Wanted: Ideal Kermit & Rowlf

[zns]

Hi ya'll. Does anyone know where I might be able to find the original Ideal Toys Kermit and Rowlf puppets that were made in '65? Just curious.

 

[zns]

Just where exactly might the best place be to look for these puppets anyway?

 

[rtgentry]

ebay, local flea market (wouldnt that be awesome).

 

[rtgentry]

There is actuall an ideal kermit with box on ebay right now. Its at $400 I think. Should go well over $1000

 

[muppetperson]

Kermit is hard to find.There are more Rowlfs around.the Kermit on ebay hasnt met the reserve yet.It is item 260485144750.

 

[zns]

Yeah. I've seen Rowlf more often then Kermit. But if anyone knows where I might be able to find either one of them, please let me know. Thanks.

By the way.... I seriously doubt the one on ebay right now will meet the reserve. I asked the seller about it a few days ago and they told me it is at $1,100.

 

[hemi]

there's no fun in buying a 1100$ ideal kermit doll ,even when he's hard to find
rowlf usely sells around 300-400$
I'm pretty sure there will be another one for sale in the future ,mayby for a more reasenable price...

 

[zns]

there's no fun in buying a 1100$ ideal kermit doll ,even when he's hard to find
rowlf usely sells around 300-400$
I'm pretty sure there will be another one for sale in the future ,mayby for a more reasenable price...

It just seems a little bit ridiculous to me that the seller even put a reserve on it in the first place. He/she should know that 98% of people right now can't really take the time to pay such a high amount for something that was only made 40-some years ago.

Maybe some day I will be able to have my own Kermit and Rowlf from Ideal. And someone else will too. I know that there are collectors like Phil Chapman and Michael J. Dixon who have there onw versions as well. I wonder where they managed to find them?

 

[hemi]

your right, its ridiculous,even when you got the money
They are also on my wish list ,but i sure not gonna pay such amounts...
Think you best visit local toy/doll fairs, or search local advertisingpapers.
There you got no bidders,only you and the seller to set a deal!
I'm pretty sure that some collectors sell them for more reasenable prices on doll/toy/moviecollectable fairs!
Same with the sesame puppets from Topper Toys
Few months ago a MIB Roosevelt Franklin was sold on ebay for abouth 350,-$
Few weeks later another MIB R.F. was sold for abouth only 140,-$
And the next one will sell for less than 140,-$
You just have to wait...

 

[zns]

your right, its ridiculous,even when you got the money
They are also on my wish list ,but i sure not gonna pay such amounts...
Think you best visit local toy/doll fairs, or search local advertisingpapers.
There you got no bidders,only you and the seller to set a deal!
I'm pretty sure that some collectors sell them for more reasenable prices on doll/toy/moviecollectable fairs!
Same with the sesame puppets from Topper Toys
Few months ago a MIB Roosevelt Franklin was sold on ebay for abouth 350,-$
Few weeks later another MIB R.F. was sold for abouth only 140,-$
And the next one will sell for less than 140,-$
You just have to wait...

Thanks hemi. There are soooo many other things that I want to add to my Henson collection. But I can wait long enough to add more stuff. It's not like I'm actually going to get everything overnight right?