SOMA is an exploration of exceptional people through the lens of their encounters with the divine, mediated by sex, substance, and spirit. It’s an invitation for guests and listeners to analyze their mystical, ecstatic, and revelatory experiences free of inhibition and with a healthy dose of twenty-first century hedonism.
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3 Adult boys who collect and talk about toys. Bringing you news, updates, and our unfettered opinions about the hobby we all love.
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Film discussion podcast where Digesting Fargo's Aaron and The Schmoedown's Christina tackle the Featured Presentation 2021 Letterboxd challenge, 52 weeks of movie challenges. https://letterboxd.com/heald/list/the-featured-presentation-2021-challenge/
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Every seller has a story, and every story is a unique journey. Each month, host Georgea Mpampanis explores the challenges faced, the obstacles overcome, and the insights hard-won by some of our top sellers. The eBay Seller Spotlight podcast uncovers what motivates, inspires, and keeps these entrepreneurs on the path to fulfilling their dreams. New episodes released the third Wednesday of the month.
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On this episode of the podcast: eBay seller Chi Swift of Chi Lin Gems worked at a Fortune 50 company for almost 30 years before diving full-time into her passion for selling jewelry. Join us for today’s episode where we’ll discuss how corporate experience shapes her business practices, why she strives to make every sale special, and her plans for g…
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 032 - One brick at a time: Shannon Kramer on learning to succeed On this episode of the podcast: eBay seller Shannon Kramer of Brickeology had never touched a LEGO in her life until adulthood but found the toys to be a great way to bond with her family and earn income as a reseller. Join us this week to hear about her mos…
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 031 - Shooting your shot: Lauren Villarreal on the entrepreneurial mindset
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 031 - Shooting your shot: Lauren Villarreal on the entrepreneurial mindset On this episode of the podcast: Lauren Villarreal of Round Two Avenue flexed her entrepreneurial muscles from a young age by selling lemonade, cleaning services, and handmade dolls. Eventually, she found an outlet for her talents on eBay and became…
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 030 - Show up every day: Dave Ng on growing a full-time business On this episode of the podcast: eBay seller Dave Ng of Autolatch began casually selling on eBay in 2006, then gradually grew his auto parts business into a full-time career. Join us on today’s episode to hear how he gives new life to used car parts, how bein…
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 029 - Thrift stores for the digital age: Eric Rader on bringing The Salvation Army online.
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 029 - Thrift stores for the digital age: Eric Rader on bringing The Salvation Army online. On this episode of the podcast: Eric Rader is a long-time eBay user turned seller through his work with The Salvation Army. Join us this week to hear about his most unique eBay purchases, the process of taking a thrift business onli…
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 028 - Save the world and look good doing it: Michelle Nguyen on sustainable fashion.
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 028 - Save the world and look good doing it: Michelle Nguyen on sustainable fashion. On this episode of the podcast: Michelle Nguyen of Emmi’s Closet on eBay is an entrepreneur and fashion designer with a knack for repurposing secondhand textiles into one-of-a-kind pieces. Join us this week to hear about how she got her s…
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 027 - Flexibility and freedom: Greg Perry on accessibility for eBay sellers
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 027 - Flexibility and freedom: Greg Perry on accessibility for eBay sellers On this episode of the podcast: Greg Perry of OkieGP began selling on eBay in 1999 and quickly found it offered opportunities not found in other careers. Now an experie nced seller, Greg works to grow the eBay community by helping new eBay users f…
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 026 - Finding your perfect fit: Ashley Moulder on vintage fashion reselling
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 026 - Finding your perfect fit: Ashley Moulder on vintage fashion reselling On this episode of the podcast: Ashley Moulder shares her lifelong love for fashion with the world via her eBay store, Millennial Mouse. Join us this week to hear about her past in fashion school and the fashion industry, how to approach social me…
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 025 - Keeping collector’s hands full: Aaron Ottensmann on how he became a trading card giant
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 025 - Keeping collector’s hands full: Aaron Ottensmann on how he became a trading card giant On this episode of the podcast: Aaron Ottensmann first got into Yu-Gi-Oh! as a child, and began selling cards on eBay to raise money for his hobby. Now, SassyTCG is one of the biggest names on our platform for collectible card gam…
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 024 - O-Pin for business: Mayumi Roehm on the eBay collectibles market
