Last weekend, Susan and I spent the day selling retro and vintage toys at local toy show that took place at the Oklahoma City Fairgrounds. We even made some money… depending on your math.
As most of you know, last year Susan and I opened a booth at a local toy mall. In fact, as of this month, we’ve had… read entire post
Category Archives: Toys
We Spent $50 at Party City’s Liquidation Sale
Last week while driving down NW Expressway, Susan discovered Party City was going out of business and had put all of their merchandise on sale. I like sales and I like parties, so missing out Party City’s closeout sale was out of the question!
While the signs posted near the street claimed everything was 40% off, large posters in the… read entire post
How (Not) to Get Rid of Things
I’ve written 50,000 words on my next book, A Collector of Collections. The more I write, the more I begin to suspect that I’m less of a collector and more of a hoarder. Many of the things I claim to collect are just things I’ve amassed over time and can’t seem to part with. Last Friday, I decided to take… read entire post
Things That Aren’t LEGO
Recently I spent a few days sorting my giant tub of LEGO bricks by color into smaller containers. During this process I ran across several things that weren’t actually LEGO. Here are three of those things, along with a bonus photo at the end.
01. EDUCATIONAL BUILDING BRICKS
One of the first things I found mixed in with my LEGO… read entire post
Today’s Garage Sale Finds: Star Wars!
Most people who know me I collect Star Wars “stuff.” Any time my mom or Pat Deckard or Cathy Martin see a Star Wars item at a garage sale, thrift store or antique mall, they immediately think of me. Today’s inside tip came from our friend Jacquie Gappa, who let me know that her ex-brother-in-law (I think I got that… read entire post
The Case of the Missing Landspeeder
You could say I’ve been collecting “Star Wars stuff” my entire life. Some of the oldest toys and action figures in my collection are the ones I got Christmas morning, 1978. Throughout the 80s I acquired a lot of stuff, and in the mid-90s when Star Wars was re-released in theaters and they began making new toys, I began collecting… read entire post
Invasion of the Army Men!
I came up with this idea a month or two ago and it’s been rattling around in the back of my head ever since.
Hey, look who’s up there rappelling off of the loft down into our living room — it’s G.I.Joe*!
(It’s not really G.I.Joe. Or maybe it is. It’s three random military figures I bought at Vintage Stock… read entire post
Three Star Wars Targets Acquired!
There’s an unspoken rule around these here parts — you don’t shop for yourself right before your birthday. Actually it’s not an unspoken rule, it’s a spoken one. The only exceptions I make is when I’m buying things that nobody else in the world would ever buy me, and I’m guessing vintage Star Wars figures apply. When I got home… read entire post
Cost of Remaining Star Wars Figures
I spent a few minutes rooting around on eBay last night, looking up the remaining figures I need and what they are currently going for on eBay.
Amanaman – $100
AT-ST Driver – $5
Barada – $50
EV-9D9 (Brown, Jabba Robot) – $100
Han Solo (In Carbonite Chamber) – $50
Imperial Dignitary – $50?
Lando Calrissian (General’s Pilot) – $50… read entire post
Toy Acquired: POTF TIE Fighter
Even the best of us get duped from time to time.
Recently while out toy shopping I ran across this TIE Fighter.
I thought, mistakenly, that this was from Return of the Jedi. When it comes to Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back toys I’d call myself an expert, but there were a few late Return of the Jedi… read entire post