A general discussion of collecting cool things.
I visited the DC Big Flea yesterday and was thrilled to see the number of vendors with pop culture collectibles in their booths was bigger than ever. I’ve been to this show many times and it just gets better and better for people like me who aren’t too interested in antique furniture but can’t get [...]
Man, I need to move. Last week, the Goonies held a big anniversary event in Oregon, and this week there’s a Superman celebration in Metropolis (Illinois). Scheduled guests include: Noel Neill — the original Lois Lane Laura Vandervoort — Clark Kent’s sexy cousin, Kara, on Smallville Sam Witwer — Doomsday from Smallville Carmine Infantino — [...]
It’s times like these that I really wish I lived on the West coast. The town of Astoria, Oregon, where the cult classic, The Goonies, was filmed, is hosting a huge event to celebrate the movie’s 25th anniversary. I can’t tell you the number of times I watched the Goonies as a kid. I actually just [...]
Yo, Joe! If you were in Rhode Island this weekend, you may have seen some interesting characters wandering the streets of Providence. The Hasbro International G.I. Joe Collectors’ Convention crashed the convention center and it looks like it was a good show. There is a photo gallery of the upcoming 2010 Hasbro action figures on [...]
After hearing about the famous San Diego Comicon for so many years, I was excited to learn that DC was finally getting its own convention. Granted, the scale was just a tad smaller, but the good folks who put together the first DC Comicon did an admirable job. Frank Cho and Herb Trimpe were the [...]
The third auction of the incredible Donald Kaufman Collection of vintage toys will take place April 16 and 17, 2010 at Bertoia’s gallery in Vineland, NJ. The collection is so massive that it will take five auctions to sell all the items. The first two auctions hauled in over $7 million! If old toys are [...]
I went hunting for pop culture collectibles at the D.C. Big Flea this weekend. This show comes around a few times a year and is filled with antique furniture, jewelry, and glassware, but there are usually a few good booths of toys and memorabilia. My favorite booths are easy to spot. They’re bright and colorful, [...]
Living in the ‘burbs of D.C. doesn’t provide too may outlets for cheap treasure seeking. The D.C. big Flea is primarily a large antique show, but there are usually a few cool collectibles to be found. There were a few vendors who were selling vintage toys and pop culture collectibles. I stopped and chatted with [...]
At the recent Comic-Con, Sideshow Collectibles displayed a bunch of 12″ Stormtroopers customized by their artists. Shown above is the “Empire Strike-Bat” by Tim Hanson. Check out the rest of the creative originals at the Sideshow Collectibles site.
Our friends at eMoviePoster.com have an amazing selection of posters up in their Tuesday auction this week. For Marlon Brando fans, take a look at the following list of just some of the Brando movie posters up for bid: The Godfather, On the Waterfront, Apocalypse Now, Mutiny on the Bounty, and The Ugly American. Any [...]
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