Charity Shop Toy Hunting - Wells, Somerset - July 2024 - Toy Polloi

[@dpiddy82]

Back the late 80's/very early 90's you used to be able to find Kenner Star Wars figures at fetes (bric a brac stalls) and car boots, ten to a penny. My current pipe dream is to find a Kenner Star Wars figure in a local charity shop. So that Boba Fett find, to me, is an amazing find! Congrats!

[@andybenson1161]

Had a good day yesterday! Among other bits I got Streethawk with Jesse [LJN Toys version] for £1.99, just missing fairing cowl, and a really good condition diecast Go-Bot called Cy-Kill for £2.99!

[@banzaibobA7V]

The opening for this video is just amazing!

[@toypolloi]

Thanks!

[@muttrogers6586]

Be it ever so humble, a good haul is a good haul. By the way, that was a fantastic intro!

[@michaelparkes3059]

Great opening credits!

[@joeblogs-vx4ep]

Charity shops really are excellent places to find vintage toys and some modern gems I've had one vintage Action man and several action man from the 90s not to mention other toy lines like transformers all from local charity shops and the money spent goes to a good cause win win 👍👍

[@stephenkemp1884]

can't beat a good ol' charity shop 😀😀

[@KevinNelson-f2v]

Hi Toy Polloi. Thank you for supporting young lives against cancer. My wife opened the cabinet for you that day. I don’t know if you saw the notices around the shop but we are closing down on November 9th. On a happier note there will be a Rock Lord arriving in the cabinet soon. Kevin (deputy manager)

[@toypolloi]

Thanks Kevin. I had heard it was closing. Such as shame as I always have a look in. I'll make sure to check by soon as I could do with a Rock Lord! Cheers Dave

[@Tim-57]

Hey Dave Fun video. The buildings are pretty nice. Take care😊

[@TheRetroTinker]

Love that x-files intro mate! Fantastic! Some nice pickups too!

[@sithcarebear1]

That sticker book is soooooo awesome, Dave! Great find!! I remember having some of those as a kid. I loved making different scenes with them. You gotta make some pics and post them for the community!😃 Cheers!!

[@sithcarebear1]

Also, love the X-Files intro!!👽🛸💚

[@brianrobinson2962]

Great Dave

[@farminglittlepeople9623]

Awesome! Always love these toy hunting vids Dave! Thank you and congratulations!👍

[@martinwells5747]

Go to the big collectibles shop in Glastonbury high street next time. Its pretty big.

[@toypolloi]

I've been a few times. Yet to buy anything as prices to me seem high.

[@moodyguymick]

And pretty expensive !

[@ericheckenkamp6091]

The only thing I know about Grange Hill is the parody they did of it in the Young Ones. He said they had to get, "Mucker, Ducker, Trucker and Sucker." And Spaz as well. So the Tucker book adds some context to a show I have loved for 35 years or something. Nice!

[@matthewbuckley175]

“But I AM Spaz” 😂

[@Bucky749]

Iv got some vintage annuals as the only set I completed is Gerry Anderson’s Terrahawks a great show .

[@julieanngoodwin30]

Brilliant opening titles! 😁👍

[@toypolloi]

Thanks 😁

[@Dezimondo]

Awesome video. I especially like the SW Ep1 The Phantom Menace annual 4:14 really nice. Btw the Transformers sticker book is a really great find 🔥👍😀

[@AlanVByrnes]

Another fun toy fair hunt indeed I really want to check these out in the UK which I still want to visit besides Japan and Asia always seem like a great fun time to do 🙌🙌🙌

[@TheSimTetuChannel]

What an awesome intro!

[@toypolloi]

Thanks! 😁

[@CrabOfDoom]

Sindystructable is just an amazing name. Cool to see you could find some personal memories on your hunt, even if actual toys were thin.

[@leespiderpod]

I remember being pretty scared of Gripper Stebson from Grange Hill 😂

[@jamesduffy2446]

What an intro!

[@BrynSmith76]

That new intro is awesome

[@joshuamstark]

I very rarely comment on stuff, Dave, but that intro is next level, sir!

[@toypolloi]

Thanks!

[@ponchostoybox]

Good find on fett. I found a g1 warpath in a 50p box a couple of weeks back

[@SeorkMaxx]

Went to Denmark recently for a toy hunt, good times ❤

[@johnlogan9427]

Love the new intro!

[@nickjohnjames30]

I had that too Dave! What a find. Can’t believe you found a vintage boba for £1.50. I paid £30 for mine.

