Tomorrow, May 7, 2011, is Free Comic Book Day. This is the tenth anniversary of this great event, so head out to your local comic shop and pick up a free comic book or two. Many shops host big events with artists, writers, and costumed characters, so be sure to take the kids. Here’s a […]
Collectible Statues and Busts for Sale
A friend of the site has a bunch of great collectible statues and busts that she wants to sell. Listed below are some of the statues (and there are more), so if you see any that you would like to buy for your collection, drop Lily an email at neverforever22@hotmail.com. Emma Frost, White Queen: Sideshow Collectibles, […]
Beckett’s BUILD Magazine for LEGO fans and collectors
This is what you might call “old news” but I thought it was still worthwhile to post. Beckett has a new magazine geared towards LEGO fans and collectors, called “Build.” I picked this copy up at Borders (that should give you an idea of how old this news is) because I was happy to see […]
Preserve your vintage toy boxes and packaging
A lot of times, I’ll find a sweet vintage toy at a yard sale and am always excited when it has the original box. Unfortunately, most of the boxes have seen better days, and are bent, ripped, taped, and mildewed, but I’m always optimistic that there is something worth salvaging. For many vintage toys, the […]
How to Remove Tape and Price Sticker Residue
I recently bought an empty box for ten bucks. Yep. It’s what I do. This is a huge box that once held the GI Joe Killer WHALE Hovercraft, and it has some awesome graphics. Unfortunately, the box had been taped on all sides with ugly brown packing tape and many of the graphics were completely […]
Vintage Target Games
I got this neat old Hopalong Cassidy target game board off eBay a couple of weeks ago and thought I’d share it here today. I love these old tin target games because the graphics are so vibrant, and they hold up really well for a 50+ year-old toy. These games pre-date me by about 20-30 […]