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A Collection a Day #60 – More Superman stuff, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. Look, up on the shelf, it’s Superman! I don’t actively pursue Superman items for my collection, but it’s hard not to find them, and some are just too hard to leave behind. The man of steel has been leading the […]

A Collection a Day #59 – Buck Rogers trading card stickers, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. Man, did my mom hate these things. These stickers were included in the wax packs of trading cards and were more prized than the cards and even the gum. The manufacturers of these stickers used some kind of […]

A Collection a Day #58 – The Goonies trading cards, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. Trading cards must have been the biggest spoilers for kids in the pre-internet age. Imagine you tear open a pack of these cards and got #73, which states: “Talk about your happy endings! Rosalita, the Walsh’s maid, discovers the […]

I have two young sons, so Legos play a pretty important role in our household. I find myself stepping on the little plastic pieces almost daily, and they hurt — a lot. But, the joy they bring to us is totally worth it. We visited the LEGO Brickfair this afternoon, which is quite the event. […]

A Collection a Day #57 – Black Hole trading cards, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. Remember when we all thought this movie was going to be the next “Star Wars?” Well, it missed that mark by just a teeny tiny bit, but once the nostalgia factor kicked in, some of us grew to love […]