I'm a Sucker for Vintage Toys - Share Pics Here...

debodun said:
California Raisin poseable figurine. The California Raisins were popular in the 1980s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_California_Raisins

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I used to find 'em at yard sales, then list on eBay. there's sill a bunch of active collectors out there. I lucked out on some that sold really well. on others I still made my investment back.

a couple years back. my niece purchased an as-is home of an elderly hoarder. the woman's two disinclined sons took what they wanted and walked away from the rest. the pics she shared showed towering stacks of STUFF claims she had to inhale and scoot down the hall sideways.

One of the boys apparently collected Pez dispensers when he was a kid and shoved back on a closet shelf there was a shoebox full of them. GD is really savvy and I'm proud of her, 'cause she didn't jettison anything, without researching it's value first.

over all, she made out like a bandit. really amazed me how rabid collector's can be.

I miss flipping. it gave me a real thrill to make some collector's day :cool:
 
I remember my older brother showing us how to put the caps inside a nut between two bolts.

When you slammed them on the sidewalk they would make a loud pop!

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Our mother made a much louder noise when she realized what we were doing!
 
I had no toys as such when I was little but I did have this teaset bought for me the week I was born by my eldest brother.
It survived the London Blitz during WW2 and now has pride of place in my d-i-ls glass cabinet.
It will be 92 years old in May like me.
 

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Maywalk said:
I had no toys as such when I was little but I did have this teaset bought for me the week I was born by my eldest brother.
It survived the London Blitz during WW2 and now has pride of place in my d-i-ls glass cabinet.
It will be 92 years old in May like me.
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Your story was a pleasure to read! You've done well to have lived this long.
 
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