Toy Hunters — Recap and Review of the first episode

Toy Hunters debut on the Travel Channel

The Travel Channel served up a special treat for us toy collectors on Sunday night. A new show called Toy Hunters aired, which follows around toy collector and dealer Jordan Hembrough on his quest to find rare and valuable toys. The show is a carbon copy of the American Pickers formula, but while Mike and [...]

Amazing vintage toy collection video

There’s a little bit of everything in this video–Six Million Dollar Man, Batman, GI Joe–you name it, it’s in this collection. Wow.

Todd Sheffer’s Vintage James Bond and Mego Collection (part 2)

Avengers vintage mego action figure collection

The other day I teased you with some pictures of Todd Sheffer’s incredible collection. Now prepare yourself to be truly amazed. Knowing that I was a Bond fan, Todd had set out a few choice James Bond items on his dining room table. Here is the site that greeted me… I was in awe. We [...]

Todd Sheffer’s incredible collection of vintage toys and comic books (part 1)

todd sheffer collection

About a year ago, Todd Sheffer and I started chatting via email about collecting after he submitted his Collector Profile to the site. Todd works at Hake’s Americana, where he is surrounded by rare pop culture collectibles every day, and he invited me to come see his collection while I was in York for the [...]

A quick tour of the Cool & Collected cave

bat cave - Wall of first edition books

I’m a firm believer that a man should have a cave–a place that is devoted to you and your passion. Of course, I think the ladies should have their own spaces as well, but usually, that consists of the rest of the house! After a long day, I head to my cave to unwind in [...]

“Finders Keepers Heart of Collecting” — a documentary about you and me!

Here’s a trailer from an upcoming film by Patrick Rosenkranz that’s all about collectors and their passions–an idea I can certainly get behind. I could hang out with any of the folks in this video. I may not collect the same things they do, but collectors are some of the most interesting and knowledgable people [...]

AJ Renzi King Kong Bank

aj renzi king kong banks

Have you ever been asked the question: “If your house was burning down, and you could only grab a few things, what would you save?” Of course, I’d throw my wife and kids under one arm, but under the other arm would be my collection of vintage AJ Renzi King Kong banks. Do not judge [...]

Collector Profile — Calvin’s Canadian Cave of Cool

calvin's canadian cave of cool toy collection

Calvin lives in a cave in the high Tundra where he splits his time between blogging, monitoring the nepharious schemes of the Cephalopod Menance, and praising the beauty in all the things designed around him, be they made of skin and bones or PVC. How did your collection start? What was the first item in [...]

Collector Profile — Dan Bru and his Incredible Comic Book and Toy Collection

dan bru collection of vintage toys and comic books

I first learned about Dan Bru’s amazing collection through his photos on Flickr, and then through his Etsy shop where he sells some of his artwork. Dan lives in West Paris, ME, but has roots in Mobile, AL. He is a happily married graphic artist with two awesome boys, and someday hopes to reside in Maine during [...]

Collector Profile — Chris Tanski and his awesome movies & TV toy collection

Tanski - Freddy Krueger - Nightmare on Elm Street toy collection

Chris Tanski is a 35-year-old husband and father, and is a self professed “pop culture fiend,” who tries to keep up to date on all the comings and goings in the world of popular culture. Chris manages to pay the bills and fund his collecting addiction by being a first assistant manager at a major movie [...]