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.
Oh Craigslist, how do I love thee? I have been stocking the shelves for the long cold winter ahead, and made a big purchase of 80′s toys today. How big? Well, it almost didn’t fit in my car… Six large boxes full of toys! Let’s see what was inside… There was quite a variety of [...]
It’s December 1, and you know what that means… it’s LEGO advent calendar time! This year, LEGO has the traditional City version, but they also introduced their first Star Wars themed calendar. And you know, nothing says Christmas like Star Wars! Here’s the outside of the box. It looks like all kinds of minifigs and [...]
Guest post by Chris, from the stuffwelikecast.com. I lived in a small town in Missouri for 33 years. I moved to Orlando a year ago with my lovely wife and have not missed living in the Midwest except of course my family and the ToyMan toy show, for which I have not yet found a [...]
Chris Tanski is a 35-year-old husband and father, and is a self professed “pop culture fiend,” who tries to keep up to date on all the comings and goings in the world of popular culture. Chris manages to pay the bills and fund his collecting addiction by being a first assistant manager at a major movie [...]
Yesterday, I went out and bought another car load of toys. As soon as I clear out a few boxes, it seems like I always find another stash to take their place. Yesterday’s haul came from a friend of a friend who was moving and was looking to unload a bunch of toys from his [...]
The DC Big Flea graced us with its presence again this weekend. I visited the show on Sunday and was surprised to see that the parking lot wasn’t gridlock as usual. I typically have to circle the lot several times, dodging all the GMC Suburbans, before finding a space, but not this time. There were [...]
One of the great things about living in the DC suburbs is the ability to head downtown for the day and see what’s new at the Smithsonian Museums. My wife and I took the day off and spent a beautiful day on the mall, and of course I was interested in seeing what kind of [...]
I love taking the kids to the Greenberg Train and Toy Show when it comes to town. On Saturday, we braved Hurricane Irene (slight drizzle) to see what this year’s show had to offer. If you are toy train enthusiast, this show will break you. There are tons of vendors selling everything from vintage Lionel [...]
Robert Fisher is a huge Star Wars collector and his collection has been deemed the second largest Star Wars collection in the United States. Mr Fisher, known as “BOB A” in the Star Wars community, had been an avid collector for over 30 years. He was an auto body repairman by day, but by [...]
There weren’t many sales again this weekend but we had to get out there and at least try. For me, there’s nothing worse than pulling up to a yard sale and seeing someone walking away with a giant bin filled with Legos and action figures, but that happened at both of the yard sales we [...]
