The Kitchen
Here’s the kitchenette at the new warehouse. I’m hoping soon to stock it with stuff like bread, cheese, jams and peanut butter. For now, all that booze will have to carry us through. I’ll probably have to hide those bottles…
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
Comic Book Daily
Discussing the minutiae of comic book collecting.
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Office Hours
For some reason my mind wanders to those old Private Eye movies where the stencil guy is putting up the gumshoes name on the door to the office. “Jay and Walt – listers for hire”, doesn’t quite have that ring…
Buyer’s Remorse
Have you ever purchased a comic or collectible that you paid too much for? Have any regrets? Walt and Chris have. That’s what they decide to talk about this week. Let us know what you think.
Where Do You Start?
What’s the date today? OK, November 20th 2023. This is what the “Toy Room” looks like at the new warehouse. I’ll take a picture at this angle at a future date, say mid-January, just to see how things are progressing.…
The King is in Session
This week Chris and Walt have a couple of guest stars for the show. Shekky Feldstein joins to add his two cents. As well, we finally wrangle in the King, Jay Halstead, to talk about the longevity of intellectual properties.…
You’re Short, Bald and Ugly Charlie Brown
Well folks, October was a crazy busy month for us at East Coast Toys and Games. We vended at five different events, including the Wolfville Vintage Market, the Curio Collective, the Halifax Record Fair, and the Funky Flea Market (twice).…
Swift Decline
Nothing jolts you into the realization that this new warehouse is where it’s at and where it’s gonna be for a while like giving the landlord 12 postdated rent cheques. I swear I had a super productive day after I…
Undervalued Spotlight #477
Daredevil #153, Marvel Comics, July 1978. The last Undervalued Spotlight I posted was in December 2019, had I been smart I would have kept it going another 3 years, my picks would have been legendary, I would have been…
The Best Made Plans…
I planned on posting last night but that all fell apart when I got home late and tired after spending most of the day cleaning out a storage locker of comic books and toys and then dumping them into my…
Shop Talk with the Boys
This week, Walt and Chris host a couple of guys at the warehouse for some talk about comics. Chris decides to hit record and well…. here you go. Let us know what you think of the show.
It’s Gonna Be Tight
It’s down to the wire for the warehouse move: we have to be out by October 31st and it looks like we’ll just gonna make it. Here is a picture of the comics room at the new warehouse: there’s roughly…
Canadiana On ICE Collectibles!
Hey all collectors and loyal listeners! This week Walt and Chris talk a little bit about two events coming up this week: Halloween and the Canadiana Auction on eBay through ICE Collectibles. The duo talks a little about experiences with…
Moving and Shaking
As I’ve mentioned before, we are moving warehouses, we have until October 31st to clear out the place we’re in now. Last Thursday we had a Bargain Bin sale at the warehouse: anyone interested in buying complete boxes of backstock…
Nonaligned
There were a couple of one day comic cons happening yesterday and I was getting sporadic reports. One show was in Ottawa and another in Toronto. According to the reports coming in the shows were similar in these ways: bins…
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving to all our Canadian listeners. Chris and I are always thankful whenever we get together to pal around and have fun with all things comics. We’re also very thankful for your continued support. I had a few extra…
Stump the Chump Strikes Back!
Listen up loyal listeners! Today Chris decided to come up with 12 terrifying questions to test Walt’s knowledge of the comic collecting industry. Can you do better than Walt did? Did you keep track of the way Chris kept score?…
Coffee Run
My morning routine is to hit the drive through on my way to work. I grab a large black coffee and then struggle drinking for the next 10 minutes as I navigate the bumps, turns, starts and stops all the…
Return of Whatcha Collecting
This week Chris turns the tables on Walt and starts grilling him about what he is collecting. What DOES go on in the brain that is Walt…? Scary stuff. As always let us know what you think about the show.…
A Lifetime Ago
Next week I’ll take pics of the two warehouses! We’re right in the middle of the move and things are starting a little thinned out at the old warehouse; I can see some daylight. It’s truly amazing how much stuff…
Whatcha Collecting?
Hey all, today Walt and Chris talk about their own collections. Walt grills Chris about his collections this week. Next week Chris will get back at Walt for all the questions. What are you collecting these days? Do you have…
Scarcity
A few years back I started posting about my new warehouse full of comics. I had just bought close to 2,000 long boxes of comics and was giving updates on stuff I was digging out of the collection. I recall…