GI Joe Official Identification & Price Guide: 1964-1999 (Collectibles) [Paperback]

Vincent Santelmo (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Krause Publications (July 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873417798
• ISBN-13: 978-0873417792
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #127,940 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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16 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Neither Complete, Nor Official, January 1, 2000

By 

Andrew Walls - See all my reviews

This review is from: GI Joe Official Identification & Price Guide: 1964-1999 (Collectibles) (Paperback)

This book has some useful information on uniform and figure variations, but it is far from being a complete guide to G.I. Joe. For a more complete reference to every vintage boxed and carded figure and equipment set, check out this authors other book, The Complete Encyclopedia to G.I. Joe (1997 Krause Publications). Although it is primarily black and white, it is the most complete and comprehensive guide to in-package G.I. Joe stuff. When I first heard Vinnie was doing this book, I assumed it would be as complete and comprehensive as his previous book, only in full color, with a focus on individual and out of package stuff. While there are values for individual pieces of equipment, and many sets are photographed out of package, not every set and piece of equipment is covered, mentioned, or even listed in the book. This is obviously not due to a lack of knowledge on the authors part, but may be due to publishing considerations. I can only speculate. Perhaps Vinnie only had a limited number of pages to work with and realized he wouldn't be able to get it all in. If that's the case, perhaps he should have omitted the sections on 1980's and 1990's Joes and focused exclusively on the vintage 60's and 70's stuff. I like the format and the idea of the book, it just seems as if it's only about 1/4 complete. As a supplement to Vinnie's other book, this is okay, but don't expect to gain a comprehensive knowledge of Vintage G.I. Joe from it. This book was not licensed or approved by Hasbro, so the term "Official" in the title is somewhat bogus.

16 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars SAVE YOUR MONEY, THIS ONE IS A JOKE, November 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: GI Joe Official Identification & Price Guide: 1964-1999 (Collectibles) (Paperback)

I had great expectations for this book, but after flipping through it, I noticed something odd.., It is missing any info on the Deep Sea Diver set, not even one photo, as far as this book is concerned, it seems hasbro never made it.. the book also has many mistakes, and the price guide is a JOKE.. this book is a GIANT waste of money.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good but...., January 17, 2005

By 

Dario M. Flores (Leon,Guanajuato.MEXICO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: GI Joe Official Identification & Price Guide: 1964-1999 (Collectibles) (Paperback)

I am no expert at gi joe collecting but I did not find what I was looking for in this book. It has very nice color pictures but is extremely specific and repetitive. This may seem good for some people but not for me. It does not include the spec for the Deep diver, vehicles and some equipment. Also it does not include many boxes that you can easily see on the net. I do not know if I can rely in its price guide also. The book is mainly focused in showing one pic of single items and in describing the subtle differences between one series and another of the SAME figure in almost all cases. The format is in two column and you have to go reading from the top to bottom and to the top again so it becomes kind of confusing to read at first.

I will conclude that this is a nice book if you are looking for specific information and not if you are looking for a visual aid to see what item goes with what to complete your collection.

If you want it anyway try to find the lowest price.

But anyway do not forget to HAVE FUN!!!