sh9000 Posted May 11, 2020 Posted May 11, 2020 https://sciencefiction.com/2020/04/07/a-toy-store-near-you-docuseries-from-the-makers-of-the-toys-that-made-us-adds-super7-as-a-super-sponsor/ Quote
tekering Posted May 31, 2020 Posted May 31, 2020 Well, I sure hope you're up for an inspiring message about protecting part-time employees and their families from COVID-19, and financial hardship, and... dogs... and... whatever the hell else that was about. It sure didn't have much to do with toys. Quote
jvmacross Posted May 31, 2020 Posted May 31, 2020 Wonder how many of his customers will just start buying directly from places like Mandarake....and save on "finders" fees? Quote
tekering Posted June 10, 2020 Posted June 10, 2020 That second episode was much better. The editing was tighter, more toys were presented, and it was only half about COVID-19. Quote
jvmacross Posted June 10, 2020 Posted June 10, 2020 Seems just as bad or even worse than the last one....at one point didn't the shop owner use the show's platform to try and find a rare toy for himself? Quote
tekering Posted June 10, 2020 Posted June 10, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, jvmacross said: didn't the shop owner use the show's platform to try and find a rare toy for himself? To be honest, most toy shops in this day-and-age are run by collectors renting retail space to show off their collections, and are happy to sell you just about any item they can readily replace online (for less than they charged you, of course). There's this incredibly disorganized shop in my neighborhood, piled floor to ceiling with packaged figures and toys of all kinds, and nothing has any price on it, even. If you can manage to crawl your way around the obstacle course to find something you want, you've got to bring it up to the counter and wait for the guy to look up its value online before he quotes you a price. Edited June 10, 2020 by tekering Quote
jvmacross Posted June 10, 2020 Posted June 10, 2020 1 hour ago, tekering said: To be honest, most toy shops in this day-and-age are run by collectors renting retail space to show off their collections, and are happy to sell you just about any item they can readily replace online (for less than they charged you, of course). I haven't stepped inside these type of shops for years....what I collect can't be found in these type of stores in the US anyway....but yeah....the vintage toy selling obviously isn't their main source of income...as you said, the shop simply funds their personal collections and that side cash has run dry....so the purpose of the show is to make us feel bad for them? Quote
Darth Mingus Posted August 16, 2020 Posted August 16, 2020 Cherry Bomb toys is absolutely amazing. If you have a chance to visit, I highly recommend it. If you watched the video, you may have caught a glimpse of this, but this was my best find in the store. Quote
sh9000 Posted October 22, 2020 Author Posted October 22, 2020 https://www.denofgeek.com/culture/a-toy-store-near-you-season-2-release-date Quote
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