Frequently Asked Questions

Well, because 1) I don’t know about it or 2) I don’t have the information about it. I want all the other sports figures that have been released on this site. Little by little I'm tracking that information down.

Do you have that information? Let me know! I would LOVE to get a complete listing of Starting Lineups for the database. If I can get the info from you in a format I can use, I’ll add it to the site. Send me a note and let me know what you have in mind. If you have a database or spreadsheet or even just a typed checklist of figures by some company not included here, contact me and let me know about it.

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Why don’t you have (insert brand here) non-sports figures on this site?

The main focus of this site is sports action figures. (Hence the name.) Hundreds of lines of nonsport figures have been released and there is no way I could track down and add all that information to the database, let alone keep it up to date. For products that are strong enough to be included in something like this, they probably already have websites dedicated to them.

I’ve added McFarlane Military figures to this site and I may add Spawn and McFarlane Dragons in the future if I can get them to send me the data on their sites. Why? They’re widely available figures that have been around for the while and stayed strong as a product line, and I like the company a lot.

If there is a specific nonsports product line that you have the information for and would like to see it on this site, contact me and we can discuss it. With very few exceptions I'm going to leave non sports action figures to other websites that are devoted to those product lines, but I'll listen if you have a suggestion.

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Why don’t you have wrestling figures on this site?

I'm not going to get into the "is wrestling a sport or not" debate. Suffice it to say that I have no plans to add wrestling figures to this site. That said, if someone had a spreadsheet of all the wrestling figures and wanted to put the information on that site, I'd be happy to speak with them.

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Why don’t you have soccer figures on this site?

I'm just not interested in it. I have no plans to add soccer figures to this site. That said, if someone had a spreadsheet of all the soccer figures and wanted to put the information on that site, I'd be happy to speak with them.

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What makes your site different?

I'd like to think it is designed well, easy to navigate and use. I'm a writer, photographer and web designer/developer and I'm using all those skills in this project. Also, this site gives you the ability to search across several different product lines all at once. You can search within one product line for player name, position, series or generate team lists. You can see photos of many of the figures, larger sized photos to give you a good idea what you're looking at. You can also print checklists of product lines for your own use. Add in the news releases from various companies, a dictionary of hobby terms, articles on sports figures, a list of McFarlane Sports Picks customizers, and more, and you'll see that this website has a great deal of information about a variety of sports figures, not just Sports Picks.

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Are you on the Spawn.com Board?

Yep. I'm very active on Spawn.com's Sports Picks forum - my user name is Sibelius.

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Are you an opener or a MOMC collector?

I'm an opener all the way. I even opened the Super Bowl Exclusive Ladanian Tomlinson - is that ballsy or what?

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How come you have (insert name here) figure listed on this site but there is no photograph? Can I submit photographs?

Because I don't have a photograph of it. Do you? I welcome photos of any figure unless I already have lots of pix of it. If you would like to email photos to me, here is what you do:

Name the photo brand_series_name_chase(if a chase)_01, 02, etc. For example, if you were sending two photos of TMP's NBA Series 1 Jason Kidd Chase you would name the pictures tmp_nba1_jkidd_chase_01.jpg and tmp_nba1_jkidd_chase_02.jpg. I have over 2,000 figures in my database now - you can understand why it would help for me to know the name of the figure you're photographing!
You don't have to resize the photos - feel free to send them full size and I'll crop and resize them. If you do plan to resize them, please keep them 600 pixels wide and/or tall and in JPEG format.
I happily accept photos of figures in or out of their packaging.
I can't use photos of figures on custom bases or figures that have been modified in some way. I want this site to be a reference to show figures as they were sold, so people know what to look for.
I can use up to 5 shots of a figure so feel free to send different angles of the same figure.

You can send those photos to websiteauthor@gmail.com.

Visit the following pages to see what SPs I need photos of:

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Are you going to incorporate a price guide for figures?

Very doubtful. To do a price guide that has any real legitimacy is a huge undertaking. I know of one website that attempts to provide this - props to him! It's a lot of work. I think he makes a very honest attempt to estimate values of figures . . . I just don't have the resources to achieve the level of statistical validity or incorporate national / regional inputs that I'd want to have if I were doing it.

Unlike sports cards, sports toys and figures don't have the variety of established secondary market outlets in towns and cities across the country. Basically, for sports figures you have Ebay and you have a selection of online dealers. If you're interested in what a figure is worth, your best bet is to go to Ebay and look that figure up with a completed auctions search. That will give you a more accurate idea of the value of a given figure as well as the amount of interest in it.

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How do you pay for this site?

I do offer banner ads and will incorporate some pay-per-click advertising on this site to offset my costs. The site is new so advertising is cheap - if you're a dealer or manufacturer, now is the time to get in on it and lock in a low price! Check out the advertising page for more information.

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So what do you think about (insert description here)?

The purpose of Sports Action Figure.com is to provide you with extensive information about sports action figures that have been released and announcements that cover upcoming releases. It's about facts, and not about my opinion of things. I try very hard to keep my perspective out of the site's database or news announcements.

That said, there are many situations and subjects within the sports collector hobby that are worthy of discussion. For that reason I have added a blog to Sports Action Figure.com. In the blog I will offer thoughts and opinions about a wide range of topics involving the sports collector hobby, or on sports in general. Want to know what I think? Visit the Sports Action Figure Blog and check it out.

Got a question not answered here? Drop me a note and I'll be happy to reply.

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