5 Awesome Things on eBay this week

Imperial Toys Buck Rogers Pencil Toppers store displays (eBay Link) –

As an acolyte of Rack Toys and Buck Rogers, these are….chef’s kiss. A wonderful time capsule to dime stores, I absolutely love these. I also predict this is possibly one of very few times I’ll ever see these.

A complete set of Marx Monsters (eBay Link)–

The Marx Monsters are some of the coolest Monster toys produced in the 1960s and their legacy lives on in the form of countless reproduction series, mainly from Mexico. I really adore this mega pack and the term “Festival of Terror” sounds like a Paul Naschy movie I haven’t seen…

Complete set of Arco Space Wars figures (eBay link)-

Brace yourself but these are Star Wars Knock offs, I know, they’re really subtle. Honestly I don’t know how Arco and Woolworth escaped George’s wrath. The price on this light may be a bit high and I’m sure you can track them down for a little cheaper. I posted this mainly to showcase a complete set.

Marvel Superheroes figures by PPC (eBay Link) –

After Mego and before Mattel, the Marvel Superheroes license went to Processed Plastics, makers of sandbox toys. I remember the Heroes world ad for these and assumed they were pocket heroes. I’m glad I didn’t experience that disappointment as a kid but I still think these figures are insanely cool.

Edai Grip of Mighty Jack (eBay Link) –

As much as I love Edai Grip, my love for this is largely based on the MST3K episode about it. There isn’t much to not love about the movie Sandy Frank cobbled together from a cool looking TV series.

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