A general discussion of collecting cool things, such as vintage and modern toys, comic books, ephemera.
The 10 best things I saw this week… 1930′s Superman Krypto-Raygun film projector (eBay) Super Powers collection (Heritage Auctions) John Buscema “Conan the Barbarian” original art page (Hake’s) Vintage Hazelle’s Batman Marionette puppet (eBay) King Kong button (Hake’s) Santa Claus Conquers the Martians movie poster (Heritage Auctions) 1966 Green Hornet Paint-by-Numbers Original box art (eBay) [...]
Hake’s Americana is having a huge sale with tons of items marked down 25%. While most people are sitting around watching TV, I am usually browsing Hake’s site. It’s a problem I have learned to deal with, but when they have a sale like this, my fingers slowly draw out the credit card. I have [...]
Well, as I mentioned in a post the other day, the big find for me at the most recent Big Flea was that Mego King Kong figure but I also found some other fun stuff! At the last Big Flea, I bought a bunch of Battle Beasts and M.U.S.C.L.E. figures, and this time I hit [...]
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 [...]
The latest auction from Hake’s is going on now, and as usual, there is an incredible assortment of vintage toys up for bid. Here are some of my favorite items… “BATMAN AND ROBIN THE BOY WONDER FLIP FLASHLIGHT.” 4×8.5″ card with images of Batman, Robin and Batmobile. Holds 3″ long flashlight with full color label [...]
I took some photos of the new Lego Superman vs. Power Armor Lex Luthor set this weekend. Usually when you see Lego photos, the entire scene is built out of the colored bricks, but I’m not that talented, so much like what they do in the video games, I used a more realistic backdrop. Shooting [...]
Look what Santa delivered a little early this year… Superman vs. Power Armor Lex Catwoman Catcycle City Chase These sets will be under our Christmas tree, but it took some serious willpower to not tear them open and grab those minifigs. I predict my kids are going to wonder why their Batman and Superman figures [...]
Here are some pictures of the Aurora model kits boxes I added to the collection last weekend. Most of these are in amazing condition, especially when you consider they are around 50 years old. King Kong and Godzilla Dr Jekyll as Mr. Hyde, Madame Tussaud’s Chamber of Horrors Guillotine, and the Vampire Dracula, Frankenstein, and [...]
The yard sales are finally starting to pick back up around here. This weekend there were a few advertised “community yard sales” but those communities were a bit anemic. We probably visited a half dozen sales, and here’s how I spent $9… I found a small stack of Lego instruction booklets (sadly, no Legos included) [...]
I’ve been wanting to give some props to the fine folks at Fisher Price for their Imaginext super hero toys for a while. My kids love these toys, and I am continually impressed with their “fun quotient.” DC made a very smart move in partnering with Fisher Price for this line, and with the huge number [...]
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