BOSCO PUPPET!

BluesBerry · 27-02-2012 11:33PM

I have an original Bosco puppet also it in a real bad state though - should have taken more care of it

holly2004 · 28-02-2012 11:06PM

hi would love to buy him from you

norris81 · 29-03-2012 09:04PM

I saw that there was an article in the Herald about a bidding war for Bosco http://www.herald.ie/news/500-bidding-war-over-rare-bosco-puppet-2830404.html ,

Bumping this thread for his 30th anniversary, I have an original that I would be willing to sell, I have PM'ed Holly already, any other interested parties please PM me in case Holly is no longer a member here

All reasonable offers considered.

Cheers

holly2004 · 29-03-2012 11:54PM

how much do you want for it?
Holly

norris81 · 30-03-2012 12:23AM

i saw an article in the herald for 1 goin for 500euro and saw a few on adverts.ie

however im not a rip off merchant and know u really want one

how much wud u pay for it? and if u live in dublin ill drop it over to u

holly2004 · 30-03-2012 04:35PM

sorry thats way too much, no way could i afford that, besides i believe at the time you prob only paid about 10 pounds at the most
sorry
Holly

norris81 · 30-03-2012 05:12PM

holly its a 30 year old collectors item, i bought it in 1982, how much are u willing to pay for it? any reasonable offer wil be accepted

whatsinaname · 15-04-2012 02:48AM

@norris81- I saw your ad on adverts. €150 seems a fair price to me considering the price that others are looking for the bosco puppet. It might be worth moving your ad from the "toys" section to the "memorabilia" section. That's the section that all the other bosco's are for sale in. Your ad might be being overlooked by collectors. I have one myself up in the attic. I can't believe what they're selling for! I think I'll hold on to mine for sentimental reasons.
Anyway good luck with the sale and fair play to you for not being greedy.

holly2004 · 15-04-2012 11:20PM

Hi Norris

I know what you mean by sentimental reasons, you should hold onto it.

i have found one online and im delighted to , i loved Bosco as a child but my parents at the time prob couldn't afford one, i don't actually remember them being on sale then, i must be too young at the time
I can't wait to get mine soon
Holly

whatsinaname · 19-04-2012 01:25AM

holly2004 wrote: »

Hi Norris

I know what you mean by sentimental reasons, you should hold onto it.

i have found one online and im delighted to , i loved Bosco as a child but my parents at the time prob couldn't afford one, i don't actually remember them being on sale then, i must be too young at the time
I can't wait to get mine soon
Holly

The last post was not from "norris81", it was from "whatsinaname". I think norris81 is still selling his bosco. I was just commenting on the fact that he seems like a decent chap and he's not out to rip anyone off.

@holly2004 ; Glad to here you finally got your hands on a bosco (well almost;as long as he doesn't get lost in the post!) Which internet site did you get it off in the end? Are you going to tell us what you paid for it? It might get some of the lads on Adverts.ie to drop their prices a little!

I honestly think €150 - €250 is all anyone should be paying for a bosco depending on condition. I think it would be good to know how many of them were actually made. I wonder if the people who made them are still in business? I'm sure there are loads of bosco's tucked away in attics all over the country.

Hope your bosco arrives safely.

holly2004 · 19-04-2012 03:35PM

Yes i totally agree, there must be lots of Bosco's up in attics all over the country. Yes of course i can let you know how much i paid for mine, i paid 200 pounds (sterling).
I think thats a fair price as they are so rare now and very special.
I think it was slieve bawn handcraft made them that time, but i'm not sure if they are still in business. I think if they are, they should do a remake of them, I'm sure lots of people would buy one
i certainly would
Holly

ollie1 · 19-04-2012 05:23PM

There is 7 of them for sale on adverts so they can't be that rare and someone is trying to sell one for 800 Euro thats madness.

I used to have one but don't know where it is now probably in my attic somewhere.

holly2004 · 19-04-2012 07:35PM

that really is madness and anyone who would pay that would have to be crazy
my reason for buying one is Bosco means alot to me from my childhood
he is special
i think you should have a look for your one, but don't sell it, keep it for memories, you prob have nice memories of Bosco too
Holly

whatsinaname · 19-04-2012 09:33PM

Thanks for letting us know how much you paid. £200 sterling is about the right money I'd say. It will be interesting to see if they increase much in value over the next few decades. I don't think you'll be selling him any time soon.

holly2004 · 19-04-2012 09:36PM

ya that dont sound bad, its a pity they are all so expensive though, its all about memories of my childhood for me, i certainly wont ever be selling mine

I love him too much lol

ollie1 · 19-04-2012 10:19PM

Look what I found while searching Bosco on vinyl

holly2004 · 15-06-2012 03:44PM

Hi
Just wondering does anyone know where I can get my hands on some Bosco Memorabillia? how many things were actually made?
Holly

holly2004 · 19-06-2012 09:43PM

I just got a real Bosco puppet I bought online, he's got the RTE logo also, he's so cute, at last i was able to source a real one online
so happy, they seem to be a few around though, since i started looking alot of them have been put up for sale
I will never sell mine

blankAs · 20-08-2012 11:55PM

a question that has come up.....can you go to the zoo without a bosco puppet?

AVPU · 19-05-2014 10:20PM

Sorry to resurrect an old thread, I found my Bosco doll last week. He's one of the rarer cloth face ones, in pretty good nick, with all of his hair. I can't find much info about them, and especially the RTE Bosco Puppet tag (Hand 'n Glove puppet company).

Anybody have one of these ones? (Couldn't believe the price they're going for)

BOSCO PUPPET!

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