A major element of Jem was the PSAs at the end of the
episodes that helped to protect children from getting
hurt, or kidnapped – Jem even gave a runaway hotline
number and drug abuse number too. With the spirit of
helping the community, I have added this, long over
due and highly requested, page to protect members of
the Jem community from being taken advantage of, having
their images stolen, etc.
I do not feel comfortable about including specific
examples or naming parties involved, if you follow these
recommendations, this should prevent this from happing
to you, or happening again. With
the exception of some fake prototypes sold on ebay.
Feel free to suggest other issues our community needs
to be aware.
If you’re selling JEM items on eBay,
sell it on eBay:
The only way to get a fair price for
your JEM items is to list it on eBay. If you’re
worried about under valuing an JEM item make sure to
exclude the buy now option.
Make sure you do not trust people to tell you which
items are rare JEM items and valuable or which ones
are not. Many people have been taken advantage of by
being told their rare JEM items are not valuable, and
purchased off ebay -- with the intent of buying them
and to sell for profit, at your expense.
Quick tips:
JEM Fashion packages with photos (1987-2nd year)
are much more rare then packages with illustrations
(1986-1st year) because more 1st year JEM fashions
were produced.
Boxed JEM fashions usually sell for more then carded
JEM fashions. Average prices are $30.00 to $150.00,
but rarer JEM fashions could go for $250.00 to $500.00
or more.
2nd issue JEM dolls (illustration on bottom left
corner/photo on back) usually sell for more -- average
prices are $30.00 to $250.00. (low end: Danse, Video
Clash, Rio/high end: Kimber, Aja, Shana, Raya)
The 1st issue (large illustration on left flap of
box/illustration on back) are more consistent -- average
prices are $40.00 to $100.00. Exception of Spanish
and Mexican dolls price higher.
Non-auction promotion:
Sellers: beware of sending high quality
pictures to people and websites to promote your auctions.
This gives someone else the ability to share the items
as they see fit, including making and selling copies
of rare items, and drives down the value of your auction.
Sharing should be the option of the seller and winning
bidder, not a 3rd party. Many substantial Jem bidders
will not bid, if any outside websites/persons are involved
with an auction. You should never let anyone have higher
quality images then what you're willing to post for
the auction.
Buyers: beware if the item is being promoted outside
of the auction, then the value and exclusivity goes
down. The auction promoters may share high quality scans
of the items you now own, as they see fit.
Image sharing/watermarks:
If you share images, you should always
watermark them somehow. If you do not include watermarks,
other people will take and post the images without permission.
99% of the time, no infringements is intended -- but
added your image to the web, you will lose control,
of who, where and how the images will be reposted. But
by included a watermark on the image then anyone
