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Give him the keys to a 1981 DeLorean DMC-12 and Nick immediately drives it to a Toys R Us to still find it abandoned. But Bartley quickly got his act together and cruised over to D and E Collectibles in Pittsburgh. There the toy sniffing weirdo reminisced about the first time he visited the store about 10 years ago. While at D and E, Nick also explained why he is such a fan of “digging bins” at toy stores and toy shows.
The giant store has over 20 aisles of collectibles, most in museum style cases. While a lot of the items in the store are sold by Dave, Hidden Treasures rents out display cases to other vendors, this helps to assure that the treasures are even more varied. There is no telling what you might find from one case to the next. When visiting be sure to keep an eye up because this place has toys everywhere. Especially on top of the display shelves.
This episode of Hunting Nostalgia features a special appearance by Steve Conca. Steve was in Denver, Colorado, at a store where you feel like you are walking into nostalgia. Fifty-Two 80s promises to be “A Totally Awesome Shop” and when you walk in you can tell they will stay true to that promise. Full of toys, purposely curated to give you the experience of saying “I had that” over and over again. They also are known for their selection of wax packs representing everything from movies to Garbage Pail Kids.
Steve chats with Dede Thompson and she explains that no matter someone’s background or history, we all experience nostalgia. She also shared a heartwarming story about a customer who she heard reminiscing about a can of all things. This special can was used to display products and wasn’t actually for sale, but after overhearing the customer tear up remembering how her mother used the same can to store buttons, Dede knew it belonged with her and let the customer have it at no charge.
“It was her memory, and we were just happy that she found it…”
Dede Thompson (owner of Fifty-Two 80s)
Talk about a Totally Awesome Shop with totally awesome owners!
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D and E Collectibles, Hidden Treasures, and Fifty-Two 80s are not the first Toy Stores to be featured on Hunting Nostalgia. In the past awesome locations like Davey’s Toys in Longwood, Florida, Conquest Comics in Bayville, New Jersey, and Remixxd by Steel City Galleries in Belle Vernon, PA.