Welcome back to My Hero, wherein we here at Back to the Past tell you why the obscure characters from our custom action figure collection are great! Years ago, we purchased the life’s work of an artist and comic fan whose chosen medium was granting forgotten comic characters the action figure immortality denied to them…
DetailsWelcome back to Hammer Drops, where the experts at Back to the Past share some industry secrets with you! Today, we’re looking at Lot #2 from our March Thirtieth auction session to look at why it (sometimes) pays to get in on the ground floor of a new title. Boom Studios & Netflix’s New Partnership…
DetailsOur October 23rd auction session, which will happen LIVE in the showroom and online, is Halloween themed! It includes plenty of vintage vinyl records that will provide the perfect atmosphere for your Halloween shindigs the following weekend. For this week’s Consigned, Cool, and Collected, we’re spotlighting some of our favorites! Elvira Presents Vinyl Macabre: Oldies…
DetailsWelcome back to My Hero, wherein we here at Back to the Past identify and delve into the obscure characters from our custom action figure collection. Years ago, we purchased the life’s work of an artist and comic fan whose chosen medium was granting forgotten comic characters the action figure immortality denied to them by…
DetailsWelcome back to Hammer Drops, where this week we’re departing from our usual format to look at a famous collectibles-related story. Every now and again, the story of the tasteless Toy Yoda/Toyota prank goes viral. When it does, some weisenheimer chimes in saying that the pranked waitress could afford a Toyota today (or more) off…
DetailsWelcome back to Consigned, Cool, & Collected, where we here at Back to the Past put our usual break-neck pace on pause to really appreciate the cool stuff that surrounds us. Today’s subject is a nifty little stamp set printed in the Republic of Abkhazia. It depicts Groucho Marx and John Lennon. The Historical Marx…
DetailsWelcome back to My Hero, wherein we here at Back to the Past identify and ballyhoo the obscure characters from the custom action figure collection of the same name. Years ago, we purchased the life’s work of an artist and comic fan whose chosen medium was granting forgotten comic characters the action figure immortality denied…
DetailsHey there, collectors and dealers! Your pals at Back to the Past are here to announce our next two live events. We’re Heading to Motor City Comic Con! We are going to be at Motor City Comic Con October 15-17! We’re super excited to see some old friends and meet a whole bunch of new…
DetailsWelcome back to Hammer Drops, where Back to the Past shares its wisdom with you! This week, we’re looking at two lots from our June Twenty-Sixth auction session and what they say about age versus value. Specifically, how important IS age to value? Spider-Man Greatest Foes We’re looking at Lots #2 and #13, both issues…
DetailsWelcome back to Consigned, Cool, & Collected, where the experts at Back to the Past stop to talk about why the stuff we handle is so dang cool. This week, we’re talking about a fabulous piece that recently came in: a 1940 Ideal Toys Superman doll! Specifically, we’re talking about Ideal Toys and their place…
DetailsWelcome back to My Hero, wherein we here at Back to the Past identify and play hype-man for the obscure characters from our custom action figure collection. Years ago, we purchased the life’s work of an artist and comic fan whose chosen medium was granting forgotten comic characters the action figure immortality denied to them…
DetailsWelcome back to Hammer Drops, where we look at the hows and whys of realized prices! Today, we’re looking ahead to this weekend’s Rockin’ Around the Clock: 50s and 60s Sports Cards & Comics auction. Specifically, we’re looking to Lot #301 – a 1961 Wilt Chamberlain rookie card PSA graded 5. We’ll be discussing why,…
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