Desi Scarpone works in the Motion Picture Industry in Los Angeles, and he has a serious collecting habit. Desi is the leading expert on vintage board game collecting, and has written two books on the subject. I asked him a few questions about his collections, and here is what he had to say… How did […]
Blog
A Collection a Day #4 – Robots!
A Collection a Day #4 – Robots!, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. Original robot toys from the 50’s and 60’s can go for thousands of dollars. Some of the most collectible robots were built in post WWII Japan by companies such as Horikawa, Yoshiya, Ichida, and Asah. Among the most sought-after toy robots are […]
Another crappy video game sells for big bucks
A demo copy of NBA 2Ball, a Playstation video game, recently sold for over $700 on eBay. The folks at multiplayergames.com interviewed the winning bidder who had some pretty interesting reasoning behind his seemingly outrageous purchase… “Now everyone has heard of Babe Ruth, but a Honus Wagner baseball card is many times more valuable than a […]
A Collection a Day #3 – Tin friction cars
A Collection a Day – Tin friction cars, originally uploaded by Cool and Collected. I would see these little cars in all the flea markets and antique stores I’d visit. The colorful graphics always caught my eye, so I finally bought one and then another and another. I only have these three right now, but […]
Masters of the Universe: the rise and fall of a toy line
I stumbled across this great article about the Masters of the Universe toys that I grew up with. The author has fond memories as well … Growing up in the early 1980’s, I feel privileged to have been a child during a golden age of toys. Specifically, action toys and figures aimed directly at young […]