When you said $7,000 I just about fainted. However, seeing what is in it, makes me think anyone that has put together this collection deserved a fair offer. I watch you-tube video's often where they seem to pride themselves on how much they can get for nothing. I applaud your effort to be fair to your sellers.
One of my sons when he was a little. Made me coffee a brought it to me on my birthday. He began singing “ The best part of waking up is soldiers in your cup!” In it floated one of those toy soldiers lol
My very good friends husband designed the Texaco emblem. He worked for a graphic design company at the time so he did not receive credit for the design but she still has the original drawings.
Definitely always save the paper ephemera and “unsellable” comics and sell them as a lot or give them away locally to artists and makers who can use them in their work. Even Stephen may be able to use them in a piece of art, like as a collage background for one of his characters.
@@stubstoo6331 I was not much of a comic book reader when I was a kid - however, I did have a pretty good collection of Mad Magazines. My real collection was the Mad series of paper back books. I know that I must have had at least a hundred of them. When I went into the military.....they all disappeared......
You, Alex, are a wealth of knowledge. You amaze me with your adventures. . No other videos even compare to what you produce. These toys bring back lots of memories for each of us. Can’t wait for your next adventure.
Ah, that brass guard for polishing buttons would have come in handy when I was in the Army! We had to use our fingers. We'd end up with Brasso all over our hands.
Such a blast from the past. Lots of things in your videos I recognize from my childhood. What makes it even better is that I'm probably not going to live much longer due to terminal illness. (I'm 41) I feel I'm reminiscing even more lol. Thank you for making my time more exciting.
Can you work as one of those people who are hired to go through people's belongings and find things to sell - for them? I think it's called estate liquidator. I guess that would include cars and furniture - not as much fun as these boxes! 😀
OMG so many memories in there for me. Had that jack in the box and tiddly winks set. I was one of those kids who had to know how things worked so took jack out of the box put him back in ran off to show Mom . Cranked it up and Jack flew out of the box and Mom jumped about a foot. That is an awesome collection of medals. Keep Safe❤Keep Well ❤
Kastners is a great partner and resource. I love the business model buy, sort and move along, no moss growing ... plus what a great job to have, nice content for YT too and you do it well.
Great video Brother Alexander. Superb collectables. Very Cool getting those vintage toys out to collector's to appreciate them again! Thanks for sharing Your passion and adventures from Toronto Ontario Canada 😀 👍 ❤️ 🇨🇦🌎❤️✨️💯💯💯💯💯✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️
Lots of toys. Some really old toys. Have fun and enjoy all these toys of which some I use to play with. I was quite the tomboy as not many girls around in the neighborhood to play with plus I had brothers near my age.❤️👍
My grandfather went up the ranks of Texaco from when it started as Indian Refinery Company and onward. He had that ship you were showing. It looks in great shape! Wonderful find!
Ohh my gosh I love the comics 💕 And I see the dollhouse my sisters and I received from Santa, ohh what beautiful memories, thank you so much for moments of childhood.
I recognize the dollhouse. I played with one as a child but never had one of my own. You were smart to build that big garage so you have a place to sort!
I hope you made up auction batches of the comics missing their covers. Those page can be used in decoupages! And loose paper, directions, money etc have a market of scrapbooking.
Fantastic collection Alexander. Well worth the trip and a great outing with your son. Looking forward to following this auction with some of your play by play.
OMG I'm a vintage toy collector and just within the first few seconds of your video I saw the tin doll houses and I want!!! Plus so many more things!!! Great find. I'm hoping to find a good deal as this one day!!!
Another video of eclectic collectibles....I think you'll recoup your $ & more from the sale of these items....love that you have some items for yourself too...that's the beauty of collecting certain items....one never knows what will show up in these "buys".... ps....loved seeing all the comics....childhood memories for sure!!! ♥from BC pps....enjoy your trip to Nashville....
Oh my! The Wrigley’s Spearmint gum Truck with the Railway Express Agency logo caught my attention. My dad and grandfather both worked for REA in Kentucky and Tennessee. My dad was working for them in East Tennessee when they eventually went out of business/bankrupt in 1975.
