A note to those buying Marx re-issues or copies:   Some companies list the manufacturer of Marx re-issues as Marx, because the figures were originally made by Marx and the re-issues were made using the original Marx molds.  If the item description does not specifically state that an item is original Marx, there is a 99.9% chance that it is a re-issue.  In addition, some companies use re-issued items to create playsets identified as Marx, but often include some items which were manufactured by other companies.  There is generally nothing wrong with those other items, and they add some variety to the playsets.  However, you need to be aware of these practices if you want to be sure of what you have: the more expensive original Marx or the generally less expensive re-issue Marx.  

Re-issues -- made using the original Marx mold -- are a good way to obtain items from Marx molds without paying the higher prices for originals or to fill out your collection until you buy the originals.  There are some very nice re-issues out there, some that might be considered better than the original (though it is almost sacreligeous to write that!).  BUT there are also some poorly made ones.  Copies -- made without using the original Marx mold -- are a different story.  They are generally made by creating a new mold of a Marx figure.  Many turn out very poorly.

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