This isn't a "crazy item", but I find it rather funny when I see the 50" flat screens at a yard sale. Which, many years ago probably cost thousands of dollars to buy new, and they can't even get sold for $50 bucks. Then I walked into WalMart a couple of days ago, and they have 75" flat screens for $490. As a kid... a 75" flat screen was something so futuristic I couldn't even imagine it. I think Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 introduced my imagination to "Wall TV's" - and we sort of have them now.
A non "crazy" thing i got as a kid at a yard sale is a used army vest for 50cents. My grandma bought it for me and when we got in the car i put it on and was checking out all my 50 new pockets and found 2 1930 silver dollars.
A friend of mine growing up...oh my God...he had TRIPPLES of EVERY SINGLE STAR WARS TOY EVER MADE. His attic was FULL ...Danny had one to play with...one set up and one in the box. Probably 20 years ago...maybe more maybe less 😅 I am unsure but I remember seeing the opened collection out for sale at their family lawn sale...I heard he sold the boxed stuff for BIG money 💰 🤑 He was much older than I was, so he had the luck of being able to get into the world of Star Wars when it was just coming out. I will never forget the first time he opened that door in the attic of that old farm house in Maine. . . 😮 Never seen anything like it again...other than my friend who has like every single frign MOTU thing EVER and multiples of them...😂 Probably should send Curt this video 😅 His storage place is down in the Carolinas..may tempt him to visit your shop.
You can see his passion for it. I live in downriver MI which is South of Detroit. Anyway we have a Comic shop called Big Ben's Comix Oasis. The place is about twice if not three times the size of Ryan's shop. The owners are assholes. They promote Buy/Sell/Trade but refuse to take in anything unless it's like 60's 70's 80's vintage. Not only that but refuse to take in parts from those eras. Walked through the door the other day and wasn't even greeted, infact I wasn't even acknowledged until the one owner overheard me talk about wanting a Super 7 Cyborg Krang because it was a high priced item. Modern toys are marked up like 15-20% and vintage is like 25-30%... the problem is they only want the cash or to trade for in rare pieces. Ryan is not that type of owner.
They need a separate channel for just repairing and restoring Gi Joe figures. I would watch that. Very relaxing, very satisfying. Oh yeah, second channel for sure. 👍
Another great episode guys. I think if I lived closer, I'd volunteer to put the Joes back together. I used to take parts from one Joe I didn't play with much to fix broken Joes. Truly the best way to wake up on a Saturday morning!
I know it is on the video during the side discussions, but I love how honest you are with the customer when asked what pieces stood out. You did not hide the fact that the Thundercats did with the available accessories in the trade. I would so trust dealing with this store if I California and South Carolina was closer.
We need more of the outro stuff... So cool to see a master at his craft... I recently found your channel and have binged all your videos, they are so good
I gotta track down the guys who sing the GI Joe commercials and just have them follow me around describing my day 😂 “Eats a bowl of cereal! Now he’s gonna mow the lawn!”
What’s going on with the store expansion? Would love to see a dedicated area where you can evaluate collections that isn’t on the floor. Love the channel.
weird coincidence with GI Joes and that tank. When my brother in law gifted me his remaining vintage Joe collection it had that same Thundercats tank in it, only thing in the collection that wasn't gi joe, very odd
Travis too! It is a great store to go into for so many reasons. The store staff is extremely friendly and (generally speaking) always willing to have a talk with their patrons.
He is. My first trip there years ago was a lark, I got there about an hour before closing but stayed for two talking to him first about Joes, then other toys, and then a variety of topics, not even toys, like we were old friends hanging out. He's a solid dude and I got a great deal on a carded Joe (which I don't collect carded, but it was too good to pass up).
That’s awesome, as I’ve been building my collection I’ve been handing the older ones with the paint loss etc to my daughters, it’s always great to walk in the living room and see cheetara and Liono ferrying Barbie around in the car with He-Man and Battlecat bringing up the rear, timeless, and wonderful to see the same joy in them I had myself. Great channel team, keep it up!
just last bit of him rebuilding that fig if you just filmed that with a good mic, no talking needed just working I would watch/ listen to that for hours just working at my desk
I always look forward to my weekly Toy Federation shows 😜🙌🏽🙌🏽 i haven’t been that lucky finding cool stuff at a garage sale. But I’m always on a look out for vintage stuff 😉👌🏽
I somehow never got into Thundercats but it makes me think of finding the rare Luna lasher Mumm Ra for $8 a couple years ago. I didn't get max value I could've but I helped someone complete their Thundercats collection. Still got way more than I paid. It was at a pawn shop not a yard sale
@10:00 I had that Monkey Thundercats figure and now know that that gray piece is a shield. Lol, I thought it was always just a random piece from something else. 30 some years later and I put 2 and 2 together, thanks to this video.
