I do love a good toy collection video… WARNING! This collection will make you feel very inadequate — to give you an idea of the caliber of this collection, there’s a rocket-firing Boba Fett prototype! These videos show the personal collection of Clive Collier, the man behind Retro Toy Revivals, which sells repro boxes and toys. [...]
Batman in 3-D!
Vintage Toys and Pop Culture Auction at C2E2

Blacksparrow Auctions has put together an amazing vintage toy and pop culture auction, to be held at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) on April 28, 2013. The auction will feature over 250 artifacts from popular culture as depicted in television, film, comics and children’s literature. Some of the toys, comics and artwork from [...]
This week’s Top 10 — 12/14/2012

The 10 best things I saw this week… New Hobbit-themed Green Dragon Pub opens in New Zealand (via Geekologie) Metallica’s Kirk Hammett has an impressive collection (New YorkTimes) Complete Palisades Muppet Collection (eBay) Lego Santa Mech by Mark Anderson Dukes of Hazzard “Hazzard County Bank” bag prop (eBay) Impressive Star Wars collection for sale on [...]
This Week’s Top 10 — 11/30/2012

The 10 best things I saw this week… King Kong by Basil Gogos Shogun Warriors: Mazinga “Z” Batman vending machine toys (Hake’s) Blade Runner — Rick Deckard’s pistol Mars Attacks poster by Jason Edmiston Marx Monster figures Vintage Batman riding on a motorcycle toy (eBay) Batmobile coin-operated kiddie ride (eBay) 1978 Kenner Alien toy (eBay) [...]
Toy Hunter — Southern Space Chase episode recap and review
Collection Intervention – Series premiere recap and review

Collection Intervention premiered on Syfy last night and I have to admit to being more than a little nervous about this one. The premise of the show is that the host, Elyse Luray, helps people who have collections that have grown out of control–think Hoarders for geeks. The reason for my trepidation is that I [...]
New items for the wall of the cave? I wish!

The latest Profiles in History auction catalog arrived in my mailbox and I knew from its imposing cover design that it was going to hold some amazing treasures. The first page spread showcases an $80,000 model of the Nautilus submarine from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and the last page is filled with rare General [...]
Collecting Nostalgia — Jason Senn shows off his Star Wars collection

The long-awaited first episode of Collecting Nostalgia hit the the interwebs earlier this week and it is excellent! Ashley and Lucas put together a fun interview with Star Wars uber-fan, Jason Senn. Check it out! It’s always great to see collectors shone in a positive light–see, we’re not all hoarders with dozens of cats wandering [...]













