ROTJ 79 Back (Anakin Offer) Rarity.

Jason_West · May 22, 2006

Up next is the ROTJ 79 Back (Anakin Offer). In my opinion, the hardest ROTJ cardback to track down.

No contributions in this thread, since I have never seen one for sale.

Like the ROTJ 77 Back, I do not know much about this offered version and need some help with feedback.

philraymond · May 22, 2006

I have several of them -

Emperor
Rancor Keeper
AT-ST Driver
Teebo
Leia Boushh

And of course, Lumat & Paploo

Phil

abenefiel · May 22, 2006

Printed offer:
Lumat and Paploo, they are it and they are pretty easy to find.

Sticker offer:
Most of the ROTJ figures are not to hard to find.
Some of the other figures like Han Bespin, Chewbacca, and Vader are also not impossible to find.

I agree with Jason, probably the hardest ROTJ back to find, due to the fact that not many 79 backs were out to begin with to put stickers on.

I have a Han Bespin and Gamorrean Guard.

Adam

Broc · May 22, 2006

philraymond said:
I have several of them -

Emperor
Rancor Keeper
AT-ST Driver
Teebo
Leia Boushh

And of course, Lumat & Paploo

Phil

Phil, I am assuming the first five you mentioned are the stickered versions....correct?

I am under the impression that only Lumat and Paploo were released with the printed corner offer. I have never seen another character with the printed corner Anakin offer. And what a real shame that is as I think it is one of the most attractive looking offers ever developed by Kenner.

-Broc

philraymond · May 22, 2006

Yes indeed Broc. I don't think they exist other than Lumat & Paploo.. right?

BillCable · May 22, 2006

I'm willing to give my left... um... eye for a 3PO with the Anakin offer...

skye · May 23, 2006

I've never seen a 79 back Chewie with Anakin offer, though I've seen quite a few 77s. I'm actually looking for a 2nd Photo with Anakin offer, but I've been off my ebay game for a little while now.

count_doofus · May 23, 2006

In addition to the ones mentioned

I have

8D8
Chief Chirpa
Rebel Commando
Wicket

I've seen

B Wing Pilot
Bib Fortuna
Gamorrean Guard
Han Endor
Klaatu
Klaatu Skiff
Lando
Lando Skiff
Leia Poncho
Logray
Luke Jedi
Nikto
Prune Face
Ree Yees
Royal Guard
Weequay
Yoda

(2nd/Standing photo it went for $52.99 last year)

Although the ROTJ characters are the more common, Admiral Ackbar, Nien Nunb and Squid Head don't appear to have been found yet.

philraymond · May 23, 2006

skye said:
I've never seen a 79 back Chewie with Anakin offer, though I've seen quite a few 77s. I'm actually looking for a 2nd Photo with Anakin offer, but I've been off my ebay game for a little while now.

There's one listed right now at www.finalfrontiertoys.com. I don't know if it is still in stock.. it is also quite expensive IMO.

Phil

theguiltyone · May 23, 2006

Picked up a Luke X Wing version a couple of years ago and never paid much attention to any others after that so i wasnt even aware of the potential rarity.

marc

ThorOakenfelder · May 23, 2006

I was just wondering if the coin offer was harder to find than the anakin offer.

I only have 3 79 backs but I don't know which have Anakin offers. I'll check back and post it later.

ohs · May 31, 2006

Heres my Paploo with the printed offer. Made in Mexico and has a hole punched into the back of the card behind the figure which Im told was factory made.

RussG · May 31, 2006

I have a
Darth Vader
AT-ST driver

VlixHunter · Nov 25, 2006

I am a ROTJ 79-back collector, but i usually opt for an offerless card. In my collection, I presently have a 79-back Emperor with Anakin sticker offer. I have also seen 79back Stormtrooper and Ree Yees with the Anakin sticker offer.

Nerfherder · Nov 27, 2006

The last four figures I bought as a kid were 79-back Anakin offers. 2 of them were stickers, Han trenchcoat and Rancor keeper; two were printed, Lumat and Paploo. They were of course opened, but I still have the card backs. What I am unsure of is whether the sticker offers are indeed 79 backs. Were 77 backs given the anakin offer stickers?

VlixHunter · Nov 28, 2006

"Were 77 backs given the Anakin sticker offers?"

Yes.
They are actually more common than 79 backs with the stickers simply because there were fewer 79 backs released.

John_A_Graham · Feb 21, 2007

Here's a 79B back with Anakin Sticker Stormie:

-John

ThorOakenfelder · Feb 21, 2007

John_A_Graham said:
Here's a 79B back with Anakin Sticker Stormie:

-John

Hey, that looks familiar.

dannywhiteley · Feb 21, 2007

I used to own

79 back w/ Anakin Offer

Teebo
Rancor Keeper
Lando Skiff
Paploo (printed)

79's (no offer)

Greedo
Luke Jedi
B Wing Pilot
Wicket

Other Stickered Anakin Offers

Chewie (65 back)
Hammerhead (77)
Prune face (77)
ATST Driver (77)
Leia Puncho (77)
Han Endor (77)
Gan Guard (77)
Chief Chirpa (65)
Emperor (77)

MexicanToys · Feb 21, 2007

Two different cardback, sticker and printed, In my opinion someones of printed version dosnt exist, I looking for a long time the Vader printed and I know for a lot of vader collectors this probably dosnt exist.

Here my sticker contribition

MexicanToys · Feb 21, 2007

RussG said:
I have a
Darth Vader
AT-ST driver

Vader with sticker, right?

