A general discussion of collecting cool things.
Each episode of American Pickers gives us a little more insight into the complex lives of the hosts, Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz. For example, right off the bat in this episode, we learn that Frank thinks Lady Ga Ga is “mega hot” and Gene Simmons is hotter than Kim Kardashian. Gene Simmons??? The first [...]
You wanted a Keldor but Matty Collector let you down? Not a problem. I got your Keldor right here. I’ve teamed up with Poe Ghostal to give away the figure I was able to obtain in my little experiment. So head over to Poe Ghostal’s site and enter the “Tweets from Snake Mountain” contest for [...]
eMovieposter.com is listing 999 one sheets in next Tuesday’s auction. As always, the selection is diverse in subject and date, and a few gems are in the mix. Here are a few that caught my eye… Images reproduced with permission from emovieposter.com
A Collection a Day #29 – Vintage Movie Posters: Allan “Rocky” Lane, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. One of my largest collections, in both size and quantity, is movie posters. I’ve held off on photographing any so far simply because I couldn’t figure out how to effectively photograph a group of them. I think [...]
I’ve been hearing a lot about the Mattycollector web site and all the fury it tends to generate for fans of Mattel’s action figures. For those of you who have never heard of Mattycollector, it’s a web site where you can buy exclusive Mattel action figures you can’t get anywhere else. Lately, most of the [...]
A Collection a Day #28 – Spiderman, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. In 1962, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko introduced Spiderman to the world in Marvel Comics’ Amazing Fantasy #15. Spiderman is the most lucrative face in the Marvel franchise, starring in TV shows, movies, video games, and any kind of toy you can [...]
In this episode, Danielle sends Mike and Frank to the hills of Pickens, South Carolina where they meet up with a couple of other pickers. Nathan and his 14-year-old son, Dakota, are two generations of dumpster divers. This picking duo have some really great stuff for the guys to pick through, but the crown jewel is [...]
A Collection a Day #24 – Vintage Superman toys, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. Just below the Batman shelf is the Superman shelf. I primarily collect vintage Superman items which helps to limit the sheer volume of items to drain the wallet. The items in the picture above are fairly common items from the [...]
A Collection a Day #23 – 1966 Batman toys, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. On January 12, 1966, the first episode of Batman aired on ABC. It’s amazing to think that the show, starring Adam West and Burt Ward, only lasted two and a half seasons, when you consider the enormous impact it had [...]
Hurray! Mike and Frank finally got the star treatment, which made the show way more enjoyable to watch than last week’s episode. Everyone they visited this time seemed to realize they were on TV, and genuinely appeared happy to have the guys pawing through their stuff. The show was filled with hugs, handshakes, and post-pick [...]
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