The beginners Guide to Collecting Action Man

We have compiled this short guide to Collecting Britains best loved toy, Action Man. You will find useful suppliers, YouTube Channels and books which will help you start your journey. Below are the links we used in the video:

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[toypolloi]

Thanks for the shout out! Keep up the good work on your videos.

[gunner]

Very well done! I love the advert. I still have some Action Man figures and a few other types. 45 years later and I am going to play with them. Bye!

[ciggy.fe]

Great video, in charity shops found a couple from the 1990's
Roller man, and a few other casualty figures, top brand, wish kids could stay a few hours off phones, etc for play (unless they're doing online schooling.) Can't get these quality toys today. Sadly...🇬🇧👌❤👍

[alainbernard]

Merci de m’avoir fait rire avec la vidéo. De bons souvenirs d’enfance. Merci.

[petebutler]

Hello friend. Pete from Atlanta here. Your production quality is exquisite and I am a new subscriber to your YouTube channel! Bravo Mate, BRAVO 👏

[manweller]

Thanks for doing this vid so many great memories ❤️🏆👍🏾

[window]

I’m a kid and want this stuff. These collectibles look better then games to be honest.

[carlorjj]

Great vídeo and nice memories thanks for the information.

[SNP-]

When I think of the collection of seven Action Men and various uniforms I had as a 12 year old in 1967, compared to the absolutely fantastic sets that came out later, I could get green with envy ! Tanks ? Motorcycles ? Jeeps ? No way, only in my wildest dreams ! Therefore I Jerry built a tank for my men out of cardboard boxes, but like you said in the introduction, we were imaginative in those days and learnt to improvise and make do with what we had. But those later uniforms were so excellent in detail, I must say that I sometimes regret growing up !!!

[TheToyBoy]

Some very good tips here! Another top tip for ebay buying is BE PATIENT! Unless you're dealing with something very rare, you'll often find that missing piece that you're desperate to get hold of, will eventually show up for a much more reasonable price than that ridiculous Buy It Now price you've been tempted by and don't get involved in auction battles that often end with the winner paying twice its real value!

[Punisher]

Action Man was my favourite Toy when I was young kid, now I'm an adult and I collect Hot Toys figures and statues, I guess figures never left me

[simonandersen]

😂❤- FUNNY, the stop/ action motion clip!! 😅💦❤️😎👌

[kjamison]

Thank you so much for this great video.

I am long past collecting Action Man for display but I hope to be able to piece together some bits and pieces for sale that will interest folks.

Big shout out to Dave at Toy Polloi for his restoration videos on Action Man as well as the many other wonderful toys he has amassed over the years.

0:43 Wow! There’s a blast from my past - a Galaxy Invader 1000 handheld game!

I don’t remember the exact details, I believe there was a competition in Look-In (THE teen magazine in the 70’s) and I won one of these games. I played with it for ages then my best friend borrowed it, the batteries ran out and he plugged in a mains adaptor which was the wrong polarity and it never worked again. I think it was thrown out many years ago.

And Ladybird books. Proper reading for children. I read as many as I could from the early series of Peter and Jane (and Pat the dog) right through to the later stories where Peter and Jane would visit cousins at the seaside and explore caves or go water-skiing. Our local library (closed many years ago and currently under planning permission for ‘residential apartments’) had so many of these Ladybird books and I spent so much time there, even after I went to ‘big school’ after primary education.

[kelliehardie]

Another Awesome Video, This is a good one, very informative and great for the new collector, Thank you :-)

[DiegoMoreno-scod]

excellent video, very good information, thanks

[tabbiecat]

omg once again a brilliant video great for the beginners

[oliverphillips]

Me as a 9 year old now I wish I could get action man

[milesgentry]

I COLLECT GI JOE..PALITOY..GREAT MEMORIES OF THE 60S!❤

[CallumAndersonASMR]

I'M A KID BUT I WANT TO COLLECT THE NEW ACTION MEN AND I SUBSCRIBED TO TOY POLLOI

[bladerunnersn]

Nicely done
Stuart founder of Action man Gi Joe collectors group on facebook