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A collection of vintage board games and plastic action figures from various periods. The lot includes three board games: a Waddingtons Buccaneer pirate-themed game for two to four players, an Are You Being Served? family game by Denys Fisher based on the BBC TV series, and a Merit The Amazing Magic Robot quiz game manufactured by J. & L. Randall Ltd. The Buccaneer game includes a printed board, cards, and original instructions. The Are You Being Served? box contains play money printed with denominations of five, ten, and twenty pounds. The Magic Robot game, a New Edition manufactured in England, features a plastic robot figure and internal cardboard wheels titled The Wonders of Nature.
The assortment also includes several plastic action figures and vehicles. Featured is a large Emperor Zurg figure from the Toy Story franchise, bearing a red and yellow Z motif on the chest, accompanied by a triple-barrelled ion blaster accessory and a silver-tone flexible hose. The group further comprises a blue and red transformer-style robot, a large blue battery-operated style robot with a translucent red chest piece, a smaller purple articulated robot figure, and a partially disassembled red and blue transforming vehicle. Two small plastic and die-cast style cars are present, one featuring a Union Jack motif and the other a white and green racing design. A yellow adhesive price label is visible on the Buccaneer box lid.
Condition report:
The items are in a used and played-with condition. The board game boxes show significant signs of shelf wear, including scuffed edges, corner splits, and areas of crushing visible in photographs 1 and 7. The Magic Robot box lid has a prominent tear on the lower-left corner (photo 5). Action figures exhibit surface scuffing and minor paint loss, particularly noticeable on the Zurg figure\'s chest (photo 4). The Optimus Prime style figure is disconnected or missing components (photo 1). Internal game components such as cards and money are visible but remain uncounted. Mechanisms for the battery-operated robots are untested.
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