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Swapsaturday (23 Nov 2019)
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The November Minnesota Toy Posse show (named Swapsaturday) just took place at the Everett McClay VFW Post 1296 in Bloomington, Minnesota. These local shows are organized and hosted by organized and hosted by Dave Wheeler and Mark Seekamp, primarily via Facebook.
I haven’t attended their show for a while, and decided to drop in on Saturday. The local show keeps getting bigger and bigger (this month had over 100 tables), and it’s evident by the constantly full parking lot (we had to park at the nearby Cub Foods and walked over). That’s just one minor complaint about this show… they really need to book a bigger place or find a place with a larger parking area to accommodate for all their fans.
As usual, it’s free entry, and their dealers had a variety of toys, comics, and nerd-related items. Some prices were really cheap, while some were really high, which is normal for various dealers with different collections.
Transformers and Marvel’s Legends were the two commonly seen toys, but I was happy to see someone who sold exclusively Street Fighter toys.
Personally speaking, I was only really looking for Gundams (figures, not model kits) and didn’t really see anyone selling them. Saw a Mazinger Z statue, but they wanted over $180, which is a little out of my price range.
Overall, we it was still a good toy hunt for us. Found a few things we didn’t know we need, but couldn’t turn it down because the prices were really good.
This might be a last show for me for a while, as driving to Bloomington is a bit of a hike for us. Maybe we’ll attend again in the Summer or make it an annual thing.
I haven’t attended their show for a while, and decided to drop in on Saturday. The local show keeps getting bigger and bigger (this month had over 100 tables), and it’s evident by the constantly full parking lot (we had to park at the nearby Cub Foods and walked over). That’s just one minor complaint about this show… they really need to book a bigger place or find a place with a larger parking area to accommodate for all their fans.
As usual, it’s free entry, and their dealers had a variety of toys, comics, and nerd-related items. Some prices were really cheap, while some were really high, which is normal for various dealers with different collections.
Transformers and Marvel’s Legends were the two commonly seen toys, but I was happy to see someone who sold exclusively Street Fighter toys.
Personally speaking, I was only really looking for Gundams (figures, not model kits) and didn’t really see anyone selling them. Saw a Mazinger Z statue, but they wanted over $180, which is a little out of my price range.
Overall, we it was still a good toy hunt for us. Found a few things we didn’t know we need, but couldn’t turn it down because the prices were really good.
This might be a last show for me for a while, as driving to Bloomington is a bit of a hike for us. Maybe we’ll attend again in the Summer or make it an annual thing.
Swapsaturday at Everett McClay VFW Post 1296, Bloomington (23 Nov 2019) |
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