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 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. [...]
We 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 many. I [...]
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 [...]
Before this weekend, I didn’t own a single GI Joe toy, but the fates have delivered a veritable GI Joe arsenal to me in the last few days. I bought some great items at the Big Toy Auction over the weekend, and last night I saw a post on Craigslist for some GI Joe figures, [...]
It’s baaaack… and this time, the Big Toy Auction features G.I. Joe toys for collectors. The Big Toy Auction has been putting on these themed toy auctions for a while now, and I can tell you that there have been some absolute STEALS at these sales. If you are a G.I. Joe fan, do yourself [...]
For nearly 50 years, “America’s Movable Fighting Man” has been one of the most loved and top-selling Action Figures, with a strong following even today. The GI Joe Brand has managed to stay popular across generations as it reinvents itself in media ranging from Comic Books to Toys to Cartoons and even big-budget blockbuster Movies. [...]
