Have you seen this? Titus Welliver, an actor who has appeared in tons of TV shows and movies, including Amazon’s Bosch series (which is excellent), is one of us — he collects pop culture toys and figures, especially those produced by Sideshow Toys. Welliver is “a collector, then an actor, in that order.” The man […]
Upgrade acquired!
I’ve never been a mint-condition collector, not because I don’t like toys that are in pristine condition and in their original packaging, but because those items tend to be astronomically more expensive and difficult to find. Plus, in collecting vintage toys, knowing that the items were played with at some point and have a history […]
Pinterest, this one’s for you!
Okay, so I may not be very active on Pinterest — it’s probably been a couple of years since I pinned anything, but that’s about to change! After a slightly insulting Twitter exchange last week, I was told that Pinterest was where the action was, and I was crazy to ignore it. Honestly, I like […]
Toy Show Report: Dave Hart Show in Timonium, MD
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 […]