Bridgeview Community Center,
Bridgeview, IL
May 6, 2007
Story and Photos by Chris Rhoads (dustrho)
IT WAS A VERY
GOOD DAY
Hey troopers, chalk up another event to the Dewback Patrol menu, as
this trooper hit up the Bridgeview Toy Show for the first time this
year, but certainly not the first time though. I've been there about
four times I think, and they definitely keep getting better and
better. My buddy Darth Berger and I made the road trip there from
Aurora, and arrived in no more than thirty minutes. Maybe it was
more like twenty plus minutes but it seemed rather quick.
So,
after paying the $3 cover charge to gain entrance into this show,
Berger and I split up on our own to hunt down those toys we were
eager to acquire. In what seemed like only ten minutes, I had
already blown $75+ on a bunch of different goodies. I picked up two
very different looking action figure carrying cases, one was the
Millennium Falcon (which I've actually seen before) and the other
was R2-D2. I had never seen that one before. I ended up paying $10
for those two cases and two loose POTF2 AT-AT drivers, not a bad
deal if you ask me.
Next
up was a guy who had a 12" POTF2 Speeder Bike with Scout Trooper,
and it sported a $40 price tag. I thought that was a pretty good
price, but thought I'd see if he would knock it down just a bit. So
I asked, "How firm are you on that $40 price?" He replied, "How
about $35?" Seconds later the cash started leaving my wallet and
into his hands. I have the other two 12" Speeder Bike sets (Leia and
Luke), but never was lucky enough to have found this one. Plus, I
wasn't ready to spend the close to $100 eBay price, so picking up
for only $35 was an absolute steal!
Last
table Berger and I hit together, and we both walked away with some
great figures. What I thought at the time were all new figures I
hadn't already purchased yet, I came to discover that three of them
I already had in my collection. That didn't matter to me, as those
three could easily fit in nicely into some of my dioramas. This was
one of the few dealer tables that had figures for less than
scalper-like prices, as those had some current figures going for $10
or more. The last thing I found at this table was the Cantina Band
Members Commemorative Tin Collection set for $15, not too bad of a
price, plus it was one of the only tins I really wanted but couldn't
find it anywhere in my area.
SUMMARY
After spending maybe a little more than an hour there, I walked away
with a lot of great things. I couldn't be happier after bringing
home so much booty, and it's always a lot of fun going to this small
toy show. I'll certainly be looking forward to the next one. Until
next time, United We Find!
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GALLERY
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So,
after paying the $3 cover charge to gain entrance into this show,
Berger and I split up on our own to hunt down those toys we were
eager to acquire. In what seemed like only ten minutes, I had
already blown $75+ on a bunch of different goodies. I picked up two
very different looking action figure carrying cases, one was the
Millennium Falcon (which I've actually seen before) and the other
was R2-D2. I had never seen that one before. I ended up paying $10
for those two cases and two loose POTF2 AT-AT drivers, not a bad
deal if you ask me.
Next
up was a guy who had a 12" POTF2 Speeder Bike with Scout Trooper,
and it sported a $40 price tag. I thought that was a pretty good
price, but thought I'd see if he would knock it down just a bit. So
I asked, "How firm are you on that $40 price?" He replied, "How
about $35?" Seconds later the cash started leaving my wallet and
into his hands. I have the other two 12" Speeder Bike sets (Leia and
Luke), but never was lucky enough to have found this one. Plus, I
wasn't ready to spend the close to $100 eBay price, so picking up
for only $35 was an absolute steal!
Last
table Berger and I hit together, and we both walked away with some
great figures. What I thought at the time were all new figures I
hadn't already purchased yet, I came to discover that three of them
I already had in my collection. That didn't matter to me, as those
three could easily fit in nicely into some of my dioramas. This was
one of the few dealer tables that had figures for less than
scalper-like prices, as those had some current figures going for $10
or more. The last thing I found at this table was the Cantina Band
Members Commemorative Tin Collection set for $15, not too bad of a
price, plus it was one of the only tins I really wanted but couldn't
find it anywhere in my area.