Cool and Collected - collecting pop culture memories and memorabilia
A general discussion of collecting cool things, such as vintage and modern toys, comic books, ephemera.
“Flywheels” has been a fan of Transformers since the toys hit shelves in 1984. Originally from Charlotte, North Carolina, he now lives in the upstate of South Carolina with his wife and our two precious daughters — and about a thousand transforming robots! How did your collection start? What was the first item in your [...]
Friend of the site, Ashley Raburn of Life with Fandom, and his pal, Luke, have a new video series in the works called “Collecting Nostalgia,” where they highlight collectors like you and me. Check out the first video… I’m really excited about this endeavor and think that Ashley and Luke have done a great job. The [...]
Ashley Raburn lives in Tennessee, and works at a local College as an Instructional Technology Specialist. Ashley has been an avid Doctor Who fan his whole life, and runs the website, Life with Fandom, where he talks about pop culture. He’s also involved in a cool new project called “New Monster,” which is a series of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
