🧸 Figuras de COBI: Guía para Coleccionistas

🧸 COBI Figures: Collector's Guide

Since its appearance as the official mascot of the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games, COBI not only won over the public with its charisma and originality but also gave rise to one of the most beloved lines of collectible figures for those nostalgic for Olympic design and lovers of vintage collecting.

Today, original COBI figures have become true treasures for collectors worldwide. But… how do you identify an authentic figure? What types exist? Where can you get them and how do you care for them? In this guide, we give you the answers.

 

🧾 Types of COBI figures

The most sought-after figures were manufactured by Comansi in 1988, before the Games. They are made of solid PVC, with a matte finish and a characteristic cubist design expression. Some of the most iconic include:

  • COBI Keychains: With versions without clothes and with clothes. In different sizes and sports.
  • COBI Figures: For serious collectors, there are the same versions not in keychain format, but here there are even more sports and larger sizes (that couldn't be in keychain format). There are disciplines like weightlifting, boxing, swimming, pommel horse...
  • COBI Box: This is the most original piece. It keeps its official box which has NEVER been opened. Even the air inside has more than 30 years of history. These are more unique, larger, and more expensive pieces.
  • Other COBI formats: Finally, we have other varied formats such as pencils, safety pins, suction cups... Of all sizes and styles.

 

🔍 How to identify an original figure

  • Manufacturing year: must indicate 1988 on the base or packaging.
  • Material: Hard PVC, not flexible or hollow.
  • Design style: true to Mariscal's stroke, without deformations.
  • Brand: many bear the Comansi or Olympic Committee seal.
  • Original presentation: a detail that increases value.

 

🛒 Where to buy them?

  • Specialized stores like our website COBI Barcelona, where all pieces are original and preserved with their original packaging.
  • Fairs for collectors and vintage markets.
  • Platforms like eBay or Wallapop, although with a higher risk of replicas.

 

💡 Tips for preserving them

  • Keep them away from direct sunlight to prevent color loss.
  • Avoid humidity, as it can affect the paint and material.
  • If you display them, do so in closed display cases to protect them from dust.
  • Handle them with care: although resistant, some pieces have delicate parts.
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