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GI Joe - Original Talking GI Joe / Navy (Hasbro

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GI Joe - Original Talking GI Joe / Navy (Hasbro
GI Joe - Original Talking GI Joe / Navy (Hasbro, 1967). An early production model of the popular "talking" Joe figures, this is the Navy version. The figure has brown hair and the slightly smaller "hard" head, as well as the larger version hands and feet; the left shoulder piece has multiple cracks at the peg-hole, and does not hold the forearm piece very tightly. There are the usual knee cracks, and a tiny paint rub on one eyebrow; the hair paint is nearly perfect. The uniform and boots appear to be from the regular production run, but the shirt has the words "Now sample to men 8/3/67" written on the back of the shirt in ball-point pen; otherwise the boots and clothing are a solid C9. The unit speaks clearly, if a trifle fast, but only one statement ("GI Joe, U.S. Navy, Reporting for duty!") has been programmed into this prototype. Talking Joes have always been extremely popular with the collecting community, and this is your chance to obtain one of the earliest prototypes in that line. Important notice: Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 200-250 lots per hour. On some occasions eBay Live bid software or the Internet may not be able to keep up with the pace of the auction. We recommend placing a realistic absentee bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Occasionally the auctioneer may eliminate or reject an eBay Live bid, and the auctioneer may also reopen a lot after the close of the eBay live bidding (usually because we missed an audience bid), and may reject your bid even if it shows you as the winning bidder. By bidding via eBay Live, you agree that Heritage may award the lot to another bidder at its sole discretion under the circumstances described above or any other reasonable circumstances. Since eBay bids are not shown to us until we open the lot on the floor, we treat those bids just like floor bids. In most cases the floor responds before the eBay bid is presented to us, due to Internet lag time, so for consistency we have made it a policy that floor bids are always considered first over tie eBay live bids. Also please note that all Heritage lots purchased through eBay Live carry a 20% Buyer's Premium. Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions before you bid.