tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post8205546997882999136..comments2024-03-29T08:36:23.901+00:00Comments on MOONBASE CENTRAL: THE MEANING OF VINTAGEWOODSYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13456645970983569001noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-79088948027612179112023-03-21T18:47:32.270+00:002023-03-21T18:47:32.270+00:00Fascinating Ed. 20 years eh!Fascinating Ed. 20 years eh!WOODSYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00237005016866918414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-23992441204671925582023-03-21T18:47:09.787+00:002023-03-21T18:47:09.787+00:00ha ha! Like it Ed!ha ha! Like it Ed!WOODSYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00237005016866918414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-32981664912765802572023-03-21T14:45:12.867+00:002023-03-21T14:45:12.867+00:00I get a kick out of reading posts in facebook by s...I get a kick out of reading posts in facebook by someone trying to brag about things like their 'old' Hotwheels from the 1990's. So here I am thinking to myself, "Kid you haven't lived long enough to know what 'old' is!" LOLEd and Bettina Berghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14776907888776423702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-18933986724946847182023-03-21T14:41:58.884+00:002023-03-21T14:41:58.884+00:00fleaBay uses 20 years as their benchmark for defin...fleaBay uses 20 years as their benchmark for defining 'vintage'. Miriam-Webster cops out with a lame "dating from the past : OLD<br />: OUTMODED, OLD-FASHIONED"Ed and Bettina Berghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14776907888776423702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-59395744648722454592023-03-19T21:42:54.086+00:002023-03-19T21:42:54.086+00:00Thanks for all your comments and insights guys. It...Thanks for all your comments and insights guys. It's a contentious word for sure. I won't even mention retro! WOODSYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00237005016866918414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-67835145730578532502023-03-19T15:22:00.946+00:002023-03-19T15:22:00.946+00:00It is a meaningless term, in toys, they are all me...It is a meaningless term, in toys, they are all meaningless. If you collect paintings, art, furniture, household effects, cars, or motorcycles there are pretty strict rules - which most people adhere to - as to whether something is Antique, Pioneer, Edwardian, Veteran or Vintage, but in toys they are meaningless. Technically, something should be at least 40-years old to be vintage, 100-years old to be antique, but ours is a hobby full of uneducated fuckwits, who will use any term to bump-up the perceived value (financial or emotional) of their post-modern, mass-produced tat!Hugh Walterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10689023221814673819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-20636591277994314952023-03-18T22:47:55.629+00:002023-03-18T22:47:55.629+00:00Fascinating insights chaps. It seems to be one of ...Fascinating insights chaps. It seems to be one of those words that suits the occasion. Classier than old its somehow ..... vintage!WOODSYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00237005016866918414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-11220574637305378582023-03-18T18:30:23.734+00:002023-03-18T18:30:23.734+00:00It gets worse. Curious, I had a look to see what n...It gets worse. Curious, I had a look to see what now counts as Vintage on-line. Early 21st Century toys are now being described as Vintage, such as a 2004 Barbie doll. Less than 20 years ago.Paul Adams from New Zealandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-25500817441883222612023-03-18T17:34:00.054+00:002023-03-18T17:34:00.054+00:00I’m with Paul Adams - talking about “vintage” toys...I’m with Paul Adams - talking about “vintage” toys from the 80s/90s seems nonsensical to me. But then again, I realize that I’m old, and the term vintage is entirely subjective, I guess in theory, anything that’s out of production for more than a few years could be considered vintage, since it’s a finite commodity currently. I use ca 1980 as a personal cut-off for SF models and toys. Sort of a “Before Star Wars” arbitrary demarcation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-75930569619982321852023-03-18T15:42:46.173+00:002023-03-18T15:42:46.173+00:00Vintage clothing is considered to be anything olde...Vintage clothing is considered to be anything older than 20 years, as with music or style culture, 50's in the 70's, 60's in the 80's and so onMarky Batshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06169928348610287945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-71204350482516967192023-03-18T10:07:34.439+00:002023-03-18T10:07:34.439+00:00Personally, it seems very odd to refer to toys fro...Personally, it seems very odd to refer to toys from the 1980s and 1990s as Vintage, but that is how the word is now being used. Especially by younger collectors, who were not even born in the 1960s and 1970s. <br />I got a shock when I found a range of die-cast model cars, which covered vehicles from the 1930s to the 1960s, and they were all described on the box as Vintage Cars. Technically, a Vintage Car is one built between 1919 (when civilian motor car manufacturing resumed following WW1), and the end of 1930. I also have a model from a series called Vintage Muscle - all are of American Muscle Cars from the 1960s.<br />In the weird world of wine, Vintage just means from a specific year, regardless of age. So you can already buy 2022 Vintage wines.<br />Paul Adams from New Zealandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-55891142439787472792023-03-18T09:37:43.146+00:002023-03-18T09:37:43.146+00:00Its indeed a sliding scale. When i found ebay in 1...Its indeed a sliding scale. When i found ebay in 1997, 'Vintage' was classed as pre-1970. Nowdays it seems anything more than five years old gets labelled vintage! Its a buzz word which has been adopted by the Generation Z kids to use for anything before they were born! Personally I go with the pre 1970 rule, which suits me fine.<br />BillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156181044707591026.post-38356083231733968052023-03-18T09:16:35.319+00:002023-03-18T09:16:35.319+00:00Antique means 100 years old or more. Vintage is no...Antique means 100 years old or more. Vintage is not as old as Antique and not modern! So, I guess it's open to question. KevinDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17156420273824134900noreply@blogger.com