I would have liked to see the inside of the metal doll houses. 😥My neighbor had one from the late '50's. She still had it in the early '60's but I was never allowed to play with it. Those toys are way cool! You will do well. Thank you Alex. You have an exciting month coming up!
As a child, I found the metal dollhouses disappointing. They were "cold", with the room contents stamped on the metal walls and the furniture rubbery and all the same color.
So disappointed you didn’t show tin dollhouses. I collect Renwal and Ideal dollhouse furniture which I just gave to my daughter. We bonded when she was 9-15 y/o. She also got my Archie comic books. Son inherited all the Legos with instruction booklets. I still look for unique miniatures to put in my printer trays. My Katie Keene comics and my huge paper doll collection was given to a friend. I also collected all sorts of items made from paper, especially children items. When you rumble thru paper items my stomach starts to hurt. Mostly enjoyed the collection of military pubs, buttons, etc. I recently retired from the Dept of Veterans Affairs and had a huge bulletin board loaded with patches, badges, pins, etc. I found in antique stores which found a home in my office. Loved the brass button holder used in cleaning brass buttons. That I had never seen before. Loved the Coke truck & Spearmint gum truck. 😊🇺🇸
This reminds me of when I used to do this. I always found stuff in box lots to keep for my collection and it helped my saving account when I retired and moved to the Philippines. It does make me wish I could still be doing this as it was always a lot of fun. I mostly sold at toy shows so always got to see a lot of cool stuff and talk to a lot of people about what they had to sell. I was never going to get rich but it was an awesome hobby. There is a lot of cool stuff here in this lot of toys.
Ohhhhhhhhhh I need that doll house ! I can't find one here around me & you've had a few lol...I wish shipping to me wouldnt be so much lol..Im in the USA !
30:25 The wire is only in Hong Kong made Hot Wheels and also reproduced later. The fact the wheels are on white plastic bearings is the best way to date a Hot Wheels to the first few years.
The medal you showed is from WWII and is called the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal. My mother has it for service in the RCAF. If the medal has a silver bar on it with maple leaf, that signifies service overseas, my father has this on his for overseas service with the RCAF. If the medal is a real one it is made from silver. Most would have also received the "War Medal 39 - 45" and the "Defense Medal" The Defense Medal required a minimum of 6 months service overseas.
I come from a family with military men in it, including my husband. It just hurts my heart when a family doesn’t have the military medals to remember and cherish. So many are stolen in burglaries. Then they dump them in a thrift donation box when they find it’s difficult to pawn or sell them and the value is to the person who earned them and their family. There are organizations that will help you reunite the medal with the military man, woman or family. I thank everyone who sacrificed for their countries in the military and first responders. It takes a very special person to go into a battle in a war, a police officer who knows there’s a gunman, or a fire person who runs into a blazing building. These people and their families are who should have the medals and memorial items.
Partially correct the ribbon is for the medal you mention but n this case it's on the wrong medal...the medal is the british and commonwealth 1914 1918 war medal.
Woohoo! Nashville! Howdeeeee and welcome. Born and raised Nashvillian for a bunch of years, here. I’m so excited to see what you get into when you come through. It’s odd to think of my town from a visitor point of view. To me the most beautiful part of Nashville has always been the people. In recent years though, it’s like many growing city’s in that most of the people aren’t from here anymore. I still think you’ll find it a friendly place. Welcome to you Alex and I hope you find that you enjoy it. Take care. 🤟🏼🤍
Wow! So exciting! I'd love to watch you sort through this whole entire collection!! (Except for the jack in the box...I got one as a baby and they have terrified me ever since...😰🤯😵🤪😂)
What a cool collection. I love those military medals, they're so interesting and different. I'm impressed by your knowledge about the toys and their age, makers, etc.
Nice collection of toys, I can remember some of them. As a kid I had a large collection of matchbox and redline hotwheels cars, until one day I took them to the back yard with a hammer! My mom didn't stop me, but I sure did regret it! After that I kept every car and it's packaging, but by then my local store only sold Matchbox and Majorette cars which to me were boring!
