As Pinoy Toy Kolektors Forum’s slogan says:” “Look mom, it’s not a toy. It’s a collectible.”
My Story
I’ve always been a frustrated toy collector ever since i was a kid. The characters i wanted were either unavailable or simply too expensive, so i settled with the obscure figures. No duke? I got crystal ball instead. No jazz? No grimlock? Hello gears and cosmos! No he-man? Me gots stinkor! 
Anyways i stopped buying toys when i got into High-school, and eventually i gave up my entire collection to my little nephews. Big mistake i know.
I started buying toys again only late last year, concentrating solely on Transformers. After completing the five autobot characters from the TF movie however, i began trying out other toy lines as well, albeit slowly.
Today i have a small toy collection that revolves around my favorite characters as a young boy. I make it a point to enjoy myself with my hobby knowing fully well that this might be short-lived: married life is just lurking around the corner and i’ll probably be forced to stop buying toys again one of these days. But at least the boy in me is somehow satisfied. I guess im ready enough to grow up. 
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My Advise
Sometimes having the money is not enough when it comes to getting toys for your little boys. Dads and moms should also pay attention to the characters that their children covet, or else they spend hard earned money on toys that their children wouldn’t be too excited about.
There’s this myth that if you bring your kid over to some store and force him to pick the best available toy there, then that kid will forever be happy and satisfied. Contrary to popular belief, buying toys is not really a one-stop, one-step process. The parents should visit toy department stores around the city, especially SM Toy KingdomDavao and Gaisano Mall Davao. They should ask sales ladies for the availability of certain characters. And in case there are none available in those stores, they should surf the net for more information. And if they want to buy online, there’s always davaosale.com, for starters. And of course ebay.
The bottomline is, if parents want to make their kids really happy, then they should exert extra effort to land the figures they covet, and not just settle with some obscure or crummy toys that their kids don’t want anything to do with. Like I said, making your kids happy requires not just your money, but also effort, patience and determination to see your kids beaming with that big, big smile.
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My apologies again for the prolonged inactivity of this blog. I’ve been too busy these days, plus the camera I ordered from somewhere hasn’t arrived yet. But even then, i assure you all that this blog is here to stay, and consistent updates will be on the way again.. and soon!
And finally, please do visit the Davao Toy Collectors forum (http://dtc.ipbfree.com).
Thanks and peace to everyone.
i remember the time during the Transformers the Movie hype, lots of parents were looking for a Bumblebee toy for their kids. Unfortunately, the only ones left in the shelves were the unknown pegwarmer figures. So they would end up getting the unknown fig (hey, it’s still a Transformer toy) to suffice.
thanks for dropping by squall
Ramesh, musta? Kahinumdum pa ka sa ako?
Lipay ko na nakita tika diri 
oi bai, syempre naalala kita. i even checked out your blog a while ago, kaso not sure ako if ikaw yun. di kasi naka lagay complete name mo dun eh. hehe. anyways thanks kaayo for dropping by bai. i’ll add up your blog to my own blogroll
I’m a toy collector too. I was actually directed here from your signature at our Davao Toy Community forum.
Kaadik jud magcollect bay? You started with transformers and now you’re trying other toys as well. Haha, makarelate ko!
Anyway, good site bro.
thanks for the kind words bai
Sir.. pwede mag tanung>?? kung may DUncan yoyo na binibinta jan sa davao?? yung mamahalin.. PLz answer.. Email mo Ako sa Babz_yan101@yahoo.com.ph HIntayin ko u reply.. tnx. ^_^.
Been to Davao lately,
i was amaze with what davao can offer to us toy collectors.
Gaisano Mall offers array of toylines from deep generic toys to wide selection of Banded (collectible) toys. a must visit for toy collectors.
TK how every has deep stocks of branded but its the same as what manila can offer and less varieties.
GS Gaisano has Wide range of collectibles but a hefty (arm costing) price tags.
i would suggest to vist all of them, but if you have a short shopping time, just visit Gaisano Mall of Davao.
…. im back in Subic now.
hi bro galaxy, i rmr ive read na this wayy before as i was searching something in the net,,,
i have 2 kids a 7yo boy, 6yo girl, uu tama tlaga sinabi mo na
“”making your kids happy requires not just your money, but also effort, patience and determination to see your kids beaming with that big, big smile.”"
quality + character sa toys importante…
as a child sauna, limited ra pud akoang toys, now together with my kids we all enjoy toy collecting, especially my 7yrold boy, as i introduce him to the gi joe toyline, now hes hook na tlaga sa gi joes, and i didnt force him to like gi joes LOL, i just told him na i use to play joes when i was young, dati kasi panay BEN10 lng toys niya, now were playing/hunting joes together, also hes excited na rin sa the movie, timing tlaga
grabeh na ka iconic ang gi joes, ilang generations na