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5 Awesome Things on eBay this week

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week: Sweathogs, Mexican Big Jim, Stunt men, Spider-Man’s Socker Boppers and The Mighty Hercules!   Disclaimer: The links are sponsored and also, some guy farted in here. Welcome Back Kotter Guitar by Fleetwood Toys (sponsored link)  Did the Sweathogs ever show any musical prowess? I watched the show a […]

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: 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- Dr Steel, Peter Potamus, Tarzan model kits, Kirk Swagger and Fisher Price Adventure People Safari! Due to eBay’s ever changing guidelines and possibly some pointless sarcasm on my part, I need to inform you that this contains links that are sponsored. I want to be transparent that I […]

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week: Bulletman, SWAT, Inflatable Wolfman, Mexican Big Jim and She-Hulk arts and crafts! Estos enlaces están patrocinados. GI Joe Dangerous Assignment Game (sponsored link) — This is easily one of my bigger grails, a board game based on the GI Joe Adventure team when I was five years old. […]

FairlandToy 1983: GI Joe KO Dynaman!

  This is an ad for Hong Kong toy maker FairToy International. FairToy International makes various dolls, including one that strongly resembles Barter Toys  Dynaman. Dynaman is one of the more prolific (and fuzziest) GI Joe Knockoffs and ran under different names. He also made history by being the basis for the “Gay Bob” doll […]

Toy-Ventures: Mego Meet @ ZoloCon Recap!

Toy-Ventures: Mego Meet @ ZoloCon Recap! https://youtu.be/xvFUEGig2jk Toy-Ventures returns to cover our biggest event of the year, Mego Meet, held at Zolo Con in Warminster, PA. This was a true blast of vintage, modern, and Custom Mego action figures. I hope you’ll check out this incredible feast of vintage toys! Mike Zolotorow, Krista Schmidt and […]

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week- Space Raiders, Happy Days, the Bionic Woman, Sherlock Hemlock, Big Jim as Tarzan and Barry Freaking Manilow! These links are sponsored by eBay. Tomland Space Raiders (eBay Sponsored Link) Tomland was one of the bravest and cheekiest toy companies out there. The majority of the output was just […]

Toy-Ventures: Big Jim P.A.C.K grail finds!

Toy-Ventures returns and celebrates the end of a 25-year quest for some of the rarest Mattel Big Jim P.A.C.K items. It’s a story with a few twists and turns! #toyventures #bigjim #toycollection Thanks to treehousecollectibles.ca https://www.instagram.com/crossroads_collectibles_canada/ Mego Meet 2024 is August 16-17 in conjunction with Zolo-Con! https://www.facebook.com/events/236781772848368 Check out the original Big Jim P.A.C.K commercials […]

1976 Action Figure Explosion!

I got this catalogue just after Christmas, and I wanted to close the year with the single reason I had to have it. This glorious page of plastic joy.  I never saw this page as a kid, but wow, that’s how the inside of my brain looked when I was five.  This page, with it’s […]