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The Nostalgia Zone!
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items For my fellow GENX peeps. the toys, magazines, books and games we grew up with. Where you can find them for your own joy or to share with a new generation of kids! Help me collect more useless Nostalgia by using my affiliate links!
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The toys we grew up with!
Collectibles from the 70's and 80's
80's Gaming
Modern collecting
The toys we grew up with!
This is one I never mastered but not for lack of trying. I spent hours whacking myself in the face with this thing.
Butterfly Yo-Yo
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For me the big 2 growing up was Transformers and GI Joe. These have seen a resurgance in recent years but the toys and appearance of many of the characters have changed. Here is a really cool G1 version of Megatron! (Starscream was always my favorite...
Megatron Transformer , Transformer G1 Megatron Action Figure with Upgraded Weaponry,Highly Articulated No Converting Transformer Model Kit
I have megatron on this list, got to give equal time to Optimus Prime!
Transformers Optimus Prime Studio Series Truck Action Figure - Kids Toy
I keep looking for my favorite Decepticon but I did find the most underrated one in my opinion. He always had a wisecrack. Thundercracker is a great classic character!
TRA GEN STUDIO SERIES VOY 86 THUNDERCRAC
Starscream G1 is really hard to find in a modern toy. Older ones from Ebay are the way to go but they are expensive. No amount of money is too much for the best decepticon though!! Here is a good one for a great price, snag it now!
Transformers G1 Starscream Decepticon Vice Commander Action Figure Transforming
G.I. Joe was always a very close second to Transformers for me as a kid. I loved it when they did the crossovers in the comics. I had a few action figures but could afford many of the vehicles and stuff. The one I did have was the Night Raven, wish I...
GI Joe Sky Patrol "SKY RAVEN" Factory Sealed in Box w/ Weapons 1989 Hasbro
Anyone remember GOBOTS? They were like the generic version of Transformers. You would buy these because you could get like 10 of them for the price of 1 Transformer, take them home and pretend like they were real transformer cannon fodder for the few...
Vintage GOBOTS Command Center (Guardian) Tonka 1984 Incomplete
This one is going back along way for me. Originally called Gotchaman in Japan and known as Battle of the Planets here. This is the show that we all pretended to be characters from when I was in Kindergarten which I believe would have been around 1978...
VINTAGE BATTLE OF THE PLANETS! T-Shirt Blouse sweat mens t shirts casual stylish - Walmart.com
Collectibles from the 70's and 80's
The really weird stuff we collected as kids
Who remembers these creepy Garbage Pail Kids? I was searching for them to add to this list and was shocked to find out they are still making them!
Topps Garbage Pail Kids 2020 Topps Chrome 3rd Series Blaster Box | 5 Packs
At first I thought “cool, you can still get Thundercats stuff” Than I saw that they are trying to combine Masters of the Universe with Thundercats……nah
Masters of the Universe Origins & ThunderCats Lion O Action Figure, 1980s Posable Crossover Toy
When I was in elementary school everyone and their dog had this lunchbox. Now people want a lot of money for them. Is it worth it? That is why collecting is fun!
Vintage Dukes Of Hazard Lunchbox Set
When I was a kid I could not miss an episode of The A-Team. I watched an episode recently and it is so corny, but the van is still awesome!
1983 GMC Vandura Van (B.A.'s) Weathered Version, The A-Team - Greenlight 44865F/48 - 1/64 scale Diecast Model Toy Car
Another corny TV show from the 80's That I couldn't miss (reruns everyday in 1993-94 after our class at Air Force Technical School, we were supposed to be doing homework for 2 hours but everyone snuck in my room for a "study group" and watched this w...
1982 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Black Knight Rider TV Series Hollywood Rides Series 1/32 Diecast Model Car by Jada
I never liked the Smurfs. I only watched it because I wanted that poor cat, Azrael, to finally find out what a smurf tasted like!
The Smurfs Azrael Miniature Figure (Proximate 1-1/2 X 1 inches)
Now you can be as cheesy as the rest of us and fly around your own AirWolf helicopter while making the stupid noises we remember from the show. Does not come with all the ridiculous weapons from TV.
F150BL V3 Airwolf RC Helicopter for Adults, 2.4G 5CH Remote Control Helicopter with LED Lights, Military Aircraft Model for Adults(RTF) - Walmart.com
I bet this dudes mechanic made a fortune, especially the body shop guy!
Speed Racer: The Movie -
80's Gaming
Okay, it is a good thing we didn't have one of these when I was a kid because I would have never left my room and become an adult.
Ms. Pac-Man Galaga Pixel Bash Video Game Cabaret ...
SO many hours spent playing Super Mario Bros……
Classic Gaming Console Nes Mini 620 Tv Game Console Two Buttons (Us Standard) Game PlayerA1
The Atari 2600 started it all for my generation, my friends had one, I did not. Then 1 day my dad bought the Atari 5200 and I though I was going to be the coolest kid around. The first game I tried to play was Pole Position, put the game in played fo...
Atari 5200 4 Port Console With All Conections Included 2 Controllers Read Discrp
Modern collecting
Modern day collectibles that GENX can still enjoy!
Many anime series are great but the series become so much more ejoyable when you develop a realtionship with the characters by reading the Manga first. Then you can criticize the series for not being done the way you would!
Death Note (All-In-One Edition) (Paperback)
Pokemon cards are all the rage right now. Scalpers make finding these at retail prices a pain but if you aren't to concerned about resale value and just want to collect, these Korean version of the cards are ussually a lot easier to get and more affo...
Pokemon TCG: Scarlet & Violet - Battle Partners Booster Box (Korean)
I love comics! I buy, read, sell and trade them. This is one of the listings I have on Ebay. This is just a suggestion but if you have youg kids comic books are a great way to make reading enjoyable and boost that reading comprehension!
The Umbrella Academy Apocalypse Suite Full Set Issues 1-6 1st Print
Everything that is old is becoming new, like Voltron! I always wondered why the lions were needed. Just stay super huge unbeatable Voltron all the time. Just kid logic I guess.
Voltron: Defender of the Universe (Vol. 1) #1B VF ; Image Comic Book