Dan Hampton Chicago Bears Ceramic/Bobbing Head/ Nodder/Bobbin Head MT
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:5816327 | Modified Item: No |
| Original/Reproduction: Original | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| Sport: Football | Team-NFL: Chicago Bears |
| Team: Chicago Bears |
This listing is for a Dan Hampton, Chicago Bears bobbin head, also known as nodder. He was made by Bobble Dobbles, of Alexander Global Productions.This guy is in Mint condition, made out of high quality ceramic composition. He's very heavy duty and durable and very well made And has a number of the bottom, as he's part of a limited run. He will display very nicely. I do not have a box for him. I guarantee him to be unrestored, unpainted, unrefurbished, mint, and 100% completely origina...l. Thank you again for watching and please make the DENVER SUPPLY one of your favorite vendors so you can readily and frequently drop by. I try to list several items each and everyday so have a look and if there's something in particular that you're looking for, please ask me. I have thousands of nodders to move in the next few years, I hope I live long enough to do so. God Bless......................Barry
PS......…….As I said, I have thousands to sell, so if there's something in particular that you're looking for, shoot me a message and I'll list it immediately if I have it. Thanks.One final thought, I guarantee and promise satisfaction with each and every item that we sell. No one should ever have to feel bad about a purchase nor a sale. So if you EVER buy ANYTHING from us, and decide in a day or two that it's not what you wanted, nor what you hoped, nor what you expected it to be, simply return it, in the same condition and in a timely manner, and I will issue a complete 100% refund. I have 14 nodders from when I was a child. Back then they were only a buck or two and my Mother would allow me to pick one out every time we went to the Ephrata Children's Boy Store for school clothing. They had an entire wall of them. How many times I've thought about those days. I would love to simply know now what all they had? I never landed any super or tough nodders but I still indeed do have all the original members of this gathering purchased for me as a small boy, by my Mother. I took painstaking care of these little guys even then. I even hid this fact from my friends for fear of them making fun of me for playing with dolls. But oh my God I loved them then, just as I do today. I gently stuffed newspaper in their heads because even then, I was indeed smarter then the average bear, and he's actually quite intelligent, so they say. Today, I use Jumbo cotton balls instead of newspaper cause I can afford it now. Lol. I did however, carefully write the number 43 on the back of one of my several Phillie bobbin heads. He is still lovingly known today as the "Wes Covington" edition, and he's quite limited, I'll have you know. So each and everyone of these guys turned out negative on my black light test. Then, I purchased numerous nodders off an auction house, which sometimes identifies when, and if, a piece they're selling, has been restored. Unfortunately I've been burned one too many times so no more auction houses for me. They look beautiful, as advertised, but when subjected to your little black light test, BOOM, there it is. Without the aid of that black light, I couldn't tell which of my Black Faced Phillies had been restored. They are both beautiful, and shiney, and mint, and have vibrant colors. But when the black light hits it, there are your spots of color that someone painted on. And you know what? That's fine. They belong to you. You may certainly fix them up, paint them up, cover up a nick, scratch, pin hole, whatever, to your own choosing and preference. Feel free to do whatever you like. But the problem now lies, if and when you should decide to sell them. Because now you have an obligation to at least share this. Now they've been restored and this is going to help sell it for some people, and discourage other people from buying it. It works both ways. I don't mind owning and displaying mint nodders in my personal collection that have been professionally restored, don't mind it one little bit. But there's a huge difference in the price. Yes the true MINT ones that have never been restored are very expensive, I don't deny that. I spend a ton of money on the GEM MINT ones, therefor I have to ask for a ton of money when pricing them. Some people don't understand this and give me a good bit of grief about those prices. Whatever? They can easily bring double or triple book prices. Keep in mind please that all price guides are nearly 20 years old also. Most of the dealers aren't willing to pay as much as I do for the mint, unrefurbished old nodders, but I also have a huge selection of non mint ones and I'm working diligently to get them all listed, but it will take me years. Regardless, get yourself a black light please, you'll be an expert in no time and you'll be glad that you did. A 30 Watt Black Light can be purchased on Amazon for $30.00 and it's more then big enough. I would never ever be without mine again. They even sell blacklight flashlights. They're not big enough for at home but it you're going to a card show and thinking about buying a bobbin head or two, stick it in your pocket and sneak a quick look before paying for a nodder from a man you'll never see again. If you're a nodder collector, this is an absolute must for your own satisfaction as well as protection. It's simply too easy. Thanks again and keep in touch...……………..Barry
