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.
The yard sales were pretty good this weekend. We hit one neighborhood sale and two church sales, which I have started to really appreciate. The church sales are basically small flea markets, where a bunch of people get together in a parking lot to sell their items along with a bunch of stuff that was [...]
I spent last night in a tent and maybe managed 12 solid minutes of sleep, so mustering the energy for the Big Flea this morning was a challenge. I persevered however, because I am a professional (ha!). I saw some really amazing things today and would love to show you pictures of them but I [...]
Do you smell that? Yep, it’s the smell of wet cardboard, and moth-eaten sweaters–yard sale season has finally returned! If you’re new to Cool & Collected, I should warn you that the next few months are likely to be filled with posts like this one, where I show off the treasures I find at the [...]
Here’s a documentary you won’t want to miss… “Plastic Galaxy: The Story of Star Wars Toys” is a documentary that celebrates the action figures, play sets, space ships, and props we grew up with as kids — and still collect today. Through interviews with collectors, historians, former Kenner and Hasbro employees, and others, the film [...]
UnderScoopFire is a website dedicated to children of the 80′s and it also offers up one of my favorite weekly podcasts. Last week, the USF crew was talking about the upcoming Village Gate Toy Show in Rochester, New York and I asked Howie Decker if he’d mind sending along some photos of the show. Well, much to my [...]
Mike Bartley, a friend of Cool & Collected sent in this great recap from his visit to last Weekend’s Steel City Con. I got to go to another STEEL CITY CON on Saturday, March 3. This is important because it is one day when my wife forgets all about my “out of the ordinary” interests [...]
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 [...]
Oh Craigslist, how do I love thee? I have been stocking the shelves for the long cold winter ahead, and made a big purchase of 80′s toys today. How big? Well, it almost didn’t fit in my car… Six large boxes full of toys! Let’s see what was inside… There was quite a variety of [...]
It’s December 1, and you know what that means… it’s LEGO advent calendar time! This year, LEGO has the traditional City version, but they also introduced their first Star Wars themed calendar. And you know, nothing says Christmas like Star Wars! Here’s the outside of the box. It looks like all kinds of minifigs and [...]
Guest post by Chris, from the stuffwelikecast.com. I lived in a small town in Missouri for 33 years. I moved to Orlando a year ago with my lovely wife and have not missed living in the Midwest except of course my family and the ToyMan toy show, for which I have not yet found a [...]
