A general discussion of collecting cool things, such as vintage and modern toys, comic books, ephemera.
Clive lives in West Yorkshire, England and has amassed one of the top vintage toy collections you will ever see. Blue Snaggletooth? Check. Rocket-firing Boba Fett? Check. Corgi Batmobile? Please—he has two! Clive is 39 years old and has four lovely children who share his love for toys (but they can’t touch his!). He runs [...]
Travis Giles lives in Big Stone Gap, a small town in Virginia. He never outgrew his love for toys and video games, and these days, he enjoys sharing his collection with his 5-year-old son, Charlie. Travis is also anticipating the arrival of a baby girl in a few months, who he hopes will be a [...]
Katy Haile lives in Apex, NC, and has been creating websites since 1997, and still runs her favorite one – RainbowBrite.net. Okay, now I typically limit the collections on Cool & Collected to the more male-oriented audience, but Katy has a pretty sweet collection of Masters of the Universe figures lumped in among all those rainbows, [...]
You might say that Jeremy Slawsky likes the zombie classic, Return of the Living Dead. He has what might be the world’s largest collection of memorabilia from that movie. Check it out… Posters from around the world including some prints for special screenings. Linnea Quigley’s screen-worn wardrobe from the film. Original artwork including, Bill Stout’s [...]
Can Evrenol is a filmmaker, born and raised in Istanbul, Turkey. He filmed short horror films during college, and is now shooting commercials for TV. He’s hoping to shoot his first horror feature soon. Can has an awesome collection of toys and action figures and graciously invited us all to take a tour… How did [...]
John F. lives in New York City and is fortunate to be married to someone who enjoys his collection enough to let it spread throughout their home. How did your collection start? What was the first item in your collection? One day in the mid-90s I ran across a Toys R Us. I had been having [...]
Richard D. is a teacher from Philadelphia who has a passion for pop culture, especially super heroes and Star Wars. He’s a fan of 80′s movies and TV shows, and collects cool items that relate to them. How did your collection start? What was the first item in your collection? I have always loved collecting. [...]
“Aunty Donut” has a thing for big hairy guys with long fingernails. She has been collecting Wolfman and werewolf items since she was a little girl and has amassed a huge collection of toys, plush, comics, movies, art, autographs, purses and wallets. Check it out… How did your collection start? What was the first item [...]
Frank Rucco lives in New York and works for a graphic arts manufacturer. In his spare time, he is an aspiring stand up comedian and voice-over artist, and he also collects toys–lots and lots of toys. Check it out.. How did your collection start? What was the first item in your collection? 1982 GI JOE [...]
[This is second portion of our interview with ScreenUsed Co-Founder, Desi DosSantos. Click here to start from the beginning.] Do you have a favorite collecting story or experience? There are tons of stories, that is the fun part about “the hunt.” Every piece in a collection should have a story. Some stories are more interesting [...]
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