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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 688.726
EAN: 9780930625160
Edition: illustrated edition
ISBN: 0930625161
Label: Antique Trader Books
Manufacturer: Antique Trader Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 208
Publication Date: 2001-03
Publisher: Antique Trader Books
Studio: Antique Trader Books
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Product Description:
Heres the most comprehensive and up-to-date price guide available for the fast-growing field of fast-food collectibles. Includes more than thirty restaurant chains, from Arbys to White Castle, that provide toys as premiums and promotional giveaways to entice youngsters and their parents. Often tied to contemporary film releases, notable sports figures or events, or popular cartoon and comics characters, these promotional giveaways already number in the thousands. In recent years these items, given away free when first introduced, have become much sought after, and often valuable, collectibles. Co-authors Robert Sodaro and Alex Malloy, both experts in the contemporary collectibles field, have combined forces to accurately document this increasingly popular collectibles category.
-More than 500 photographs of the most sought after premiums, past and present.
-Up-to-date values for mint in package, mint out of package, individual items, and complete sets.
-Profiles the fast food restaurant franchises and their premium programs.
-Provides tips for locating, collecting, and grading items.
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Mind you while I'm not a huge fan of fast food toys, I do find them interesting. So saying, I've certainly acquired my share of these items over the years, and yes, I like so many other folks at my office, have some of them on display at my desk.
Needless to say, Mr. Sodaro is very knowledgeable on the subject. (I remember seeing a segment about him on The Food Network, and heard him talk about fast food toys on my local radio station. Plus I know that he has written about fast food toys for Barbie Bazaar Magazine, and American Antiquities, as well as other publications, I understand that he's even been quoted in no less than The Wall Street Journal on the subject.)
He provides readers with an impressive array of facts and info on not only the toys themselves, but on the various food franchises that dispense them. Plus there are chapters on specific genres (comicbook superheroes, Beanie Babies, Star Wars).
So if you have these toys, want to know more about these toys, or simply want to know how much the ones you have are worth, I highly recommend this book.
Now all he needs to do is to come out with a volume 2 to bring the list up to date (it was originally published in 2001, and certainly could stand to use updating.)
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Admit it or not nearly everyone has been to a fast food place. These toys are fun and exist in everyone's home. Now we have a guide to find out how much they are worth.
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I saw this book on Top 5 on the Food Channel. That show (originally broadcast Nov. 10) listed the top five give-away premimums as 5) Crackerjacks; 4) S&H Green Stamps; 3) Bazooka Bubblegum comics; 2) Breakfast Cereal toys; and the #1 giveaway as Kiddie Meal Toys! Top 5 interviewed Mr. Sodaro, and he spoke rather elequently about Fast food toys, their history, and why we all love them so much. Needless to say, he goes into greater detail into all of this in his book. Great stuff I highly recommend it!
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I first read about Mr. Sodaro's book in my local newspaper (The Hour, Norwalk, CT), and found his concept for a book to be facinating. I later heard him speak on the topic of fast food toys and (of course), his book, at a couple of events in the area, and determined to seek out the book and purchase a copy for myself. Sure enough, it proved to be every bit as interesting as Mr. Sodaro was in person. While I am a collector of toys and such, I really had never given much thought to fast food giveaways as legitimate toy items until I heard Mr. Sodaro speak, and then read his book. Very informative. I recommend it to anyone who collects toys, or has eaten at a fast food location.
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I'm a collector of stuff, and most of the price guides I see are simply lists and prices, or slight variations on that theme. Here, finally, is a price guide that not only gives you lists of things with prices, but also offers you some insights into the background of the material priced. Misters Sodaro & Malloy have delivered an extended, clever, insightful look into the world of fast food toys and collectibles. most of the 40 or so resturants that are listed have company profiles, plus there are articles about the backgrounds of the various types of toys available at the various franchises. There could be more color photos, but they do have plenty of them in black and white. Hopefully they will issue an updated version of this very fine book soon.
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