Things you miss pre internet days

[Abacinator]

Dude, I knew of ONE kid who had the G.I. Joe Aircraft Carrier when I was in grade school. That shit was like some kind of magic holy grail, I never even saw one unpacked in person.

Dude, I know!

My brother and I did have the thunderclap and the space shuttle thing. And another vehicle called the brawler. My prized gi Joe toy was the sharc. It was one you had to send in like 2 proofs of purchase and a money order and wait like 2 months to get

 

[Kurosaki]

I gave away an OG Optimus Prime toy WITH the trailer to a friend because he was a bigger fan of Transformers than me. I had no clue how rare that was or how valuable it would be years later.

At least I have a bunch of 'collectible' Pokemon cards stashed somewhere in my mom's house.

Dude, I know!

My brother and I did have the thunderclap and the space shuttle thing. And another vehicle called the brawler. My prized gi Joe toy was the sharc. It was one you had to send in like 2 proofs of purchase and a money order and wait like 2 months to get

 

[Abacinator]

And proud of it!

 

[Kurosaki]

It was a compliment.

 

[aminalmutha]

I gave away an OG Optimus Prime toy WITH the trailer to a friend because he was a bigger fan of Transformers than me. I had no clue how rare that was or how valuable it would be years later.

At least I have a bunch of 'collectible' Pokemon cards stashed somewhere in my mom's house.

I still have mine.

 

[Kurosaki]

I still have mine.

DO YOU HAVE THE TRAILER THOUGH

 

[Abacinator]

I had the complete Optimus prime. I don't know what became of it

 

[Abacinator]

Also had fuckin Omega supreme

 

[aminalmutha]

DO YOU HAVE THE TRAILER THOUGH

Trailer AND missiles.

 

[Kurosaki]

Trailer AND missiles.

Impressive!

 

[gnahc79]

Service Merchandise Catalogs. I used to look through these before Christmas wishing at all the toys I wanted as a kid.

One of my neighbors had the aircraft carrier in the basement. It was insane. Yes I was there all the dang time .

I had this as a kid, still at my parent's house. I should bring it back and put it on display, I'm sure the mrs would approve

 

[lizard]

I had this sweet bastard:
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Check out Batman’s “package”:
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[TylerW]

One of my neighbors had the aircraft carrier in the basement. It was insane. Yes I was there all the dang time .

I had this as a kid, still at my parent's house. I should bring it back and put it on display, I'm sure the mrs would approve

I used to have the destructions set which was the deception construction vehicles that would form into a single robot. The thing could never stand because one of us feet was made from the loader bucket and that hinge wasn't anywhere near stiff enough.

 

[Kurosaki]

We need an OG nerd thread.

 

[Abacinator]

I used to have the destructions set which was the deception construction vehicles that would form into a single robot. The thing could never stand because one of us feet was made from the loader bucket and that hinge wasn't anywhere near stiff enough.

The Constructicons/Devastator are transformers. That guy there is Voltron Vehicle Force

 

[Kurosaki]

Now I understand my non-nerd friends when they hear me talk.

 

[tuxumino]

renting anime VHS's from the comicbook store on friday nights and eating pizza while watching them.

 

[Eldritch]

I had this sweet bastard:

Check out Batman’s “package”:

Oh man, Robin is going to get wrecked for sure.

 

[Kurosaki]

Or Selina Kyle

 

[gnahc79]

The Constructicons/Devastator are transformers. That guy there is Voltron Vehicle Force

You tell him!
My old GI Joe helicopter (in the aircraft carrier pic) and Cobra attack boat thingy are still at my parents too.