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 […]
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Masters of the Universe Playset Boxes
Okay, I teased you with a small photo yesterday so here are some photos that show the whole shebang. The Masters of the Universe brand led the charge of great promotional art back in the 80’s. I joked yesterday on Twitter about how I would like to put that Eternia box art on the side […]
By the Power of Craigslist, I have the playsets!
It was a dark and stormy night, and I found myself once again sitting in the car, cold and wet, a fat wad of 20’s in my pocket, wondering why I chose this lifestyle to lead. I watched anxiously for my contact to arrive, only having the vaguest details as to who he was, and […]
Pawn Stars video game parody
I thought this Legend of Zelda parody of Pawn Stars was pretty clever… [via Topless Robot]
I found King Kong at the DC Big Flea (along with a ton of other great vintage toys)!
The DC Big Flea rolled into town again this weekend and it was crowded with people searching for vintage treasures, but I wonder if any of the other attendees was as happy to see this guy as I was… I remember having one of these large Rom figures as a kid. I wonder what happened […]