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Vintage James Bond collection

February 9, 2011 By 1 Comment

Collector Profile: Todd Sheffer and His Amazing Toys

Todd Sheffer is a graphic designer with a dream job. He works at Hake’s Americana in York, PA, where he is surrounded by pop-culture memorabilia every day. This really is like a kid working in the candy store. I honestly don’t know if I could handle that kind of job, because my entire salary would […]

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Classic TV Shows Get the Forrest Gump Treatment

My favorite commercial during the Superbowl was this one put out by the NFL which used footage from classic TV shows and Forrest Gumped them by inserting references to NFL teams. Here’s a video that shows the side by side comparison of the original footage and the altered footage. Nicely done!

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vintage eclipse comic book flyers

February 8, 2011 By 12 Comments

How we bought comics in the days before the internet

I was going through some boxes the other day and came across a stack of old comic book catalogs and flyers from the mid 80’s — that glorious point in time where my meager allowance went towards comic books. I was amused at how archaic some of the catalogs appear today. You see, (here’s where […]

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american pickers emu chase

February 7, 2011 By 3 Comments

American Pickers – The Emu Chase Episode Recap and Review

This episode of American Pickers was pretty amusing, primarily due to a showdown between man and beast. Curious? Well, read on for all the gory details…. Mike and Frank are doing a bit of freestyle picking in Kentucky and stop at the home of Charlie, a collector who attends at least three auctions a week. […]

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Mondo Teenage Mutant Ninja (TMNT) poster

February 4, 2011 By 3 Comments

Mondo TMNT Poster has arrived!

Happy Friday! Look what the mailman brought me today: I was lucky enough to lock in one of these when they went on sale at the Mondo site a few weeks ago. This is the regular version, but there was also a variant that was done in black and white. Photos really don’t do justice […]

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