Collector's Guide to 1988-1998 TMNT Toys: A Beginner's Guide to Collecting Hardcover – July 21, 2025

Do you collect Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Toys from 1988-1998? If so, this totally tubular 400 page training guide is just for you! This giant green book dives deep into the world of vintage American TMNT Toys made by Playmates Toys. Learn which action figures are considered extremely rare and which toys are common. This beginner’s guide will teach you the differences between a 1988 “soft head” and “hard head” Turtle. Also included in this book is a comprehensive price guide listing every known toy in existence, including over 80 toys that were never made! We have spent years compiling data from various auction sites and personal private sales from known collectors worldwide. Know the differences between an $80 toy, and an $800 toy. Build a light box and remove yellowing from toys. Learn how much value your sealed toys, loose figures, and boxed toys are selling for! Explore the vast amounts of variants and weapon color combinations manufactured during ten years of production. This radical reading tool will totally teach you valuable selling tips and tactics, so you can earn higher sales from your TMNT Collection. This guidebook was written with the collector in mind, with full color photographs and descriptions that make it the most comprehensive collector’s book ever written by fans, for fans. Learn about the many factors that impact value, based on condition and packaging. This guide will teach you how to care for your kowabunga collection, with storage recomendations to keep your toys preserved and protected. We have included a 50 page guide explaining how to clean and revitalize sealed or loose toys. Each chapter is color coded with a full index to help guide you along the way. Whether you are a new or veteran TMNT toy collector, this book will shell shock you!EXCLUSIVE CONTENT· 10 YEARS OF TMNT TOYS· COMPREHENSIVE PRICE GUIDE· EVERY KNOWN FIGURE LISTED· UNRELEASED TOYS· FULL-COLOR PHOTOS· FIGURE VARIANTS· PAINT VARIANTS· HERO TURTLES· RARE FOREIGN RELEASES· STORE EXCLUSIVES· PLUSH FIGURES· VEHICLES AND PLAYSETS· CARD ART· MOST POPULAR TOYSCOLLECTION MANAGEMENT· CLEANING TOYS· RECOMMENDATIONS· GRADING· ACRYLIC CASES· PRICE TAGS· COLLECTOR HABITS· BUYING AND SELLING· RARITY· AVAILABILITY· OBSERVING DAMAGE· STORAGE· BUILD A LIGHT BOX· REMOVE YELLOWING· REMOVE STICKERSKowabunga, Dudes! Read more