Well, same stuff different day at my local Toys R Us…
Seems to be the norm at the local Toys R Us here. Everything that has been there since Christmas is still there, with not a whole lot of new toys added. Not a lot of change week to week, despite me bugging the staff about when they will be getting truckloads in. However, I have been friendly with one of the staff, and she has been able to tell me when their trucks come in, so my journey will never end.
Here are a few shots from there store:
A sad, sad day today at my local Wal-Mart.
The Post-Christmas drought of toys is just awful here. My local Wal-Mart has bare hooks and shelves for the toys I usually go after. I also suspect that this is also due to new toys that may be may be coming out in 2013.
But it is still a sad day when I see bare toy areas not filled with toys.
Hey fellow toy collectors, I thought I would sit down for a moment and introduce you guys to toy collectors/reviewers that have influenced my own collecting. These are people I have come across via the great big Internet and follow their exploits into toy collecting, as well as how their interests have influenced my own collecting.
Here are a list of people I follow on Youtube that have influenced me:
https://www.youtube.com/user/TJOmega – TJ Omega! This guy seriously ignited my love for Transformers again after having grown up with the cartoon series and always wanting the toys, but for some odd reason I was never able to get into the toys until recently.
https://www.youtube.com/user/barutazaru – Another Transformers collector whose videos I have found very noteworthy when it comes to the ups and downs of collecting Transformers.
https://www.youtube.com/user/Vange1us – Vangelus! The guy whose videos make me laugh and gives me the greatest amount of information about Transformers and other toys from here in the US and Japan, as well as great reviews on Third Party Toys.
https://www.youtube.com/user/LordDraconical – Lord Drac! This guy is one of the top (If not THY Top!) Nerf reviewer/modder on Youtube. He has inspired my love of Nerf after a long time of being out of the loop of the brand.
https://www.youtube.com/user/ShukuenShinobi – Good old Shuki! This guy makes me want to spend all my money on Japanese import toys, be they figures, role play toys, etc. Check him out!
Anyway, those are just a few of the guys I follow on Youtube that if you have a passing interest in certain toy brands, or are just looking for reviewers opinions on certain toys, do check them out!
Greetings everyone, my name is Chris The Toyman!
I am toy collector, albeit one with a very small collection of toys so far, but I plan to expand that as I find more and more toys that interest me.
I currently live in the middle of nowhere Iowa (like I am really gonna tell you where I live, psh!) and I scour the local stores and other collectors here to increase my collection, as well as attend anime cons to get the more rare Japanese toys to add to my collection.
I have my secret places as well where I do get toys, and I may be willing to share if other collectors promise not to snipe me for items I post about!
Anyway, the toys that I usually collect are:
Transformers
Nerf Blasters
Anime Toys and Figures
And I also collect other various things such as:
Card Games
Board Games
Anime and Manga
Well, that is just a little about me. I plan on making this blog a fun place to show off my collection, my finds, my hunts for toys at stores, con toy hunts, etc.
I hope to inspire other collectors to have fun with collecting and connecting with fans through this blog.
Chris The Toyman 