John_A_Graham · Feb 21, 2007

MexicanToys said:
RussG said:

I have a
Darth Vader
AT-ST driver

Click to expand...

Vader with sticker, right?

All Anakin Offers are Sticker except Lumat & Paploo, these are the only two Printed Anakin Offers; No Others were ever printed.

-John

ThorOakenfelder · Feb 21, 2007

I definitely have B-Wing Pilot and Rebel Comando.

tauntaunweequay · Feb 24, 2007

skye said:
I've never seen a 79 back Chewie with Anakin offer, though I've seen quite a few 77s. I'm actually looking for a 2nd Photo with Anakin offer, but I've been off my ebay game for a little while now.

Yes you have, you just forgot. About a year ago I posted one I BIN off ebay. You commented on how I "beat you to it"

lumat · Feb 25, 2007

most of the figures i have are the 79c. i dont think they are hard to find

Jason_West · Dec 21, 2007

I wanted to bump these threads to see if anyones perspective has changed since they were started. Any one figure easier/tougher to find these days? I missed out on an Anakin offer jawa a few months ago. No offer logo on the front, but the back had the offer for Anakin. Very strange..

ThorOakenfelder · Dec 21, 2007

I've got a Luke Jedi and have seen a couple others recently. not terribly difficult to find.

Leif_G · Dec 21, 2007

I obtained a nice AT-ST Driver 79 back with Anakin offer stickers. The most incredible part... it has a perfectly clear bubble! I don't know much about the rarity of the card... but its hard to find AT-ST Drivers with clear bubbles. Cost to me... about $20.

Question: I notice that my 79 back also has an assortment number sticker, and I see a few pics here show the same. Are the assortment number stickers a common thing with the 79 backs?

Leif

cocoFSTAR · Dec 22, 2007

Yoda 79B -

VlixHunter · Dec 22, 2007

I have added Luke Skywalker (X-Wing) and Rebel Commando (79 backs with the Anakin offer) to my collection in the past year.

I frequently check ebay, and it seems like the 79B's don't come up as frequently as they used to. But that trend could change. Or maybe I'm just missing them.

raven7dp · Dec 22, 2007

I own:

8D8
Klaatu
Lumat
Paploo
Rebel Commando
Ree-Yees
Chief Chirpa

Jonathan

Leif_G · Dec 29, 2007

My 79 back AT-ST Driver with Anakin offer stickers and assortment sticker. So does anyone know what's up with the assortment number stickers? Were they changed or were they left off the card (that is, what's under them)?

Leif

AlexSWE · Dec 29, 2007

No Zuckuss noticed?
I have tryed to find one, but...

Daniel_Bornheim · Dec 30, 2007

Same here but with the at-at driver. I have never seen one, not even a used card back.
Toytraders have a qustion marc on Anakin offer at-at driver, so i don`t think it exists.
Toytraders:
http://www.toytraderz.com/Content/pid=5/page=3.html

Black_Falcon · Dec 30, 2007

Leif_G said:
My 79 back AT-ST Driver with Anakin offer stickers and assortment sticker. So does anyone know what's up with the assortment number stickers? Were they changed or were they left off the card (that is, what's under them)?

Leif

Some kind of store code I believe?
I would guess the existing code clashed with something else the store sold.

My 77bk Jawa with this has a Kmart price tag

Could be interesting to start a separate thread about them?
- Graham

Leif_G · Dec 30, 2007

Black_Falcon said:
Some kind of store code I believe?
I would guess the existing code clashed with something else the store sold.

My 77bk Jawa with this has a Kmart price tag

Could be interesting to start a separate thread about them?
- Graham

I think its factory applied myself. But you answered my next question... which was going to be 'is it strictly the 79 backs that use the assortment stickers?' Obviously some of the 77 backs must have them too.

Leif

Dave_T · Dec 31, 2007

Leif_G said:
Black_Falcon said:

Some kind of store code I believe?
I would guess the existing code clashed with something else the store sold.

My 77bk Jawa with this has a Kmart price tag

Could be interesting to start a separate thread about them?
- Graham

Click to expand...

I think its factory applied myself. But you answered my next question... which was going to be 'is it strictly the 79 backs that use the assortment stickers?' Obviously some of the 77 backs must have them too.

You can find these stickers on multiple types of backs-- here's one from a 65 back (originally placed upside down), as well as a look underneath:

So underneath the assortment number sticker, we find... another assortment number. These appear to be factory-applied after they decided to change the assortment number on certain figures.

vaders_child · Dec 31, 2007

Hi guys i am new to the rebelscum post but hope i can bring some add some usefull info.
Here are some of my 79 backs...
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ThorOakenfelder · Dec 31, 2007

Here, this should work better

vaders_child said:
Hi guys i am new to the rebelscum post but hope i can bring some add some usefull info.
Here are some of my 79 backs...
Vintage Star Wars ROTJ Stormtrooper,79 Back,AFA 85
Vintage Star Wars ROTJ Rebel Commando,79 Back,AFA80
Vintage Star Wars ROTJ Leia Combat Poncho,79 Back,Clipper Sticker
Vintage Star Wars ROTJ Leia Combat Poncho,79 Back,Clipper Sticker
Vintage Star Wars ROTJ Prune Face,79 Back,AFA 85

Jason_West · Jan 1, 2013

Since the New Years bell has rung, time to bump the ROTJ cardback threads. Have fun, reply and let the 2013 debate begin. A Jawa popped up a few years ago, but the owner sent it to AFA for a bleeping U grade, due to touch-ups on the card. That is the only one I have ever seen on a 79 Back.