Nice vintage toy collection Alex..😮 The pressed steel truck collection and Corgi gift set NOS are fantastic finds..😍😉 Love this.. Good luck with the auction..🤔 Take care..👍💕🔥👊
When you said what you paid, I thought wow I hope it’s worth it! You really scored on this collection of toys! Hope the auction is all you hope it will be🤗!!!
I had a metal house when I was a kid in the 60s. Those metal toys brought back memories. Hope you find more, maybe it will jolt my memory into remembering which ones I had. Drives me crazy when they fade over time. You look tired Alex. 11 hours of driving, wow. Hope you get some sleep. Have a nice day
I see so many toys from my childhood in this episode and past toy fides of yours. It makes me a little sad to see what they would go for now. My grandparents kept all of my dad and Uncle's toys from the fifties and when I was born in 74 they gave them to me. I took really good care of them just like they did, but then my only sibling was born in 84. He was so ruff on everything that nothing survived.
Hi Alex, thanks for showing us some more really neat toys you found. Just for what I saw I would think you should get your money back. I will be watching the auction with you to see how you make out. Now rest up for you Nashville trip. God bless and take care until next time.🙏🤗
Oh man. The Ghost story comics made me cry. I used to read my Mom's old comics at our family's cabin but they got destroyed in a flood. I've tried to find them to replace them with no luck. Just seeing some of the familiar titles made me so happy. ❤
When you said $7,000 I just about fainted. However, seeing what is in it, makes me think anyone that has put together this collection deserved a fair offer. I watch you-tube video's often where they seem to pride themselves on how much they can get for nothing. I applaud your effort to be fair to your sellers.
Well said
Keep in mind that's CAD$7000; about 5000 USD.
He will make his bit.
......and that's the reason God keeps on blessing this family. Some call it karma, l call it seed. What so ever a man soweth, so shall he reap .
One of my sons when he was a little. Made me coffee a brought it to me on my birthday. He began singing “ The best part of waking up is soldiers in your cup!” In it floated one of those toy soldiers lol
😂😂😂
That is the cutest story, what a great memory..I can almost picture it❤
My very good friends husband designed the Texaco emblem. He worked for a graphic design company at the time so he did not receive credit for the design but she still has the original drawings.
I understand why you love the boy's stuff. But I would have loved to see the tin doll houses and the decor of the inside!
Definitely always save the paper ephemera and “unsellable” comics and sell them as a lot or give them away locally to artists and makers who can use them in their work. Even Stephen may be able to use them in a piece of art, like as a collage background for one of his characters.
I thought that too.
That Star Trek is #1 and actually worth some decent money.
I'd want to read every single comic book from those boxes before I'd sell them on! That is quite a few hours of enjoyment right there.
Still have all of mine plus my mad magazines.
@@stubstoo6331 I was not much of a comic book reader when I was a kid - however, I did have a pretty good collection of Mad Magazines. My real collection was the
Mad series of paper back books. I know that I must have had at least a hundred of them. When I went into the military.....they all disappeared......
You, Alex, are a wealth of knowledge. You amaze me with your adventures. . No other videos even compare to what you produce. These toys bring back lots of memories for each of us. Can’t wait for your next adventure.
Wow, dedication, after 11 hrs of driving, you're working in already!
I'd be inside, showering, eating dinner, and going to bed 😂
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You can trust your car, to the man wears the star. The big, bright Texaco star!
Hi Alex and Melissa 🙋🏽.
With all the hard work you do, you should keep what you want for your collection. Great video!
Ah, that brass guard for polishing buttons would have come in handy when I was in the Army! We had to use our fingers. We'd end up with Brasso all over our hands.
Such a blast from the past. Lots of things in your videos I recognize from my childhood. What makes it even better is that I'm probably not going to live much longer due to terminal illness. (I'm 41) I feel I'm reminiscing even more lol. Thank you for making my time more exciting.
Dazzled-- much regards❤️
Thanks for sharing and I am so sorry. 🇨🇦
@@marystrenke3050 thank you very much!
