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.
TweetLast week, a tweet came across my screen from @ICollectStuff about some custom action figures on eBay. I clicked through and couldn’t believe what I was seeing. Custom action figures are not uncommon, but this seller was offering action figures that were never actually produced. This customizer even goes the extra mile and designs the [...]
Tweet Hasbro G.I. Joe Hazard Viper action figure (2011) I finally got around to taking some pictures this weekend using my new photo backdrop. The new GI Joe action figures from Hasbro make for some great subject material. I saw this Hazard Viper figure at Target and immediately bought it just so I could take [...]
TweetOh 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 [...]
Tweet 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 [...]
TweetThere 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 [...]
TweetI received a spam email the other day offering me Cobra insurance, and it made me do a double-take, wondering if I was being offered protection by the arch enemy of G.I. Joe. Of course, my mind wandered to other Cobras in pop culture lore, and I realized that the 80′s were absolutely teeming with them. [...]
TweetWe set out on Saturday morning not expecting much since the yard sales were few and far between, but it turned out to be a fairly epic haul of pop culture goodies. We only hit 7-8 yard sales but somehow managed to fill the back of the swagger wagon. Check it out… We found so [...]
TweetIn 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 [...]
Tweet There weren’t many yard sales this weekend, as the summer heat drains away the desire for people to drag out all there junk and sit around all day in the hot sun. We went out around 8:00 and were home by 10:30. I did manage to find a few collectible toys, but not too [...]
