Wheeljack’s Lab Collectibles and Vintage Toys

Wheeljack’s Lab Vintage Toy Blog

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Most Expensive Star Wars Toy

Explore the prices of the most expensive Star Wars toys ever sold. Uncover rare gems from a galaxy far, far away in this blog.

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Expensive Gundam Figures

We have set out to seek out and document the ten most expensive Gundam collectibles that have been sold on online auction sites.

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The Ten Most Expensive WWF Toys

We set out to locate the ten most expensive WWF action figures and other toys that sold on online auction sites.

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Most Expensive Transformers

We sought out the ten most expensive listings of Transformers toys that have sold from online auction sites.

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Most Expensive He-Man Toy

Explore the nostalgic world of He-Man with our blog on the top 10 He-Man toys. From iconic action figures to the most expensive He-Man toy.

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Most Expensive GI Joe Toy

Discover the top 10 GI Joe toys, featuring iconic figures and the most expensive GI Joe toy treasures from the '80s. Relive your childhood!

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Top 10 Comedians of the 1980s - Wheeljack's Lab

Many titans of comedy emerged from the 1980s, but which comedian will earn the number 1 spot in the top 10 comedians of the 1980s?

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Inhumanoids: The Toyline That Was Too Terrifying for Saturday Mornings

From the mid 60s to mid 90s, many different cartoons aired on Saturday mornings for children to watch and love.

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The Untold Story of Super Naturals: Holograms, Hauntings, and Tonka’s Forgotten Ghost Warriors

Do you ever feel like there are things lurking around you? As children, we became terrified of the monster under the bed or in the closet.

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The Legacy of Robo Force: Ideal's Short-Lived Answer to the Robot Craze

The toy company, Ideal, gave people an answer to the robot craze in 1984 with their line of toys and cartoon.

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Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light; The Most Overlooked Sci-Fi Fantasy Toyline of the 80s

In 1987, Hasbro created the most incredible, yet overlooked, science fiction fantasy toyline of the decade, the Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light.

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Why M.A.S.K. Deserves a Reboot: The Forgotten Hybrid of Cars and Commandos

The 1980s saw a huge surge of incredible toylines connected to animated television shows. In 1985, the popular franchise of M.A.S.K. hit the scene.

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The Short-Lived Genius of Computer Warriors: When Everyday Items Hid Cyber Heroes

With the technological world expanding and developing in the late 1980s, the awesome world of Computer Warriors came into view.

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How Toylines Were Marketed in the 1980s: The Cartoon Connection

The 1980s saw many strong trends that left fond memories for so many people. Possibly the most memorable thing from the decade includes the cartoon connection to toylines.

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10 Toylines You Forgot You Loved

As children, we often play with many different toys of varying popularities. Some toys we enjoyed more than others.

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How to Store and Preserve Your Vintage Toys Long-Term

Vintage toys are loved by so many people today with toy collectors all across the globe. Many people in recent years began toy collecting, buying, and selling.

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Why Some Toys Are Worth Thousands

Many people may own incredibly valuable toys without even realizing it. These toys stored away in an attic, basement, or garage from years ago may hold a high value.

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Should You Grade Your Toys? Pros and Cons of AFA Grading

Toy grading became widely available in just the late 1900s. For toy collectors, buyers, and sellers, this opened up a whole new world in the vintage toy market.

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The Recent Resurgence of He-Man MotU

The He-Man and the Masters of the Universe franchise first began in 1982 with the release of the toy line. Shortly after that, the animated series came out in 1983 and lasted until 1985.

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What Toys Are Millennials Nostalgia Over?

Do you ever remember toys from your childhood and feel great nostalgia? When you see a toy you loved playing with growing up, often those memories come flooding back.

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Why Can't LEGO be Topped by Other Building Block Toys?

The popular building block company, LEGO, continues to capture the hearts of many. For almost a century, LEGO reached many generations and expanded their brand.

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Why Do People Collect Toys?

Have you ever seen a toy collector or thought about collecting toys yourself and wondered what the benefits are?

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Godaikin Retrospective

Beginning in 1982, this awesome robotic line of toys hit the United States through Bandai America. The line of toys originally released in Japan as part of a Chogokin series of toys.

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Times When Marvel and DC Copied Character Designs

In 1934, the vast world of DC Comics launched. Similarly, just five years later, in 1939, the incredible world of Marvel Comics also launched.

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