Here’s a Kenner ALIEN being auctioned on eBay. He’s complete. Mind you, that declaration does include some clarification. All parts are present but mind you, his arms have been severed and that’s not a great look. You could say, he’s “mostly ‘armless”. On the other hand, would you bid US$300 for this broken forty year old toy? Someone probably will; but this opening bid is already asking the top dollar for a sample of this toy already in substantially less than perfect condition. These severed arms aren’t hard to fix but it will never be fully original condition as the extant anchors found inside the old toy will remain permanently severed even after the arms have been restored to the figure. I’ve repaired more of these things than I can count. That’s true, actually; and I have more to reassemble, too. I own boxes of parts of these things. Boxes. So, I have had a lot of practice in this regard.

Nonetheless, bidding starts at the top dollar range. And that price is for a complete, Kenner toy without such issues on hand. Also keep in mind, repairs have already been attempted on this old, vintage toy. Unsuccessful repairs at that. Glue residue is present on the shoulder socket where previous such failed attempts to rigidly fit the arms back into place is clearly visible. If you are going to fix one of these old toys, disassemble it and do it properly. Please don’t use glue. Look at how this attempt turned out. The arms fell off again, anyway, leaving the toy back where it was but with ugly remains which may – or may not – be removable.

-Windebieste.