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In December of 1954, ABC aired the first of three “Disneyland” episodes featuring Davy Crockett. 40 million people tuned in to watch it. After that, just about anything that could be found in a store was branded with Fess Parker’s face, wearing the iconic coonskin cap of his Davy Crockett character. To most young boys […]

I was surfing eBay this weekend (shocker) and found these old Slurpee video game cups from the early ’80’s. I had never seen these before and they only had bids of a dollar or two, except for the Pac-Man cup which was around seven bucks. I put them in my watch list and checked back […]

Philip Weis Auctions recently sold a copy of the first Detective Comics for $25,000.00. Throw in a little Batman a few issues later and you get over a million, but $25k is nothing to sneeze at. Detective Comics #1 (March 1937), has cover art by Vin Sullivan depicting the Fu Manchu-style Oriental villain Ching Lung. […]

The third auction of the incredible Donald Kaufman Collection of vintage toys will take place April 16 and 17, 2010 at Bertoia’s gallery in Vineland, NJ. The collection is so massive that it will take five auctions to sell all the items. The first two auctions hauled in over $7 million! If old toys are […]

I went hunting for pop culture collectibles at the D.C. Big Flea this weekend. This show comes around a few times a year and is filled with antique furniture, jewelry, and glassware, but there are usually a few good booths of toys and memorabilia. My favorite booths are easy to spot. They’re bright and colorful, […]