I visited the DC Big Flea yesterday and was thrilled to see the number of vendors with pop culture collectibles in their booths was bigger than ever. I’ve been to this show many times and it just gets better and better for people like me who aren’t too interested in antique furniture but can’t get […]
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A Collection a Day #49 – Mexican lobby cards
A Collection a Day #49 – Mexican lobby cards, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. Have you ever tried to get a movie poster or lobby card at an auction or from a reseller only to find that it was way out of your budget? After that happened to me too many times to count, […]
American Pickers – The Cool & Collected way to do it
Anyone who reads my blog knows that I’m a huge fan of the History Channel’s “American Pickers.” One thing that always aggravates me about the show is the lack of pop culture finds. Every now and then, Mike and Frank stumble across an antique toy or a vintage movie poster, but for the most part […]
A Collection a Day #48 – X-Men Comic Books
A Collection a Day #48 – X-Men Comic Books, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. I wouldn’t be much of a pop culture collector if I didn’t have a few comics lying around. Twenty years ago, I went to my favorite local comic book shop with four long boxes filled with pulpy gold, sure to […]
Report from the Space Toys Auction (part 2)
In the first post I wrote about the Space Toys auction put on by Old Town Auctions, I showed you plenty of great stuff, but now I’m going to show you some really great stuff. I’ll let the photos do most of the talking, but I also have to say that this is just a […]