Any Mego friendly stores in the Philly/New York area?

[mikeMc6]

I'm on vacation with my family visiting relatives just 10 minutes north of Philly. Wondering if there are any possible mego friendly vintage shops in the 100 mile radius. I know Love Saves the Day in New Hope, PA has some amazing rare but pricey mego originals. And Tokyo Pop in NYC sometimes has a few. Any other suggestions?

[rob_moz]

There is one about 40 mins outside of Philly. I know they have alot of vintage toys there (mego's included along with customs that user's on this site made). It's called "It's A Toy Store". It's actully a house converted into a 2 story toy store.

The address is:

1256 Harding Highway
Richland, NJ 08350

Store Number: 856-697-1348

Hours:

Wed 4-6
Thrus-Sat 12-6
Sun 12-4

Hope you can make it. It's a really cool store!!!!

[megozilla13]

gi joe depot and the antique mall on route 30 outside lancaster pa has some megos and vintage toys. prices are high though but still fun to look.

mikej

[Chris]

About 4th and South St is a former Synagogue that is now a flea market. They are open on the weekends and have some MEGOs. I saw Sonny and Cher the last time I was there. They might be open during the week but I don't know for sure.

12th or 13th near Pine St. has a little old toy shop. I think it's called Peace....something. They have old toys. I don't have any exact addresses for you. The Synagogue is worth checking out. It's not on South St but a block off it. If you go to Johnny Rocket's or Jim's Steaks just ask those guys. It's a block from there.


Brave New World on 2nd right off of Market has Retro Mego figures. That's about the best you can do for Center City.

[mikeMc6]

Thanks for the leads! I swung by Toy Tokyo for the first time in NYC. Wow! They had a boxed Mr. Myx (forgot the price) a boxed Tarzan for $175 a carded Wondergirl (didn't bother to ask, I should've) and a boxed Riddler for $399... You know as the Riddler prices get out of control on ebay that Riddler price is looking more reasonable. Ha! There was sun fading on box and riddler's nose had a black dot on its tip. I called most of the manhattan comic book shops but no dice. I'm tempted to hear about that flea market but first I'm gonna hit some local garage sales while the family sleeps.
On the West Coast yard sale signs have ARROWS, but on the East Coast signs just have addresses...
P.S. Just picked up Beatles 2nd State "Butcher" album if there any diehard Beatles/Mego fans who may want to trade...cover is very clean and unrestored. Sorry, this should probably be a seperate thread. Happy hunting y'all this weekend and I will report back any mego sightings.

[rchatlin]

Years ago, there was a vintage toy shop in the Pennsauken mart.

And there used to be a decent toy show in Allentown a couple of times a year as well.

Not sure either are still around.


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[Peter Panda]

That wondergirl last time i was there was $750...its been there for YEARS!! seriously....

[Chris]

I'm headed to the city in the next hour and will try and track down some addresses.

[Cornelius POTA]

Good information.

Tried calling the It's a Toy Store in Jersey, and got some recording with a guy sounding like it was Halloween or something ?

Have a jolly good day.

[Chris]

The store in Center City I was thinking about is called: Neat Stuff located on 13th and Pine.

[VintageMike]

Years ago, there was a vintage toy shop in the Pennsauken mart.

And there used to be a decent toy show in Allentown a couple of times a year as well.

Not sure either are still around.


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When the Pennsauken mart closed the store relocated to a newly built market, the Grand Marketplace in Wiillingboro, NJ. That store Play With This Toys & Collectibles moved there but I haven't seen a Mego the last few times I visited though it's been a while.

[mikeMc6]

My Mego Vacation Search update. Took my wife on a romantic dinner/stroll thru New Hope, PA and of course scurried around Love Saves The Day while she checked out the vintage duds. Boxed Capt America mego is now $249 dropped from $295 but box and shield almost looks too nice. Teen Titans carded but seperating is still$2,200 for set of four yikes. Boxed Dorothy$49 too high still, but the boxed REmco mummy was on sale for$100 not bad price. Other random loose mego figures were there but still priced way high to even bother listing prices on mm. Carded Hulk $149, you get the idea.
P.S. spoke to Frank, owner of It's a Toy Store in Richland, NJ. Really nice guy, says he a former serious collector of megos and has about 25(!) loose and boxed figures in his store. i asked if any of the boxed were conan thor riddler or reed (my last wants) but he said no. Tip: even though he's not as into megos like he used to, he's priced them high because it wouldn't kill him to NOT sell them. However, he was willing to negotiate for real mego collectors like myself, which to me is indicative of what a real stand up guy he is. He wasn't gonna be in store tomorrow but if I came I was to have staff call him for a better mego price. Nice! He did not have mego accessories for sale but it sounded like he had some other mego type stuff besides figures.
Following two mego leads tomorrow which I will report after I vist them.

[Bronxboykev]

Great info... Thanks for all the updates!!!

[TMANSTOYS]

Its a toy store is awesome !! A lot of neat stuff.

[mikeMc6]

I had to choose a flea market, the one in Philly at the Synagogue suggested by a mm member (thanks!) or a high end one in Lambertville, NJ called the Golden Nugget which is across the river from new hope, PA. I went to the Golden Nugget as it was closer and the good news is it was loaded with vintage toys mostly from the 40s 50s and 60s but sadly there was no mego sightings. Also, this flea market is very well known with a couple hundred established antique vendors and newbies in a well known antique town and as a result EVERYONE selling pretty much knew what they were selling and what it was worth. Hundreds of vendors selling amazing stuff from two hundred year old paintings to 1950s toy store displays to awesome records to a medical mannequin torso in labor with removable baby that was "crowning" from the life size and life like pelvic area...yeeikes! as usual when I ask the toy vendors if they see megos its always "oh yeah I had a bunch of those but they're gone" (is it ever true? You never know) it's evry wed sat and sunday and theres a huge antigue mall attached but the power was out cuz of a storm so i couldn't get in this morn... I saw more than a few vendors with piles of 60s barbie clothes which lends me to believe a local mm guy might find a quiet score here with regular visits.