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Whatever Happened To Beanie Babies?

Beanies Babies were all the rage in the 1990s and then they became garage sale fodder. What happened?

Inside The Ill-Fated Apple Collection

Apple is widely considered one of the world's most innovative companies, but not all of their products have been a success. The Apple Collection is one

7 Not-So-Action Action Figures

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5 Out Of This World Alien Collectibles From The Classic 1979 Sci-Fi Horror Movie

It’s no secret around the office how big a fan of the 1979 movie Alien I am. Even as I type this article, I have two Ripley action figures

How Kenner and DC Helped Create the Greatest Marvel Comic Ever

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Simpsons' Merchandise We Can't Get Enough Of

When The Simpsons premiered on December 17, 1989 it was the highest rated show Fox had ever aired. Within two seasons the show was already a cultural phenomenon throughout the

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Yoda Grapes And Other Nonsense Star Wars Merchandise

If you've ventured into any sort of retail store in the last month or so you've no doubt seen the first wave of what will soon be full on Star Wars mania. As we edge ever closer to the release of The Force Awakens

Forgotten Toys of the 1980s

Has any decade filled us with as much nostalgia as the 1980s? The decade that gave us Back To The Future, Karate Kid, and Ghostbusters, the 80s was where today’

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5 of Our Favorite Wolverine Toys

As a kid, all I ever wanted were Wolverine toys. I'm not sure what it was that drew me to him so much. It was probably his eye catching costume

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Funko Pop: The Current Kings of Collectibles

In 1998, Mike Becker was just your average toy collector like you or me. He spent his free time browsing through endless websites looking for something new to add to his collection. It was during one of these hunts that Mike encountered a few

Attack Of The Giant Toys!

As a toy collector, getting older certainly has its downsides. Walking into a Toys "R" Us by yourself as a grown man can be a bit… weird. On top of that we've outgrown all of our toys. Literally! Most toys were designed with kids

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Enter The LEGO Brick House

Have you ever wondered how a LEGO brick is made? Surely it can't be too hard, right? After all, factories all over the world are producing millions of tiny plastic

From Jurassic Park To BB-8: The Future Of Classic Toys

One of the great tragedies of growing up is not being able to share the toys you played with as a child with own your kids. “They don’t make them like they used to” is a phrase grumpy old men often mutter, but

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