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Toy-Ventures: Amazing Fisher Price Adventure People Toy Show Score!

Join us as we go to the Ajax Toy show and see some great vintage goodness, including what had to be the motherload of Vintage Fisher Price Adventure People toys. #fisherprice #toyventures #actionfigures Issue #13 of Toy-Ventures Magazine will feature the never-before-seen plans for the 1983 World’s Greatest Superheroes toy line and a cover featuring […]

5 Awesome Things on eBay this Week

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week- The Incredible Noctun, Rascal Robots, bootleg c3p0, 70s key party favors and Code Red! Tomy Rascal Robot (sponsored link)  I loved these little guys and they worked with Star Wars figures. Mind you my love for this toy is bathed in a warm memory of getting this and […]

Toy-Ventures Issue 13 is now shipping!

I am elated to announce that issue 13 of Toy-Ventures Magazine is now available for purchase and if I don’t say so myself, it’s a banger!   Now Available: Issue #13 of Toy-Ventures will feature the never-before-seen plans for the 1983 World’s Greatest Superheroes toy line and a cover featuring artwork specially commissioned for Mego’s […]

Toy-Ventures: Big Jim’s Devil River Trip

Toy-Ventures: Big Jim’s Devil River Trip https://youtu.be/hZ-vxKwFrFU Tonight’s Toy-Ventures is about a childhood toy woe and a deep appreciation for the “Man Vs Nature” action figure genre. It’s the Mattel Big Jim Devil River Trip! #BigJim #Toyventures #Mattel   Issue #13 of Toy-Ventures Magazine will feature the never-before-seen plans for the 1983 World’s Greatest Superheroes […]

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week- Grape Ape, SWAT Teams, Kung Fu Masters, Spider Poncho and my problem with Blade Runner.   Tootsie Toys S.W.A.T set (sponsored link) — SWAT much like sharks and dinosaurs are public domain concepts, so Tootsie Toy whipped up this set to catch the heat from the TV program. […]

1983 Consumers Distributing Toy Catalogue- MOTU- GI Joe- Star Wars

1983 Consumers Distributing Toy Catalogue As shown in our recent Toy-Ventures Video, the 1983 Consumer’s Distributing Toy Catalog is from an era where the Canadian retailer was truly one of the biggest retailers of toys in the country, not only through their stores but by creating “Toy City” which were superstores in major Canadian cities. […]

Toy-Ventures: 1983 Consumer’s Distributing Toy Catalog!

Toy-Ventures takes a look at this blast from the past, the 1983 Consumer’s Distributing Toy Catalogue.This iconic Canadian retailer had a most impressive selection of the hottest toys like GI Joe, Strawbery Shortcake and Star Wars. Check out ‪@Retrontario‬ for more on Consumer’s Distributing. #80stoys #toyventures #gijoe   Issue #13 of Toy-Ventures Magazine will feature […]

5 Awesome Things on eBay this Week- Mar 21

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week: GI Joe VS Giant Spider, Bag o’ Brains, Lady Micronauts, Popeye and Spider-Man meets Man-Wolf! GI Joe Skydive to Danger (sponsored link) When I turned six, my grandmother let me tag along with her to Eatons (RIP) to pick out one thing for my birthday. She left me […]

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week- Mar 14

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week- Gumball Machine Apes, Plush Dracula, recycled Cylons, the Fonz and Black Light Monsters! Just so you know, the links are sponsored. Dracula Plush (sponsored link)  I’ve always admired this guy from 1978, the little coffin box, the widow’s peak to end all widow’s peaks, but I’ve never seen […]