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Originally Posted by ooo-ribay
Here's what a true nodder expert replied to my (your) question:
"Yes overall the Gold base quality is below the others, there are exceptions but particularly the later runs were rife with problems. I think that they probably had some profit issues and decided to cut costs by reducing quality and using cheaper material. The paints, shellac and decals used all seem to be inferior to the earlier molds."
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Tim Hunter was the ultimate Bobbing Head Guru for many years. He literally wrote the book on them. He always said the Gold Base Series was the toughest condition-wise because of what he called "that chippy chippy paint".
So something about the paint and varnish was indeed of lesser quality. Amazing that any of these survived in NRMT-MINT condition. They were marketed to kids and were just "asking" to be broken.
