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.
Image provided by Heritage Auctions, shows the 9.2 CGC-graded copy of Batman #1 (1940), which sold to an investment group for $850,000 last week, a record price for the title. Photo courtesy of Heritage Auctions. “Psst. Hey buddy, wanna make a ton of dough? Buy comics.” This is probably not investment advice you would have [...]
One of my favorite places to stock up on toys is the Big Toy Auction, an online auction that typically happens once or twice a month. This week, they had a massive G.I. Joe auction, followed by a Star Wars auction the next day. I managed to win some pretty good items in the G.I. [...]
The latest auction from Hake’s is going on now, and as usual, there is an incredible assortment of vintage toys up for bid. Here are some of my favorite items… “BATMAN AND ROBIN THE BOY WONDER FLIP FLASHLIGHT.” 4×8.5″ card with images of Batman, Robin and Batmobile. Holds 3″ long flashlight with full color label [...]
This past weekend I went to the Washington Antique and Collectible Toy Show. That’s a pretty lofty name for this show, since it was held in a local fire station and had maybe 20 vendors. The show is held a couple of times a year but this was the first time I have ever been [...]
I made another quick Craigslist run this morning, and I’m still asking myself “why.” Have you ever bought an item for your collection and then immediately questioned why you did so? It happens to me a lot. As a collector, I tend to buy a lot of worthless {ahem} crap, with the goal of “gotta [...]
The Travel Channel served up a special treat for us toy collectors on Sunday night. A new show called Toy Hunters aired, which follows around toy collector and dealer Jordan Hembrough on his quest to find rare and valuable toys. The show is a carbon copy of the American Pickers formula, but while Mike and [...]
This might be old news to some, but this press release just arrived in my inbox and made me very happy… WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT, TT GAMES AND THE LEGO GROUP ANNOUNCE LEGO® BATMAN™ 2: DC SUPER HEROES The Highly-Anticipated Sequel to the Best-Selling LEGO® Videogame of All Time Returns with Help from Super Heroes including Superman, [...]
Don’t listen to the rumors, I am still here! I took a hiatus for the last 10 days and virtually disappeared from the digital side of life. Christmas is the one time of year that I actually kick back and relax. Being self-employed, vacations are a rarity, but no one else is working over the Christmas [...]
Look what Santa delivered a little early this year… Superman vs. Power Armor Lex Catwoman Catcycle City Chase These sets will be under our Christmas tree, but it took some serious willpower to not tear them open and grab those minifigs. I predict my kids are going to wonder why their Batman and Superman figures [...]
