The holidays are upon us, and what better way to celebrate than by taking out your vintage ceramic Christmas tree that’s been laying around your house for years? But did you know that tree may just make you hundreds of dollars richer? According to Today, the value of vintage ceramic Christmas trees significantly increases around the holidays. Read more here.
Luke Skywalker’s famous igloo home, located in the Tunisian desert, has been saved. A team of six Star Wars fanatics raised around $9,000 to renovate the igloo. According to one of the team members, Terry Cooper, “It’s such an iconic building to fantasy fans. It was going to waste for the sake of a relatively small amount of money and effort to save it.” Check out photos of the renovation here.
Check out this new Forever Stamp, which was recently unveiled in Montecito, California, home of the Thomas Fire last December. The stamp features a firefighter, a paramedic, and a police officer. As Oprah Winfrey said, “The stamp is merely a symbol of what the spirit of each of you represents. Each of you represents the best of us. You represent the rising of courage, the rising of honor, the rising of compassion, endurance, survival, and thriving.” Check out the new stamp here.
Stan Lee, former president of Marvel Comics and co-creator of Spider-Man and Black Panther, to name a few, passed away yesterday at age 95. According to NPR, Lee gave us “superheroes we could identify with, characters that allowed us to suspend our disbelief because they reacted to bizarre situations like you or I might.” To read more about Lee’s incredible work, click here.
Moose Toys and Fortnite developer Epic Games have partnered up to produce the Fortnite Battle Royale Collection. According to a press release from Moose Toys, “The Fortnite Battle Royale Collection will give fans the opportunity to collect a huge roster of characters and miniature scale fort building sets.” Check it out here.
Attention toy collectors! The New Ulm Toy Show recently displayed a toy collection that includes farm equipment as well as miniature cars, beer steins, dolls, and more. Check it out here.
Halloween is right around the corner! Check out this new collection of Halloween-themed items that was recently unveiled by the Pokémon Center. The collection includes a variety of items, ranging from plushes to keychains. Our personal favorite is the Pikachu Pumpkin Card case! Check them out here.
Did you hear? Dorothy’s ruby slippers have been found! The slippers, which have been missing since they were stolen from The Judy Garland Museum in 2005, were recently found after a man called the insurer stating he could help get them back. According to the Associated Press, the slippers were insured for $1 million. Read more here.
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Check out this Star Wars collection that was auctioned off by Aston’s Auctioneers on Tuesday, September 18 in the United Kingdom! The collection, which included over 600 different lots, sold for almost $130,000. One of the most valuable items – Kenner’s Boba Fett action figure – had no bids although it was expected to bring in almost $2,600 alone. Palitoy’s Princess Leia figure, however, sold for double than expected at $1,500. Check it out for yourself here.
