Children of the 80s.....

[TBM]

....see any old friends?



Everyone just got a bath, so that my daughters can decide their future.  I'm sure to find many more as I continue going through stuff.  Having two girls so close in age was like having twins...everything in pairs, so we had at least 2 of everything, sometimes 4 or more.

DH is so clueless.  He wanted to donate all of them, along with my younger daughter's My Little Pony collection (original, in really good condition-no haircuts, none written on or anything).  I told him that the decision wasn't ours, and he thought I was crazy.  Just wait until we reach the toy cabinet and he sees the Barbie's.  We have all of my Barbie stuff from when I was a kid, along with theirs.  Their aunt worked for Mattel, so they have a crazy amount of Barbie and SheRa & friends stuff.

Since one daughter is childless, and the other has boys and isn't having any more kids, they are probably going to sell a lot of it....after they take a trip down memory lane.

[sierramist03]

Feb 9, 2013 17:17:18 GMT -5 @crackhabit said:

I can't see the pic!

Okay I thought it was just me

[TBM]

Feb 9, 2013 17:33:32 GMT -5 @crackhabit said:

Awwwww! Popples and Rainbow Brite were my favorites.

Some 80s vintage toys are worth quite a bit in the collector's market. Do your research before selling some of them! I know you mentioned Mattel, but My Little Pony (in particular) has hot collectors (I can help you ID and value them), Lady Lovely Locks, some Rainbow Brite and Care Bears.

Thamks!   My eldest is pretty savvy about that stuff, but if she has any questions I will pass them along to you.


My kids never had Lady Lovely Locks, but they have some really unusual stuff....do you remember The Get Along Gang?  They have a Haunted Badger Mansion that was released in the UK, but not here.   That is not being sold, nor is the Soda Shoppe and the dolls. 

And Strawberry Shortcake....my youngest had a cat that smelled like strawberries.  She had surgery when she was two and took it in with her, and when the Dr. came out he asked about the toy and told me that they were talking about it during the operation.lol

[pitterwoo]

aww yeah I had that Popple.

[heygrey]

So many!

I have a purple mouse that smells like grapes. Still! Some 24 years after I got it. It was THE stuffy in my life. Nothing ever compared.

[TBM]

Feb 10, 2013 1:01:53 GMT -5 @crackhabit said:

Yes! I love the Get Along Gang

I've been singing the theme song all evening.

[tarheels]

My grandmother still puts a Carebear out on my bed when I come visit <3

[TEM325]

OMG!!! I think I had all of those too!!! Thanks for the blast form the past!

[emjacobs]

Love the popples! I think I had all of these, and my mom still might.

[thatgirl2478]

I had the pound puppy and that pound purry kitten . My daughter has them now too.

[315]

We didn't have enough money for me to ever have anything like that. I think I eventually got a CPK only because a family friend got two for Christmas.

[emoflamingo]

I didn't have any of that stuff either, 315. I think I might have had a CPK eventually, but probably not in the height of the CPK popularity.

It makes me sad I don't have a daughter to buy American Girl dolls for (another thing I always wanted but never got).

[lmbml]

I had a few popples, I found some at a garage sale for $0.10 each. I also had a few CPK's, pound puppies, pound kitties... Love them!

[wawa]

Feb 10, 2013 1:18:21 GMT -5 tarheels said:

My grandmother still puts a Carebear out on my bed when I come visit <3

this might be one of the cutest damn things I've ever heard.