Robot Vintage
Robot Vintage
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Power Craneger Rare Vintage 1970′s Metal Space Mining Robot. Shinsei, Japan BNIB $85.98 |
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Rock Cutter RARE Vintage 1970′s Metal Space Mining Robot. Shinsei, Japan BNIB $83.30 |
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Rare 1950s Original Vintage Haji Tin Space Trooper Spaceman Robot Toy Japan wow! $575.00 |
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MATEY (1 item) vintage kid Bubble Bath soap 1960s Space Robot rocket ship pirate $125.00 |
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HO KAI TOYS SONIC ROBOT HK 707A VINTAGE NEW MINT IN BOX RARE ▲▲▲▲▲ $40.00 |
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VINTAGE SH HORIKAWA Japan Tin Battery Operated Attacking Martian Toy Robot $429.99 |
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Vintage Playtime JIM THE POLITICIAN ROBOT – Tomy Omnibot 2000 – 80′s W/ BOX $13.00 |
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Vintage Bandai The Star Searchers Robot- MINT IN BOX! $134.99 |
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Vintage Matchbox Voltron II Set of three robots Albegas $58.00 |
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Vintage Japanese Robot Mini Machine Man MADE IN JAPAN 1997 WIND UP UNIQUE $29.99 |
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VINTAGE Japanese Robot MINI SONIC MODEL MADE IN JAPAN AT 1997 COLLECTIBLE RARE $29.99 |
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Mini Wind Up Walking Classic Robot Toy Vintage Style $0.99 |
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VINTAGE JAPANESE ROBOT YEAR 1997 R-35 MODEL WIND UP MADE IN Japan Rare $31.50 |
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VINTAGE JAPANESE Robot Space CAR MODEL MADE IN JAPAN TIN MADE $39.99 |
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~VINTAGE Space Toy PLASTIC Astronaut Robot BATTTERY OPERATED JAPAN 60s $26.00 |
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VINTAGE MGM Forbidden Planet SPECIFICATIONS 1978 ROBBY THE ROBOT DIAGRAM (R53) $6.99 |
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VINTAGE 1960s REMCO TIN MAN TOY ROBOT WIZARD OF OZ – 20″ TALL- GREAT COLLECTIBLE $24.99 |
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Japanese Vintage KARAKURI TOMY Space Omnibot Robot Toy $900.00 |
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Vintage Retro Wind Up Tank Robot Toy Collectible Gift w/ Key Cool Boys Gift NEW $4.99 |
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Acrobat Robot – Horikawa Japan C.1979 – Vintage Batt Op $57.65 |
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Acrobat Robot – ‘AA’ Taiwan – Vintage Battery Operated $34.20 |
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VINTAGE JAPANESE ROBOT THE WORLD Most Wanted GANG OF 5 ROBOTS MADE IN JAPAN 1997 $129.99 |
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VINTAGE I’M ROBOT PUSH UP TOY KOHNER BROTHERS 1960′S $24.99 |
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VINTAGE 1978 MEGO 2-XL ROBOT TOY + LOT 4, 8-TRACKS TRIVIA GAME WORKING NO PLUG $19.99 |
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VINTAGE JAPANESE ROBOT MINI KNIGHT IN ARMOR MODEL MADE IN JAPAN 1997 $24.99 |
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Vintage Rare Bandai Robot o53 RKWR-053-24 COMPLETE walking robo type-1 – 8″ tall $90.00 |
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Vintage 1984 Magic Mike II Robot in Great Condition no box $60.00 |
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Vintage Juspion Godaikin GC 25 Bandai 1985 Sentai Robot Japan $12.00 |
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Vintage Govarian Godaikin transform diecast Chogokin Robot for parts taiwan $45.00 |
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Vintage 2 – XL Robot From 1978 by Mego corp $1.99 |
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Valcan-1 RARE Vintage 1970′s Diecast Metal Robot $50.00 |
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VINTAGE 80′S COSMOS ROBOT KAMCO 8835 Very Rare BATTERY OP NEW MIB ! $89.99 |
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VINTAGE S.H HORIKAWA Super Astronaut Tin Toy Robot Working BOXED Mint Condition $199.99 |
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Vtg Robot Horikawa LAMBDA II Bouncing Spaceman 1984 Battery Operated – Japan $39.95 |
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1979 TOMY TAIWAN VINTAGE ANTIQUE Old Toy ROBOT LOT COLLECTION $11.03 |
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c1960s-c1980 Vintage Japanese Toy Robots Collector Guide inc Tomy, Sony & More $39.95 |
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Vintage Radio Shack Talking Robie Robot. Radio Controlled. Free Shipping. $55.00 |
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SONIC ROBOT POSTER PROMO ROCKET Vintage Tin MASUDAYA $75.00 |
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Estate Find Vintage KO Yoshiya Gear Robot Tin Wind-up Toy Japan $70.00 |
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Vintage 1970s Saturn Walking Robot – TV Action Screen – Eyes Light – LAST CHANCE $19.99 |
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Vintage Robot Cosmic Raider Force Battery Operated Space Car MIB $19.99 |
