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The Fisher-Price Collectors Club next sale will be:
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TO BE ANNOUNCED
The Club hopes to have a show and sale in 2014 - if everything falls into place,
the sale will most likely be the last weekend in July, 2014, in East Aurora NY.
Watch this page for details as they come!
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General Toy Sale Info
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Most years, the Fisher-Price Collectors Club holds an Antique and Collectible Toy Show and Sale.
In recent years, the sale has taken place in the town of East Aurora NY, the home of the
Fisher-Price factory! The sale has been part of the East Aurora Chamber of Commerce's
Street and Sidewalk Festival, a yearly event held during the last weekend of July. The sale typically has
about 8-12 vendors.
At the sale, you can find
vendors selling all types of Fisher-Price toys: classic Little People sets and parts; wooden pull toys;
miscellaneous Fisher-Price toys like dolls and Toyfest Replicas; some newer Little People sets;
other older toys by various toy makers; plus many more. You just never know what you may find!
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The sale over the past few years has been held at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in
East Aurora, NY on Pine Street (right off of Main Street, behind Vidlers Store). The sale is held
rain or shine. Vendors take cash and there are a couple of ATM machines very close to the church.
To get an idea of the size and scope of the sale, see the photos at the
Convention 2012 page!
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Here is a map of East Aurora, marking where the Immanuel Church is:
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| Here is a picture of the entrance to the Immanuel Lutheran Church, where the sale from 2010-2013 was held.
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History of the Toy Show and Sale
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Looking to Buy Some Toys?
For many years, the members of the
Fisher-Price
Collectors Club have held sales
to sell their antique and collectible toys.
Most years (up to 2008), the members sold their toys at a sale during East Aurora's
annual event Toyfest. Toyfest was held during the last weekend in August, where East Aurora
celebrated their toy heritage. Members of our club, plus many other vendors, would
set up at the Middle School and sell collectible toys.
It really was quite a sight -
tables and tables of people selling classic Fisher-Price toys!
Need a certain piece or Little Person? Want a set in the
original box? Need a toy you had from childhood and want for your
kids? Chances are you would find it at the Toyfest sale!
Sadly, primarily due to financial reasons, Toyfest was discontinued in 2008.
Losing Toyfest meant the club members now had nowhere to sell their toys. We had no sale in 2009.
But for 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013, we found a new venue for our Toy Show and Sale -
we are now part of the
East Aurora's Chamber of Commerce Street and Sidewalk
Sale, held each year during the last weekend in July. This sale coincides with
Reunion Weekend, an event that brings many people to East Aurora. The Fisher-Price
Collectors Club is hoping this weekend will be our new "home" for years to come.
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Information on Past Sales
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2012 Sale
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The club held their 2012 Toy Show and Sale on July 28, 2012 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church
on Pine Street in East Aurora NY. We had more vendors than the prior years, which was great!
It was a fun day - lots of toys being sold, plus some new vendors to check out. Many club
members were selling or buying that day, and of course everyone was socializing left and right!
The sale was from 9:00 am until 2:30, and was once again held as
part of the East Aurora Chamber of Commerce's Street and Sidewalk
Sale, which was held right outside on Main Street.
To see photos of the sale, go to the Convention 2012 Page and scroll on down!
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2011 Sale
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The 2011 Toy Show and Sale was held on July 30, 2011 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church
on Pine Street, in East Aurora NY. We had a great time!
The sale was from 9:00 am until around 2:30ish pm.
The sale was held as part of the East Aurora Chamber of Commerce's Street and Sidewalk
Sale, which was held right outside on Main Street. The sale went very well - lots of
foot traffic, with many classic toys being bought! Our vendors were pleased with the turnout.
Sorry no photos - still have to find some good ones.
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2010 Sale
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The 2010 Toy Show and Sale was a lot of fun and we were very pleased with
how it went! Click here to see photos
from the club's 2010 convention, which include many from the sale.
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No 2009 Sale
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Due to a variety of factors, the
Fisher-Price Collectors Club had no Toy Show and Sale this year.
The reasons were many - bad economy, construction in East Aurora, Donna's old aching bones,
no Toyfest, Toytown Museum closing, some regulars being unavailable this year, etc.
Like the Fisher-Price Little People bullies shown here, we were not
happy about this, but the decision was made
after a lot of careful thought and discussion.
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General Sale Info & Our 2008 Sale
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In 2007 and the years prior to that, The Annual Toy Show and Sale
has taken place as part of the Toyfest Festival that was held
every August in East Aurora, NY. The sale usually was at the
Middle School on Main Street, in a large all-purpose room. Just
tables and tables of vendors selling their old toys! Boxes and bins
of Little People parts and pieces! Sets with original boxes and ones
mint-in-the-box too! Wooden pull toys, music boxes! Even other
lines of vintage car and truck toys. It was
the best place for club members and the public to buy the toys
they always dreamed about.
But sadly,
in 2008 East Aurora's Toyfest festival was cancelled,
and it isn't coming back.
With Toyfest cancelled, it left our annual sale with no venue and
stuck in limbo! But fortunately, everything pulled together
and the sale moved temporarily to a new and very fitting location - the
Toy Town Museum!
(Sadly the museum closed in May 2009).
What a unique opportunity for the public who visit
the museum, as they could actually buy toys that they usually
only see behind the glass displays! So thanks to the museum,
the sale was a success. The club also held auctions of toy donations,
which raised money for local charities. The sale was held over
the last weekend in August.
Below are some photos
from the August 2008 sale:
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The 2008 sale was here at the
Toy Town Museum in East Aurora
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Classic toys for sale everywhere you look!
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Bins and baskets of parts and pieces!
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Wish you could wind one up and hear it play?
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How many wooden pull toys do you see?
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Lots of classic tin trucks and cars, too!
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Photos from Pre-2008 Swaps and Sales
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Some years
during the convention, the Fisher-Price Collectors Club
would hold swap meets as well as the Toyfest sale. Here
are some photos, showing what toys just might be found! The scale of the sale is smaller nowadays (after 2009).
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Got to look through all the toys .....
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Oh! I spy a castle with an original box! A McDonalds Set! And an
Amusement Park!
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Setting up for the sale - don't you wish you could
reach out and grab something!
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Would love to search every bin in there ....
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