Wheeljack’s Lab Collectibles and Vintage Toys

Wheeljack’s Lab Vintage Toy Blog

Follow this blog for the new, the unusual, the rare and cool Generation 1 G1 Transformers toys. Reviews, news, toy resources, galleries, unboxing, opinions and personal reflections on vintage toys.

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Left with a Collection? How to Protect Value and Avoid Mistakes After a Divorce

What do you do when you are left with a collection after a divorce? Follow along in our blog as we mention factors to help protect the collection's value and avoid mistakes.

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What Happens to Collectibles During Inflation? Using Collectibles as a Hedge When Cash Loses Value

Follow along in our blog to see why collectibles act differently during inflation than cash. See how you can use your collectibles to hedge against inflation.

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What to do With an Inherited Collection: Understanding Your Collection and it's Worth

So, you've inherited a collection, but what do you do now? Follow along in our blog to see how to understand your collection and it's worth as well as options to move forward with your collection.

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Legal Troubles: How to Best Protect Your Collection

Legal trouble and collectibles. There are ways to properly protect your collection and dodge having to deal with major legalities. Follow along in our blog to learn more.

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When You're Forced to Sell: A Collector's Guide to Minimizing Regret

Many factors play into why you may be forced to sell a collection. What do you do and how do you minimize regret through the process? Join us in our blog to find out.

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Behind the Box Art: How Toy Packaging Shaped 1980s Marketing

Behind the Box Art: How Toy Packaging Shaped 1980s Marketing

Take a look at our blog on the marketing strategies of the 1980s box art of toys. See how the innovative art made the toys grow in sales and popularity.

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How the 1980s Defined Modern Toy Collecting

Join us in seeing just how the 1980s defined modern toy collecting. Follow along as we mention the history as well as the factors that go into modern toy collecting from these loved toys.

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Toy Crossovers you Never Knew Existed

Join us in seeing toy crossovers you never knew existed. Follow along in our blog as we mention the awesome crossovers from the 1980s to present day.

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The Hidden Value of Toy Accessories: Why Missing Pieces Matter

Join us in seeing the value of toy accessories. Follow along as we mention the importance of condition, rarity, nostalgia, and character theme of each item.

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Army Ants: The Miniature Military Figures You Probably Forgot

Follow along with us in our blog of the Army Ants military figures. Join us as we dive into the background of the epic original toy line and the rebrand.

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Sky Commanders: When Zip Lines and Action Figures Collided

From platform to platform and cliff to cliff, Sky Commanders soar through the air. These heroic mountaineering experts do everything they can to defeat the evil General Plague.

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The Ten Most Expensive Spider-Man Collectibles

Spider-Man swung into the scene in 1962, proudly appearing on the cover of Marvel’s Amazing Fantasy #15. Since his first appearance, Spider-Man has become one of the most popular comic book characters of all time.

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The Top 10 1970s Video Games

The 1970s was the birthplace of the video game industry. Which classics from the '70s will be in this top 10 1970s video games list?

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The Ten Most Expensive ThunderCats Toys

Join us as we explore the ten toys that have sold for the highest prices on online auction sites since 2010.

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The Top Ten She-Ra: Princess of Power Characters

Exploring the top ten characters from Filmation's 1985 animated series, She-Ra: Princess of Power. Featuring Entrapta, Swift Wind, and others.

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The Ten Most Expensive Centurions Toys

Join us as we explore the ten most expensive toys from the Kenner Centurions line that have sold at online auction sites.

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Top Ten Generation 1 Transformers

Exploring the top ten Generation 1 Transformers toys from 1984 to 1992. Will your favorites like Megatron and Optimus Prime be on the list?

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Jurassic Park Toys

Join us as we explore the top 10 rarest toys that Kenner created for their Jurassic Park toyline, featuring Velociraptors and Tyrannosaurs.

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Most Valuable He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Collectibles

What are the most valuable He Man MOTU figures? Find the priciest He Man MOTU action figures in this top ten list

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Ten Most Expensive StarCom Toys

Join us as we explore the the ten most expensive StarCom toys that sold on online auction sites in the last decade.

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The Top Ten Most Rare Thundercats Toys

Soar and uncover rare gems and discover the allure of the most rare Thundercats toys in this top ten most rare Thundercats blog.

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Expensive Godzilla Collectibles

We have looked over an online database to pick out the ten pieces of Godzilla collectibles that have sold for the most expensive prices.

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Rarest G1 Transformers Toys

Join us as we explore the ten rarest and most valuable Transformers action figures, toys, and other collectibles.

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Jurassic park Collectibles

We eagerly sought out the ten most expensive Jurassic Park collectibles that have been sold on online auction sites.

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