It's almost the last day of January and I promised myself that, this year, I would finally get rid of a lot of the old things I had cluttering up my house. I've done fairly well, but the one thing I couldn't bring myself to part with was my original 1977 version of the Star Wars Board Game (by Kenner!) It's not that I played with it that much or even loved it as a kid (to be honest, I never played with it -- I think I was a little too young for it at the time.) But I kept thinking, "It's original, it could be worth money one day, I should display it...." Now, it's just sitting in a battered brown box, on top of my high school autograph book and a Spirograph (anybody remember those?) I finally looked up how "valuable" it was a few days ago (it's now worth a whopping $11.00 -- my parents paid $5.99 for it, I think) but I still can't let it go. Now I know why parents have to sneak to get rid of their kids' ratty old toys (or wives their husband's ratty old jeans.) There's no logical reason... you just get attached. And in case you're wondering, I'm not getting rid of the Spirograph, either. -- E. Christian Moore
Yvonne on January 31, 2009 at 03:48 PM
And don't give away ET either!! I have one of the largest collections of ET memorabilia from 1982, Love the little alien!
Sher on February 02, 2009 at 08:36 AM
Toys are awesome inventions. The world wouldn't be the same without them. I taught a semester of art classes all about designer toys this year!
Please vote for my favorite toy in this "Favorite Toy Competition":
http://www.brickfish.com/Pages/PhotosAlbums/PhotoView.aspx?picid=792437_40187308
If I win, I will receive scholarship money.
Thanks for your time!!!
S