Remember Your Toybox?

When you were a child, your whole Universe was contained within the toys you played with and collected. Obviously I can't talk for the ladies of the 80s, but us lads now in our late twenties and early thirties and beyond still have an enormous hankering for toys from the 80s.

I don't know how many times I've been in a grown up situation, talking about the new exhibit at the Nelson and next thing you know someone is saying "Ah man, I used to have Castle Grayskull and every He-man figure, and then when I went to college, my Mom sold them all at a garage sale for nothing, imagine how much that shit would be worth today." Then someone else would chime in with their 80s toy story.

This blog is going to chronicle toys I find and toys I already have. I'll try to keep to the 80s, but I know I'll wander into other time periods. And if you come across any great finds and want to share them, please be my guest.

Monday, March 21, 2011

Evel Knivel - Twin Dirty Ass Jump Suits



These dos Evel-Hombres look like they jumped 40 feet  through a ring of flame, fell into a mud pit and rolled around for a few days.  

They belong to my friend Jeanne, she wanted to see if I could sell them. I've posted them on DASH, but haven't had any hits yet. I might buy them from her, as they are growing on me, like a fungus.

All The Single Ladies - The Girls of MOTU

Beyonce would be proud of the booty on these action ladies from the Masters of the Universe (Universe?).

I found both Teela and She-Ra at the same estate sale for a buck a piece. I wasn't even sure if they were from MOTU at the time, but they looked familiar as hell, probably from some latent boyhood crush.

I found Evil-Lyn at a Swap n Shop in KC for $1. She was a little dirty (seriously, not like that) and her joints were loose (really? I'm describing the action figure). But with a little cleaning she came up just fine.

I put them on Ebay, but they didn't get any dates, so I'm keeping them in the collection.



I'd totally take Teela to the prom

Monday, March 7, 2011

IL Torrion - my new best friend

Not sure if this is the correct spelling, but IL Torrion (31st and Gillham) in KC is a-buzz with collectors and sellers every Sunday from 11am on. This was my first week to go there and I was stunned. Could have spent hours (and $$$$) just walking around there going from booth to booth. But it was cold as hell and the wife wanted to move on. So with just a few mins to work with here's a sample of what I snagged.

I already had She-Ra and Teila, but Evil Lynn was quite the find. Had to clean all these up as they all had about 25 years of grime and filth on them. 

Star Wars "Bend-ems"
Knight Stalker with Skeletor figure (not in picture) for a steal
Set of Tootsie toys and a similar item by Play Art (far right)
Play Art Mercedes
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Fiat Arbath
Oldsmobile Toronado
Jaguar XK 125(?)
Wedge Dragster
"All the Single Ladies..."

Saturday, March 5, 2011

This is not really a toy, but it does go along with the Star Wars side of my collecting. My friend Craig found this at a little junk/antique store in KC, KS. It's awesome, 'cause it looks like someone was skirting the edges of Copyright laws when they did the album cover art.





G.I. Joe Deep Sea Diver - 1965

I was not much of an "original" Joe fan until recently, favoring the 3 1/4" over the Foot Long version! But the wife got me a book about the history of G.I. Joe and it's made a convert out of me.

So this morning, she woke me up early to go sailing, Estate Sale(ing) that is, and I found this gem for a pretty penny. Not sure weather to keep it or sell it, probably end up keeping it in my every expanding collection.







A-Team: Action Corvette Play Set.


There are certain toys you wanted when you were younger and never got, then there are ones you had and have lost and want back. This was one I never got. It didn't feature much on the TV show, but when it showed up in the opening credits, it made my heart skip.

Recently I was at an Antique Mall in rural Missouri and came across this boxed Corvette with Face included for a steal, at least I thought so, my wife not so! 

I've put it on Ebay for sale, but I hope no one buys it just yet.