewku) x 1

8596 Takanuva (figure only, no Ussanui) x 1

8607 Nuhrii (143 kanoka) x 1

8614 Vahki Nuurakh (kanoka) x 3

8615 Vahki Bordakh (kanoka) x 1

8616 Vahki Vorzakh (kanoka) x 1

8618 Vahki Rorzakh (1 staff, kanoka) x 1

8619 Vahki Keerakh (kanoka) x 2

4879 Rahaga Iruini (gold rhotuka) x 1

8743 Visorak Boggarak (elastic, rhotuka) x 1

8744 Visorak Oohnorak (elastic, rhotuka) x 1

8762 Toa Hagah Iruini (gold rhotuka, black ripcord) x 1

8730 Toa Inika Hewkii (chain) x 1

8729 Toa Inika Nuparu (red light sabre) x 3

8910 Toa Mahri Kongu (trans-neon green dome on back of head) x 1

8911 Toa Mahri Jaller (chain, cordak bullets) x 1

8919 Barraki Mantax (small black tentacle on arm) x 1

8690 Mistika Onua (red light sabre) x 1

8991 Tuma (helmet) x 1

3541 Lego Hockey Slap Shot (white helmet) x 1 (I know this isn’t a Bionicle set, but it was with all of my Technic/Bionicle pieces so I’m including it in this collection)

INSTRUCTIONS: I also have the instruction booklets for the following sets. Pictures can be found here: http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll198/CheezeyGood/IMG_3537.jpg

8728 Toa Inika Hahli x 1

8911 Toa Mahri Jaller x 1

8689 Mistika Tahu x 1

8690 Mistika Onua x 1

8978 Glatorian Skrall x 1

3540 Lego Hockey Puck Passer x 1

I also have a small assortment of extra pieces, so if you need any extra parts I can also include whatever you may need, I’ll let you know if I have it.

I am selling the entire collection (118 sets) for either $250 USD, a complete set of 2001 mask pack masks (36 great masks, 36 noble masks, 14 European misprints), or the following three sets: 8538 Muaka & Kane-Ra, 8539 Manas and 8549 Tarakava. I’d prefer to sell this as the entire collection, however I will be willing to split up the collection if the offer is good enough. I am also open to including trades in offers. Below is a list of sets and pieces I am willing to trade for:

WANTS/WILLING TO TRADE FOR:

8538 Muaka & Kane-Ra

8539 Manas

8549 Tarakava

8558 Cahdok and Gahdok

8551 Kohrak Va

8581 Kopeke

8582 Matoro

8583 Hahli

8585 Hafu

8586 Macku

8593 Makuta

8594 Jaller and Gukko

8621 Turaga Dume and Nivawk

8763 Toa Hagah Norik

4870 Kualus

4877 Norik

8721 Velika

8723 Piruk

8725 Balta

8929 Defilak

8930 Dekar

Vohtarak Canister & Instructions (no set)

Boggarak Canister & Instructions (no set)

Roporak Canister & Instructions (no set)

Any 2001/2002/2003 Great/Noble/Nuva/Gold/Silver/Copper/Chrome/Misprint Kanohi (basically any mask that is not stock from a set)

Movie Edition Kraahkan

Ultimate Dume Kraahkan Helmet

Gold Vahi

Black Kanoka Disk Launcher

White Kanoka Disk Launcher

Black/Silver Marbled Rhotuka Spinner

Bley Rhotuka Spinner

Any Slizers/Throwbots Sets

Any rare promotional/collectible items

If the buyer is paying cash then the buyer will also pay for shipping, however if a trade is involved then we can come to an appropriate agreement regarding shipping. I ship from Canada to anywhere worldwide. However, shipping internationally is pretty expensive, but I’m open to bartering and such and we can by all means work something out. Feel free to ask me any questions!