She's a Barbie Girl, In a Picker World

Boys had GI Joes and Girls had Barbie Dolls. Well not that we are getting older, everyone wants their old stuff back; fortunately I had the opportunity for a great pick the other week. It was a collection of the original Barbie, Ken and Midge Dolls.

Now most people would be like okay, you managed to get some Barbies, but no, these my friends, are cream of the crop. It is an original Ken doll from 1958, you can tell that it is an original because he had the painted on blonde hair (before Barbie got Boobs and Ken got pecs), a Barbie from 1960, and a Midge from 1960. The case also contained about 60 pieces of labelled barbie and Ken clothing, an awesome find.

The interesting part is that while I was looking and piecing together outfits, how the saying about trends recirculate every 30 years is so very true. The tiny ponchos or blouses, or just the basic clothes Ken wears are popping up all over the fashion of today.

I'll post some pictures on how to verify when you're dolls are from by Mattel, but basically check out your doll's butt, and that fanny will show you the answers. Check out the lot as they are posted on eBay usernames, thepennpicker and foxracingchild

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The Force is Strong with this Picker...

Had a successful nostalgic pick this weekend as I was out freestyling Lancaster County with Pennpicker Sr... We stumbled across a yard sale that had some tell-tale signs that something old may be there. I picked up a box to find an original 1979 Millenium Falcon with 5 figurines, and a newer version of the Falcon from 2004.

The best part of this was that, as I was telling my dad all about the pick, that you never see any Falcon's with the Force Training Ball still in it, because it was the size of a pea and connnected with a string (it's the little black ball on dangling from an old piece of string). Anyways, it was there and was complete except for the radar dish, not bad for a yard sale!

Star Wars was one of the first things I started collecting many years ago, after my He-Man phase. Now I sit her typing as Episode 1 is on TV. I'll post some pictures to show you why the Falcon was the coolest ship in the fleet, and also the flagship of the Star Wars Movies.

Check it out on eBay
Username: Thepennpicker

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Hey pickers!

Hey everyone, just posting to let you know what will be happening on this blog. Once http://www.pennpickers.com has the store up and running we will be posting pictures and descriptions of what we have on there. Asides from that, I'll be posting about fun things I find on my trips and letting you know what is up for auction on our eBay account: thepennpicker .

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Classic 70s Alarm Clock

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