Post by: Scramble on May 29, 2004, 12:12:40 AM
He mentioned that he once sold a 99% complete Terrordrome (missing only two gas pumps) within an hour of putting it on display for $450. I was curious if the big buyer is on this board, and if anyone in the Maritime area has ever dropped by this place. Reasonable prices on what he has, which isn't all that much but enough for a comic shop, and just a guy worth supporting.
Post by: BHMike on May 29, 2004, 04:28:12 PM
More contacts for Joe Collectors in Canada is never a bad thing.
:-)
Post by: Spillspleen on May 29, 2004, 11:01:59 PM
The more the better!!! :thumbsup:
Post by: Scramble on May 31, 2004, 09:12:43 AM
Post by: SoundEffect on May 31, 2004, 09:05:14 PM
I don't think they have a website yet, but the same guy's been in business since 1977. I found this info online:
Odyssey 2000
6407 Quinpool Rd., Halifax, NS
Ph: (902) 429-6477
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Another Halifax shop that has a similar selection and as good, if not better prices is "Strange Adventures". And they do have a website:
http://www.strangeadventures.com/ (http://www.strangeadventures.com/)
Between the two, I like "Strange Adventures" better. Hope you got to see this place Scramble! Hope you enjoyed Halifax too! I miss it.
Post by: Scramble on June 01, 2004, 09:01:00 PM
I did enjoy Halifax very much. It's much more casual and inviting than Montreal. I've been to a lot of "Nice to visits" but very few have been "Would like to live"s. Sadly, I don't see myself going back in the near future. My brother graduated and has moved back home, with his eye on Ontario or the states for a job.
Post by: Squishy Duck Man on June 16, 2004, 10:31:39 AM
-AAM
Post by: Collectorman on July 12, 2004, 02:37:42 PM
...plus I'm bored out of my mind only working three days a week... :? :? :?
Post by: Collectorman on July 14, 2004, 12:32:40 AM
I gave him the URL for joecanuck.com and told him to check it out. He was pretty interested on seeing why we were talking about him :lol:
Post by: BHMike on July 14, 2004, 10:13:52 AM
Quote from: ""Collectorman""
He also had the new Marvel Legends...I know where I'm buying mine from now on once the cash flow gets better...(sorry Mike).
I would of fully expected you to get them out there John!!
You know how big these are, and how much shipping is out East - I'd think you'd be nuts to get them shipped out!
Mike
Post by: Scramble on July 14, 2004, 11:47:46 AM
Glad you made your way out there. Hopefully John joins Joecustoms, gets an in with the Canadian Joe fan-base and starts carrying more vintage Joes. And then his customers'll be all like "What's with all the Joe stuff?" And John'll be, like, "I joined Joecustoms.com and they're really cool and you should join and go to the Joe meet in Hamilton". And then a landslide of interest in GI Joe in Canada will prompt Hasbro Canada to get us the Comic three packs, and a new release of Back-Stop, and a "celebrity" figure based on Bounty Hunter Mike.
Sadly, I won't be able to benefit from any of this, but it's niceto know I threw the rock that caused the landslide.
:D
Post by: BHMike on July 14, 2004, 05:14:00 PM
Quote from: ""Scramble""
Hopefully John joins Joecustoms, gets an in with the Canadian Joe fan-base and starts carrying more vintage Joes. And then his customers'll be all like "What's with all the Joe stuff?" And John'll be, like, "I joined Joecustoms.com and they're really cool and you should join and go to the Joe meet in Hamilton".
JoeCANUCK.COM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:evil:
Post by: Squishy Duck Man on July 15, 2004, 10:11:35 AM
Quote from: ""Collectorman""
I also stopped at Strange Adventures as well. It wasn't a bad place, but the sales staff seemed a bit off. Other than that is was just your normal, run-of-the-mill comic shop with stuff piled to the ceiling. Really clean though, no cobwebs of nothing.
There's another Strange Adventures store in Fredericton, here in NB. It's much smaller, but it's carried the GI Joe DVDs/VHS tapes before. Also worthy of note if you ever get to Moncton is Gamezilla. They had the MASS Device DVDw/Snake Eyes at one point. Oh, if only I'd had the money before it was sold!! :(
-AAM
Post by: SoundEffect on July 15, 2004, 08:05:12 PM
There's also a Gamezilla in Fredericton.
Many of the Joe DVDs I've gotten so far I bought from www.dvdboxoffice.com (http://www.dvdboxoffice.com) as they ship for free, have only 7% GST and usually better prices than in stores. For instance, Gamezilla has Joe Season 1 part 2 at $80, Futureshop has it at $70, and I got it from DVDBoxOffice for $55. They're a Canadian online company out of Richmond Hill.
Post by: Scramble on July 16, 2004, 12:36:17 PM
Quote from: ""BHT""
JoeCANUCK.COM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:evil:
Ma, I must have been drunk. I put joecustoms instead of Joecanuck twice! I totally deserved that Evil face.
I'm sorry Mike. :oops:
Post by: DPrime on November 22, 2007, 09:56:06 AM
There's a shop on Barrington St (I think), sort of between the base and Staples, that had a nice selection of vintage Joes. Can't remember the name though...
Post by: Scramble on November 22, 2007, 01:15:18 PM
Post by: DPrime on November 27, 2007, 11:06:09 AM
Quote from: "Scramble"
Well it has been three years since my last trip. It's too bad to hear they dumped their vintage toys.
If you come back, check out that other store I mentioned. The selection wasn't huge or anything, but it was decent. I'll go back sometime this week and get the actual name...
Post by: silentdusty on July 25, 2008, 03:01:57 PM