I only get to attend one or two toy shows a year — northern Virginia isn’t exactly a hot spot for toy collectors — so, I was excited to make the trek to Timonium, Maryland once again this past weekend for the semi-annual toy show put on by Dave Hart Shows. This was the second time […]
My life in a milk crate
While cleaning out the basement over the holiday break, I came across a milk crate full of items saved from my childhood — pretty much all that survived my formative years. I was a conflicted child — raised as a Cowboys fan but then moved to the D.C. suburbs and convinced that the Skins were […]
Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus…
Last week, I put out a cry for help in tracking down a Star Wars Black 6″ Boba Fett figure and my good pal, Dex, from AEIOU and Sometimes Why came through big time! Dex had been seeing these figures on store shelves in his area and grabbed one for me. A few days later, […]
I’m putting out a Bounty for this Hunter, and more…
Christmas is fast-approaching, and this is the time of year when we dog-ear and circle items on page after page of the Sears wish list catalog mom brought home from the mall, right? Well, maybe that’s not how it works anymore, but I do fondly remember those days. Now, it’s a bunch of scrolling and […]
Yard Sale Finds — Star Wars LEGO mega score!
My neighborhood held its Fall yard sale this past Saturday. The number of families putting out their junk seemed to have been smaller than usual, but the quality was not too shabby. Here’s what I found… All that for under 20 bucks. I love the old games — you see these fairly often in antique […]
A crazy idea for toy companies
If you are a collector and visit the wonderful land of Twitter on a regular basis, you hear all kinds of stories about how certain toy companies are having financial troubles and products aren’t selling. Well, I have a crazy idea for those companies — make MORE of the good stuff! I know this is […]