There was a time when I merrily dashed around all over the place to snaffle vintage toy bargains I'd seen in the small ads of the local rag. I'd drag my poor family on these evening drives to Leeds and Wakefield. They patiently waited in the car whilst I haggled on doorsteps over a better than the advertised price for a boxed action man or a Waddingtons Ouija Board game [what were the boys at Waddingtons on that day!?].
These jaunts also took place on Weekends where I would visit every charity shop and discount store in Pontefract or Wakefield, my two local towns. It wasn't just vintage toys that came under my scrutiny. New stuff often found its way home, especially if it was a bulk bargain like two for one Val Kilmer Batman Utility Belts, which I
So that old zeal for a bulk buy was well and truly awakened when I saw the Thundercats offer at Home Bargains this week. Tantalising in its scale and packaged to appeal to either the serial hoarder or forward thinking toy dealer [and parents of young children!], the offer comprises twelve, yes twelve brand new Thundercats action figures from the new TV show packaged in a no-nonsense warehouse box for just under £12. A saving of £84!. Feast your eyes and start your engines! Picture courtesy of Home Bargains UK. Ho!
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