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Barbie My Favorite Career Vintage Registered Nurse Barbie Doll Sale Price: $43.95  |
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* One favorite Barbie theme has always been careers * This collection consists of one of the very first career Barbie dolls from the 60s * Each reproduction doll comes with accessories pertaining to her career * Includes Registered Nurse Barbie doll with diploma and medical accessories * Sure to be a collector favorite |
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DC Universe Classics Classic Robin with Vintage Head Action Figure Sale Price: $19.99 |
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DC Universe Classics Classic Robin with Vintage Head Collector Figure Breaking free from the DC comic book pages is this 6 highly detailed collectible figure in its classic comic book styling. Featuring characters from the entire DC Universe, each figure is highly detailed and classically styled with superior articulation... |
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Barbie My Favorite Barbie: The Original Teenage Fashion Model Barbie Doll Sale Price: $23.00 |
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In celebration of Barbie doll's 50th anniversary, favorite dolls and period fashions return, recreated in loving detail. If you missed your chance before, or no longer have your beloved Barbie, now is your opportunity to reconnect with a long-lost friend! Each set includes a reproduction Barbie doll, and extra reproduction fashion from the era and a collector's booklet... |
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My Favorite Barbie Reproduction Vintage Shoes 12-Pack Sale Price: $12.55 |
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So many shoes, so little time! Barbie has always been a fashionista, and with this vintage reproduction shoe pack, she has even more fancy footwear to flaunt! Includes 12 pairs of stylish, colorful, and oh-so-retro shoes based on some of Barbie doll's most popular shoe styles from the vintage era... |
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Wilton Barbie with Purse Cake Pan (2105-2250, 1986) Mattel Vintage Retired Collectible |
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The contouring of the pan outlines the form and provides a generous backing to hold the cake. Crafted of quality aluminum, this bakeware heats evenly and keeps interiors moist while allowing surfaces to gently brown... |
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Barbie Collector Wizard of Oz Vintage Glinda Doll Sale Price: $26.79 |
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Retro-Action DC Super Heroes Wonder Woman Figure Sale Price: $19.99 |
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These are 8 inch figures with soft goods outfits done in a vintage style of the old Mego figures from the late 1970s. |
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Barbie My Favorite Career Vintage Student Teacher Barbie Doll Sale Price: $25.90 |
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Barbie My Favorite Career Vintage Student Teacher Barbie Doll |
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1998 - Mattel - Hot Wheels - '50s Cruisers - Gift Pack - Eldorado / T-Bird / 57 Chevy / Hot Rod / Motorcycle - OOP - Rare - Collectible Set Sale Price: $8.95 |
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1998 - Mattel - Hot Wheels - '50s Cruisers - Gift Pack - Contains: 57 Cadillac Eldorado / '57 Ford T-Bird / '57 Chevy Bel Air / '57 Hot Rod / '57 Motorcycle - Package has some shelf wear - Out of Production - Rare Set - Collectible |
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Magic 8 Ball Sale Price: $6.33 |
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Ever wish you could see into the future? If you answered "without a doubt" or "signs point to yes," you are in luck. It is easy to get a sneak preview into the future with Mattel's Magic 8 Ball. Take all the guesswork out of finding the answers to life's more perplexing questions... |
When I was growing up in the south-east of England, the most desirable toy for most boys and some girls was a Dinky Toy - 1/43rd scale diecast model cars. I started to collect them in the late 1950s. At that time most Dinky Toy cars were 2/6d (Two shillings and six pence - about 25 cents in US money) and they came in a distinctive yellow box. They had actually been around since the early 1930s originally called "Modelled Miniatures" and intended mainly for use around train sets, the BIG boys' toy of the time, but they took on a life of their own and were manufactured in both England and France for many years.
For me their heyday was the fifties and sixties. Compared to today's top of the range diecast cars, they were, let's admit, pretty basic. No windows, no interiors, no 'suspension', no steering, but to me they were the most prized and sought after toy of all!
With television in its infancy in the fifties in the UK and much of the programming being bought from America, the appeal of flashy American cars seen in cop shows and films, as opposed to the rather more staid Hillmans and Austins of the UK was reflected in the choice of Dinky Toys I would spend my hard-earned pocket money on.
The Dinky Toys Dodge Royal, the Plymouth Plaza, the Hudson Commodore were all cars that any self-respecting boy had to own! But there were other models that were also a must - the Observation Coach (bus) for example, with its weird looking upper deck was a favorite of mine.
Gradually Dinky Toys added new features, under competition from other makes, like Corgi Toys. First were plastic windows, then gradually seats were put in, 'independent suspension' for all four wheels became all the rage , and finally steering. All these new features were seized upon with glee by me and my friends!
But the days of the Dinky Toy were numbered and in the seventies the end was near, brought on partly by competition from the new Hot Wheels, and although several attempts were made by new owners to revive the famous Dinky Toys name, they are now long since defunct.
Collectors though still seek out the toys and a good mint condition toy, preferably with mint condition box, can change hands for enormous sums. Dinky Toys, even in play-worn condition, are one of the best sellers on eBay.
I will never have a full collection - some are so rare that if one ever surfaces it will be way beyond my pocket, but I will always be on the lookout for a good condition Dinky.
Bob Wilson is a Brit now living in Los Angeles who collects vintage Dinky Toys
HELP! VINTAGE 1980's TOY THAT NEEDS TO BE IDENTIFIED! details inside?
I recently went to a grage sale and bought an adorable dog plush toy for a little kid. The tag says Mattel Inc. 1985, but otherwise, I cannot identify the name of this dog. He is a brown dog with large, dark brown ears. He has a little pink heart sewn onto his chest, right where his heart would be. He has a battery pack inside his head, and there are button inside both ears, both arms, his tail and both feet. Whe you press either the tail or either ear, he says "Ow! It hurts, it hurts!". When you press his feet he begins to laugh and says "HeeHeeHee This tickles!" and when you press his hand he says "I'm a good buddy (or bunny, its unclear), I'm you huggy"
I have searched everywhere online for some clue as to what this dog is. If you have any idea, please let me know! I will post a picture soon.
could it be a Pound Puppy? We still have all kinds of them from the 80's when my daughter was little.
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