Toys

Get Your Price “Locked In” at Hasbro, a New Tariff Tactic?

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Join Jay and Quip as they talk the latest in toy news! It’s May the 4th and there have been stressful toy drops (Starspeeder 1000) and reveals from Hasbro where they are telling collectors to “lock in their price” now by May 9th. Will this be a new tactic going forward with Tariffs causing uncertainty? Mattel may be taking another run at their Snake Lair and Mondo shows off their new ALIEN soft vinyl. We’ll talk about all of that and more tonight on Geek. Dad. Live!

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Star Wars Power of the Force 2: 1997 Part 1

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Join Jay (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) along with special guest Ken Plume as they jump into the first half of figures from 1997’s Power of the Force 2. The special edition releases of the original Star Wars Trilogy were a big deal in 1997 and the toy line was a big deal […]

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Star Wars Power of the Force 2: 1996 “Shadows of the Empire”

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Join Jay (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) along with special guest Ryan Doell (Gotham City Tonight, Toy Anxiety) as they dive into one of the first NEW additions to the Star Wars mythos in the post Power of the Force 2 Era: Shadows of the Empire. Well before fans had divided responses to […]

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Hasbro’s New Disney Deal: A Win or Disaster for Collectors?

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Join Jay and Quip as they dive into the latest in Toy News! Hasbro re-upped their licensing agreement ensuring Star Wars and Marvel stay in the Hasbro fold. For toy collectors hoping for a shake up, they will be disappointed. For those collectors that want more of the same they’re happy, but what will this mean going forward?

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Hasbro Reveals NEW And EXCITING Star Wars Figures At Celebration 2025

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Join Jay (with a special guest cameo from Ryan Doell) as he walks through the Hasbro booth at the 2025 Star Wars Celebration in Tokyo Japan!

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Is Collecting LEGO Icons LOTR Sets Dangerous Business?

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We’re talking about the newest LOTR builds from LEGO Icons:
The Shire and GWP Sméagol & Déagol.

Are these new sets as nice & cool as the rocks and pool?
Are these sets a slippery slope to debt deeper than the mines of Moria?

If we don’t keep our feet, there’s no knowing where we might be swept off to tonight on Geek. Dad. Live.

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Star Wars Power of the Force 2: 1996

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Join Jay (Geek. Dad. Life.) and Dan (Secret Galaxy) with special guest Jason aka Toy Otter as they explore the genesis of toy collecting, action figure fandom and the return of star wars with the Power of the Force 2 toy line. iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/toy-geeks/id1518473412 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5BwtYElPnUpeCnRlMbcM05 iHeartRadio: https://iheart.com/podcast/176048439/ Android: https://subscribeonandroid.com/geekdadlife.com/category/toy-geeks/feed/ Amazon music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/e462ccb8-f4b0-47ac-9727-9293a50ed55a/toy-geeks Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/toy-geeks/PC:1001087853 […]

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Why Toy Prices Are About to Skyrocket 📈

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Join Jay and Quip as they talk about the latest in toy news! Donald Trump’s latest round of tariffs are impacting just about every industry including the toy industry. If his tariffs against China and Vietnam hold, toy prices could increase 50%. What will this mean for kickstarters/preorders on unfufilled toys and future of toy collecting as a whole? Join us live for this discussion!

Back Moonman Zero: the Graphic Novel!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/blakewright/moonman-zero-the-graphic-novel/pledge/new?clicked_reward=false

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Last Chance to Back the Dragon – Plus a Brand-New Stretch Goal!

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By Jonathan Donath We have arrived at the last weekend of the Mythic Legions Dragon crowdfund campaign, and if you have not already done so, the time to make your decision on whether to back this massive project is here!  The Beyithirr the Dragon Campaign closes this Sunday, April 6, 2025, at 11:00 pm EST.  […]

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