NECA Brand Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Toys Becoming Non-Existent

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action figures by NECA have been quite a hot commodity among collectors in recent years. Unfortunately, these figures are becoming non-existent in recent months. When they were first released in stores, the retail price for these figures was about twelve to sixteen dollars apiece. Now they are being sold individually for about ninety dollars at online stores such as www.eBay.com. The boxed set of NECA's Ninja Turtles can bid up to one hundred thirty dollars. The boxed set contains all four turtles, but do not come with the diorama bases that are included in the clamshell packages. Clamshell packaged turtles are far more sought after than the boxed set due to their extra accessories such as ooze canisters, ninja stars, and baby turtles. The baby turtles are about an inch large and represent the Ninja Turtles before their mutation.

These figures are, of course, best known for their immense detail and plentiful accessories, but did you know they are based on the Ninja Turtles comic books from 1984? These comic books illustrated the turtles as violent hardcore superheroes that weren't afraid to get their hands dirty. According to the illustrations at www.ninjaturtles.com, the four turtles once wore red bandannas in the first comics. Ever since their animated debut in 1987, the Ninja Turtles have been sporting multi-colored bandannas in every film or television series. Most TMNT fans prefer the turtles in their colorful bandannas over the red ones because they have a difficult time telling them apart.

If you live in California, the best way to find these awesome action figures is to go your nearest Anime shop. They seem to carry many of these guys at reasonable prices since they are retired figures. Most anime shops carry the black and white version boxed set that retails for about forty dollars. It is an excellent price compared to the ones that are found at eBay. FYE stores may have the clamshell packaged figures as well, but highly unlikely. The city of San Diego is crawling with comic book shops and there is a high chance you may nab several of these figures. The only problem with these toys is that they are meant for display only since they easily fall apart (if you play with them).