Vintage Robots, Parts and Collectibles
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This a Vintage Action Planet Robot by Yoshiya. The robot is new, not used, but the box is
in very poor condition with what appears to be, water damage (see pics) and a ripped/torn
corner (see pics) with a ripped off loose piece included (see pics). The robot has NO
rust and was NOT affected by whatever caused the damage to the box. The robot itself is
in excellent condition for its age. It does have a very small pinprick indentation on
it's back which I tried to capture in a pic below. The paint on the back shows its age
with the beginings of some minor "spidering" in a couple spots. The robot works perfectly
and the sparking mechanism works perfectly and lights up the green and red see thru covers
in Action Planets head. He has an on/off switch as well and the RARE plastic red hands
(NOT RUBBER) in perfect shape.His wheels are also perfect and show no damage or use.
THERE ARE NO RETURNS ON THIS ITEM UNLESS DOA!!!!! NO WARRANTIES NO GUARANTEES!!!
Hence the low price. However, I bought this spanking new and have only had it on
display. Don't let someone else scoop up this DEAL! For serious collectors only.
This robot is featured in the book "Vintage Toys" by Bunte, Hallman, and Mueller, 1999. I have quoted from this book below, in it's entirety, the description for this rare and hard to find collectible.
Amid the rush to capitalize on the Robby The Robot craze inspired by MGM's 1956 classic, "Forbidden Planet", came a flurry of robot knockoffs from a wide variety of Japanese manufacturers.Though the best-known is Nomura's Mechanized Robot (1950's), others did a good job of replicating the seminal robot's design. Yoshiya's Action Planet Robot is one of the best to emerge from this gold rush, due largely to the toy's solid functionality and its approximate replication of Robby's good looks. Created from Enameled tin, Action Planet Robot is an eight-inch wind-up, with forward walking motion and sparkling through both the chest and mouth area. Though smaller, and lacking the complex set of head-piston movements of the Nomura toy, Action Planet Robot does capture the form factor of the movie robot. An inexpensive toy in lesser grades, it's obvious Yoshiya marketed Planet Robot variants for a number of years, attesting to the large quantities available today, as well as production variations such as tin-claw hands (earlier) and molded-rubber ones (later). Note that a number of color variations are known across both the wind-up and battery-op versions, with black being the most common for wind-ups. For Robby enthusiasts, Action Planet Robot in any hue is a true must-have.
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Item# vr-ACTIONPLANETROBOT | US$298.00 | SOLD |
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Robby Robot Original 1950's Nomura Original dome, pristine battery boxes, "worn" repro box Works, great!, antennas move, pistons, churn up and down Some Minor Scratching, general wear, no dents Nice strong motor, NOT MINT but very good Email for more pics if interested | Item# vr-ORIGINALROBBY | US$1450.00 | SOLD |
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Original GOLD Mr. Mercury Robot 1960's(?) Made of Tin, This Mr. Mercury is in Excellent shape It Worked great when I put it on display 5 years ago All functions, arms raise and lower, open & close, bend at hips, & walk worked Nice strong motor, NOT MINT but very good, NO BOX If you are interested I can verify it's functions for you | Item# vr-MRMERCURYGOLD | US$499.99 | SOLD |
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Original BLUE Mr. Mercury Robot 1960's(?) Made of Tin, This Mr. Mercury is in Excellent shape It Worked great when I put it on display 5 years ago All functions, arms raise and lower, open & close, bend at hips, & walk worked Nice strong motor, NOT MINT but very good, NO BOX If you are interested I can verify it's functions for you | Item# vr-MRMERCURYBLUE | US$499.99 | SOLD |
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Original RARE BLUE Mr. Mercury Robot 1960's(?) Paddle arms Made of Tin, This Mr. Mercury is in Excellent shape It Worked great when I put it on display 5 years ago All functions, arms raise and lower, open & close, bend at hips, & walk worked Nice strong motor, NOT MINT but very good, NO BOX If you are interested I can verify it's functions for you | Item# vr-MRMERCURYBLUEPADDLE | US$549.99 | SOLD |
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TOMY Pocket 'Bots Grey wind up MOC Card has many stress marks, price sticker bubble is yellowed slightly and cracked at bottom | Item# vr-POCKETBOTS01 | US$14.99 | SOLD |
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TOMY Pocket 'Bots Grey wind up DAMAGED Card has many stress marks, many price stickers bubble is clear but crushed damaging the toy Two of the foot stabalizers are broken | Item# vr-POCKETBOTS02 | US$8.99 | |
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TOMY Pocket 'Bots White wind up MOC Card has many stress marks, some price sticker tears bubble is slightly yellowed but undamaged | Item# vr-POCKETBOTS03 | US$14.99 | |
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TOMY Pocket 'Bots Grey wind up MOC Card has one minor stress mark and a price sticker bubble is yellowed but undamaged | Item# vr-POCKETBOTS04 | US$16.99 | |
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TOMY Pocket 'Bots Grey wind up MOC Card has stress marks, and price sticker tears bubble is slightly yellowed and crushed at bottom Toy is undamaged | Item# vr-POCKETBOTS05 | US$13.99 | |
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TOMY Pocket 'Bots White wind up MOC Card has stress marks, and price sticker residue bubble is clear, cracked at botto with sall dent Toy is undamaged | Item# vr-POCKETBOTS06 | US$13.99 | SOLD |
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TOMY Pocket 'Bots White wind up MOC Card has stress marks, and price sticker bubble is clear but sklightly crushed at bottom Toy is undamaged | Item# vr-POCKETBOTS07 | US$14.99 | SOLD |
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TOMY Pocket 'Bots White wind up MOC Card has stress marks, and price sticker residue Card has writting on the upper right corner bubble is yellowed moderately | Item# vr-POCKETBOTS08 | US$16.99 | SOLD |
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TOMY Rascal Robots Silver wind up MOC Card has very minor stress mark by peghole Card has minor sticker residue and minor sticker tear bubble is clear and undamaged | Item# vr-RASCALROBOTS1 | US$14.99 | SOLD |