Collectors are an odd lot, and I enthusiastically call myself a member of this group. We buy things we love, but at times, we also buy things we don’t really like. Go on, admit it. You have bought things for your collection even though you didn’t really want it — it’s okay, I won’t hold it against […]
I caught the big one at this weekend’s yard sales
This past Saturday may have been the last gasp for neighborhood yard sales around here. I hit up two different neighborhoods and may not have found a ton of items, but what I did find made me very happy. Not a bad haul. I cherrypicked some records from someone who had a pretty sizable collection for […]
Collection Update: May 2015
There’s nothing I love more than looking through other people’s collections. Things have certainly moved around since the last time I took you on a tour of my own cave. After the Great Flood of 2015 (not really), I decided to rearrange the shelves and focus more on the heroes in my collection, which is where pretty much all […]
KRAAACK! — NECA 1/4 scale 1966 Batman
This post has been simmering for a long time. Back in November, I purchased this huge 1/4 scale Batman figure from Big Bad Toy Store as soon as it went on sale. When I opened the box, I was ecstatic! The Adam West likeness is incredible, and the figure stands at over 18″ tall — this is […]
Yard sale season has begun!
You smell that? The scent of grass clippings, cherry blossoms, and people’s musty old junk hauled out of storage — thats right, yard sale season is here! I had pretty good luck at a big community yard sale this past Saturday. Yard sales are where I get my stock for the year — items that I can resell online to […]
Toy Bloggers United Contest — Round 2
Several toy bloggers have come together to bring you another awesome contest. The first time we did this, it was a big success, and the prize pack for the newly announced contest is going to be even better. Contributions have been provided by the following sites: All you have to do to enter is leave a comment […]