[Bunno Smurf]

Most of you will know my fascination with the Jungle smurf. I was watching a raw jungle on the weekend and it ended while I was driving home from Perth (2hr drive) so I was kinda biting my nails all the way home wondering if I'd won or not. Anyway I did win and heres a pic of the little fella. I am stoked!

So much for the "I will not buy fakes and I will not buy raws"

[Ritter_Schlumpfenherz]

Never say never. Then I started collecting, I promised myself not to collect non pvc-smurf items. But resulting from the worldwide success of ebay, it was much more difficult for me to find any pvc smurf in great condition.
But since I prefer to buy old smurfs at fleamarkets, I won't give in.

That's why I started to look out for non pvc items again, about one year ago, too.


Your wild raw fake looks amazing and I'm so glad you won it !!!

[SMURFYSTEVE1]

A great addition to your collection Linda, he's really great........



Smurfy regards
Steve

[samismurf]

great rohling

[Smurfysmurf]

I know exactly what you mean, Linda....... I broke down about two months ago and bought my first raw from an Australian seller ( ) and have bought more since then....

I love your raw Wild Smurf. Will you be buying more raws now?

[Rachel]

Hi Linda, congratulations, he is a lovely smurf.

Will this be the start of someting bigger though? Next the green tirolese or the brown biscuit smurfs?

[Bunno Smurf]

Will this be the start of someting bigger though? Next the green tirolese or the brown biscuit smurfs?

ummmm well I did already buy the biscuit raw cos he just looks oh so chocolatey... unfortunately he's in one of those missing packages

But thats it...no more....seriously...no more...why do I get the feeling no-one is believing me???

[attombomb7]

hi Linda!

very good news that you won him! congrats!

also I think you did even better as I have not seen this one before

maybe I missed these..but I have a raw and so does dyar but they are not like the won you WOn! you have a special one! with eyes and mouth! he is superb!!!!!!! rare! ours have no details..



http://www.sgtpapas.com/


http://www.geocities.com/attombomb7/Pageone.html #2.0069

[Guest]

He's lovely Linda

[Guest]

It is really amazing how many different raw from Waldbaur/Nestle are existing.
For myself it would be interesting how many different types and colours are known.... But I think they'll never know the truth

[attombomb7]

hi cheesy!~

I remember when I first started collecting, I was told by several collectors on another site that their were only 8

but as you know we see tons on EBAY, so who knows?

[SMURFYSTEVE1]

hi cheesy!~

I remember when I first started collecting, I was told by several collectors on another site that their were only 8

but as you know we see tons on EBAY, so who knows?

Only 8.........



Smurfy regards
Steve

[Rachel]

I *think* that there might have been only 8 figures shown on the original Waldbaur packaging but I don't have one so I can't confirm this.

There are a few different types of coloured raws so I don't know of anywhere that shows every single one that has been produced. The DSK does show a good selection but doesn't list the different types or all of their markings.

[SMURFYSTEVE1]

Because of the title of this topic Linda I keep singing to the tune of Boney M's "Brown girl in the ring"- "Wild man in the raw, tra la la la la"



Smurfy regards
Steve

[aussiesmurfer]

He looks great Linda!

Well Done

Trish

[Smurfysmurf]

I can imagine these raws are easily faked also.....Is there a good way to recognize fakes, like with the other smurfs? I really grow to love the raws now that I have quite a few, but I still hold on to my conviction not to get any fakes if I can help it (wonder how long those conviction will hold )

.... Or do I have a blonde moment here because the raws are fakes????

Is it just me, but everytime I think I know just about everything about smurf collecting, new and harder questions arise

[naish510]

Hey Linda

That's a really nice smurf you have there and no I don't believe you about stopping here.

Dyar

PS - Can you email me with the Schonwald sockels you still need

[Guest]

normally you can see faked raws always (better sometimes) on bad mold, ridges (I hope that's the right word for ???) , hard material,soft material, bad smell , sellers name, fuzzy markings and (tatata the best one) by comparing it to your own originals (Yeah that was way I have to go to get 21 original Bundesliga soccer smurfs... to get everyone at least twice for comparing (That's the reason why I still do not know my Herta BSC Berlin is original or not ))))
BTW you could sell you sorted out to me

Last week I got the prisoner as Waldbaur raw. Never seeon before, blue material, black stripes eyes and mouth.

I really love all that raw stuff but only the funny coloured one...... The white one are just boring...

[Bunno Smurf]

PS - Can you email me with the Schonwald sockels you still need

no worries...done

[attombomb7]

hi Cheesy!

that prisoner sounds amazing! nice find!