3 Alva Studios Bronze-Lead Dino Figurines for sale, possible rare T-Rex ? :)

[tw22]

Hello there ! I actually got these earlier today for the first time lol (Saturday the 27th), and immediately began to research them to sell them to collector's who would appreciate them hopefully They are Alva Studio's figurines, I believe made from lead with either a bronze colored paint or paint containing actual bronze within it. I joined this forum specifically to identify one of the figurines I couldn't identify ... various online sources (as well as my first thread in this forum) state there were six figurines made, of which I was able to identify 2 of the 3 I have. Based on another member's awesome help, I believe the HTF-and-identify one is a T-Rex. I can find no other pictures of it online for comparison ... the stegosaurus and corythosaurus I *can* find. The third and larger one I cannot, so i'm not sure how rare it is, as dinosaurs are not my collecting passion generally (I favor slide rules, fishing lures, knives, clocks, and LEGO .

I sell things on ebay starting on Sunday night at 6:30pm Pacific Time generally ... but I don't mind selling outside of ebay either so long as everyone can agree on terms, etc. I'm pretty easy going, so if you're interested, shoot me a PM and we can go from there ... otherwise, they will most likely go live Sunday night (the 28th) around 6:30 Pacific, etc. I know it's kind of short notice as I just found these earlier today, but I favor putting things up on Sunday night is all lol So like I said, if you'd like to give it a go outside of Ebay and before I list them, lemme know Once I list them and someone bids on them, however, I won't cancel the listing. That's not fair to bidders And thanks for the help in the forum already, it's much appreciated

As far as their condition ... 2 of the 3 are clearly stamped, the corythosaurus has what I believe is a place on the underside of the tail where the stamping has rubbed off. It's a match for other Alva Studio cory's for referencing however. The stego and cory have more of their bronze color still than the T-Rex, and none of them have anything broken that I can find. The only place is possibly one of the stegosaurus' spikes, but I don't know if it's chipped or that's by design (you can see it in the pics). Otherwise they appear to be all there.

Here are some pics (in my previous thread, I hadn't figured out how to post pics, sorry):

Lot of 3:



Stegosaurus:



Stegosaurus Stamp:



T-Rex (I believe):



T-Rex Stamp:



Corythosaurus:

[therizinosaurus]

My dad had these as a child, and I've been looking for a set for him for ages. Going to be watching the eBay auction

[tw22]

Haha cool My dad grew up in Japan and Arizona, due to his pop being in the Air Force. We had some AWESOME old antique toy planes and whatnot. I wish I still had them There is something about our parent's toys ;-)

[tw22]

I started the listing on ebay for these ... 7 days, *no reserve* lol .... right here:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/111129390099?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Thanks

[therizinosaurus]

Just bought them for my dad! He's beside himself

[tw22]

Just bought them for my dad! He's beside himself

Haha that was you ? Sweet I was wondering if the buyer was someone from this forum, so cool I had a lot of international peeps asking me behind the scenes about shipping overseas ... I was glad it was a domestic shipment though, much easier to handle and less stress. I think they would have fetched more if I had made my international terms more palatable, but I figured they would go to someone who would appreciate them regardless. I was hoping they would get between 75-150$ minimum, and they did ... plus they are going to someone who obviously is excited and appreciates them, so that is awesomeness

Thanks for letting me know lol ... it's really cool your dad is excited and you did that for him Hopefully when my kids get older they'll do similar stuff for me as well ;-)

Thanks again and congrats dude (assuming) ... they should arrive Wed at some time I would think. I sent a message earlier about how I wrapped them and shipped them (I do that for everyone so they know what to expect), so hopefully you got it

[tw22]

Just bought them for my dad! He's beside himself

Hey thanks again for your awesome feedback Glad he liked them ^_^