A general discussion of collecting cool things.
The third auction of the incredible Donald Kaufman Collection of vintage toys will take place April 16 and 17, 2010 at Bertoia’s gallery in Vineland, NJ. The collection is so massive that it will take five auctions to sell all the items. The first two auctions hauled in over $7 million! If old toys are [...]
I went hunting for pop culture collectibles at the D.C. Big Flea this weekend. This show comes around a few times a year and is filled with antique furniture, jewelry, and glassware, but there are usually a few good booths of toys and memorabilia.
My favorite booths are easy to spot. They’re bright and colorful, and [...]
Living in the ‘burbs of D.C. doesn’t provide too may outlets for cheap treasure seeking. The D.C. big Flea is primarily a large antique show, but there are usually a few cool collectibles to be found.
There were a few vendors who were selling vintage toys and pop culture collectibles. I stopped and chatted with one [...]
At the recent Comic-Con, Sideshow Collectibles displayed a bunch of 12″ Stormtroopers customized by their artists. Shown above is the “Empire Strike-Bat” by Tim Hanson. Check out the rest of the creative originals at the Sideshow Collectibles site.
Our friends at eMoviePoster.com have an amazing selection of posters up in their Tuesday auction this week. For Marlon Brando fans, take a look at the following list of just some of the Brando movie posters up for bid: The Godfather, On the Waterfront, Apocalypse Now, Mutiny on the Bounty, and The Ugly American. Any [...]
Comic book stores offer specials and hold special events, such as signings by comic book artists and creators. A full list of the Free Comic Book Day events and a list of the scheduled free comic books are at www.freecomicbookday.com.
The lines were long and the skies were threatening at this weekend’s National Book Festival in Washington, DC.
This weekend, 120,000 book lovers descended on the national mall to celebrate their love of literature. This was my third book festival, and probably my last. But, that’s what I said last year after sitting in gridlocked traffic [...]
I went to the D.C. Big Flea today, a somewhat regular event where antique dealers gather en masse to hawk their stuff. I picked up a few neat vintage Batman items and an original one-sheet poster for The Spy Who Loved Me. A highlight was seeing Gary Sohmers of Antiques Roadshow fame. Gary was manning his own booth [...]
I’m certainly not a gun collector or expert but I learned a lot by visiting the “Nation’s Gun Show” this weekend, where I was able to see some truly beautiful craftsmanship in the antique weapons. The show had plenty of new firearms for purchase, but the draw for me was the older items that had [...]
A nice selection of vintage tin toys.
Robots! Even though they were reproductions, they were still fun to see.
Lots of Star Wars stuff. Of course, it wouldn’t be a toy show without it.
