Esco Statue Repair & Restoration: Esco Jimmy Durante finds a new home.

How this whole thing started....

If you've stumbled onto this blog you've probably realized there isn't much information available concerning the repair and restoration of these beloved Esco statues. After buying many of these figures and receiving them in badly damaged condition due to the demolition derby known as USPS Parcel Select shipping, I set out to see if I could restore these former gems to something worth keeping and displaying. After many hours and failed repairs, I've gotten the hang of it and now fix Escos as a hobby.

This blog will document my efforts and I'll be posting pictures and updates of statues I've fixed and others I'm working on.

Some of the statues pictured here have been sold and some will be offered for sale, but most of these have simply been added to my rapidly growing collection.

Esco Statue Price guidance.

I have tracked the sales prices of Esco statues on ebay for years and plan to create a price guide when time allows. For now, if you want my opinion of the value of a statue or if you want to know how much to bid or offer your statue for sale, feel free to ask. Include a picture or link if possible.

I can be contacted at kyddshop@comcast.net.

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Esco Jimmy Durante finds a new home.

I acquired Jimmy in fairly rough shape; his iconic nose was partly broken off and his hat had lost numerous chunks from the brim. His colors were also badly faded.

Jimmy cleaned up really well and made his ebay buyer very happy as evidenced by this message:

Subject: Re: mikekydd sent a message about Jimmy Durante Esco ENHANCED Statue Free Shipping #321337684792

Sent Date: Mar-10-14 11:09:41 PDT

Dear mikekydd,

I had to let you know how pleased I was with the condition of the jimmy Durante statue you so carefully packaged as you said you would!! The statue is a reminder of my childhood experiences with our first tv. The "doctor" who did the plaster of Paris surgery was indeed a miracle worker. I'll be looking for any escos you market in the future. Thanks for being a quality ebayer of the highest order.

- scamperingscot