I don’t go to many toy shows anymore, but each year I take the kids to one near Philadelphia called Zolocon. Zolocon is in a place each called “The Fuge” which is an old Navy facility for testing G-forces on test subjects in a centrifuge. The place looks like NASA closed the doors in 1970 and said “We’re done” because it looks like the Apollo 11 Control Room. Great place for a show.
Anyway, Mego old and new and Mego adjacent stuff was in abundant supply, which was great to see. The prices on the vintage stuff was crazy high, but I have all I want anyway. Even three years ago there was almost nothing related to Mego at this show, so it was good to see so much there. Hope it’s the same thing in other shows, too.
Conversely, almost no 12 inch GI Joe, and what little was there was either nasty junk or crazy priced, or both.
The show itself has expanded over the last 5 years or so, but it’s also become harder to find anything that wasn’t ebay ++ pricing. It’s almost never worth the time to ask “How much?” when you see the rows of regular dealers with the glass case boxes on the tables.
Anyway, Mego old and new and Mego adjacent stuff was in abundant supply, which was great to see. The prices on the vintage stuff was crazy high, but I have all I want anyway. Even three years ago there was almost nothing related to Mego at this show, so it was good to see so much there. Hope it’s the same thing in other shows, too.
Conversely, almost no 12 inch GI Joe, and what little was there was either nasty junk or crazy priced, or both.
The show itself has expanded over the last 5 years or so, but it’s also become harder to find anything that wasn’t ebay ++ pricing. It’s almost never worth the time to ask “How much?” when you see the rows of regular dealers with the glass case boxes on the tables.
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