tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60736862011-11-27T18:17:23.709-05:00Dissemination of my daily wanderings though eBay, especially regarding the Marx Johnny Apollo toy line, plus whatever thoughts hit me from time to time.John Eatonhttps://profiles.google.com/109519143839105070496noreply@blogger.comBlogger181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6073686.post-91386635414708758552009-08-17T09:24:00.004-04:002009-08-17T09:35:11.036-04:00

Super Rare Marx Jane Apollo Astronaut figure MIB No reseBay Auction #250471263557Ending Bid: $241.47End Date: Aug 02, 2009 18:30:00 PDTDescription:Hey Major Matt Mason and Billy Blastoff collectors, check this out. Offered here is a rarely seen vintage Marx #1723 Jane Apollo astronaut figure. The figure has absolutely zero scuffs, scrapes, dings, melts, or ANYTHING that I would list as wear. She

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There have been three auctions recently that reflect the interest of Marx's Johnny Apollo (and crew). I thought I would post:1968 MARX Johnny West Toy Astronaut JANE APOLLO-Org.MIBeBay Auction #120207294723Ending Bid: $$338.33End Date: Jan-03-08 19:43:00 PSTDescription:Vintage 1968 LOUIS MARX & Co. Jane Apollo action figure toy (similar to the Johnny West series but smaller) mint in the original

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Recently I was speaking to my next door neighbor who happens to be from Romania. We had a very enlightening conversation from which I got the following:I don't really know very much about Romania, other than that Transylvania is part of the country and my impressions are those conjured by Bram Stoker and countless vampire movies.She was extremely literate about the history of Romania, especially

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I'm the type of person who is always wondering where an expression comes from. Or in an even broader context, where a "common knowledge" idea comes from - I mean there are many things we accept as true or factual, but someone at some point had to have either experienced an event, had an epiphany or researched the origin of just about any/everything at some point. In this context let me wax poetic

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So soon after my previous discover of a Johnson's Space Center Astronaut comes this second, incomplete one on eBay, selling for a bit more than I paid for mine. I guess the word is out on these. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260168382322-- John

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Wow!

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I've got a new segment for the blog - basically I've created a dictionary of new terms, that either haven't made it into Webster's New World Dictionary, or have been derived from several meanings - some of these I've just overheard in common usage.oblivian - /əˈblɪviən/ [uh-bliv-ee-uhn]–noun1. Psychiatry. a pervasive developmental disorder of adults, characterized by impaired consciousness,

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OK so now I want to discuss a book that I found on eBay that I think is worth buying, both as a fan of Mid-Century Modern design and woodworking - I came across an ad similar to this one:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200128372590And found the images, description and book rather intriguing. The previous auction I had seen used similar text and images as this one and had a high

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Continuing from my previous post about the Johnson Space Center Johnny Apollo, here is my latest purchase of a UK variant Mark Apollo - I just happened to be cruising eBay UK today when I spotted this - it's the first I've seen complete with instructions and box. As this pretty much completes my Johnny Apollo collection, I believe I'm going to have to start putting that part of my Wildtoys site

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I'm probably only one of a handful of people in the world that would actually get excited about this - as a collector of Marx Johnny Apollo figures, I've only heard of the existence of this variation:Johnson Space Center Astronauthttp://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170114178046I was lucky enough to be the high bidder - I really thought it would go for much more and was prepared to

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The Skystone (Camulode Chronicles Book 1)Author: Jack WhyteFormat: SoftcoverISBN-10: 0812551389ISBN-13: 9780812551389I'm currently in the 6th book of this series, which places the Arthurian mythos into a realistic, historical context by tracing back the colony's lineage to the Roman occupation of Britain. The Skystone is the first book, written by Jack Whyte, relating the progenitors of the

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Forums I like to Visit and WhyIt occurred to me that there are a handful of forums I visit daily and that some others may garner some benefit from them also:Lotta Livin' Forum: this site is for Mid-Century Modern enthusiasts - the Mid Century Modern Homes and Modern Events forums are where I spend most of my time. http://www.lottaliving.com/bb/WoodNet.com Forums: If you're a woodworking

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Punk Rock Diary and Post Punk DiaryAuthor: George GimarcFormat: SoftcoverISBN-10: 0879308486ISBN-13: 9780879308483This book is actually a compilation of two books previously published called "Punk Rock Diary 1970-1979" and "Post Punk Rock Diary 1980-1982" by George Gimarc.I purchased the second book directly from George (who had listed it on eBay - it was out of stock on Amazon) and received a

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Last evening I had the pleasure of having dinner at a neighbor's house, an informal bbq with about 5 or so couples - where I had an interesting, mildly alcohol-induced conversation with another neighbor, Josh Latta (he was there with his wife Beth Kargel) who lives on Valley Bluff. Josh is an interesting guy, with many of the same interests as myself: toy collector, movie and music buff, and

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I started thinking about blogging once again this week - mainly I've been wanting to add blogs to my various websites and have been looking at software. I've found one that I particularly like called thingamablog - basically you load the software on your computer, add some settings to a website so the software can upload via ftp, and start blogging. When you save the information is updated on the

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In an effort to continue sporadically adding useless information to my blog, I thought I would type in a few words. Seen any good movies lately?

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It's been a while since I made the initial post - I guess I don't have as much to say as I thought.

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Welcome to my new blog. I'm new to this concept, so please stay with me. I'll be adding my eBay experiences to this blog from time to time.

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