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    Museum Robot
    • May 9, 2007
    • 5788

    Zayre Wars



    I think this ad nicely captures the moment in time where my personal lust for all things Star Wars reached a pinnacle. As a kid I had all but two (never got a 12 inch Vader or R2) of the items pictured here. All of them got ruined not by neglect but by constant play.

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  • Bruce Banner
    HULK SMASH!
    • Apr 3, 2010
    • 4327

    #2
    Spectacular! I have everything on that page except for the 12 inch Vader. Still need most of the 12 inch figures.

    "No rainchecks"!
    PUNY HUMANS!

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    • Nostalgiabuff
      Muddling through
      • Oct 4, 2008
      • 11290

      #3
      that is awesome. thanks for sharing. I had everything there except the 12" Vader. still have some of the stuff too

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      • VintageMike
        Permanent Member
        • Dec 16, 2004
        • 3376

        #4
        I like how they are telling how many of the item each store carries. You can see the pattern based on the size/price of the item, 8 of the Death Star Play up to 288 action figures.

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        • PNGwynne
          Master of Fowl Play
          • Jun 5, 2008
          • 19444

          #5
          That's a beautiful ad. I still have items in my collection from Zayre's, it was a great chain.
          WANTED: Dick Grayson SI trousers; gray AJ Mustang horse; vintage RC Batman (Bruce Wayne) head; minty Wolfman tights; mint Black Knight sword; minty Launcelot boots; Lion Rock (pale) Dracula & Mummy heads; Lion Rock Franky squared boots; Wayne Foundation blue furniture; Flash Gordon/Ming (10") unbroken holsters; CHiPs gloved arms; POTA T2 tan body; CTVT/vintage Friar Tuck robes, BBP TZ Burgess Meredith glasses.

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          • cjefferys
            Duke of Gloat
            • Apr 23, 2006
            • 10180

            #6
            Great ad! I forgot all about Zayres, that was a pretty good store.

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            • Klosterheim
              Persistent Member
              • Mar 23, 2013
              • 1121

              #7
              Need Time Machine, must head to Zayre!

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              • ScottA
                Original Member
                • Jun 25, 2001
                • 12264

                #8
                Went to our Zayres quite a bit.
                sigpic WANTED: Boxed, Carded and Kresge Carded WGSH

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                • jwyblejr
                  galactic yo-yo
                  • Apr 6, 2006
                  • 11141

                  #9
                  I wish Ames never bought them out. Both stores might still be around today.

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                  • drquest
                    ~~/\~~\o/~~/\~~Shark!
                    • Apr 17, 2012
                    • 3742

                    #10
                    I had everything on here except the large size R2D2.
                    Danny(Drquest)
                    Captain Action HQ
                    Retro shirts and stuff
                    More retro shirts
                    Stuff For Sale

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                    • Z-man 307
                      Museum Super Collector
                      • Mar 15, 2010
                      • 159

                      #11
                      This is off topic, but I still remember a wall full of pegged Purple carded Aquaman figures in late 1980 (around Christmas) at a Zayre's in central Florida. I was 13 then and just thought I would be able to get those forever!

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                      • neogelion
                        Museum Patron
                        • Mar 11, 2009
                        • 134

                        #12
                        Originally posted by jwyblejr
                        I wish Ames never bought them out. Both stores might still be around today.
                        I agree 1000%! Ames was terrible.
                        Zombie? Vampire? Evil clown?!? Yes, please.

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                        • PNGwynne
                          Master of Fowl Play
                          • Jun 5, 2008
                          • 19444

                          #13
                          Ames was really a "last gasp" discount retailer.
                          WANTED: Dick Grayson SI trousers; gray AJ Mustang horse; vintage RC Batman (Bruce Wayne) head; minty Wolfman tights; mint Black Knight sword; minty Launcelot boots; Lion Rock (pale) Dracula & Mummy heads; Lion Rock Franky squared boots; Wayne Foundation blue furniture; Flash Gordon/Ming (10") unbroken holsters; CHiPs gloved arms; POTA T2 tan body; CTVT/vintage Friar Tuck robes, BBP TZ Burgess Meredith glasses.

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                          • tmthor
                            God of Knock-offs
                            • Nov 29, 2005
                            • 881

                            #14
                            Zayres Corp is technically still around.....I believe we know it now as the tjx corp

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