It appears fate can be an insanely cruel mistress. After really getting a good look at the upcoming TMNT: Dawn of the Ninja and reigniting my insanely large passion for the Ninja Turtles, I woke up to this. Kevin Eastman; co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is selling off a warehouse worth of TMNT memorabilia.

The List of incredible toys that are available in this Ebay auction are completely mind boggling, but for me, the cherry on top of this dream Sunday is the original Leonardo costume from the first movie. Below is the listing for the Ebay ad and a link to check it out for yourself.  So really, I only have one question, does anyone have 50K I can borrow?

Calling all Ninja Turtle Fans!

Cowabunga Dudes! The perfect opportunity for the uber Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle collector is now available exclusively here on Ebay, and just in time for the ultimate evergreen holiday gift – to yourself!

Kevin Eastman, co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT), is going lean and green this holiday season by selling his personal collection of rare and unique Ninja Turtles merchandise and collectibles from around the world—50 HUGE boxes of it to be exact!

The Turtles’ were catapulted into pop culture history in the 1990’s and their likenesses were licensed to a massive range of children’s merchandise; from Pez dispensers and skis to breakfast cereal, video games, school supplies, linens, towels, cameras, and even toy shaving and fishing kits. Since the very beginning Kevin has collected one of each item and now he’s offering this one of a kind ginormous collection of them to the ultimate green fan. Many of these boxes haven’t been opened in 20 years – just imagine the rare treasures inside!

But that’s not all! Kevin’s offering also includes an original Jim Henson’s Creature Shop made Leonardo costume from the first TMNT movie (1990), video tape archives of most of the original TMNT cartoons, and some original licensing artwork used in the creation of many of those wacky toys, merchandise, and comics.

All these goodies, spanning 25 years of archiving, have been protected and stored untouched in the turtles Northampton warehouse, and except for a few that show age appropriate wear and tear (like the movie costume) everything is sold as is.

These collectibles will be shipped anywhere in the United States by freight liner from Northampton, Massachusetts (home of the Turtles), and arrangements can be made for up to 250 (of the thousands) of the official TMNT contents to be signed by Kevin if the buyer would like. Each of the storage boxes has been signed (with a head sketch) by Kevin Eastman as proof of their authenticity and provenance.

Bidding for this once in a lifetime auction begins at just $50K

Here’s the Link to the Ebay listing.