Collector Profile — Chris Tanski and his awesome movies & TV toy collection

Tanski - Freddy Krueger - Nightmare on Elm Street toy collection

Chris Tanski is a 35-year-old husband and father, and is a self professed “pop culture fiend,” who tries to keep up to date on all the comings and goings in the world of popular culture. Chris manages to pay the bills and fund his collecting addiction by being a first assistant manager at a major movie [...]

Yesterday, I reclaimed my childhood…again

vintage kenner star wars micro machines

Yesterday, I went out and bought another car load of toys. As soon as I clear out a few boxes, it seems like I always find another stash to take their place. Yesterday’s haul came from a friend of a friend who was moving and was looking to unload a bunch of toys from his [...]

Book Report — Drew Struzan: Oeuvre

drew struzan oeuvre star wars

Now this might come as a shock to no one, but I am a huge fan of Drew Struzan’s art. Struzan has been painting masterpieces for decades and when you think of movies like Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars, Back to the Future, and Harry Potter, you can thank Mr. Struzan for the [...]

Report from the DC Big Flea, in Chantilly, Virginia

dc big flea - roaring gorilla

The DC Big Flea graced us with its presence again this weekend. I visited the show on Sunday and was surprised to see that the parking lot wasn’t gridlock as usual. I typically have to circle the lot several times, dodging all the GMC Suburbans, before finding a space, but not this time. There were [...]

Yard Sale Haul — Kill Bill meets the A-Team

a-team action figures

One of the reasons I love yard sales is how random they can be. You really never know what you will find. The yard sales this weekend gave up some strange stuff, but I love strange stuff, so it’s all good. We hit a neighborhood yard sale that boasted 100 families participating. The threat of [...]

Pop Culture found at the Smithsonian Museums

smithsonian star wars c3po

One of the great things about living in the DC suburbs is the ability to head downtown for the day and see what’s new at the Smithsonian Museums. My wife and I took the day off and spent a beautiful day on the mall, and of course I was interested in seeing what kind of [...]

Greenberg’s Train and Toy Show at the Dulles Expo Center

greenberg's train and toy show

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 [...]

Yard Sale Haul: Star Wars and Transformers… and another Robot!

yard sale lego star wars minifigs

I had a great weekend with the family — we did some geocaching, some moonbouncing, and I even got to go see Conan. Of course, the Saturday morning highlight was some excellent yard sale treasure hunting. We probably hit a half dozen sales, and all of them gave up the goods… Our first stop was at [...]

One of the world’s largest Star Wars collections will be auctioned this weekend

star wars robert fisher collection

  Robert Fisher is a huge Star Wars collector and his collection has been deemed the second largest Star Wars collection in the United States. Mr Fisher, known as “BOB A” in the Star Wars community, had been an avid collector for over 30 years. He was an auto body repairman by day, but by [...]

Garage Sale Finds — Some massive Batman, GI Joe, and Star Wars vehicles

yard sale finds - Star Wars Millenium Falcon

There weren’t many sales again this weekend but we had to get out there and at least try. For me, there’s nothing worse than pulling up to a yard sale and seeing someone walking away with a giant bin filled with Legos and action figures, but that happened at both of the yard sales we [...]