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The following year there was Larry Johnson, then Shaq, the figures and turned around to sell the set for $400 at
and even versions of Dennis Rodman with multi colored the peak. Today the set is worth a fraction of that at about ADVERTISE
hair. The convenience of “surfing $100. Most of the figures sell
the internet” didn’t exist so I stood today for much less than they did YOUR
dumbfounded wondering how back then.
tradeshow collectors were finding The rarest of the Starting SHOW OR
the elusive figures, which I didn’t Lineups has always been the
have the luck of buying direct 1988 Utah Jazz figures which SPECIAL EVENT
from the toy shops. Since it was still demand premiums today. A
pre-internet era it took a lot of John Stockton or Karl Malone can
legwork to build complete sets and obtain $200 each because Jazz
find the rare figures. figures are considered rare. In Print
I didn’t have a car at my In the 1980s Big Wheels were a “big hit” with kids and One of my biggest regrets is not
disposal, so to get to a Kay Bee made great holiday gifts, now they are collectible and keeping the Amazing Spiderman & On our website
Toys Store in the mall, only to one’s like this Knight Rider can sell anywhere from #129 comic book I bought for
find they didn’t have any figures, $150+. Image from picclick.com $130 in mint condition in 1989
meant I wasted a half day on and had Stan Lee sign when I met Contact
my bike. I quickly learned the him at the local Jewish center. That The Antique Shoppe
neighborhood shortcuts and could book today is worth $15,000!
hit the Toys R Us, Kmart and on The earlier years in my life are a 352-475-1679
rare occasions a Lionel Playworld, time that hold some of my earliest
if I begged my dad to drive me. memories of getting holiday
I remember seeing clearance presents that are now considered
items at Lionel Playworld collectible. I now live through my
and there was a bin filled with 80s Kay Bee Toys ad featuring the Sega Genesis children’s opportunities because
which can now fetch upwards of $1,000+.
duplicate Hakeem Olajuwon Image from kinderling.com.au time is on the side of our youth. If
figures for a few bucks each. It I buy something for myself during
was weird that they had such overstock of the identical the holidays it will already have to be a collectible because
figure. I passed on it. Shortly after, I really lucked out I can’t go looking around for stuff today that I plan to hold
when I was searching for basketball Starting Lineups and for the next 40 years, thinking of making a profit on a
came across packaging I’d never seen before. It turns out holiday present.
they were the first ever Hockey Starting Lineups. I quickly
bought them all off the Toys R Us pegs, leaving one Brett If you have stuff to sell I’m all ears! Contact CollectorK Today! Text 561-628-4369
Hull for the next person. I paid the standard $7 each for or email kpeople@hotmail.com. Follow me on Instagram and I follow back:
@amphoman

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ANNUAL ANTIQUES & GIFT SHOW DEC 13 ....................................... SARASOTA DEC 29 ................................. MIAMI BEACH JAN 9-12 ...............................ATLANTA, GA.
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DEC 6-9 ...........................................OVIEDO DEC 13-14 ........................... KEYSTONE HTS JAN 10-11 ........................................TAMPA
ANTIQUE & TRACTOR SHOW
CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA 2020
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407/366-3668, www.oviedoantiquemall.com Gold Head State Park, 904/613-7346 JAN 3-4 .......................................... DELAND Stadium Hotel
Sunshine Post Card Club, 813/766-7292
DEC 13-15 .................................KISSIMMEE PAPER, POSTCARD & PHOTO FAIR
DEC 7 ............................................BARTOW Volusia Co. Fairgrounds, Mary Martin Ltd.
JINGLE BELL MARKET FLORIDA STATE STAMP SHOW 410/939-0999, www.marylmartin.com JAN 10-12 .............................. MELBOURNE
Osceola Heritage Park
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Downtown Bartow, 863/712-3278 FL Stamp Dealers Assoc., 407/493-0956 Melbourne Auditorium
www.facebook.com/fancyfleamarket JAN 3-5 .............................WEST PALM BCH
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5816 St. Augustine Road DEC 21 ............................. POMPANO BCH. DC BIG FLEA ANTIQUES MARKET SUNSHINE CITY ANTIQUES SHOW
Festival Marketplace Antique Fair
Trove Vintage & JAX Antique Market 2900 Sample Rd., 954/979-4555 Dulles Expo Center, 757/430-4735 St. Petersburg Coliseum
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