PS......…….As I said, I have thousands to sell, so if there's something in particular that you're looking for, shoot me a message and I'll list it immediately if I have it. Thanks.One final thought, I guarantee and promise satisfaction with each and every item that we sell. No one should ever have to feel bad about a purchase nor a sale. So if you EVER buy ANYTHING from us, and decide in a day or two that it's not what you wanted, nor what you hoped, nor what you expected it to be, simply return it, in the same condition and in a timely manner, and I will issue a complete 100% refund. I have 14 nodders from when I was a child. Back then they were only a buck or two and my Mother would allow me to pick one out every time we went to the Ephrata Children's Boy Store for school clothing. They had an entire wall of them. How many times I've thought about those days. I would love to simply know now what all they had? I never landed any super or tough nodders but I still indeed do have all the original members of this gathering purchased for me as a small boy, by my Mother. I took painstaking care of these little guys even then. I even hid this fact from my friends for fear of them making fun of me for playing with dolls. But oh my God I loved them then, just as I do today. I gently stuffed newspaper in their heads because even then, I was indeed smarter then the average bear, and he's actually quite intelligent, so they say. Today, I use Jumbo cotton balls instead of newspaper cause I can afford it now. Lol. I did however, carefully write the number 43 on the back of one of my several Phillie bobbin heads. He is still lovingly known today as the "Wes Covington" edition, and he's quite limited, I'll have you know. So each and everyone of these guys turned out negative on my black light test. Then, I purchased numerous nodders off an auction house, which sometimes identifies when, and if, a piece they're selling, has been restored. Unfortunately I've been burned one too many times so no more auction houses for me. They look beautiful, as advertised, but when subjected to your little black light test, BOOM, there it is. Without the aid of that black light, I couldn't tell which of my Black Faced Phillies had been restored. They are both beautiful, and shiney, and mint, and have vibrant colors. But when the black light hits it, there are your spots of color that someone painted on. And you know what? That's fine. They belong to you. You may certainly fix them up, paint them up, cover up a nick, scratch, pin hole, whatever, to your own choosing and preference. Feel free to do whatever you like. But the problem now lies, if and when you should decide to sell them. Because now you have an obligation to at least share this. Now they've been restored and this is going to help sell it for some people, and discourage other people from buying it. It works both ways. I don't mind owning and displaying mint nodders in my personal collection that have been professionally restored, don't mind it one little bit. But there's a huge difference in the price. Yes the true MINT ones that have never been restored are very expensive, I don't deny that. I spend a ton of money on the GEM MINT ones, therefor I have to ask for a ton of money when pricing them. Some people don't understand this and give me a good bit of grief about those prices. Whatever? They can easily bring double or triple book prices. Keep in mind please that all price guides are nearly 20 years old also. Most of the dealers aren't willing to pay as much as I do for the mint, unrefurbished old nodders, but I also have a huge selection of non mint ones and I'm working diligently to get them all listed, but it will take me years. Regardless, get yourself a black light please, you'll be an expert in no time and you'll be glad that you did. A 30 Watt Black Light can be purchased on Amazon for $30.00 and it's more then big enough. I would never ever be without mine again. They even sell blacklight flashlights. They're not big enough for at home but it you're going to a card show and thinking about buying a bobbin head or two, stick it in your pocket and sneak a quick look before paying for a nodder from a man you'll never see again. If you're a nodder collector, this is an absolute must for your own satisfaction as well as protection. It's simply too easy. Thanks again and keep in touch...……………..Barry
