Three Dollar Surprises

     Monday, December 10th, Andrea and I were at it again. Our operation is very reliant on two people that have absolutely nothing to do with the auction. My parents. They always watch our two oldest children while we are out on the prowl. So, thank-you very much Debra and Scott Williams. Now, lets get to the reason why you all are here!

     What happens when no one is bidding on an item and the auctioneer reaches the minimum bid price of $3? One of two things actually, either the item passes and is given back to the consigner, OR you bid and win:

     This is the Ghostbusters Firehouse Play set with the Highway Haunter Car made by Kenner in 1987. The Ghostbusters toy line was created in 1986 to mirror the animated series, not the movies. While this line of toys had a five year run, it really wasn't that popular. That is until about a year or so ago.
     I remember about a year and a half ago, I passed on a box full of Ghostbusters Action Figures from this line when the bid hit $10. At the time, that same box would have sold for $15 on eBay. Now, there is no way it would sell for less than $60.
     In no way will I exaggerate the truth, I knew that Ghostbusters toys were up in popularity, even more so that they were featured on 'The Toyhunter,' but I didn't know exactly how high. How about you find out with me, here is the link to my $3 purchase:
Ghostbusters Firehouse Lot

     What is better than one $3 purchase? Well, two of course. I won this next item via choice out of the remaining items in the booth. I wanted one item and one item only. When the auctioneer started the first round of bidding, I ran the bid to $8, and passed to the other bidder. At that moment, I looked around and realized something, no one standing around me would want the item I wanted. So I waited out a few rounds of bidding, took a chance, and won this for the $3 minimum:

     You are now looking at a lot of Mighty Max playsets. Bluebird toys in the early 1990's made a very popular line of toys that is actually still going strong today. You know them as Polly Pocket. Well, they tried to market the same idea to boys, in the form of Mighty Max. Mighty Max was a little boy who fought against mad scientists and monsters. He was never as popular as his counterpart Polly and the powers that be changed his entire storyline and marketed him to an older audience.
     Let's hope this lot has legs and runs me into a good profit:
Mighty Max

     The last thing I would like to feature is a group of lovely ladies, also known as Marx Campus Cuties:

     Made by the Louis Marx Toy Company in 1964, this line of toys was one of a very few attempts to market toys directly to girls. Whether it was intended or not, Marx making these unpainted was quite the way to spark the imagination of little girls. How so? Armed with a paint brush and some paint you could customize your favorite Cutie just the way you like.
     I ended up winning these thirteen gals for a price of $25 total. There is not much to this story. I saw who was standing around me, which was all of the toy buyers in the room, and started the bid at a price that I thought would just scare them off, $25. That's right, no one bid. Hopefully I didn't jump the gun. You can find out with me:
Campus Cuties

     That is all for this time. Please, follow along with me as you can see anything I list on eBay right here. Also, look for the update post for Andrea's Night Out coming soon after those items end. The update post for this entry will be coming soon because these items end on Monday night. Keep your eyes open!