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Great news for all Captain Action fans, the long awaited reissue of the classic Aurora Captain Action model is available now! The model is a limited edition with only 1,000 numbered kits being produced, so make sure you get your hands on one (or two). The model is true to the original and comes with a few new additions, including an alternate head sculpt and a foil chest emblem. The list price is $34.95. Read about it on the Moebius and Captain Action Enterprises website and be sure to tune in for our complete review coming soon.

Captain Action Model at C/A Enterprises

Captain Action Model Reisssue at Moebius

Most, if not all collectors, do a fair amount of buying and selling on eBay. This being the case, we would like to voice our opinion regarding eBay's "seller pricing changes". These pricing "changes" result in a significant increase in eBay fees. In fact eBay has NEARLY DOUBLED the basic final valuation fee from 5.25% to a whopping 8.75%! eBay, of course, has been focusing on a negligible decrease in listing fees and gallery pictures, all the while trying to gloss over the huge fee increases these changes represent. The minor decreases do not come close to offsetting the final valuation fee increases. To make these fee increases a little easier on large volume sellers, eBay is offering them some small relief in the form of minor fee discounts if they maintain high ratings. No such discounts will be available for small volume sellers no matter how good their ratings may be. All over the web there has been outcry over these rate hikes, with petitions and protests popping up on newsgroups. Let us remember that eBay is a monopoly, or at least a virtual one. The only thing they will understand is decreased profits, which can only result from a decrease in buyer and seller activity.

I am not advocating a boycott of eBay. I am a collector first and foremost, and eBay has been a significant resource in acquiring many key pieces in my collection (especially since they have put virtually every major toy show out of business). I just want to encourage collectors to pursue other avenues as much as possible. We need more direct dealing collector to collector. There are newsgroups, chat rooms, email lists and websites where collectors can buy, sell and even trade without eBay's hand in their pocket.

The new pricing policy goes into effect on February 20th. If you want to see the full effect of these radical price increase just follow the link below. While the top of the page glorifies their minor fee decreases, scroll down to the bottom of the page to see where eBay is really turning the screws.

Link: eBay new Price increases

Its the holiday season, and if you are looking for that holy grail to round out your collection, its your time of year. A MIB Captain Action Spiderman? How about a Dr Evil Lab set in box? Dr Evil Sanctuary? If those weren't enough I also spy a Captain America in box, a complete loose Spiderman set, a pre production Captain Action figure, and plenty more hard to find goodies. Looks like 2007 has been saving the best for last. Check out all the Captain Action items on eBay (including a few of our own):

Captain Action items on eBay (High to Low)

Captain Action Items on eBay (by ending date)

The master-of-disguise, original super hero action figure of the 60's is
back in action in ALL NEW comic book adventures written by Fabian Nicieza, with art by Mark Sparacio. Click Here to read the promo on Moonstones website:

Moonstone Books Captain Action

Mark has produced a promo that he will be signing this at the Moonstone booth #2042 on Friday, July 27th at the San Diego Comicon between 3 & 4PM and again next month at Wizard World in Chicago. Download a preview of the promo here:

Nippon Ideal, Ideal's Japanese branch, had big plans for Captain Action including the addition of a 10th costume to the original lineup. Can you guess who it was? James Long reveals this surprise from the past along with exclusive scans!

A mint in box Captain Action Green Hornet has just sold on eBay for the bargain price of $3,383.99 Congrats to the lucky winner. Check out the auction results and all the great pictures:

Electric Tiki has announced plans for a Captain Action Statue as part of their Classic Heroes Collection. This collection already includes excellent renditions of several Captain Action classic alter egos: The Long Ranger, The Phantom and Flash Gordon. A great looking preliminary sketch of the upcoming Captain Action statue is up on their website and can be found at this link:

Captain Action Enterprises in conjunction with Moebius Models is pleased to announce a 40th anniversary reproduction of the original model kit is in the works. Here's a link to the official announcement at their website:

Interested in licensing Captain Action? Then Captain Action Enterprises inc. are the people to contact. Visit their website to see the latest in new and upcoming Captain Action products, and more!

Starting today and for the next 13 days we will be presenting the scans of Xmas past. James Long has provided us excellent scans of Captain Action from the holiday catalogs from Sears, Montgomery-Ward, Alden, Spiegel and JC Penny's from 1966-1968. These should bring back some great memories. Check back every day for a new scan!

On Oct 14th the Toy and Action Figure Museum inducted Captain Action into its Hall of Fame. Kevin Stark, Curator of the museum was quoted as follows:

“A committee of toy industry professionals, toy collecting fans, and board members from the museum considered a list of several candidates for this year’s induction. Among them, the original Star Wars Line, the original He-man line, and Transformers. We are proud that Captain Action was added to the Hall of Fame that already includes the original 12 inch GI Joes and the first Spawn line from Todd McFarlane. Captain Action epitomizes what the Hall of Fame is all about. It’s a toy line that captured the imagination of kids and collectors alike. With a well designed concept, the Captain Action line kept kids in the late 60s entertained for hours, and it is a sought after collectible today.”

The Action figure Museum is located in Pauls Valley, OK. You can learn more on their website at www.actionfiguremuseum.com

It was just a matter of time. What CGC has done for comics, the Toy Grader wants to do for toys. There are three categories: The Action Figure Authority, The Collectible Doll Authority and the Die Cast Authority. The grading scale goes from 10 (Very Poor) to 100 (Gem Mint in package). Like the CGC, the grading processes includes encapsulation. Prices vary with the size and value of the submission. You can find more info on their site at www.toygrader.com.

Rumors have been reported that DC Direct is considering reissuing Captain Action on both the Action Figure Insider and DC Direct Message boards. This idea has actually been directly presented to DC Direct and they have taken notice of all the chatter. They recently responded that they are reluctant to go ahead with Captain Action because of the 13- inch line they are currently putting out ,as they feel they would be competing with themselves to a certain degree. However, they did leave the door open by saying that if enough interest continued, they may reconsider. So, to all you Captain Action fans out there - please take a moment to post on the DC Direct Message boards or use the Ask DC Direct link to write directly to urge them to bring back our hero!

An All New Dr Evil Animation! May 2006
Another treat for Captain Action fans! As a follow up to last years Dr Evil animation, Steve has created another gem. And this time, Dr Evil has brought along a little friend. Check it out at this link:

Once again, a special thanks to Steve for allowing us to host his excellent work.

Captain Action Green Hornet MIB on eBay Apr 2006
From the photos this is one of the nicest examples we have ever seen. Currently at 2,550.99 with a reserve. The auction just started and runs thru April 30th. Check it out:

Captain Action Sightings: ToyFare 105 Mar 2006
Captain Action makes a surprise appearance in the May 2006 issue of ToyFare Magazine. The write up gives some insight into the down side of being "The mysterious man of many identities". Something to think about if you are considering going into the superhero biz. Thanks to Joe Ahearn for spotting this one. You can see a scan of the page here:

Captain Action Spiderman in Box Nets $6,900 Feb 2006
The auction is over and the results are in. The boxed Spiderman Uniform and Equipment set has sold for $6,900. Congratulations to the high bidder!

Captain Action Spiderman in Box and More on eBay Jan 2006
The rarest and most sought after of all the Captain Action sets, a boxed Spiderman, has been listed on eBay. In addition the seller also has a few other boxed sets including Captain America, Superman and the Phantom. Looks like its time to break open that piggy bank.

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Captain Action Enterprises
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