@@l.m.o.8948 Thank you 💕
Praying for you. Hoping for more quality time.
I wish you had shown the tin doll houses and the Texaco station. So neat!
I want to do this so badly, I feel it in my bones! I could spend my life sifting through boxes like this.
Linda, I feel the same.
Can you work as one of those people who are hired to go through people's belongings and find things to sell - for them? I think it's called estate liquidator. I guess that would include cars and furniture - not as much fun as these boxes! 😀
Love Melissa's attitude of it's all being cool! Be kind to one another. Stay safe. Love to all
OMG so many memories in there for me. Had that jack in the box and tiddly winks set. I was one of those kids who had to know how things worked so took jack out of the box put him back in ran off to show Mom . Cranked it up and Jack flew out of the box and Mom jumped about a foot. That is an awesome collection of medals. Keep Safe❤Keep Well ❤
I sped out my Coke when I read that 😂😂 (it's an 100% a thing I would do!
The doll houses..I'm so jealous!
Thank you I learned a few things today. Great to see the Mounties at KC III coronation. Thanks for all the horses Canada.
Kastners is a great partner and resource. I love the business model buy, sort and move along, no moss growing ... plus what a great job to have, nice content for YT too and you do it well.
Love, love, love the metal dollhouses!!!!
Please use a chest go pro holder. So much easier to use both hands and you can move things around faster.
Taking a drink!
This purchase is unique. It's what we would call nostalgia, Americana. 😮 wow
Wouldn't it be Canadana?😅
@@jasonflay8818 the U.S and Canada are north American and tied to each other by the hip.
Great video Brother Alexander. Superb collectables. Very Cool getting those vintage toys out to collector's to appreciate them again! Thanks for sharing Your passion and adventures from Toronto Ontario Canada 😀 👍 ❤️ 🇨🇦🌎❤️✨️💯💯💯💯💯✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️
Lots of toys. Some really old toys. Have fun and enjoy all these toys of which some I use to play with. I was quite the tomboy as not many girls around in the neighborhood to play with plus I had brothers near my age.❤️👍
My grandfather went up the ranks of Texaco from when it started as Indian Refinery Company and onward. He had that ship you were showing. It looks in great shape! Wonderful find!
when I was 7, I had a Texaco Fire Truck, 61 Years ago, How time flys..
Ohh my gosh
I love the comics 💕
And I see the dollhouse my sisters and I received from Santa, ohh what beautiful memories, thank you so much for moments of childhood.
I recognize the dollhouse. I played with one as a child but never had one of my own. You were smart to build that big garage so you have a place to sort!
NOTHING wrong with wanting to hold onto them to look at them a little longer. (Me? Doubt I'd part with very much of it at all. ❤)
Can't imagine how much fun you had digging through all this !!!🥰🥰🥰
Alex. Your in your HAPPY place.😊😊
I hope you made up auction batches of the comics missing their covers. Those page can be used in decoupages!
And loose paper, directions, money etc have a market of scrapbooking.
Fantastic collection Alexander. Well worth the trip and a great outing with your son. Looking forward to following this auction with some of your play by play.
Sorry to see this end. Just delightful
Oooo, the little green soldiers! We used them to make plaster moulds for tin or lead, and made a small army!
As a kid in Britain I read these American comics in the 1960s and was always sad that I would never be able to buy those armies for myself!
OMG I'm a vintage toy collector and just within the first few seconds of your video I saw the tin doll houses and I want!!! Plus so many more things!!! Great find. I'm hoping to find a good deal as this one day!!!
Another video of eclectic collectibles....I think you'll recoup your $ & more from the sale of these items....love that you have some items for yourself too...that's the beauty of collecting certain items....one never knows what will show up in these "buys".... ps....loved seeing all the comics....childhood memories for sure!!! ♥from BC pps....enjoy your trip to Nashville....
I remember reading a lot of those comics as a kid! Thanks for the memoryI'll have to have one of those doll houses !
You picked up some great finds Alex, I’m sure you will do well with this auction.
Oh boy , lots of cars and trucks for Alex. So much fun watching you with all the toys. You sure know your stuff.
