If you have old and vintage toys laying around and want to sell them without the hassle, you may be asking: “What is the easiest way to sell my vintage toys?”. With many online and in person selling options available today, the easiest and best option can be hard to find. Selling vintage toys has […]
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.
The Value in Grading Your Vintage Toys
With toy grading becoming widely available in just the late 1900s, these services have greatly helped the vintage toy world. The company, AFA (Action Figure Authority), stemmed from the CGA (Collectible Grading Authority). These, along with the CAS (Collector’s Archive Services) and others, provide crucial services to many toy collectors. These companies standardized the metrics […]
Are My Toys From Garage Sales Worth Anything?
Do you ever come across old toys at garage sales? Do these toys hold any value? How can you know if the toys you find are worth anything? The simple truth is, many people find extremely valuable toys at garage sales without even knowing it. Moreover, many people also get rid of extremely valuable toys […]
James Bond Retrospective
In the year 1953, Ian Fleming created one of the most popular and epic characters ever, James Bond. The British secret agent spy character, typically known as 007, gained popularity through many movies, comics, toys, and more. The James Bond film series sparked the most popularity, with one of the highest-grossing film series of all […]
Top 10 Army Ants Toys
In 1987, these tiny toy Army Ants marched into stores. These two inch scale figures released by Hasbro toy company featured two different armies. The two armies separated by color: blue and orange. The blue army, led by General McAnther, included five different squads and eight members. The orange army, led by General Patant, also […]
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Retrospective
The English folklore character, Robin Hood, has appeared in stories, movies, and theatre for hundreds of years. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, one of the many stories featuring this sneaky heroic outlaw, came out in 1991. Along with the movie released, a video game, and toys also came out for the Prince of Thieves franchise. […]
Captain Power Retrospective
Travel through time with us to the 22nd century through this Retrospective of Captain Power. The franchise first began in 1987 through the television series, Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future. This series starred Tim Dunigan, Peter Macneill, and Sven-Ole Thorsen and featured 22 episodes of 20 minutes each. The story begins in […]
Top 10 BraveStarr Toys
The epic space western franchise, BraveStarr, debuted through a toy line by Mattel in 1986. Following the toy line, a movie, video game, comics, and books released to expand the franchise. Read our BraveStarr Retrospective to learn more about the franchise and the epic characters. Mattel released over 15 million dollars worth of action figures, […]
BraveStarr Retrospective
Travel through time with us to the 24th century in this Retrospective of the BraveStarr franchise. The space western franchise, BraveStarr, released through many forms of media from the mid to late 1980s. The franchise includes toys, comics, books, a television series, movie, and video game. BraveStarr stands to be unique in genre, mixing both […]
The Difference Between Zorro and The Lone Ranger
In 1919, the superhero western character, Zorro, made an appearance. First, in a folktale and later in many movies, series, toys, and comics. Then, in 1933, The Lone Ranger first aired as a radio program but is most widely known for the television series with the same name. The Lone Ranger also told the story […]