We’ve reached day 4 of the Blogging from A to Z Challenge, and I’m still here, but man, I could use a drink. Fortunately, as I look around me in the cave, I see plenty of cups and glasses to hold the drink of choice. Let’s take a closer look at a few examples… This Planet […]
B is for Buck Rogers
One of the earliest memories I have of watching television as a kid was the Buck Rogers show starring Gil Gerard and Erin Gray. I think this may have been one of the first shows my parents allowed me to stay up and watch, which may be why I have retained a fondness for it over the […]
A is for Apes
I was alerted to the Blogging from A to Z Challenge by Cal up north in his Canadian Cave of Cool yesterday. The idea is that every day in April, you write a blog post with each day’s topic based on a letter of the alphabet. You skip Sundays, which leaves you with 26 days. The […]
Hake’s releases the Kraken in their current auction
It’s always Christmas morning when a new Hake’s auction catalog is released. The latest offering, Auction #217 is online now, and after a recent upgrade to their websit, you can now super-size all of the images. Check out some of my favorite items below… “CLASH OF THE TITANS” LOOSE ACTION FIGURE SET Clash of the Titans is one of […]
My eBay streak continues (to be bad)
Buying items on eBay is truly a gamble — is the item going to be as described? Will it even arrive? Lately, my problem has been “how” the item will arrive. Last week, a sad, flimsy box sat crumpled on my doorstep, which was especially bad because I knew what was going to be inside. Here’s what greeted me when I […]
Is there anything better than Japanese robots?
I was browsing the catalog of the upcoming Morphy auction and came across this incredible vintage robot… I know next to nothing about Japanese robot toys, other than the fact they are incredibly cool, and if I had Donald Trump’s bank account they would be the first toys I would collect. While most vintage robots […]