Comments on: Man Surrounded by Toys He Can’t Afford at Antique Toy Show

By: Josh Latta

Josh Latta — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:26:26 +0000

Ugh, yet another reason to HATE this stupid “toy dealers”.

By: theo

theo — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 03:47:22 +0000

toy fair looked alot of fun!
you will always get mardy stall holders thogh, i know from experience!
allot of them are only into toys because they are worth money…unlike people like us who collect them for the pure joy of them!

By: Darrin

Darrin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:34:32 +0000

I think my brother had the Glowing King Kong, and I’m SURE he had a glowing Creature from the Black Lagoon. I really dig your site, and am going to link to you tonight. (Already following your tweets) take it easy and keep up the fine work my friend!!!

By: Justin Gammon

Justin Gammon — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:24:41 +0000

@ Ben – Likewise. Having a fellow toy fan who’s connected to reality did make things a lot more enjoyable. Thanks.

It’d be cool to drop in to see the other PA toy stops. I did drop by the Merchant Square Mall while I was in Allentown, but I didn’t find anything there either. The place was really great though.

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:38:18 +0000

Justin, it was awesome meeting you after following your blog for so long! I know the toy show was kind of disappointing from our perspective (Mega Man figures and one little advertising piece, and that was it for me), but it’s always a pleasure to meet someone who shares the same passion for this kind of crap that I do.

I think a lot of the dealers, especially since they deal in antiques, are a little out of touch with reality. The idea of eBay probably scares and confuses them. That’s kind of the problem with being knowledgable about this stuff. When you go to a show, you might find something you want, but you KNOW that you could easily get it for much less money.

If you get back here, and you have MUCH more time, I need to show you the local places that are good for finding stuff.

By: Justin Gammon

Justin Gammon — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:37:39 +0000

@ Jason – I will show you guys the skeleton push pupper soon. I love him, and he was cheap.

@ Tommy – I wanted to wear it, but it was dirty. I didn’t plan very well

By: Tommy

Tommy — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:14:09 +0000

Did you wear your Weirdo Toys shirt?

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:25:30 +0000

Nice little wrap up.
As a follow-up you should have an “Ebaytown Antique Toy Show.” Old toys for cheap!

Thanks for sharing the adventure.

By: Justin Gammon

Justin Gammon — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:15:06 +0000

Glad you enjoyed the pics. I had others too, but they were too blurry.

I agree with the “sour spirit” comment. It’s true. That kind of attitude totally sucks the fun out of it. It’s the antithesis of toys.

By: krakit

krakit — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:43:15 +0000

Thanks for sharing the “lessons learned” and
for taking so many photos for us all to see.

That’s too bad the toy vendors are so wound
tight that they get concerned about someone
taking photos of their products. That sour spirit
of theirs actually repels people from wanting to
come to the shows. I wish they would try to
loosen up and get in the fun mood that the toys
were designed for.