Pod Stallions Episode Two: Toy Shop Days

April 5, 2013 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 4 Comments

Pod Stallions

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Hello Tally Ho! Brian
and Jason wax nostalgic about the pre internet days of toy collecting including
mail order catalogs, comic buyers guide and of course, Toyshop, outrageous phone bills,
trading, rigged phone auctions, ungodly waits and the thrill of the hunt.

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The
first thing Brian ever traded for was this action figure.
The Kenner Indiana Jones line got Jason into collecting again
Some select scans of the “It’s a small world” catalogue that caused ripples
among the collector community.
The
Dick Tracy watch that Jason was trading and selling.
What’s a blue faced data worth these days?
Oneof Brian’s mid 80s catalogues
Brian is all excited over these retro style Hammer horror action figures.

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About The Author

Mantooth

AKA Brian Heiler author of "Rack Toys: Cheap, Crazed Playthings" and co-editor of "Toy-Ventures Magazine". Co-Host of the "Pod Stallions" podcast. Host of the Brick Mantooth Youtube channel, painter, designer, writer, mental health advocate, toy collector, Mego, and Mego Knock-Off enthusiast. I have large feet, ADHD and I live in Canada. Talk toys, not others.

4 Comments

Anonymous on April 5, 2013

Thank you! This is awesome! 🙂

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Dr. Geektarded on April 10, 2013

Hey, Brian and Jason!
Another fantastic episode.

This really took me back to toy collecting in the late 80s/early 90s. Great stuff and hope to hear a follow up toy-cast in the future on the show.

BTW, love the vintage catalog scans.

Keep up the great work!

-Matt

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Evil King Macrocranios on May 7, 2013

Did you guys keep your Toy Shops? I totally regret throwing out all of mine back in 1998. There were so many ads I remember that taught me so much. There were a lot of toys I never knew existed until I saw itty bitty little pictures of them in Toy Shop ads.Because of Toy Shop memories I find myself just as nostalgic for the secondary market days of the 90s as I am for my actual childhood when the toys first came out.

Have you ever seen the archive of Toy Shop Star Wars ads Chris Georgoulias assembled? If you google "chris g's toy shop scrapbook" it'll come up. Seeing that page is one of the big reasons why I really wish I wouldn't have thrown away my issues.

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Plaidstallions on May 8, 2013

I wish I kept mine, especially my old ads from the 1990s. It would be a track record of my ever changing apartments.

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