136. Five Fascinating Star Wars Collector And Toy Show Trends Gleaned From A Return To ToyCon NJ!

Star Wars: Prototypes and Production

Halfway through the year, what is the toy show experience like for Star Wars fans and toy enthusiasts? The only way to really know is to visit one! For nearly a decade, ToyCon NJ has been one of the premiere toy and collectibles show in the tri-state area. And for Star Wars collectors, it has served as a treasure trove of vintage and modern memorabilia since 2014. Are attendees still flocking to venues to shop the shows before the general public? Why are Vintage Collection and Black Series figures languishing on vendor tables, even at clearance prices? And why are vintage Kenner figures harder to find than Luke Skywalker in The Force Awakens? Join host David Quinn for a look at five fascinating Star Wars and toy show trends, gleaned from a weekend trip to the spring ToyCon NJ show, as it finally returned to Parsippany, New Jersey after three years. Learn about the pandemic’s profound impact on collecting, and how it shaped today’s toy show experience in a post-pandemic world. This is the weekend of ToyCon…and this is Star Wars: Prototypes and Production! To Listen to the Episode on the Prototype Archives Site: https://www.prototypearchives.com/podcast Links to the Episode on Various Podcast Platforms: APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/star-wars-prototypes-and-production/id1448205460 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/744L0XQhmpXn2AZeaxUhOZ GOOGLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjU2NTA4ODM3Ni9zb3VuZHMucnNz CASTBOX: https://castbox.fm/channel/Star-Wars%3A-Prototypes-and-Production-id1904296?utm_source=website&utm_medium=dlink&utm_campaign=web_share&utm_content=Star%20Wars%3A%20Prototypes%20and%20Production-CastBox_FM STITCHER: https://www.stitcher.com/show/1054209 PANDORA: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/star-wars-prototypes-and-production/PC:1001054209 PODBEAN: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/u4ywr-80960/Star-Wars-Prototypes-and-Production-Podcast AMAZON MUSIC: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/c98fb265-c233-43d9-ae3b-1102bfb03e45/star-wars-prototypes-and-production PLAYERFM: https://player.fm/series/2473540 SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/david-quinn-908355451/tracks PODVINE: https://podvine.com/podcast/star-wars-prototypes-and-production iHEART: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-star-wars-prototypes-and-p-31050806/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/star-wars-prototypes-and-production/id1448205460