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Official podcast of the Star Wars Collectors Archive. Hosts @skyepaine and @stephenbdanley deliver the newest news on the oldest Star Wars toys. Wampa Wampa!

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Episode 114 of The Vintage Rebellion Podcast is available now, and after you’ve listened, head over to the @ChiveCast YouTube channel and check out some interesting supplementary material related to this months interview! 👀🍿 ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ open.spotify.com/episode/1VQ…
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As mentioned in 'Chive Cast 128, here is Gus Lopez's original rec.arts.sf.starwars newsgroup announcement of the Star Wars Collectors Archive from 30 years ago today - August 18, 1994. To hear more from Gus, listen on Apple Podcasts or watch on YouTube: youtu.be/Ka5Pnp7qevs?si=0qHT…
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By the Beard of Madine! Have a listen to our very own @toysrgus and "Friend of the SWCA" @TomSpinaDesigns on the latest episode of @blastpoints!
NEW! Listen as we’re joined once again by @RegalRobot’s Tom Spina & collecting superstar Gus Lopez as we talk adventures in PROP COLLECTING! The Death Star! Rodian Hands! Palpatine’s couch! And yes, MADINE’S BEARD! Hear it today anywhere podcasts are! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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#StarWars community: Do you truly, deeply love #AttackOfTheClones? Does that love go back to a movie theater in May of '02? Share your story in an upcoming special retrospective podcast! Submissions are open until March 15th. Details here: bit.ly/3JxlePP (or DM)
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From "Message Centers" to desk clocks, Ron Salvatore details the #StarWars wares brought to market by entrepreneurial Cincinnatian youths via #Kenner's involvement with the Junior Achievement program in the 70s and 80s. Read the new blog post here: bit.ly/3fNyMKm
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This vintage ad is from Toys 'R' Us and features Darth Geoffrey. Fall 1978. Did you buy #StarWars at TRU?
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This vintage #StarWars ad is from Raley's and features #ReturnOfTheJedi products by Deka. July 1983. Who drank Kool-Aid from a Deka tumbler?
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This vintage ad features bedding, towels, and, if you look closely, some #Kenner toys on the nightstand. Who had #StarWars sheets?
This vintage ad is from JC Penney and highlights several #Kenner #StarWars figures alongside other '80s classics. Fall 1983. Which of these toys did you own?
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This vintage #StarWars ad is from Hollywood Book and Poster Company and includes an endorsement from George Lucas himself. Circa 1983.
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This vintage #StarWars ad misquotes Princess Leia but is sort of accurate where R2-D2 is concerned. "Squeak!" From #Kenner. 1979.
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This vintage ad is from #Kenner and shows a rare display stand for #BobaFett's Slave 1 vehicle. This example has been marked up by a Kenner employee. 1981.
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This vintage #Kenner #StarWars ad is from Italian sublicensee Harbert and features Luke X-Wing trapped in a dome of some kind. 1979.
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This vintage #Kenner #StarWars ad featuring toys from #TheEmpireStrikesBack is from Montgomery Ward. 1980. Do you remember picking out holiday presents from the Montgomery Ward catalog?
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This vintage #Kenner #StarWars ad featuring #TheEmpireStrikesBack toys is from McDade & Company. 1981.
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A thoroughly enjoyable episode of the @ChiveCast talking about the vintage stamp/seal collection. If you haven’t tried this show out, it’s really wonderful. Great article too. bit.ly/361XGC4 – at Schaumburg, IL
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This vintage ad is from Simon Sez Toys and shows a variety of #StarWars products. Which is your favorite? May of 1980.
This vintage #Kenner #StarWars ad is from McDade & Company's 1979-80 mail-order catalog. Note the use of the large-size #BobaFett to represent the 3.75" version.
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