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Monday, April 28, 2008

Vintage tin robots and other eBay oddities


Vintage Bullmark MIRRORMAN Wind-Up ROBOT With Box



Popy Japan Grendizer Tin Robot Vintage! Mazinger Shogun



1953 IRWIN MAN FROM MARS VINTAGE SPACE TOY ROBOT WINDUP



German Bird Automaton Brass Cage



MCDONALDS 2008 AMERICAN IDOL 2 HAPPY MEAL TOYS SET OF 8

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