Big Jim Lives

This weekend was a great find, Big Jim, Big Jeff and others from a series that was produced by Mattel. This was a great toy, in the style of GI Joe, where he had real cloths and he could be in different situations. Pictured is Big Jim, Big Jeff and the Rescue Rig. The toys have become very collectible in recent years. The toys had many different accessories and clothing options such as football players, hockey, policeman, fireman, hiker and so on. The most collectible of this ERA would have to be the WOLF Pack series of characters. There was also a set of figures that did not see distribution in the US that are very collectible.

Relive Your Childhood with Board Games

One of the best things about a yard sale is scoring something from your childhood. This week I found an un-played Partridge Family game. I had this game as a child and played it all the time. Why, I have no idea, the game really is not much of a game, none of those TV show board games were all that complicated, they were just good fun. For an avid game collector nothing beats finding a game that is virtually un-played. You begin to think, how could you buy a game and never play it?

The TV shows of this era had plenty of board games, there was Charlies Angels, CHIPS, Dark Shadows (cool game), and hundreds more. In my personal collection I have a few that I really had a hard time finding, Super Car, Thunderbirds, Amazing Spiderman, Outer Limits, Batman and a few others. This is what makes collecting and reliving your childhood fun and keeps this industry of collectors always looking to find that board game from their childhood exciting. Another weekend is coming so lets see what we find?