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5 Awesome Sci-Fi Things on eBay this week

Black Hole Pencil Holders (eBay Link)  I don’t think it’s a secret I’m obsessed with these. A Canadian Cereal premium that celebrated the Black Hole’s True stars. I have complete sets but always buy them when I find them. Check out my video about these here.    Space:1999 Commander Koenig (eBay Link)  These 70s figural […]

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week

Space Ace Rack Toy (eBay Link) –  I remember waiting in a long line to play “Dragon’s Lair” at an arcade at the CNE one summer. I put in a dollar(!) and died immediately. So I’ve never played Space Ace. Obviously, these games were the future, but this system was problematic for me at least. […]

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week

Remco Lost in Space Helmet (eBay Link) — Before AHI took them over, REMCO were the absolute kings of licensed label slapping. This helmet is every bit as goofy as the Star Trek one, trouble is, it did look like a prop from Lost in Space. Knock-Off Spock Ears (eBay Link)— Oh Mr. Martian looks […]

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week

5 Awesome of the Things on eBay this week Knock Off Batman Costume (eBay Link) – Wow, this guy is fantastic. It takes just what it needs from Batman, but not enough to get sued. Awesome Bareta car set from Spain (eBay Link) – I freely admit I stole this idea from the latest episode […]

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week- Plaidstallions

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week- Plaidstallions McDonald’s Captain Crook Promotional Hats (eBay Link) – I’ve never in my life had a “Fillet O’Fish” sandwich, and that ain’t changing (allergic), but if they were handing these out in the 1970s? I’d have pushed people down to get one. I liked freebies a whole bunch. […]

10 Awesome Things on eBay this week

10 Awesome Things on eBay this week, we normally do 5 Awesome things but it’s tax return season! Treat Yo’Self! Vintage Oscar the Grouch Rug Hook (eBay Link) – My Rug Hooking obsession was brief in the third grade but darn it, I’m obsessed with this. I blame the whole tactile thing. Matchbox Fighting Furies […]

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week

  Batman Crazy Foam (eBay Link)– I was obsessed with Crazy Foam as a kid, still am. I am just glad I don’t have a fetish where people in superhero costumes puke on me. That would be messy. Mexican Planet of the Apes Record (eBay Link)– I have zero idea what kind of music this […]

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week

CB Sweater from the 1970s (eBay Link) As a survivor of the CB radio/Trucker craze of the 1970s I have no explanation for it. I knew what I was doing but it’s like I wasn’t in control. All that lingo I memorized is by and large, useless in my present-day life. The World’s Greatest Shoes […]

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 […]

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week 1980s Batman Sewing Pattern (eBay Link) – Excellent, a father and son Kenner Super Powers Batman suit. This would not be me and my dad, this dad was very special in the 1980s. Honestly, I don’t even know if I could do this with my kid and I […]