I TRIED TO MAKE MONEY AT A TOY SHOW... THAT DIDN'T LAST LONG

For years I’ve been hunting for vintage toys — but this time, I flipped the script. I set up my own booth and tried selling my collection for the first time ever at The Nostalgic Toy Show in Danbury, Connecticut. The plan was simple: move some extras, meet other collectors, and try not to buy everything around me. Spoiler: it didn’t go according to plan... Between spotting Dino-Riders, TMNT Universal Monsters, Madballs, Street Sharks, Nintendo 64 retro games, and that ridiculous 3D E.T. poster, the day turned into a battle between nostalgia and logic. Filmed at the first-ever Nostalgic Toy Show (by the same people behind Shop The Curiosity ) in Connecticut, this video dives into what it really feels like to cross the line from collector to seller — the deals, the chaos, and the temptation that never quits. Thanks to ‪@PixelDanToyHunts‬  ‪@Pixel-dan‬  for the "advice". Check out his latest video where he also sells off his vintage toys at Hoosier Collecticon:    • I Became a Toy Seller for a Day… Did I Lea...   Enormous thanks to   / theadultnerd   for vending with me handling extra camera operating duties. Forever grateful. If you’re into vintage toy shows, ’80s and ’90s collectibles, or just watching someone try (and fail) to resist nostalgia, this one’s for you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 00:00 – Connecticut’s The Nostalgic Toy Show 00:15 – My first time selling — can I resist temptation? 00:22 – The goal: sell, not spend 00:30 – Pixel Dan warning: “You’re screwed.” 00:52 – Retro Slacker Challenge — first day behind the table 03:59 – 1988 3D ET VHS poster discovery 05:57 – Dino-Riders temptation (factory-sealed nostalgia) 08:24 – TMNT Universal Monsters: Raph as the Mummy (1993) 09:31 – Madballs 1986 wind-ups + Toys “R” Us sticker nostalgia 14:59 – Nintendo 64 classics — Wave Race, Mario Kart, WCW/nWo Revenge 16:08 – The collector vs. the seller — willpower tested 18:06 – Street Sharks — pure 90s mayhem 19:44 – What I learned about selling vs. collecting 20:00 – Outro — community, nostalgia, and happy hunting ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOLLOW ME:   / retroslacker   Merch: https://retro-slacker-shop.fourthwall... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [email protected] 🔔 LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for more toy hunts!