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Celebrating vintage toys from the 60s, 70s, and 80s—from classic action figures and die-cast cars to iconic dolls, robots, and playsets.

Run by a longtime collector sharing select pieces from a personal collection. New finds posted regularly.

07/10/2026

Not a bad garage sale find today!

NFS/NFT

07/07/2026

FOR SALE

Vintage Coca-Cola "Stained Glass" tumbler, one of a series of promotional glasses produced in the late 1970s to early 1980s.

$10 plus shipping

04/02/2026

1996 McDonald's Ronald McDonald Whistle, a vintage sound-making toy from a Happy Meal set.

It was part of a 1996 "McDonaldland" musical toy set that also included a Hamburglar noisemaker spinner and a Birdie harmonica.

https://ebay.us/m/PUDzwp

02/23/2026

Funshine Bear was one of the original lineup when Care Bears exploded in the early 1980s. His belly badge — that smiling sun — wasn’t random. Each bear had a symbol that represented their personality, and Funshine was optimism. Energy. That bright kid who never slowed down.

Care Bears started as greeting card characters in 1981… and by 1983 they were everywhere — plush, cartoons, lunchboxes, PVC figures like this one.

For collectors, these small vintage figures are special because:

They were heavily played with.

Paint wear tells real childhood stories.

Complete early figures are getting harder to find clean.

This isn’t just a toy. It’s peak Saturday morning cartoon era.

https://ebay.us/m/plDBNr

02/16/2026

Personal Collection Peek 👀 (NFS)

Born in 1981.

These are the figures that were on my bedroom floor in the mid-80s.

Kenner’s 3.75” Star Wars line (1983–1986 era) defined an entire generation. Small scale, big imagination. No screens. Just battles on carpet and worlds built out of couch cushions.

This Darth Vader still has the vinyl cape. Squid Head is from the Return of the Jedi run.

These aren’t mint.
They’re played with with my own hands.

And that’s the point.

Some toys aren’t inventory.

Some are memory.

02/07/2026

These are vintage 1999 Warner Bros. Animaniacs Yakko rolling ball which were part of a Wendy's Kids' Meal promotion.

The toys feature the character Yakko Warner sitting on a purple ball.

They were released in 1999 as fast-food premiums.

The ball has "The BIG Cartoonie Show" logo printed on it.

The figure on the ball is weighted and designed to spin or wobble.

Available on our Ebay Storefront

http://www.ebay.com/itm/406678790158

02/06/2026

Vintage 1950's Sorry!

02/03/2026

Toy Fun Fact Tuesday

Not all Disney plush are created equal.

Disney Store plush were often produced in smaller runs and used higher-grade stitching, embroidery, and fabric than mass-market versions sold at big retailers.

That’s why collectors and resellers often search specifically for “Disney Store” tags.

💡 Why it matters: Quality affects longevity and resale value.

“Laughter is timeless, imagination has no age, dreams are forever.” Walt Disney

01/30/2026

🧸 Toy Spotlight

Vintage 90'sThe Lion King character figures

One of the reasons The Lion King toys have aged so well is that the characters were designed with strong silhouettes and big personalities. Even as small figures, you instantly recognize who’s who — that’s great character design, and it translates perfectly to toys.

These figures come from a time when movie toys were made to be played with first, not sealed away. They were acted out on bedroom floors, lined up on shelves, and mixed with other worlds. Because of that, complete little groups like this are getting harder to assemble over time.

Collectors are often drawn to sets like this not because they’re rare on their own, but because together they tell a story. It’s a snapshot of a movie that meant a lot to a generation — and still does.

✨ Ready for a new home 🏡

01/28/2026

🧸 Toy Spotlight

Wild Eye
1991 Galoob Trash Bag Bunch

Late-80s / early-90s toy lines loved getting weird — bold colors, strange creatures, and designs that didn’t come from a movie or show you had to know first. This guy is a great example of that era: hand-painted details, exaggerated features, and a look that feels more like imagination than branding.

Figures like this are fun to collect because they represent a time when toy companies took risks. They weren’t trying to be realistic — they were trying to be memorable. That’s also why so many of these ended up lost, broken, or mixed into bins over the years.

Survivors with clean paint and all their parts quietly become favorites among collectors who appreciate character over hype.

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