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Post by Robiero on Jul 14, 2011 4:23:13 GMT -5
with the recent discovery of 6 sealed packs of uk garbage gang cheap toy candy we can finally take a look at any differences.
comparing it to uk gpk cheap toy candy packs the GG candy pieces are slightly smaller in diamater but slightly thicker, the colours are not as bright but this could be due to fading.
but the most noticable difference is that on the uk gpk candy pieces 1 side has a characters name printed on and the other side has garbage pail kids printed on. i was expecting that maybe they would replace the garbage pail kids with garbage gang but instead of doing that they have just removed it and left 1 side blank.
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Post by rusVan on Jul 14, 2011 9:26:44 GMT -5
with the recent discovery of 6 sealed packs of uk garbage gang cheap toy candy we can finally take a look at any differences. comparing it to uk gpk cheap toy candy packs the GG candy pieces are slightly smaller in diamater but slightly thicker, the colours are not as bright but this could be due to fading. but the most noticable difference is that on the uk gpk candy pieces 1 side has a characters name printed on and the other side has garbage pail kids printed on. i was expecting that maybe they would replace the garbage pail kids with garbage gang but instead of doing that they have just removed it and left 1 side blank. Great information Rob!!! Too bad those packs weren't really sealed, just opened and reclosed... Come on, we all know that you tasted a little corner of a Garbage Gang Crummy Candy..  ...what did it taste like?  Garbage?  |
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Post by jsul77798 on Feb 2, 2012 17:29:07 GMT -5
10 of 10 UK AQUA'S  |
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Post by rusVan on Feb 3, 2012 20:04:04 GMT -5
Awesome set Jim!!
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Post by Nolan JP on Mar 23, 2012 16:57:42 GMT -5
Hey I hope you don't mind me jumping in - I distinctly remember when the cheap toys came out in the UK and the candy, at least some of it, was shaped like fish & bones. When i rediscovered my CT's in a box of lego I even had a fish shaped candy stuck to the GPK check list( I had two check lists - one saying GPK and the other said GG, both UK).
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Post by jsul77798 on Mar 24, 2012 10:01:22 GMT -5
That's very interesting. I have some of the original UK GG candy still in the bag and it is definately round, not shaped. Maybe they produced 2 different types? Very strange.
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Post by rusVan on Jun 28, 2012 13:26:12 GMT -5
That's very interesting. I have some of the original UK GG candy still in the bag and it is definately round, not shaped. Maybe they produced 2 different types? Very strange. Do you have a picture? |
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Post by spanky on Jun 28, 2012 13:52:05 GMT -5
That's very interesting. I have some of the original UK GG candy still in the bag and it is definately round, not shaped. Maybe they produced 2 different types? Very strange. Do you have a picture? Mine was round also, but I believe I threw it away years ago because it looked the same as the US (or I tried to eat it I don't remember) My unopened pack is buried deep in a trunk and would be a pain in the ass to get out. I'm pretty sure I would have kept the candy if it was different... maybe one day I'll pull it out and confirm... but I'm lazy. EDIT: see how lazy I am? I didn't even read the rest of the thread... My UK CT pack is a Garbage Pail Kids, not a Garbage Gang, so my info is irrelevant... oops and oh well. |
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Post by rusVan on Jun 28, 2012 13:59:48 GMT -5
Well, I'd like to see it Spanky! There's a thread for Uk Garbage Pail Kids Cheap Toys if you want to post it there!  |
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Post by spanky on Jun 28, 2012 20:55:28 GMT -5
Well, I'd like to see it Spanky! There's a thread for Uk Garbage Pail Kids Cheap Toys if you want to post it there! Like I said it's buried and I'm lazy lol...I'd have to feel around to check the candy because I'm not opening it. I can scan the empty wrapper I have I guess if you want to see that I'll take a look at that thread and if I get to scanning things I will get that in also. |
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Post by rusVan on Jul 2, 2012 23:22:00 GMT -5
Well, I'd like to see it Spanky! There's a thread for Uk Garbage Pail Kids Cheap Toys if you want to post it there! Like I said it's buried and I'm lazy lol...I'd have to feel around to check the candy because I'm not opening it. I can scan the empty wrapper I have I guess if you want to see that I'll take a look at that thread and if I get to scanning things I will get that in also. You lazy grrl  Btw, Cheap Toy fans and hobby historians, Spanky was the first collector to attempt to complete a Copyright Variation Base Set. ( ) |
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Post by Nolan JP on Jul 9, 2012 12:14:56 GMT -5
Hey guys, would anybody know how much a sealed/full box of Garbage Gang CheapToys would be worth? I'm assuming due to the rarity that anything goes with regards to the price?
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Post by Jackson on Jul 9, 2012 12:37:57 GMT -5
No definite price...it would be worth whatever a collector was willing to shell out
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Post by TheWatcher on Jul 9, 2012 12:49:00 GMT -5
Hey guys, would anybody know how much a sealed/full box of Garbage Gang CheapToys would be worth? I'm assuming due to the rarity that anything goes with regards to the price? No set price and you can ask any price you want, but it doesn't necessarily mean you will get that price. Getting a good price depends on a few factors for a US box. 1. Are there rares or commons in the box. Either of those factors will help or hurt your sale. A box of commons will probably bring anywhere's from $250-$375. Rares can up your price. 2. A box that is and looks unsearched and is in very good to excellent condition. If the box looks searched most people will stay away. I would! 3.Having a collector ( or collectors )who has the money and is looking for one. Now on a Garbage Gang box you will have tons of intereste due to rarty. (I haven't heard of any) But still be realistic. It has to be a price collectors will think is fair. That Novo Megan that popped up on Ebay has yet to sell because most think the seller is greedy and nuts. You can ask whay you want but you may not get it. |
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Post by Keirmon on Jul 9, 2012 19:09:32 GMT -5
That's one you put on eBay straight auction. Big money for sure! The box alone...
