{"id":351,"date":"2017-02-04T17:15:10","date_gmt":"2017-02-04T22:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teletraanone.com\/?p=351"},"modified":"2017-02-04T17:24:24","modified_gmt":"2017-02-04T22:24:24","slug":"gone-but-not-forgotten-part-1-1982","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teletraanone.com\/index.php\/2017\/02\/04\/gone-but-not-forgotten-part-1-1982\/","title":{"rendered":"Gone, But Not Forgotten: Part 1 – 1982"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a child of the 80’s, I recall toy stores with entire isles dedicated to singular lines like GIJoe or Transformers being common. \u00a0Clearly just-in-time inventory systems were not widespread, and larger toy stores like Toys-R-Us and Children’s Palace often stocked like they were hoarders, preparing for a toypocalyse. \u00a0It made finding new toys easier, as well as making older ones less scarce if you were saving up to buy something special.<\/p>\n

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I once had grand plans to recreate that 80’s toy store atmosphere in my own collection. \u00a0In fact I did, collecting every single carded GIJoe figure from ’82-87 along with a lot of vehicles and foreign carded figures, all in one glorious sprawling wall-mounted display. \u00a0But once I did, practical realities set in, and I decided to liquidate. \u00a0The money and space I had tied up in these Joes was tremendous. \u00a0And then the elephant in the room was the dreaded “O-ring Dilemma”.<\/p>\n

Spending countless hours over many many years amassing this collection, I learned how easily an expensive investment in vintage unopened Joes could turn to dust when a rubber o-ring decides to give up the ghost, rendering the untouched figure worth pennies on the dollar. \u00a0And the reality is that all of those O-rings will give up, sooner or later. \u00a0And rather than watch my collection slowly disintegrate, I sold the\u00a0vast majority, simply holding on to the memories and photos of the awesome setup I had recreated.<\/p>\n

This is that collection. \u00a0Bear in mind, I was not collecting for monetary value but primarily for nostalgia’s sake. \u00a0I was not concerned with pristine examples or AFA graded figures. \u00a0My figures had bent corners and little blemishes everywhere, and I was fine with that. \u00a0They made me smile every time I walked by, and that was the point.<\/p>\n

I’ll be putting up a series of posts, each with a gallery of pics of the Joes I collected. \u00a0This gallery is from the first series of 1982 characters… gone but not forgotten.<\/p>\n

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Before anyone corrects me, I do know that the carded version of Cobra Commander didn’t come out until 1983, but the figure was available in 1982 as a mail-away. \u00a0As such, I still count him among the class of ’82.<\/p>\n

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Aaaaaaand, just for nostalgia’s sake, here’s a typical 1982 cardback. \u00a0Gotta love those \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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As a child of the 80’s, I recall toy stores with entire isles dedicated to singular lines like GIJoe or Transformers being common. \u00a0Clearly just-in-time inventory systems were not widespread, and larger toy stores like Toys-R-Us and Children’s Palace often stocked like they were hoarders, preparing for a toypocalyse. \u00a0It made finding new toys easier,… <\/p>\n

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