The Star Wars Collectors Archive Podcast

'Chive Cast Episode 7: Celebration Vintage (Part 1)

Part 1 of Steve and Skye’s Celebration 5 round up. In this episode we discuss general collecting news and give our LIVE report from the “Saigon Cantina Sales.” There is about a minute of dead air 17 minutes in, but that is due to computer malfuction. Tune in next month for the rest of our CV coverage.\'Chive Cast Episode 7: Celebration Vintage (Part One)

: Picture of taking pictures of Lucas

: Gentle Vintage

: Hasbro’s Kenner Style

: Derby’s Display

: Nugget in Person

: Jawa and Yoda

Konichi-Wampa! Chive Cast Turns Japanese

In July’s podcast Steve is in California and Skye is in Tokyo. Together they discuss more Celebration 5 news and go into some detail on Vintage Star Wars Japanese Collectibles: Regular features such as Market Watch, Nugget from the Archive, and Vintage Vocab take on a decidedly Japanese flavor. In addition, Skye interviews the owner of Star Case, Katagiri Yu, and one of the world’s most knowledgeable Japanese experts, Eimei Takeda.

You will learn a lot from the interview.

: New Look Loboto Shirt

: Greedos Awesome Design

: J-Pop Luke

: Passive and Aggressive R2

: Join the Fight!

: Stoom?

: Popy and the Helmeted Ones

: Lucas the Japanese Rockstar

Day in the life of an At-At

All the Cool Stuff’s 30th Anniversary ESB Special

Funky 70s Ads

Cali-Collectors’ Blog

Nugget from the Archive

Wonderful Panasonic Article

Equally Wonderful Japanese Coca-Cola Article

Tom’s Hagoromo Ad “Sea Chicken!”

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'Chive #5: Looking Ahead To C5

In this month’s episode:
-Celebration 5 give aways are announced.
- Steve learns the truth about his role in the show, CV, and Lew Alcindor.
-LoBarth comes out from behind the curtain and co-hosts.
-We interview Gus Lopez about his new book and a wind-up 3PO
-We debate the U Grade (again)
-Attempt to receive feedback

Wampa Wampa

: LoBarth’s Origin

: GreedoGasm

: Rocket Trauma

: W to the Ampa

: Mr. Loboto

: Kartpostal Memur

: Suffering

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‘Chive Cast Episode 4: Looking Back

The 4th Chive Cast for May

In this episode you space freaks are given a look back to the good old days. Collecting before internet, and playing before middle school. Have a listen, and be sure to call us with your own nostalgic stories of collecting and childhood.

LINKS :

Galactic Empire State of Mind

Rhapsody Commercial Mentions the word “Vintage”

Dax’s Stormy

Billy-Boy Badness

Javi’s Collection

The Toy Shop Scrapbook

Duncan’s Entry on the Bubble Bath

Tom’s “I grew up Star Wars site

: Rare Stormy

: Fake! Fake! Fake!

: Javi’s Loose AFA

: Tropa!

: Quality Product

: Space Freak

: One of the entries

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Chive Cast looking for Nostalgia Stories

Before looking ahead to the Celebration V news that will start breaking left and right, the Archive Podcast is looking backwards for an episode.

We would love to hear some stories of nostalgia on our Wampa line.

1-877-77-WAMPA

Not just stories of childhood, but also of your past as a collector of vintage.

You can also email the chivecast at

podcast@theswca.com

Hope to hear from you all soon.

Chive Cast Episode 3: Coins, Cows, and Stormtroopers

The Third Chive Cast for April

In our third episode we discuss: Vader Limelights, Collector Clubs, Sick Cows and coins galore. We also interview the world’s last standing Stormtrooper Collector, Don “Oceans 11″ Raskin. In addition, we have our regular features such as the the Nugget from the Archive, Vintage vocab and a spirited Deb 8-D8 in which we declare the existence of the Asian Bespin Security Guard.

Enjoy, and Wampa Wampa!

LINKS :

Sisse’s Vader Limelight

Darth Daddius’ Vader Limeligt

Mortar Heads Website

The Making of a Coin

: One of the nice Vaders on display

: The California community in person

: Steve w/Sick Cows

: Closet of Christmas

: Never Eat Two!!!

: Buy a Mortar Head!

: Could Mark Sculpt It?

: Coins of Many Colors

: Amazing in Person

: I think he was…Asian

: Project Stormtrooper with its Director

: The Yellow Stormtrooper

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The Second 'Chive Cast is Lïve!

Now 20 Percent Louder!

In our second episode we discuss: Vintage in ToyFare magazine, Hobby Politics and the newly discovered French Vinyl Cape Jawa. We also interview Swedish supercollector Mattias Rendhal. In addition, we have our regular features such as the the Nugget from the Archive, and the first ever Deb8-D8 about the
U-Grade.

(Length, 1 hour and 20 minutes)

an audio glitch put a bit of dead air at 19:45, but the show resumes at 20:15.

Please listen to it here, or, download it on iTunes. (Also, subscribe on iTunes, give it a 5 star rating, and leave a positive comment)

The 'Chive Cast Tuggs Back [01:28:00m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

: Vintage is Relevant!

: Karma needed

: Plastic Cape?

: Chew goes the Dynamite

: Emperor Nugget

: Toy Fair Display

: Chewie’s Toy Fair Fluffer

: Tuggback & Han

: Paploo Crunk Juice

: Send to Steve

: Centerpiece

: Tatooine Bunker?

: Small World

New Podcast Wrapped…soon to be up

Steve and I finished recording the latest ‘Chive Cast and it is ready to go up. Unfortunately my computer has been acting up and I need to fix the feed. Watch this space!

The first Deb-8D8: AFA UGrading

As announced on the first show, the first debate will be on the merits of AFA UGrading. If you are not familiar with it, I will briefly describe it:

1: Someone sends in a figure that is sealed in package

2: The grading company AFA takes it out of the package, puts it in acrylic, and gives it a grade.

3: That grade carries a “U” designation, meaning that it is “uncirculated”
Among all of the aspects of the hobby, this engenders the most virulent debate. So, bring it on! Post in the comments section here, email podcast@theswca.com , or if you believe strongly one way or another, call our feedback line–> 1-877-77-WAMPA

Do you think that U grades are awesome? The worst thing to ever happen to the hobby? Let the Deb-8D8 begin!