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 024 - O-Pin for business: Mayumi Roehm on the eBay collectibles market On this episode of the podcast: Mayumi Roehm turned her love for pop culture collectibles into a career when she joined My-D Pins and Collectibles. Tune in this week to hear about the most sought-after Disney pins, how she keeps an eye out for counterf…
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 023 - Shifting gears: Michael Swoape on pursuing a career in retail sales over law
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 023 - Shifting gears: Michael Swoape on pursuing a career in retail sales over law On this episode of the podcast: When Michael Swoape graduated law school, he didn’t expect to be helping his best friend run his eBay store selling silverware. Twelve years later, he’s now the COO of one4silver, a leader in the tableware in…
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 022 - Every piece tells a story: Malena Martinez on her passion for vintage clothing
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 022 - Every piece tells a story: Malena Martinez on her passion for vintage clothing On this episode of the podcast: After graduating from college, Malena Martinez dove head first into her love for vintage clothing, opening her own brick-and-mortar boutique and later, an eBay store. Twenty years later, Malena’s Vintage Bo…
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 021 - Bringing the world of luxury online: Caroline Bui on making it in fashion on eBay and beyond.
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 021 - Bringing the world of luxury online: Caroline Bui on making it in fashion on eBay and beyond. On this episode of the podcast: Caroline Bui of CovetThy worked for some of the largest names in fashion before taking her luxury handbag expertise to eBay ten years ago. Tune in this week to hear why she made the switch to…
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 020 - Two heads are better than one: Alicia Wright and Heather Hardy on partnership in life and selling.
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 020 - Two heads are better than one: Alicia Wright and Heather Hardy on partnership in life and selling. On this episode of the podcast: Alicia Wright of So Much Sole Sneakers and Heather Hardy of Pickin Wildflowers Resellers make a powerful team; starting as coworkers, getting married, and now helping to grow each other'…
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 019 - Start selling and don’t look back: Shari Smith on how eBay has provided opportunity, community, and freedom.
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 019 - Start selling and don’t look back: Shari Smith on how eBay has provided opportunity, community, and freedom. On this episode of the podcast: Shari Smith of 7daysale4u has been selling consignment clothing on eBay since 2006 while being a stand-out member of the seller community. Tune in to hear how she discovered he…
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 018 - Keeping the entrepreneurial spirit alive: Dexter Bowling Jr. on balancing his different roles and responsibilities
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 018 - Keeping the entrepreneurial spirit alive: Dexter Bowling Jr. on balancing his different roles and responsibilities On this episode of the podcast: Dexter Bowling Jr. has not one, not two, not three, but four jobs including being a dad. Tune in to hear what Dexter’s day-to-day looks like as he juggles his responsibil…
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Is Funko In Trouble
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This week we talk about recent rumors of a potentially big merger and what it might mean within the toy industry as a whole.Di Matt, Ron & Aaron
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A Trip To Milwaukee
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This week we have a couple of new shout outs as the guys talk about a trip Ron and Aaron took to Milwaukee. Of course there are some toy shenanigans along the way.Di Matt, Ron & Aaron
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 017 - Documenting his hustle and hauls: Glen Zubia on growing his business and building a community
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 017 - Documenting his hustle and hauls: Glen Zubia on growing his business and building a community On this episode of the podcast: eBay Seller Glen Zubia has been selling on the platform for 23 years and you may know him from his popular YouTube channel, Hustler Hacks. Today, Glen shares how his journey started, how his …
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 016 - Hands-on parents, partners, and business owners: Susy and Demo Dritsas on juggling family and luxury handbags
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 016 - Hands-on parents, partners, and business owners: Susy and Demo Dritsas on juggling family and luxury handbags On this episode of the podcast: Susy Dritsas has been fascinated with fashion, brands, and beautiful handbags since she was a little girl. Today, she and her husband Demo have a successful business selling l…
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SDCC 2023
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This week each review our favorite brands from San Diego Comic Con.Di Matt, Ron & Aaron
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 015 - Standing the test of time: Rich Reichbach on expanding the family business
