Comments on: Greater York Toy Extravaganza 2008

By: the surfing pizza

the surfing pizza — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:45:05 +0000

damn I live within reasonable driving distance of this. wish I knew! I would have crapped my pants, spent my entire paycheck and next months rent, and then fall into a month long toy gluttony depression.

By: Robbin Phillips

Robbin Phillips — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:28:06 +0000

Justin, this is nothing short of remarkable!

By: Justin

Justin — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:58:27 +0000

Ha! The “shart” moment had me laughing too… in disgust. I truly think that guy just couldn’t control his bowels. I immediately moved away. Worst part was, he was standing close by, and I was squatted down rifling through a toy bin. So, I was kind of close to it. Gross.

By: BubbaShelby

BubbaShelby — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:28:58 +0000

Great pics and write-up – the shart moment had me laughing out loud!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:32:28 +0000

You really should try and visit a UK show sometime, much as I should visit a US one. Sure there’d be plenty of toys that were plentiful here but not so much over there, and vice versa.

Hopefully within the next week I’ll be able to wrangle a camera off someone, get some pictures out there on the electronic wilderness somewhere…
Yes, a link perhaps would be good!

By: Justin

Justin — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:49:24 +0000

@ Mittens – Brave? Maybe. Dumb? Most definitely. Seriously though, it was a good trip.

@ “OLD” Fan – Thanks. I think I will try to make this show an annual trip for myself. If there are any readers in that area, maybe I can meet you and fight over some weirdo toys.

@ mistuh-thye – Yeah, as I was posting the pics, I noticed the .01% I happened to capture in a photo too. What luck!! Oh, and sorry about the 8 booths. Sucky.

@ Chris Pitzer – Yeah the, old-fashioned, hand-painted sign really caught my attention.

@ Trey and Reis – Thanks guys. it was a pretty unique event. There were just so many toys under one roof. I can’t wait to visit again.

@ Ryan – The Reebok Arena show sounds cool. I wonder if I’ll ever go to any toy shows in the UK. Also, I’d love to see your collection. Feel free to email more or something… or even post a link here.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:36:51 +0000

I’d've snapped up that giant Bert straight away, and the Dick Tracy. They have something similar to this over in the UK which I try to attend at least twice a year. It’s in the Reebok Arena, Bolton Wanderers’ football (or “soccer”, if you will) ground.

I’ve got some great stuff there in the past. Even though it’s mostly cars and trains, the place still has its fair share of gloriously “weird” stuff. I’d stick them on my website if I had one, but for now I’ll have to get a collection portfolio together for that Little Rubber Guys website thingy.

By: Reis

Reis — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:31:16 +0000

I’m hella jealous! Looks like a great time. Glad you had fun!

By: Trey

Trey — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:45:23 +0000

Wow.

That is AMAZING. I’ve never seen anything like that before. Love the pics to give a visual of the experience!

By: Chris Pitzer

Chris Pitzer — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:00:14 +0000

I love their sign!

Richmond use to have toy shows. Not so much any more. Glad to hear you made the trip. I look forward to viewing your “finds”.

By: mistuh_thye

mistuh_thye — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:31:10 +0000

I found the .01% in your first picture, heh.

That looks like it would have been way fun. A few months ago they had an toy/antique show where I live and i eagerly payed the 5 dollars to get in, only to find there were about 8 booths of overpriced crap.

By: "OLD"Fan

"OLD"Fan — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:57:21 +0000

I’m glad you had a great trip to York. Now you have something to look foreword to in November 2009.
Great pictures by the way. Enjoy your hobby and
finds along the way.

By: Mittens

Mittens — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:12:08 +0000

you brave soul you