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 love taking the kids to the Greenberg Train and Toy Show when it comes to town. On Saturday, we braved Hurricane Irene (slight drizzle) to see what this year’s show had to offer. If you are toy train enthusiast, this show will break you. There are tons of vendors selling everything from vintage Lionel [...]
Jerry Greene is what you would call a “completist.” For 50 years, he collected toy trains and all their acompanying buildings, people, and vehicles, until he had over 40,000 items and there was nothing left to collect. His collection is worth tens of millions of dollars, and will be auctioned soon to a SINGLE bidder. [...]
