Quote Originally Posted by kup View Post
That's a good question since we all have our own standards on what makes a figure worth keeping or not. Some follow a pre stablished system similar to the one you listed, others have their own standards and some can be very forgiving.

For me, I would happily take in something that would otherwise be considered a junker if I see prospect of possibly completing or restoring the toy.

My G1 Prowl and Jazz were pretty borderline junker and my Red Alert was pretty much one but I managed to restore them to a dispayable condition as seen in my collection pics.

Another thing that some people consider a big factor if a toy is worthwhile or not are stickers - some people demand good quality vintage stickers on their toys. Personally I don't care for vintage stickers since I see them as being of poor quality to begin with as they are too vulnerable to damage/fading over time and see no value in them since I can always get reprolabels. I would happily choose the good condition toy with faded/damaged or no stickers if its reasonably cheaper than another of the same toy with good stickers.
Ohh... I see, so your more of a medic and enjoy the thrill of repairing. But what if the figure has worn chrome crap joints and major paint chipping as a junker? What would you do in that situation if it's dirt cheap, but as I said in really bad shape?? How would you come across repairing that? BTW how do factory's manage to make chrome paint? How come we can't make chrome paint?