I can’t recall anything from past yard sales but I can and do find great things when spring clean up comes around you would not believe the things people throw away! When I was in my teens 20 years ago my dad would go around and scab things up from around the town we found 2 vintage Sting Ray bikes which he still has but we repaired and repainted them put new decals on them and they looked damn good for throwaways!
Man, these videos always shoot me back to being a kid. And you guys are like the cool neighborhood buddies that had all the best shit growing up. Showing it off and explaining the lore and nuance that flew over my head as a kid! Love the editing adding in those commercials. All you guys are great, keep it up!
You guys gotta put out more vidyahs quick! I binge watched ALL your videos at work last week!! I would watch the sorting and o-ring builds for half an hour it's so satisfying - You should show a bit if you do some clean up of toys too - I just dusted and cleaned my 87 Vintage Fetts with just water and extremly light soap and man does it's satifying - Great vidyahs keep it up!
I love that shirt. "Forty-Something: Children in Disguise." I'm not 40, YET, but I might have to get one! Pretty fortuitous that you bought a collection with a part you needed for the Thundertank you bought later!
I was watching your video this morning and saw the commercial for the Cobra Imp. While out at an antique shop this afternoon, I came across one and bought it. It just needs tracks. 😁👍 I like your videos. Thanks!
About your Thundercats the Bible belt was against them and Dungeons and Dragons that why it's rare for you to get them I know this cause it was something I asked for Christmas my dad had to ask a friend in California to get some cause the local store sold out and were not ordering any more cause people from church where complaining about them it was even on the news and talk radio.
The impact of each spine tingling episode of this show on pooptube will never leave the annals of importance on the action figure dolly toy collecting community as long as there is a single ' nerd' on the planet left after the outer space marines and aliens fighting, sometimes along side the Halo and Gundams for truth, justice and the American way rid the world of ridiculous evil crap heads🇺🇲
Pure Awesomeness!!!! Love the mix of watching the trade process and the vintage commercials and the knowledge you have of vintage toys #norepos you guys are the best
These commercials mid video have me cracking up with their tag lines. "That's why the Imp's so important to Cobra...." **EDIT and then 15 seconds later the video highlights it too!!!! Now I am dying laughing.
Late to the party! (Vacation this past weekend). Cool to see Vintage Thundercats loot. Why is that stuff so rare? My guess is they just didn't put out as many toys and over a shorter run than competing IP.
Got a lot of thunder cats to sell with some heman and other toys but ill never be able to get to you maybe if they was a way to ship it all to you guys to look at and make a offer. And I do have a tank full with original tracks and a parts tank also also have a bunch of thunderclaws some with the handle bars and they do have weapons
Just wanted to say i love the content and i love the channel. I am i a big fan of retro collecting and most people dont realise what its like turning a busted up piece into a complete and sellable piece and still make a profit. this channel shows the otherside of the business and its so cool! Keep it up guys and i hope to someday get out there and visit the store even if its 4 hours away XD
I also was wondering why they don't have a table for that stuff. I'm pretty sure the reason is because if they had a table there, they would just end up putting product on it and dafeat the whole purpose of having a table there in the first place.
@@planetvegan7843 They're not playing their evaluating. But the correct reason is because they simply don't have the space. By doing it on the floor its fluid. They don't have to worry about having enough room on the table or accidently knocking things over onto the floor and damaging one of these cheap pos.
I bought that stuff up and sold at a loss. Most of that stuff was bought to never be opened. Just like 90's Star Wars find them in Flea Markets everywhere for $5-10.
Moc figures now go for 30 + $$$. (Mint on card ) in Mn. at a specialty shop where you can buy/sell/ trade. Sold for about $10 back then. No idea what the guy who brought them in got, these guys are probably right, I'm just here to tell you what you would pay if you walked in right now to buy some 25th or 50th.
@@FirstLast-fc7dt maybe not as newer generations are not getting into it. If they dont want it the market dries up in 10,15,20 years. Imo dont look at these as an investment....you will not retire on selling your collection, my advice is OPEN them and enjoy them display them.
Question: What brand of o rings do you use? I bought a pack of replacement o rings for my Joe's off of eBay, and a year later, they were breaking again.
