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So hone up on your toy knowledge and go out there and buy, buy, buy! You won't be able to recognize rare Strawberry Shortcake accessories at your local thrift store if you haven't done the geeky research that helps you to know what they look like. You can't search for great deals on the toys, if you don't know what they are worth. The key to refining your collection is knowledge.I had a blast trading my rare My Little Pony outfits that I had found at a garage sale for one of the ponies on my wishlist. When I was building up my collection, I found collector sites that would have members buying and selling and even trading their toys and memorabilia. Let people know that you love Alvin and the Chipmunks and aren't ashamed of it! You'll be surprised how many people will come out of the woodwork that have just what you are looking for, and are happy to sell it to you cheap in the name of freeing up some room in their basement. Put out ads in your local Craigslist or Facebook Market pages.Learn what is rare and what's common, and then stalk the auction sites for those great deals. Now that you know what you want, you can start looking at places like eBay and other online auction sites to fill out your stash. Do some research online or buy a book that tells you exactly what type of Muppet memorabilia is out there to buy.You have the barest bones of your collection found, and now you need to fill them out and find those elusive toys that are out there waiting for you. To me, the best part of collecting vintage toys starts now. What Do I Do After Starting My Toy Collection? This was all thanks to collecting vintage 1980s toys and a random garage sale. I got to have almost all of the toys I coveted when I was a kid, and I have a ton that I will be able to pass on to nieces and nephews and future little me's. I made a fair chunk of cash from selling the toys that I didn't want in my collection anymore or that didn't fit into our super tiny apartment. Over the next 7 years, I bought and sold hundreds of vintage toys that I had wanted all of my childhood life. That was fine by me.Ī hobby was born that day. Before I knew what was happening, I was paying $2 for "Papa" and went running to my car, screaming "I got him! I got him!" I'd like to say that everyone in the car understood where my borderline manic-happiness came from, but I don't think they totally got it. I never had one as kid, but all my friends had them, and I had wanted one so badly.
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Snugglebums were these crazy toys in the 80s that kinda looked like moldy jelly beans and that lit up when you squeezed them.