WWE Toy Commercials

Published in February 29th, 2008

I love these old wrestling toy commercials, featuring sgt Slaughter, Mr Perfect and the Undertaker. Just try and spot which ones are dead and which ones are still alive.
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It really is quite tragic that most of these guys have passed on since then, and […]

Transformers are much harder than they used to be

Published in February 28th, 2008

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I made the foolish mistake last night of getting out some of my Binaltech Transformers when my flatmate was in the house.
Schoolboy error.
Naturally he dived on them and insisted on trying to Transform them. Now, back in the good old days of the 1980’s Transformers were easy to Transform. I could change Grimlock from Dinosaur […]

Barbie has a new virtual challenger

Published in February 27th, 2008

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According the Chicago Tribune, long reigning queen of the girls’ toy aisle, Barbie, has a new competitor for the hearts and purses of young girls today in the shape of the Internet. It appears that girls today spend on average 7 hours per week playing on computers, which is twice as much as four years […]

Floyd Mayweather takes on the Big Show at Wrestlemania

Published in February 26th, 2008

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In a scene straight out of Rocky II where the Italian Stallion took on Hulk ‘Thunderlips’ Hogan, Ricky Hatton’s conqueror Floyd Mayweather is battling the five hundred pound Big Show at Wrestlemania.
Now, what in the world has possessed Mayweather to do this? Big Show eats more for breakfast that Mayweather weighs. It’s obviously some […]

Alien versus Predator TV Toy Advert

Published in February 25th, 2008

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I was a little surprised to find that there’s a TV advert for the Alien versus Predator toys released in conjunction with the not so impressive movies. The odd thing about this is that the toys are presented much like any other action figure line, such as Star Wars or Power Rangers, and pitched to […]

25% OFF Dora and Diego toys

Published in February 22nd, 2008

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If you’re into Diego and Dora the Explorer you’ll be interested to know that Woolworths are offering 25% off the toys until February 26th.
To take advantage of this offer for 25% off Dora and Diego click here.

Are model trains valuable?

Published in February 21st, 2008

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Watching the One Show last night I saw a report on model trains as collectibles and how collecting trains transcends age. It seems no matter how young or how old someone is, their love of trains isn’t affected by their age. The show featured model trains from the Sixties that were apparently worth thousands of […]

Michael Jackson dolls and other celeb dolls

Published in February 20th, 2008

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One of the most profitable of collectible toys comes in the shape of celebrity dolls. Dolls such as Michael Jackson, Spice Girls and the Beatles will all go up in value over time due to the status of the artist at the time. They represent great investments, so long as you time it right and […]

Transformers Knock Offs

Published in February 18th, 2008

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I just came back from Estonia (which was incredibly cold by the way) and while I was there I picked up some Transformers knock offs. Knock offs are toys made using the same designs, or even the same moulds in some cases. The big difference between them and the real deal official toys tends to […]

Original Star Wars figures

Published in February 11th, 2008

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I’ve blogged about the collectible nature of original Star Wars figures before and how the famed last 17 were the most valuable of the original releases. This weekend while clearing out my old house I found a huge box of Star Wars figures and costume packs from the prequels, all sealed on their cards. There […]