I used to love buying and selling Barbie and Sindy stuff. It sort of made up for all the times everyone told me as a kid that I mustn't play with dolls 'cos I was a lad! I was already playing with Action Man, Matt Mason, Tommy Gunn and Captain Laser! They were dolls!
Besides the super exciting episode with the rare dress that I've blogged about before another favourite find was a complete Barbie Star Traveler Motor Home as pictured. There wasn't a box - but that was OK. All the tables and chairs were there.
As soon as I saw it at the car boot sale I just had to ask 'How Much is the big van?'. The answer was £2 I think and before you could say Sindy's knickers I was walking off with my own Star Traveler!
Probably more exciting than the purchase itself is getting home and checking stuff over. I love that and this baby took some checking. With the help of the net I was able to check off every part. Aaah. The simple joys of life.
I've heard that Barbie and Ken drove off in their Star Traveler and are somewhere in the Plastic Rockies now! No doubt Big Jim will be along soon to crash the party!
Have you bought anything big and collectable readers?
Just my sentiments when checking out the contents of the 70's Big Jim Camper in Osby, Sweden, a few weeks back. Sheer bliss to find the parts you thought lost hiding in the folds inside the camper! Never could have done the inventory without those internet Big Jim encyclopedists. Proves only that every morcel of information we get out there will benefit someone else. The raison d'être of every blog.
ReplyDeleteI agree Arto. That Big Jim camper sounds like great fun. It amazes me that people are able to keep stuff like that all together in the attic. Its a shame really that after years of careful storage they then sell us these treasures for a couple of quid!
ReplyDeleteI actually have that camper also. I got it fairly complete but the stickers have seen better days. I picked it up because it was yellow and it is a project in waiting to be converted to a Adventure Team RV. That said, I also picked up a very rough MSV for G.I. Joe for a paltry 99 cents. Shipping killed me though as it was around $30.
ReplyDeleteYou will have to send us pics when you've converted your RV Lance! Sounds a cool project.
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