Star Wars Esb R2-d2 Vintage Canadian Sears Canada Vacuum Shrink Wrap Transition
ONE OF THE RAREST FIGURES EVER MADE IN THE STAR WARS WORLD WAS FROM KENNER CANADA. SEARS CANADA WAS GIVEN AN ADVANCE SET OF STAR WARS FIGURES TO SELL EXCLUSIVELY AT SEARS CANADA IN 3 PACK SETS AND 7 PACK SETS. IN A RUSH TO GET THEM TO RETAIL THEY WERE VACUUM SEALED TO PERFORATED CARDS AND NO PICTURE OF THE CHARACTER OR THE NORMAL BUBBLES WERE USED. THESE PACKS CAME WITH REGULAR CARDED FIGURES & ONE SHRINK WRAP FIGURE AT THE END. THIS R2-D2 IS CALLED PERISCOPE R2-D2 AND NOT SENSORSCOPE. MAKING THE CARD EVEN MORE RARE AS SEARS CANADA WAS UNAWARE OF WHAT THIS VERSION OF R2 WAS FINALYY GOING TO BE CALLED. R2-D2 IS STILL HOLDING ON BY ONE LEG TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT OF THE PLASTIC. I TOOK A PICTURE OF THE CARD UPSIDE DOWN TO SHOW THAT THE PLASTIC IS STILL STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD R2-D2 NI PLACE WITHOUT FALLING. THE TRANSITION STICKERS WERE PLACE ON EMPIRE STRIKES BACK CARDS BECAUSE KENNER CANADA HAD MADE SO MUCH STOCK THEY MADE SPECIAL ROTJ STICKERS TO GO OVER THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK LOGOS. IN THIS CASE THERE IS ONLY 2 STICKERS PRESENT.
ONE HAS BEEN REMOVED BEFORE IT CAME TO MY COLLECTION. MOST OF THESE FIGURES ARE EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND AND ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN WITH LESS THAN 10 KNOWN TO EXIST IN THE WORLD OR EACH CHARACTER. BECAUSE THIS ONE IS NO LONGER 100% SEALED IS IT LISTED FOR HALF THE PRICE IF NOT ALOT LESS. R2-D2 HAS NEVER BEEN UP FOR SALE EVER!!! PLEASE FEEL FREE TO MAKE AN OFFER!
The item "STAR WARS ESB R2-D2 VINTAGE CANADIAN SEARS CANADA VACUUM SHRINK WRAP TRANSITION" is in sale since Tuesday, November 13, 2018. This item is in the category "Toys & Hobbies\Action Figures\TV, Movie & Video Games". The seller is "samseventy" and is located in Surrey, British Columbia. This item can be shipped worldwide.