#6 - The Nightmare before Christmas

The Nightmare before Christmas (1993) has a lot of unique characters and would make a fantastic series.  It also has somewhat of a cult like following, similar to the Simpsons, or Star Wars, which I believe would've made it one of the best sellers.  The question is would you display it with the Hallowe'en or Christmas?  Likely right inbetween.

#7 - Care Bears

I have included the Care Bears in at number 7 as I think this would have made a fun series as they could have easily had a dozen different characters.  In additional to the bears, they could have also included the villians of the show.  Dating back to the 80's this could have been a fantastic series with many options and colours.

#8 - He-Man

 



I have put He-Man on the list as a friend of mine looks very much like He-Man and so it is a great running joke.  It may be a little bit biased, however this is my list and the entire thing is biased!  I would love to give him his own He-Man pez and so it goes in at number 8.

#9 - Pinky and the Brain

 

In the number 9 spot I have selected the two most famous lab rats in the world!  Pinky and the Brain was a childrens cartoon that ran in the mid 1990's and was created by Steven Spielberg.  Their daily objective, of course, is to try and take over the world and what better place to start than on a pez despenser?

#10 - Alf

To start things off at number 10 we have Alf, the witty, cat eating 'Alien Life Form' from the planet Melmac.  Alf was the star of a hit TV series that ran from 1986 to 1990, which would make him a great candiate to show up on a Halo card ;).  Currently rumors exist that there could be a movie in the future, perhaps at that time he will receive the tribute that he deserves on a pez stem.

Top ten charactors that I would put on a pez dispenser

Although I do not own any custom made pez I often enjoy looking at the fantasy pez that people have created and from that I draw inspiration, being it Wednesday and the mind daydreaming a little in the middle of the work week, to create a list of my top 10 characters that I wish were immortalized on a pez dispenser.  I will only include animated or pupated charactors and will assume that the pez was realeased during the height of their popularity.  Keeping that in mind, I will count them down over the next couple of days in the Pez Post.  Please feel free to comment and make your own suggestions.

Halo Purchasing - Tips

So hopefully you are finding the Halo postings interesting and informative.  Perhaps some of you may even wish to add or expand this exciting segment in your pez collection.  Well here are some Halo purchasing tips:

1. Shipping - As a great deal of pez transactions occur online via Ebay or like websites you should be aware that shipping costs will be higher as carded pez require larger boxes.  It is a good idea to confirm the shipping costs with the seller prior to purchasing or bidding in situations where there is any uncertainty.

2. Soft Candy - I am not a scientist so I do not know the exact cause however sometimes pez candies will turn soft and remain soft feeling like a tube of toothpaste.  It will eventually leak out of the paper wrapping and begin to ooze and stain the card making a sticky mess and attract bugs.  This is not something that can easily be spotted by looking at a picture so you will want to confirm that the candy is hard.

3. Price - Generally you will pay anywhere from 25% to 150% more for a pez on Halo vs. loose with the greater increase for variations.  Remember price is what somebody is willing to pay for something and when Halos come up less frequently on the auction block collectors are a little more determined not to miss them.  This will also lead to a greater inconsistency in the market as of course there are also fewer Halo collectors in the market.

Next we will look at some card variations.