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Vintage Rare Yakety Yob Robot 1961 Eldon Industries HTF Collectors Item Toy $299.99 |
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Vintage Old 1978 Kenner R2D2 Toy Robot Star Wars #38430 $15.00 |
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Vintage Large Tin Electronic Mechanical Battery op Robot Parts 1961 Rosco Daiya $11.50 |
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Vintage Charlie The Teaching Robot with 5 teaching Packs $35.00 |
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VINTAGE RETRO ROBOT PHONE $20.00 |
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Vintage 1968 “Love Machines” Robot Figure by Paula $18.00 |
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vintage GREEN w/u walking ROBOT Durham Industries Japan $10.49 |
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1993 Robot Fighter Vintage Toy Moving Walks Lights Up Chinese Made HAP-P-KID BOX $9.99 |
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vintage Magnatron MT-2 Robot Made in Hong Kong 15 inches $20.00 |
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Vintage ARMATRON Robot Arm retro 80s $39.04 |
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Vintage Transformer Robot $50.00 |
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Horikawa Robot Astronaut 1970s Vintage Space Toy – rare – cool – Plastic Tin $197.50 |
The Top Collectibles
The collection of different object is one of the best pastimes that everybody can enjoy. Depending upon the financial and other limiting factors, a person can collect anything from worthless paper napkins to million dollar vintage cars. Some shopkeepers or dealers however maintain that collectibles do not include books, old pottery, furniture, paintings etc., since these objects are covered under the category of antique. They only buy and sell toys, magazines, cards etc. which are not antique. eBay has also tried to classify the collectibles in under 50 categories. One look at all these categories reveals a wide range of assorted objects people are collecting. Some of these include barbed wire, cheese labels, pens and writing instruments, kitchenware, telephones, air sickness bags, beer tins, different bottles, baby nipples and rattlers, decorated candles, and many others
Most often, people who collect those items feel that they have some meaning or connection to their childhood. That is, if some particular toys or objects were popular in the year 1970, then adults who were born around 1960 are likely to collect those particular toys or objects which were popular around the time of their childhood. Judging by that time frame, this could be Superman or superhero comic books, spaceship toys, robots, mechanical toys and other objects that were famous or popular when they were young.
The items are that are procured for collection are not always old. There are collectibles that are manufactured especially for collection, straight out of the factory. These objects are called “Limited Edition” and have small production numbers. Some collector’s edition collectibles are signed by the creator or the artist as well. A few general examples of this type of object are post office stamps for special occasions, limited editions of porcelain plates, Barbie dolls, different toy cars etc. These items are purposely made in a very limited amount, which creates demand automatically. But in practice, this seldom happens. Usually the demand for limited edition items never increases beyond a certain point, usually due to too many being produced. After that, the item becomes very common and everyone loses interest.
Nowadays, a popular trend among collectors is to gather specialized art. Hobbyists have to learn first what to collect and what not to collect. Once their mind is clear about the genre, the hobbyist can then either narrow down their selection or broaden their selection. For example, the genre of cheese labels narrows down to a particular brand of cheese labels, or broadens to all brands of cheese labels. Similarly there will be a wide range of toys. It will narrow down to only mechanical toys, or still narrow down to a particular company’s mechanical toys. This helps the hobbyist to slowly build their collection methodically, considering factors like their extra space and spare money.
Overall there are two types of objects that are collected by hobbyists. One type of object has some dollar value, while the other type of object is mostly worthless (in the eyes of the average person, at least). All collectibles are included in these two broad categories. If you want to start being a collector, you first have to decide what you want to collect. After that, all you have to do is collect it! Usually you will spend a lot of time learning about the object or studying its history, so that you can always recognize the different types and sort your collection accordingly.
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Is there a group or club of collectors of toys?
I have old vintage toys, Japanese robots, Sideshow collectibles, Action Figures., So I wanted to trade, to buy or sell with other collectors.
Hello John, I am a fellow toy collector and I have been lucky with some club, and none that are active anyway. I can collect anything from Japan, and Legos, action figures (any Pokemon) (for children), especially 70 and 80 toys. Send an email. I wonder what you have.
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