Let us not forget the old Sears cataloges this time of year!!!

Mark Diedrichs Sat Sep 21, 2019 5:15 pm

May sound bizarre, however now thru December Like it or not I will be posting old toy stuff, hope you will chime in with your memories!!! Starting with Halloween stuff. Mark

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Way more to come. Mark

rsv1cox Sat Sep 21, 2019 5:29 pm

Mark Diedrichs wrote:May sound bizarre, however now thru December Like it or not I will be posting old toy stuff, hope you will chime in with your memories!!! Starting with Halloween stuff. Mark
Way more to come. Mark

Boo.

Beggars night (trick or treat), soaping windows, hanging bicycles from the statue in the town common. Pea shooters. All good clean fun.

Mark Diedrichs Sun Sep 22, 2019 4:37 pm

It started with a crawl, then a walk, and then a bicycle! Needed to know how fast we were moving!!! Look out!! Mark

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Mark Diedrichs Mon Sep 23, 2019 6:02 pm

Herman is looking forward to what is to come!! Checking the carburetion on the Munster Koach !!!! Got to be in tune for the coming holiday!!! Mark

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roddie Mon Sep 23, 2019 8:05 pm

Cool stuff Mark! As a kid in the late 1960's/early 1970's.. I used to wait for the SEARS CHRISTMAS CATALOG to be delivered in the mail. I don't remember when it would arrive.. but it was probably sometime before the Thanksgiving holiday.. to allow plenty of time to order.. or get to a store to shop in time for Christmas. Sears sold EVERYTHING that you needed. It's fascinating; that such a retail giant is no longer a player..

rsv1cox Tue Sep 24, 2019 5:38 am

roddie wrote:Cool stuff Mark!

Sears sold EVERYTHING that you needed. It's fascinating; that such a retail giant is no longer a player..

And I would like to know how the heck that happened!!!!

Well one name - Bezos. Raking in billions while paying his employees peanuts and limiting their benefits.

getback Tue Sep 24, 2019 7:52 am

I truly miss the old days of the Sears stores and the set up of race car sets out to play with and Wish you had , never miss a chance to go there with the family bounce

It is a shame with all the online shopping now a days / plus the prices are better is a + but not the same as getting out there in the crowd Computer Issues

Mark Diedrichs Fri Nov 22, 2019 7:30 pm

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All I can say is do you folks notice how people are driving distracted now a days??? Wow not good!!! Look out!!!!

DrCox Sat Nov 23, 2019 9:31 am

This link will address the title of this thread.

Click Here while scrolling down the page.

Not all years are listed. Enjoy.

Mark Diedrichs Tue Dec 03, 2019 9:24 pm

Vintage Kenner car race set. The cars ran on a cushion of air....Shape of things to come????? Who Knows sears circa 1968.

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Mark Boesen Tue Dec 03, 2019 11:14 pm

**Admin** Wed Dec 04, 2019 12:20 am

Mark, here's that yo-yo ad without the pesky watermark.

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Levent Suberk Wed Dec 04, 2019 1:17 am

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getback Wed Dec 04, 2019 11:49 am

Levent Suberk Wed Dec 04, 2019 12:02 pm

Nice pictures.

fredvon4 Wed Dec 04, 2019 1:17 pm

begged for and got a Vroooooooom for my bicycle one year...too lazy to google it

Dave P. Wed Dec 04, 2019 6:20 pm

Me too Fred. What a step up from baseball cards and clothes pins, huh? A real upgrade to my Schwinn Stingray!

A couple of months ago, my wife and I were hanging out on the front porch watching a neighbor teach his 7 year old son how to ride a bike. She hollered out he needed to clip some cards on it. I said no, he really needs a Vroom! She'd never heard of that so I looked it up on the Net. Geez! People are asking $500 and up for them, some with no handlebar throttles too. Boy, I wish I still had some of that stuff I had when I was a kid. I could retire right now!

Mark Diedrichs Wed Dec 04, 2019 6:38 pm

Mattel made all kinds of v-rroom engine toys back in the day!!!

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WONDERFUL!!!!

Dave P. Wed Dec 04, 2019 7:01 pm

This is the real Mattel Vrroom. It bolted on to the frame and turned an ordinary bike into a fire breathing, tire scorching hot rod!

This one is available on the Bay for a paltry $450. Batteries not included.

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GallopingGhostler Wed Dec 04, 2019 7:51 pm

Dave P. wrote:This is the real Mattel Vrroom. It bolted on to the frame and turned an ordinary bike into a fire breathing, tire scorching hot rod! This one is available on the Bay for a paltry $450. Batteries not included.

Perhaps for the most discerning collector for something that looks NOS, but at that cost, one could probably get a Chinese moped conversion kit for a bike and have a real powered bicycle.

Dave P. Wed Dec 04, 2019 7:54 pm

Back then a brand new Vespa probably cost about that!

GallopingGhostler Wed Dec 04, 2019 8:00 pm

Dave P. wrote:Back then a brand new Vespa probably cost about that!

In 1971, that was the cost of a brand new Honda CB100 motorcycle. (Photo off the net)

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Kim Thu Dec 05, 2019 6:36 am

One of the few ground-based toys I ever wanted...I think it cost around 12-14 bucks, and that put it WAY out of the Christmas budget. But, I was pretty adept at imagining sending it on assignments to vanquish my enemies!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJFzi6Gx7SA

They even came close to taking out Illya Kuryakin !!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgX7opYMdPo

Mark Diedrichs Thu Dec 05, 2019 6:00 pm

My Wife said I should add this to the list!!!!

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