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I Never Had A Choice

March 10th, 2009

Like most of you who are close to my age (I’ll be 32 next month), growing up in the ’80s meant action figure sensory overload. With thirty-minute commercials on the air for The Super Powers Collection, G.I. JOE, Transformers, ThunderCats, M.A.S.K., Silverhawks, and Masters Of The Universe, is it any surprise that some of us never really outgrew our love of action figures? The internet was in its fetal stage, home video games were less than impressive, and VCRs hadn’t even made it into many homes yet. Other than a couple hours on Saturday mornings and after school, we were left to entertain ourselves. With a little help from plastic representations of our favorite characters, we used our imaginations to do it. That some of us would have a proclivity to collect them as adults is only natural. Most of us had a choice, though. I never did.

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Geekonomics 101: A Hobbyist’s Recession Survival Guide

March 3rd, 2009

Remember last year, when just about everyone on the news was so quick to point out that we weren’t "officially" in a recession yet? That it was too early to say for sure? Well, welcome to the recession. Glad you could make it! We were going to serve chips and dip, but you know… Recession! Just what exactly does "recession" mean, and more importantly, what does it mean for our toys? Forget about the politics of bailouts and stimulus packages for a few moments while we focus on ways to stay the course with our hobbies. We’re collectors, and collectors don’t cut and run. Got it?

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