It’s been a few weeks since one of these head pieces for a 1979 Kenner ALIEN action figure have been available on eBay. One is available now, listed for US$299.99. This is a genuine, much sought after piece being offered here. Nonetheless, if you are balking at the prospect of spending three hundred US dollars on a forty year old piece of plastic for a toy that failed miserably at retail, feel some consolation knowing the seller is willing to accept your Best Offer.
Kenner produced an estimated 150,000 18 inch ALIEN toys in 1979, expecting to match the dizzying sales of their previous 3.75 inch Star Wars range of action figures, two years earlier. A target that fell well short of any sales targets and killed off any future for the ALIEN production line, including a proposed production of run of 3.75 inch ALIEN action figures. Most of the surviving 18 inch tall ALIEN toys have since lost these domes with around 90% of them lacking this distinct feature.
These loose domes frequently fetch prices in three figures. This item will end up selling for an amount that will make non-collectors respond in head scratching wonder where the value lies. It’s not a perfect piece, either. Mild and light scratches are present and one of the tabs intended to (inadequately) hold the feature in place has been broken. So, while it’s not in perfect condition, it is still a significant piece that will contribute to fully realising the potential of bringing someone’s currently incomplete Kenner ALIEN toy to 100%.
-Windebieste.