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Post by mofochaos on Jul 9, 2012 23:51:10 GMT -5
I agree with Keir up there ^^^ Start it at .99 cents, 7 day auction. You'll get whatever the highest bidder is willing to pay, and if its factory sealed!! I would say gold mine!!!
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Post by rusVan on Jul 10, 2012 15:41:35 GMT -5
Hey guys, would anybody know how much a sealed/full box of Garbage Gang CheapToys would be worth? I'm assuming due to the rarity that anything goes with regards to the price? Do you have one? |
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Post by Nolan JP on Jul 10, 2012 16:11:02 GMT -5
Hey guys, would anybody know how much a sealed/full box of Garbage Gang CheapToys would be worth? I'm assuming due to the rarity that anything goes with regards to the price? Do you have one? We used to get them when I was a kid as I convinced my parents that we should sell them in our old pub. I remember going to the wholesalers with my mum and seeing whole pallets with them on. I used to keep the empty boxes to store junk in so nect time im at my mum and dads i'll check to see if i have any boxes left over. In hindsight I wish I'd kept a few full ones but you don't think of that when your a kid. I think I took most of them to school and sold the packs out of my school bag. Funny thing though - I never remember seeing cinnamons when I was younger. I would've thought id kept one or two. |
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Post by rusVan on Jul 11, 2012 15:22:06 GMT -5
We used to get them when I was a kid as I convinced my parents that we should sell them in our old pub. I remember going to the wholesalers with my mum and seeing whole pallets with them on. I used to keep the empty boxes to store junk in so nect time im at my mum and dads i'll check to see if i have any boxes left over. In hindsight I wish I'd kept a few full ones but you don't think of that when your a kid. I think I took most of them to school and sold the packs out of my school bag. Funny thing though - I never remember seeing cinnamons when I was younger. I would've thought id kept one or two.  Great story!! Thanks for sharing! |
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Post by pgowdy on Jul 25, 2012 7:33:52 GMT -5
I used to buy cheap toys in the UK when i was a kid. I only collected GPK stuff in 1985 and 1986. We had series 1-6 and then it stopped and became Garbage Gang. I never bought anything GG. I actually don't think i got any series 6 packs either i had moved on by then. So in my memory Cheap Toys must have been between series 3 and 5. The Cheap Toys i bought i vividly remember saying Garbage Pail Kids on the bag. I wouldn't have bought them if they said Garbage Gang. I remember hating the name change and like many brit kids, didn't bother with it once it changed.
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Post by rusVan on Jul 25, 2012 8:19:16 GMT -5
Cool info!!
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Post by gpkar on Nov 5, 2012 18:00:52 GMT -5
The GG CT defiantly came out in about 1991. I remember buying them from the shops.
I also remember buying UK garbage pail kids CT around 1986.
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Post by rusVan on Nov 9, 2012 10:07:08 GMT -5
Wow, that was late!! Awesome info!! Thanks!!
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Post by Jackson on Nov 9, 2012 20:57:23 GMT -5
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Post by atari75 on Nov 21, 2012 21:38:52 GMT -5
lol
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Post by Nolan JP on Dec 16, 2012 14:24:45 GMT -5
The GG CT defiantly came out in about 1991. I remember buying them from the shops. I also remember buying UK garbage pail kids CT around 1986. Agreed. I was just reminded by a friend of mine about these. I used to swap GGCT's with this friend and I hadn't moved to his area until 1990. |
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Post by Nolan JP on Feb 6, 2013 14:27:48 GMT -5
Hi guys. Does ANYBODY know of a Garbage Gang full box?  There must be one somewhere? |
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Post by jsul77798 on Feb 6, 2013 14:48:23 GMT -5
To my knowledge there isn't even a GG unopened pack let alone a full box. I thought I had scored an epic 6 sealed packs last summer from a guy in the UK but found they were opened when I got them. Guy must have opened them nicely as a kid, then tied the twist tie back on and thought they were still sealed when he refound them. Anyway, I know of none, and only a few empty boxes exist. Would LOVE to see a full one found though. There's gotta be some dusty, dirty, long forgotten magic wharehouse someplace on this planet with a case of them just rotting away on a pallet. Same has gotta go for series 2's. Now that would be the day!!!!
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Post by Nolan JP on Feb 6, 2013 15:51:43 GMT -5
It's gotta be the rarest GPK box there is. The price would make OS 1 boxes look "cheap"
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Post by robslob on May 18, 2013 18:23:06 GMT -5
The GG CT defiantly came out in about 1991. I remember buying them from the shops. I also remember buying UK garbage pail kids CT around 1986. ok I'm new on here and just caught up with all the posts on this thread and I'm pretty sure that the UK CT's I have were called Garbage Gang (I clearly remember I hated the name change) and were released in or before 1989 'cause I bought them in the UK before moving to Spain in August 1989...I also think I'm sure they were released after series 6 so that must mean towards the end of 1988, or first half of 1989. |
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There must be one somewhere? 
Really cool box. I wish they had the Nasty Nick box too though