20p charity shop bargain . . Nice and chunky blaster . . . boot-sale £1 Flat Eric . . . charity shop & boot-sale finds. The large one is an Italian bootleg.
Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad figures . . . 50p each - boot sale. Surprisingly good condition for 21 year old toys.
More boot sale goodies . . . 50p for both. Plastic. £4. Nice and heavy Neko. He's not a recent one, has some age on him.
Exogini figure . . . 50p Boot-sale Red bootleg Gundam to go with my green one 50p More fun vintage badges 50p the lot. The Skywalker one is 70mm diameter which is pretty big for a button badge.
Definitely a yard sale but it was stuff from a "not so active anymore" boardie so much more contrived than usual yard sale finds (there were not a lot of toys there though, these were def the top items IMO) The gorilla is a print on wood. Here's the other I have: really fun pieces!
^^ Those are great . . . . i need to get something sorted like that for my place! My latest blaster find. Boot-sale 30p. This is the smallest i've found so far but it certainly makes up for that in volume and flashing lights. It is incredibly loud
More boot-sale finds . . . I love these cheap mecha bootlegs. Since i started collecting these space-toy blasters i'm seeing them quite often. People really under-value them . . . i get them dirt cheap. These are all from boot-sales:
Sick Series 2 Dust Brain. Boot-sale. Has a little rip on the hole where the brains splurge out, but for 30p im not bothered.
More boot-sale goodness . . . . Vintage Ronald pencil sharpener 1983 - £1 It was splattered with ink but i cleaned it off nice with isopropyl. James Jarvis figures - 40p each King Ken mini and ???
'Leon' . . . originally sold as a set deal with a pair of Stussy x Nike Court Force Low's exclusively through the London Stussy store in 2006 (Leon was the store manager). I paid considerably more than 40p!
^^ Thanks, organic addict on flickr let me know his name too . . . i did'nt realise it was a London exclusive though (and Leon was the manager). The seller couldn't get rid of both of them quick enough. Some people see no value in toys!
Cenobite garage kit . . . semi-painted. Over 15" high. Made in 1992. £3 at a boot-sale. Catwoman coin bank 50p, same boot-sale. More vintage badges. I paid £2 for whole a box full. These are some of my faves.
That cenobite kit is crazy Moog! What an odd and amazing find to come across. I am sure it would fit right in on a lot of SBers' shelves. More, great pins, ha! It is a shame they don't have these ubiquitously as they used to be - you miss out on so many great things (but then, maybe they wouldn't have the same nostalgia value either). You need to set up a cork board or something to display them all on.
^^ Yeah, the Cenobite was a surprise to say the least. The seller had nothing else like it and he was very old so i assume it belonged to his son or something . . . . i wish i could stumble across some Japanese kaiju garage kits but that is extremely unlikely here in the UK. And yeah, the 'Dugout Club' pin is pretty rare. It was a famous Bristol club that was just before my time. I've been to the Fleece & Firkin (the green badge) a few times though. As Ultrakaiju says, its interesting how pin badges used to be so widespread and nowadays are not used hardly at all for promoting stuff. I know badge makers are out there doing their thing but compared to years ago its a drop in the ocean.
Solar Geisha. I would guess this is a souvenir from Kyoto or Asakusa. She's dancing very cutely on my desk right now . . . . 50p at a boot sale. Anyone read Japanese? I'd be interested to know what is written on the front and back. Anpanman plush for 50p and Pac-Man was £2. Both charity shops buys. These are prizes from those arcade crane-machines.
Both boot-sale buys . . . Shokupanman plush 50p Ray-gun blaster - batteries were really old and crystallizing. Took 'em out, cleaned the compartment. New batteries. Works perfectly now . . . . . . 50p
