Happy Independence Day! We’re celebrating with a retrospective on the most American toy around: G.I. Joe! But who IS G.I. Joe? Other than one of the most well known toys in the history of playthings. Well, the answer varies. Quite a bit, actually. Before we give you the details, you should know that we basically…
Welcome back to Consigned, Cool, & Collected! This week, we’re looking at the G.I. Joe Dino-Hunter Mission Playset, which roared onto the auction block over the weekend. Why is America’s Fighting Man hunting a T-Rex? Well, much like the blockbuster that roared into theaters over the weekend, the blame ultimately falls at the feet of…
Welcome back to Consigned, Cool, & Collected! Each week, Back to the Past picks one of the hundreds of cool things we handle each and every day to highlight for our adoring public. This week’s selection comes from the same collection as last week’s Atari Lynx, specifically from the “action figure” side of it. It…
Welcome back to Consigned, Cool, & Collected! Every week, Back to the Past stops for a moment to gush about one of the cool items we offer, and this week is no exception. In the not-so-distant past, we sold a mint-in-box U.S.S. Flagg, the legendarily gigantic G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero aircraft carrier. Today,…
Welcome back to Hammer Drops, your source for tips and tricks for getting the best value from your collection! Today, we’re taking a look at the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Alley Viper (1994) figure we recently sold on eBay for a cool $72.56. The Battle Corps Alley Viper The Lot While the G.I.…
Welcome back to Consigned, Cool, & Collected, where we’re turning eyes to another oddity from our recent G. I. Joe: A Real American Hero collection: The Fridge. Our mint-in-bag specimen of The Fridge! Mail Call! Hasbro’s flagship G. I. Joe toyline was revitalized in 1982 as G. I. Joe: A Real American Hero. Scaling down…