[@toypolloi]

You just have to keep looking as you never know what will turn up.

[@Technologicalanimal-gr6ou]

Totally had that book as a kid. 😊

[@peterrobinson2251]

I have a plush Buzby and his books, they were like the Mr Men books.

[@admiralarroyo777]

Love the intro

[@MonkeyboysToys]

Firstly, great intro. Very well done indeed. Secondly, "Sindystructable" is a brilliant name, I wish I had thought of that. Skeletor approves in a big way. I hope we see her again in the future. Really like the Shadow Weaver book you found! Thanks for taking us to Wells! 👍🐵

[@toypolloi]

Thanks. I've been watching a lot of X-Files recently so had to do something.

[@kevcox5585]

Nice one Dave! Just think, in 20 years time you'll be searching through those annuals and find one of yours probably, let's hope they want £13 for it 😂

[@toypolloi]

I'd love to find my own annual in a charity shop!

[@0liver0verson9]

Oh you found a small Womble! I have the complete set. I remember buying some with my mother in Owen Owen during the early 1980's in Uxbridge. Ps- if you composed that background music, well done its excellent 👍

[@thewiseman80]

ive got full set of the natwest piggy banks. my mums friend collected them for her son but sold them to my mum for 150 when she was in need of some quick cash and i still have them, made by wade if im not mistaken. Cant wait to get into my loft in next couple weeks gonna get all my 80s toys down see whats there. was meant to do it last year but we had a major wasp nest inside my loft so had to leave it. Been no activity this summer so think im safe to get in and check out all the stuff.

[@markshellard5894]

Love the new intro

[@toypolloi]

Thanks

[@LogicBlaster]

Love the intro, I'm a huge X-Files fan, and I have a bunch of the action figures that McFarlane released back in the day!👍

[@ponchostoybox]

Charity shops always charge lots for annuals! The mind boggles

[@toypolloi]

Some do, some don't I find.

[@MrThunderwing]

I went to a vintage toy fair in my home city of Bristol today, maaaahn, what a colossal disappointment. Not a single Transformer or vintage Star Wars toy in sight. In fact, there wasn't really any 80's toy stuff there at all, it was all vintage toy cars and trains (admittedly, I do love model trains, but I'm not in the market for any). I'd been looking forward to going to this thing for the last few weeks and it turned out to be a damp squib. Ugggh.

[@toypolloi]

It happens. Just got to keep on looking.

[@MrThunderwing]

@@toypolloi How do you keep abreast of toy fairs in the South West area Dave? A bit of Googling never seems to turn up much, I was just wondering if there was like a newsletter or something you're subscribed to or something of that ilk.

[@eltenda]

Cool video finds and movie location I love hot fuzz

[@MadMax76er]

Pretty sure I had that sticker book as a kid

[@Thepoolroomtoys]

Your charity shops are neat! Ours are a mess in comparison

[@TheNightBadger]

Grange Hill annual!

[@astrotoyboy]

i see Doozers :D

[@KingofPotatoPeople]

That Womble is Tomsk. I rarely get to demonstrate womble knowledge forgive the correction

[@toypolloi]

Someone else said it was Bungo. I'm not sure either way.

[@ianfleetwood8804]

​@@toypolloiiwouldgowith bingo as Tom's wore a tank top and no hat

[@steveday6671]

Thats Bungo Dave not Orinoco :) I used to have the set of those pen tops bought in the late 70s from the old newsagent chain Preedy (remember them?) I wonder what happened to them?

[@toypolloi]

You are correct. Bungo!

[@JacknVictor]

Is that where hot fuzz was filmed? * About 5 seconds after I wrote this, I saw the sandwich board advertising hot fuzz tours. I was right, but if I had waited I would have saved myself having to type the above question out.

[@Richard-Hawkins.]

I was just about to say the same thing. I recognised the fountain and pub in the background

[@JacknVictor]

​@@Richard-Hawkins.That's what I recognised aswell. Then almost instantly after uploading my comment I saw the bit with the hot fuzz tours on it.

[@brianjohnson5063]

A steal the 2 starwars figures for £1.50 for a nice original fett would be double digits on ebay and less for R2D2.

[@ponchostoybox]

I would bought womble

[@ponchostoybox]

Does the transformer book have blank white page in the middle?

[@toypolloi]

It does.

[@drivasxx2006]

LMAO

[@Glassy1979]

Love the new intro!!

[@toypolloi]

Thanks 👍