A general discussion of collecting cool things, such as vintage and modern toys, comic books, ephemera.
I know some pretty smart people. Earlier today, I posed a question here on the site and on Twitter and Facebook, asking if anyone knew what these were… It didn’t take long for Stacey to chime in on Twitter… @cool_collected They look like old twine holders. — Stacey Rader (@geeky_vixen) May 31, 2013 Soon after, [...]
Recently, I drained my Paypal account to buy these two vintage plaster heads. I had only seen these once before so I knew they were pretty rare. These heads were made in 3/4-view and have a hook on the back so you can hang them on the wall. There is a hole in each of [...]
Clive lives in West Yorkshire, England and has amassed one of the top vintage toy collections you will ever see. Blue Snaggletooth? Check. Rocket-firing Boba Fett? Check. Corgi Batmobile? Please—he has two! Clive is 39 years old and has four lovely children who share his love for toys (but they can’t touch his!). He runs [...]
Why, why, why?!? And if that’s not bad enough… If there was ever an instance to use the term “Bat Cave” I think this would be it. This is such a strange, strange card and I can only hope to receive one as amazing as this from my kids on Father’s Day. — This wasn’t [...]
The weather has not been cooperating for the yard sale season around here. Once again, the clouds were threatening all morning on Saturday, and I think it kept a lot of people from participating in the neighborhood sales I hit. I did manage to find a few items–the voice-changing Darth Vader helmet was a fun [...]
I do love a good toy collection video… WARNING! This collection will make you feel very inadequate — to give you an idea of the caliber of this collection, there’s a rocket-firing Boba Fett prototype! These videos show the personal collection of Clive Collier, the man behind Retro Toy Revivals, which sells repro boxes and toys. [...]
I think I need to get this cool 3D Batman art by Joshua Zaitz. This is probably my favorite iteration of the Batman logo, and it would look great with my vintage toys on the shelf. Josh creates 3D Pop Art featuring vibrant colors, fun themes, and a fresh look at some of the most [...]
I have been looking for one of these Batman Crazy Foam cans for a long time, and the hunt is finally over… Theses cans of bath foam/soap were made in 1974, but for some inexplicable reason, I have a vivid memory of having this soap as a kid. Maybe they produced them for several years, [...]
Blacksparrow Auctions has put together an awesome collection of items for their very first charity auction, to be held tomorrow at Monsterpalooza in Burbank, California. The auction will benefit two great causes: Scares that Care and the Sophia Bijou Fund. Here are a few of my favorite items from the catalog… Full size Batman [...]
One of the best parts of collecting vintage toys and memorabilia is that you really never know what is out there. For years, I’ve been collecting Batman toys from the 60′s and 70′s, and items just keep popping up that I’ve never even seen. When Hake’s Americana and Collectibles releases a new auction catalog, there [...]
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