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Rare 1986 trash fetches big money 30 years later
24 Jul 2016

Rare 1986 trash fetches big money 30 years later

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 3 - Toys and Merch | 0

The collectors market for failed lines, knock-offs and forgotten oddities from 1980s toy shelves never seems to grow cold. These super rare offshoots of the Mel Appel “Weird Ball” mutations recently erupted on eBay. If that slanty, cross-eyed, buck-toothed head-shakingly … Continued

"None Chuck", Mel Appel Enterprises
Carded wrongness of NONE CHUCK
13 Sep 2015

Carded wrongness of NONE CHUCK

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 3 - Toys and Merch | 0

One of our first toy posts back in 2009 was of an artifact from my own craze-era collection, and a reader just sent me pics of one still on its card, so here’s an update for those of you who … Continued

"None Chuck", Mel Appel Enterprises, Weird Ball Collectums

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