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 015 - Standing the test of time: Rich Reichbach on expanding the family business On this episode of the podcast: Dominic Moreno started selling as a hobby when he was 15 years old. In fact, it was his dad who opened the eBay account since he was underage at the time. He’s been a full-time seller for about five years now a…
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Ron and Aaron finish up a game of baseball while discussing some of the latest new toy announcements and Valaverse's price drops. We take a little deeper look into some of the new items introduced by Valaverse at this year's JoeFest.Di Matt, Ron & Aaron
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 014 - From a high school side hustle to a full-time business: Dominic Moreno on selling globally
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 014 - From a high school side hustle to a full-time business: Dominic Moreno on selling globally On this episode of the podcast: Dominic Moreno started selling as a hobby when he was 15 years old. In fact, it was his dad who opened the eBay account since he was underage at the time. He’s been a full-time seller for about …
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During our hiatus, Matt and Ron were each able to stop at some Toy Shops out of state. We also review the new G.I. Joe Classified figures that were revealed and went on Pre-Order during Yo Joe June.Di Matt, Ron & Aaron
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This episode we talk about Ron and Aaron's visit to the Chi-Con Toy Show hosted by our good friends at Midwest Collectibles. Another killer show, and we got to meet up with Mike from Mr. Wayne's Collectibles. Chris from Midwest collectibles drew up a sweet custom Hulk picture for Ron, but you;l have to see that on the YouTube channel!…
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This week we discuss our semi annual visit to the Chicago Toy Show and Aaron's trip down another toy line rabbit hole. There's also mention of a 60' USS Flagg.Di Matt, Ron & Aaron
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 013 - Turning tragedy into triumph: Katelyn Pivot on making memories and sales
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 013 - Turning tragedy into triumph: Katelyn Pivot on making memories and sales On this episode of the podcast: Katelyn Pivot worked as an Office Manager and sold on eBay as a side hustle. However, when she suddenly lost her husband and her work-life balance was disrupted in 2020, she decided to make eBay her full-time job…
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 012 - The Up & Running Grant: Jonathan & Kari Proulx on winning and growing
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 012 - The Up & Running Grant: Jonathan & Kari Proulx on winning and growing On this episode of the podcast: Jonathan Proulx started selling on eBay when he realized that a nine-to-five job wasn’t going to work for him. His wife, Kari soon joined him and today—the two of them not only run a successful eBay business but are…
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 011 - In a league of his own: T.A. Ewart on turning his love for comic books into a thriving business
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 011 - In a league of his own: T.A. Ewart on turning his love for comic books into a thriving business On this episode of the podcast: T.A Ewart started selling comic books as a side hustle, but soon realized it was producing the revenue he needed to put his son through school. He’s a recipient of the Up & Running Grant an…
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Toy Collection Storage & Display
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The boys talk about how they prefer to store any toys that are not currently on display. They also discuss how much is too much, or too little, to display and how they prefer to display their toys. We also do a quick look at a 60' custom USS Flagg that has been showing up on our toy feeds in some social media.…
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This week we do a recap of Aaron's finding's at the Spring Chicago Toy Show in Kane County and how it led to the purchase of a figure from a toy company none of us have bought from yet. We also talk a little bit about what would make us try a new toy company for our collections.Di Matt, Ron & Aaron
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 010 - A hunger to help those in need: Laurie Wong on finding her true calling in life
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 010 - A hunger to help those in need: Laurie Wong on finding her true calling in life. On this episode of the podcast: Early on, Laurie Wong knew she had an entrepreneurial spirit and wanted to give back. This inspired her to start Reflections of Trinity—a non-profit dedicated to serving those in crisis with food, clothin…
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In this episode we discuss whether, Hasbro or Mattel currently has a better method of revealing and putting their items up for (pre) orders.Di Matt, Ron & Aaron
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This week Aaron talks about he recent vacation to Disney World, and how the trip got him into collecting a new property. And of course what he thinks of the figures.Di Matt, Ron & Aaron
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This week talk about some of the things that might actually make us stop collecting toys. In theory, of course.Di Matt, Ron & Aaron
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 009 - Making the world a better place: James Jack and Gabe Middleton on creating digital equity
