[SGT. Mutt]

Where is everyone from? How long has everyone been collecting?

[bucky]

I'm in Waterloo. I have been collecting since I was a child. I'm close to 30 now.

[bendcoot]

I'm in Des Moines. I remember having hundreds of battles in the backyard when I was a kid, but never seriously collected until I was out of college in 2004. Now I'm 26.

[SGT. Mutt]

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Originally Posted by bendcoot

I'm in Des Moines. I remember having hundreds of battles in the backyard when I was a kid, but never seriously collected until I was out of college in 2004. Now I'm 26.

Thats about the same for me, I had so many joe toys when I was a kid, but my mom sold them all at garage sales when i became disinterested in them. Then since about 3 or 4 years ago, I've had to completely rebuild my collection... I just keep telling the wife, it's all for our kids someday. Right, That never works!

[bendcoot]

I guess I got lucky. My mom didn't touch most of our stuff. We would shove it all in cardboard boxes and plastic totes and mom just let it sit in the basement (my room) and collect dust. Granted most of it was junk from seeing too many civil wars.

BTW. Haven't seen much of anything new here in Des Moines. Noticed that a lot of pegs have been filled, but with stuff I have or don't want. Maybe soon I'll see some vipers.

[SGT. Mutt]

It would be nice to see something new come out. What side of town are you from?

[bendcoot]

I live on the east side, but my job takes me from one end of Des Moines to the other just about everyday.

Saw all three Target exclusive vehicles at Urbandale Target off exit 141, but nothing at the Target off of Mills Civic Pkwy. Nothing at K-Mart @ Easton and Hubbell except a Sigma 6 Dojo train SE.

[SGT. Mutt]

I found all the Target exclusives between Merle hay and southridge Targets, southside toys R us had the G.I. joe 3 pack and the blue cobra 3 pack, about a week ago. If you collect vintage stuff, I have a buddy who sells Joe stuff at the fairgrounds flea market once a month. All the wal-marts just have filler waves! thanks for telling me about the K-marts, undoubtedly I would have checked the eventually... Whou do you think will be the first stores to carry the vehicles and wave 7?

[SGT. Mutt]

I live and work on the south side, but i still get around pretty regularly... Is there anything specific that your looking for that has already come out?

[bendcoot]

Thanks for the heads up about the fairgrounds flea market Joes. I've never been out there to check out the flea market, so I'll have to make it up there soon. When is the next one?

I've had to scale back my collecting of late. It's getting a little spendy and the budget has no room to spare. The only figs I'm looking for currently are 25th vipers, and I expect Target to have them first, but I don't think they have even come in on a truck yet.