The Washington, DC area is severely lacking in toy and collectible shows, so when the Timonium show takes place, it’s always worth considering. For whatever reason, this show is always around July 4 or Thanksgiving, which makes it hit or miss for me — family obligations tend to get in the way — but this […]
Some Eye-popping Results at Hakes Auction #220
Some wallets were emptied at the recent Hake’s auction. Hake’s does a great job of only listing the rarest and the best pop culture collectibles, and the prices their auctions realize is a testament to that. Here are a few of the results that caught my eye. This Adventures of Superman syndication promotional kit sold for […]
Vintage Heroes found at the Timonium Toy Show
Yesterday, I made the trek up to Timonium, MD for the bi-annual toy show put on by Dave Hart Shows. This is really the only real “toy show” in the DC-metro area, even though this is more a Baltimore show than DC, but we’ll take what we can get. This show had over 80 vendors with […]
Hake’s Auction is Infested with Hamilton’s Invaders!
Remco produced Hamilton’s Invaders toys and play sets in 1964, trying to cash in on the popularity of the giant insect genre of movies of the time. The large insect toys had pull-string motors that propelled them towards the poor blue plastic soldiers ineffectively armed with bazookas and machine guns. These toys are insanely rare, and finding them in the original […]
Aliens spotted at the DC Big Flea
The Big Flea rolls through town every two or three months, and after my last experience, I didn’t think I would be going again for a while, but I’m glad it was a slow weekend, and I decided to visit the show again on Saturday. There weren’t a lot of vintage pop culture toys to […]
Resolutions were made to be broken
Okay, so maybe I resolved to stop buying new toys for the new year, but come on, you know my weakness for Batman! I have stoically avoided these Lego Batman Movie mini figures until today — that didn’t take long. So after 25 blind bags, this is what I got. Not a bad bunch at all — I love the […]