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 009 - Making the world a better place: James Jack and Gabe Middleton on creating digital equity On this episode of the podcast: James Jack and Gabe Middleton connected over their desire to make the world a better place and launched Human-I-T. It’s a business and social enterprise that aims to create digital equity for tho…
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 008 - Storage Wars star: Rene Nezhoda on how it all started On this episode of the podcast: Rene Nezhoda has been an eBay seller for over 25 years and you may recognize him and his wife Casey Nezhoda from the popular reality television show, Storage Wars. He’s sold everything from comic books and cars to earth testing equ…
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This episode we talk about how different types media like comics, movies or television may, or may not effect the popularity of a toy line, and vice versa.Di Matt, Ron & Aaron
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 007 - Engineering the world: Shiri Zylberman on reselling test equipment internationally
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 007 - Engineering the world: Shiri Zylberman on reselling test equipment internationally On this episode of the podcast: Shiri Zylberman leveraged her knowledge and experience in engineering to build a one-stop shop for new and used test equipment. Tune in to hear how she grew her business globally through eBay—and won th…
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Today we review the first two days of reveals from arguably the best toy line on the market right now, Valaverse's Action Force.Di Matt, Ron & Aaron
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 006 - High profile connections: Building and maintaining a celebrity clientele with Dana Weinrot
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 006 - High profile connections: Building and maintaining a celebrity clientele with Dana Weinrot On this episode of the podcast, When Dana Weinrot of CelebrityOwned began selling on eBay as a side hustle after maternity leave—little did she know it was the start of something bigger. Dana shares how she grew her network of…
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Romeo-Con 2023
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Coming to you from the First Annual Romeo-Con, we have a slew of guests join us this week including Richie Sandoval Jr., event host and owner of Midwest Collectibles, and Emmy Award winning animator Doug Rice who worked on The Animaniacs during their initial run in the 90's.Di Matt & Aaron
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 005 - From therapist to eBay entrepreneur: How Anna Packer leveraged her understanding of consumer shopping behavior
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 005 - From therapist to eBay entrepreneur: How Anna Packer leveraged her understanding of consumer shopping behavior On this episode of the podcast, we learn why Anna Packer of Annaesthetic Miscellany left her stable nine-to-five job to be an eBay entrepreneur. She shares how she used her knowledge of human behavior to un…
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Keeping Up With The Joneses
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This week we talk about the reality of FOMO when it comes to collecting. We do also talk about the latest reveals from Hasbro's Indiana Jones team. They were not good. (But Retroblasting's take on it was hilarious!)Di Matt, Ron & Aaron
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Favorites of 2022
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In our first mega-sized episode of Season 02 we review our favorite toys that we picked up in 2022. A top five from each of us and some honorable mentions means there's a lot to go over.Di Matt, Ron & Aaron
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 004 - The Balancing Act: Juggling Childhood Dreams & Entrepreneurship with Alec Larson
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eBay Seller Spotlight - Ep 004 - The Balancing Act: Juggling Childhood Dreams & Entrepreneurship with Alec Larson Alec Larson of Larson Enterprises is a private pilot, a musician at Disney, and an eBay seller. This week on the eBay Seller Spotlight podcast, we learn how Alec accomplished his childhood dream and successfully manages to juggle his di…
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After a pretty big show and tell we talk about some exciting Batman '66 news, Valaverse's "December Surprises" and the next wave of MOTU Origins. Then, we touch just a little bit on the big, big shakeup of the DCU before finally discussing the lack of action figures that have "action features".Di Matt, Ron & Aaron
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Don’t Go To The Dorkside...And Other News
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Minus Aaron and his hard partying lifestyle, Matt and Ron discuss some of the recent issues that have come to light with Dorkside Toys. Show and tell is back as usual and some new toys lines are talked about that we're excited about.Di Matt, Ron & Aaron
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Black Friday Sales
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We start out this week wishing for our favorite clown to get his own figure before moving on to our weekly show and tell. Then we get into some of the latest reveals that have us excited.Di Matt, Ron & Aaron
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