Oh my! The Wrigley’s Spearmint gum Truck with the Railway Express Agency logo caught my attention. My dad and grandfather both worked for REA in Kentucky and Tennessee. My dad was working for them in East Tennessee when they eventually went out of business/bankrupt in 1975.
Melissa I love old tins too.
I had a tin dollhouse as a kid! I loved it!
Really cool Alex! What a treasure trove 🎉
I would have liked to see the inside of the metal doll houses. 😥My neighbor had one from the late '50's. She still had it in the early '60's but I was never allowed to play with it. Those toys are way cool! You will do well. Thank you Alex. You have an exciting month coming up!
As a child, I found the metal dollhouses disappointing. They were "cold", with the room contents stamped on the metal walls and the furniture rubbery and all the same color.
So disappointed you didn’t show tin dollhouses.
I collect Renwal and Ideal dollhouse furniture which I just gave to my daughter. We bonded when she was 9-15 y/o. She also got my Archie comic books. Son inherited all the Legos with instruction booklets. I still look for unique miniatures to put in my printer trays. My Katie Keene comics and my huge paper doll collection was given to a friend. I also collected all sorts of items made from paper, especially children items. When you rumble thru paper items my stomach starts to hurt. Mostly enjoyed the collection of military pubs, buttons, etc. I recently retired from the Dept of Veterans Affairs and had a huge bulletin board loaded with patches, badges, pins, etc. I found in antique stores which found a home in my office. Loved the brass button holder used in cleaning brass buttons. That I had never seen before. Loved the Coke truck & Spearmint gum truck. 😊🇺🇸
Damn! An actual Johnny 7 gun! That's like finding a first edition of the Bible! So jealous!!! More like this please!!!!
This reminds me of when I used to do this. I always found stuff in box lots to keep for my collection and it helped my saving account when I retired and moved to the Philippines. It does make me wish I could still be doing this as it was always a lot of fun. I mostly sold at toy shows so always got to see a lot of cool stuff and talk to a lot of people about what they had to sell. I was never going to get rich but it was an awesome hobby. There is a lot of cool stuff here in this lot of toys.
Ohhhhhhhhhh I need that doll house ! I can't find one here around me & you've had a few lol...I wish shipping to me wouldnt be so much lol..Im in the USA !
I love, love, love those too!
Great toys and a wonderful purchase!!
30:25 The wire is only in Hong Kong made Hot Wheels and also reproduced later. The fact the wheels are on white plastic bearings is the best way to date a Hot Wheels to the first few years.
I had a Texaco hat from the 60's as a kid. Each one is selling for $10-$25 each, used, not brand new. 😮
The medal you showed is from WWII and is called the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal. My mother has it for service in the RCAF. If the medal has a silver bar on it with maple leaf, that signifies service overseas, my father has this on his for overseas service with the RCAF. If the medal is a real one it is made from silver. Most would have also received the "War Medal 39 - 45" and the "Defense Medal" The Defense Medal required a minimum of 6 months service overseas.
I come from a family with military men in it, including my husband. It just hurts my heart when a family doesn’t have the military medals to remember and cherish. So many are stolen in burglaries. Then they dump them in a thrift donation box when they find it’s difficult to pawn or sell them and the value is to the person who earned them and their family. There are organizations that will help you reunite the medal with the military man, woman or family. I thank everyone who sacrificed for their countries in the military and first responders. It takes a very special person to go into a battle in a war, a police officer who knows there’s a gunman, or a fire person who runs into a blazing building. These people and their families are who should have the medals and memorial items.
Partially correct the ribbon is for the medal you mention but n this case it's on the wrong medal...the medal is the british and commonwealth 1914 1918 war medal.
Have a great trip!
Love all the old toys so much fun to see. Thank you!
