This week, the Pop Culture League is talking about blind boxes and mystery packs. Other than the LEGO mini figures and Minecraft blind boxes, I try to avoid blind buys at all costs. Dropping four or five bucks on something blindly is not my kind of collecting. I do enjoy the thrill of the reveal, but […]
The thrill is gone
I can’t tell you how many times I have stated that collecting is all about the thrill of the hunt, but for one particular collectible that thrill is wearing thin. Hot Wheels cars are the one “collectible” that my kids and I both enjoy — I buy Batmobiles and they choose whatever catches their eye, […]
Lights! Camera! Batman Shelfie!
The League is back in action after taking a couple of years off, and the first assignment is “Shelfie.” If you’ve lingered around my site for a while, you’ll know that I post a LOT of shelfies, and it was actually difficult for me to come up with something new. You’ve seen a multitude of photos […]
Hake’s has everything a budding spy might need
The latest auction catalog from Hake’s dropped last week, and I’ve been poring over it like syrup on pancakes. (I know that makes zero sense, but it sounded good in my head.) One of the things that immediately caught my eye was this Man from U.N.C.L.E. set… The James Bond attaché cases are always popular, but […]
This weekend’s yard sale finds
The clouds parted and that great yellow orb in the sky finally showed itself once again this weekend, and it couldn’t have come at a better time, since several nearby neighborhoods were having their community yard sales. I had bit of success… I found some fun items at the sales this weekend, including LEGO sets — one still […]
Y is for Yard Sales
Hunting season officially started this weekend — the yard sales are back! Our annual neighborhood sale has always been a worthwhile picking field, but the threat of rain and off and on drizzle scared away many people from participating on Saturday. I still managed to score a few good finds to stock the shelves, and even found one […]