A general discussion of collecting cool things, such as vintage and modern toys, comic books, ephemera.
There are thousands of incredible pop culture collectibles up for bid at Hake’s right now, but I thought I would post a few of my favorites, starting with this amazing Batmobile display… “BATMAN” HUGE AND IMPRESSIVE 1966 “BURRY’S COOKIES” VACU-FORM DISPLAY W/ BATMOBILE KIT OFFER. THE LONE RANGER 1957 LARGE & IMPRESSIVE GENERAL MILLS STORE [...]
Hake’s always has amazing pop culture collectibles for sale, and until September 15, many of those items are 20% off. There’s something for everyone, no matter what you collect. Here are a few of the items I am tempted to add to my own collection… “M*A*S*H 4077TH MILITARY BASE” PLAYSET. THE MUNSTERS MEXICAN OVERSIZED [...]
Yesterday, I showed you a bunch of fun pop culture items that are on display in the Smithsonian museums in Washington, DC. The catalyst that got me to head downtown was a Facebook post that the Smithsonian put up showing off a display of vintage lunchboxes. Check out the post here. After touring the entire [...]
There are so many incredible items up for bid over at Hake’s this week, but if I could buy just one thing, I think it would be the complete set of Mars Attacks trading cards. Hake’s has a bunch of trading card sets in their current Auction #203, and they all make my Garbage Pail [...]
For some reason, while perusing the yard sales this weekend, I got on a vinyl kick. I don’t collect records and I don’t own a record player, but the artwork on some of these old records just took hold and wouldn’t let go. My mind started to visualize how great these album jackets would look [...]
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 [...]
My mail man truly is Santa Claus, but instead of prettily wrapped boxes with bows, he brings me crushed, wet cardboard boxes with an inch of packing tape. I don’t mind though. Like my momma always said… it’s what’s on the inside that counts. See, mom, I was listening! Today this beautiful Jumbo Shogun Warrior [...]
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 [...]
I often think that I was born in the wrong decade, due to my love for vintage space and western toys. If I was a child of the fifties, this short film pretty much sums up how I envision that life would have been. And the ending is priceless! Flip: a short film from Kirk [...]
American icon John Wayne’s costumes, awards and documents in first ever public auction this October at Heritage Auctions Memorabilia from John Wayne’s personal and professional archives now being cataloged by Heritage for Los Angeles public suction, exhibitions in Dallas and New York Dallas, TX – The family of legendary actor John Wayne will be offering [...]
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