The blockbuster hit of the summer arrives on streaming and VOD today, letting theater-averse fans finally get in on Barbiemania! To mark the occasion, we’re going to answer a question many folks have been asking these last few months: are Barbie dolls worth money? The Early Days The Barbie doll was invented in 1959 by…
Comic books have been around for a long time. That means the industry has had to change continuously evolve, adapting to new social trends and emerging technologies decade after decade. Today, we’re going to examine how a technological change created some of the first cover variants. This is the tale of how Newsstand Edition variants…
For the most part, 90s era collectibles in general and toys in particular haven’t appreciated in value the way that older items have. There are a lot of reasons for that, but it boils down to stuff from the 90s not becoming rare the way stuff from the 60s to the 80s did. But that’s…
Coins are unique amongst collectibles due to them already having spendable value. To wit, a “coin collection” made up of a lifetime’s pocket change is worth at least face value. But what makes a particular coin worth more than the number stamped on it? Let your pals at Back to the Past tell you! Silver…
In the last decade, record collecting has made a major comeback! As music fans and collectors, we absolutely couldn’t be happier about that – we love that warm sound vinyl brings to music and nothing beats a 12” in terms of collectible music. That renewed interest has driven up prices on vintage releases, but not…
What makes one comic book worth more than another? Why is Incredible Hulk #176 worth a few bucks while #181 is worth thousands? There can be a lot of reasons, many lumped into the term “key issue”. By far the most common way for an issue to be key is to be the first appearance…
Graded cards are considered to be the gold standard in trading card collector circles. Grading your cards is the only way to ensure best market value. Why? Let your pals at Back to the Past explain! Trading Cards Are Fragile, Graded Cards Are Not Trading cards, particularly older ones, are not printed on the highest…
Hey there comic book fans! Are you tired of driving all over creation to find that last back issue your run needs? Does the rising price of convention admission hurt your bottom line? Do you hate dealing with sketchy re-sellers on social media marketplaces? Your friends at Back to the Past definitely understand those frustrations,…
For decades, basically everybody who could read read the newspaper. It was the best way to stay up to date and informed-in-detail about events of the day – politics, sports, movie reviews, etc. Most of these ended up in the trash (or later recycling), but some folks curated a collection. Usually, these were for major…
If you want information on an upcoming movie, what do you do? These days, that information is pretty easy to find – even if Wikipedia or IMDB are lacking, most films have an official website with all the information you need. But in the pre-Internet era, and still to an extent today, that information had…