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.
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 [...]
Mark Bellomo is the author of some of my favorite books for collectors, including Totally Tubular 80′s Toys and The Ultimate Guide to G.I. Joe. I guarantee you that he has more toys than you and me. Mark has put together some videos that showcase his collection and give a good idea of the vast [...]
Well, I had fun on Saturday morning… I always search Craigslist for nearby yard sales and this week one particular listing caught my eye. It mentioned lots of video game swag. Well, I love swag! So, I targeted that house first, and I’m glad I did. The seller was a really nice guy who used [...]
In my last post, I showed you to assemble a simple backdrop that gives some pretty dramatic results to your action figure photos. I wanted to show you some of the different ways the backdrop can be used. The hardware store sells colored party light bulbs for around $2.50. Check out the effect a different [...]
Barb Crews, the collectibles expert at About.com recently put me in touch with a nice woman named Anita, who is feeling a little overwhelmed. Anita’s daughter, Maureen, was a Star Wars fan and collector all her life, and had amassed a large Star Wars collection over the years. Unfortunately, Maureen had a disability which made [...]
Not a bad Saturday morning of yard sales this weekend… I saw this large stuffed ALF doll at one of the first sales we stopped at, and knew I was going to buy it before even unbuckling the seatbelt. For $2, this Melmacian went home with me, and his little friend Jessie from Toy Story [...]
It’s probably no surprise that Pawn Stars is one of my favorite shows. Each episode seems to contain items that are even more amazing than the last. Of course, the items that get me excited are the vintage pop culture toys, or posters, so here’s my list of the top 10 pop culture moments on [...]
Meet Glen Seipel. Glen like Star Wars and G.I. Joe. Glen has an amazing collection. Glen needs a bigger house. I really like this video simply because it is done so well, using great technique and expert editing. Youtube is filled with videos of 15 year-olds with shaky hands taking videos of their toys. There’s [...]