That's a great haul Alex. Interesting vlog. Thank you.🙂
Lots of memories!😊
What a fun video! Thank you for sharing your treasures! ♥️
Woohoo! Nashville! Howdeeeee and welcome. Born and raised Nashvillian for a bunch of years, here. I’m so excited to see what you get into when you come through. It’s odd to think of my town from a visitor point of view. To me the most beautiful part of Nashville has always been the people. In recent years though, it’s like many growing city’s in that most of the people aren’t from here anymore. I still think you’ll find it a friendly place. Welcome to you Alex and I hope you find that you enjoy it. Take care. 🤟🏼🤍
Great stuff you found...safe travels....🥰🥰
Wonderful Toys!
So Happy for your great haul! Good for us, too.
Should double his money .He always does ! The last time I can remember Alex losing money is the airstream back in the day if I'm not mistaken.
Great find!
Wow! So exciting! I'd love to watch you sort through this whole entire collection!!
(Except for the jack in the box...I got one as a baby and they have terrified me ever since...😰🤯😵🤪😂)
That Jack in the box seems to be missing it’s hat - so bald head even scarier !
i would love the no good comics for junk journaling. Any old scrap paper really.
Have you tried sending him an email expressing your interest?
Have a awesome trip looking forward to the videos!!
I’m loving this I really love old toys
Good finds Alex
That Wrigley's truck is an incredible piece!
Nice collection, especially the military brief case and tin trucks.
Nice haul.
What an amazing find! Auction should be awesome
The ones without covers might be good for junk journals........
Looking good, Melissa.
What a cool collection. I love those military medals, they're so interesting and different. I'm impressed by your knowledge about the toys and their age, makers, etc.
Have a nice trip and fun in Nashville!
Nice collection of toys, I can remember some of them. As a kid I had a large collection of matchbox and redline hotwheels cars, until one day I took them to the back yard with a hammer! My mom didn't stop me, but I sure did regret it! After that I kept every car and it's packaging, but by then my local store only sold Matchbox and Majorette cars which to me were boring!
Loved the Spearmint truck! Again, I am amazed at your knowledge of these toys & the sure "spunk" of investing for resale!!
Good to see you putting the new trailer to use. Having one of your own is a game changer!
What an epic haul! Congrats!
Some real nice old metal vehicles. Nice!
This is like your vintage toy dream come true! Congrats!
Gosh Alex, fantastic toy lot!!! This is going to make it a fantastic auction to watch next, cheers 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤
Thanks Alex!
Wow. ❤😊
Nice vintage toy collection Alex..😮 The pressed steel truck collection and Corgi gift set NOS are fantastic finds..😍😉 Love this.. Good luck with the auction..🤔 Take care..👍💕🔥👊
When you said what you paid, I thought wow I hope it’s worth it! You really scored on this collection of toys! Hope the auction is all you hope it will be🤗!!!
I had a metal house when I was a kid in the 60s. Those metal toys brought back memories. Hope you find more, maybe it will jolt my memory into remembering which ones I had. Drives me crazy when they fade over time. You look tired Alex. 11 hours of driving, wow. Hope you get some sleep. Have a nice day
Awesome collection 😊😊😊😊😊
The space cards are interesting.
Love all the vintage toys. I am a child from the 50s
Ive learned just an incredible amount from this channel! Always a great video, have fun in Nashville
Thanks!
Awesome again 🎸🎸 🎸🎸
I see so many toys from my childhood in this episode and past toy fides of yours. It makes me a little sad to see what they would go for now. My grandparents kept all of my dad and Uncle's toys from the fifties and when I was born in 74 they gave them to me. I took really good care of them just like they did, but then my only sibling was born in 84. He was so ruff on everything that nothing survived.
What an incredible haul! They took such good care of EVERYTHING! Tittlie Winks is still in boxes! Wow Wow Wow amazing.
Hi Alex, thanks for showing us some more really neat toys you found. Just for what I saw I would think you should get your money back. I will be watching the auction with you to see how you make out. Now rest up for you Nashville trip. God bless and take care until next time.🙏🤗
Oh man. The Ghost story comics made me cry. I used to read my Mom's old comics at our family's cabin but they got destroyed in a flood. I've tried to find them to replace them with no luck. Just seeing some of the familiar titles made me so happy. ❤
Wow i love the wrigleys truck.