Sunday, November 30, 2014

How to Display Your Collection

How to Display Your Sports Action Figures, No Matter What You Collect

A display of sports action figuresOne of the biggest questions you will face as you collect sports action figures is how to display them.
Are you an "opener" or do you keep your figures in their packages? Do you want to organize them by team, by player, by series? Will you show off your figures as part of a larger display with other sports collectibles, or do you show them off by themselves?
Some guys may find this a simple matter. They collect just a certain player or team. Organizing those is pretty easy.
It hasn't been an easy decision for me. I collect figures I like, without regard to the player or team. So how the hell am I supposed to organize that? My family finds me standing in front of my collection about once a month, staring at it and trying to come up with a way to present it in a way that makes more sense. If I put them by team, I have to reorganize the collection every time a new series comes out. By player? The same problem, although not nearly as significant. And most of the players have only one or two figures . . . how do I organize those? I could group them by series, but that looks random. I'd have different Brett Favre figures scattered throughout the collection, which makes little sense.
Obviously, there is no single right way to organize your collection. You set it the way you want and enjoy it.

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Batman Giveaway | Sideshow Collectibles

Battle fatigue could slow the advance of 'Call of Duty'

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Video-game powerhouse Activision is bracing for battle fatigue as it unleashes the latest entry in its blockbuster Call of Duty series. Lucky for Activision, it has reinforcements at the ready that should leave it locked and loaded for a lofty holiday season.

Call of Duty is one of the best-selling video-game series of all time. But as Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare lands on Monday, investment analysts are tempering sales expectations for the second consecutive year.
 Mike Snider, USA TODAY 9:51 p.m. EDT November 1, 2014