Continuing a tradition from 2021 and 2020, here is my annual ranking of the Hot Wheels Regular Treasure Hunts. As always, it’s a mixed bag of quality and interest with these. However, the rarity on these have increased, with more “dud” cases showing up with no Hunts at all. Previously, you could generally count on…
Social Media was buzzing on Friday June 4, when people began seeing 2021 K case showing up at their Target stores. A local Collector Buddy confirmed this, as he got three cases in his store that day. I decided to set out and see what I could do. After getting some sleep from working the…
This is a checklist of the Original San Francisco Toy Makers (OSFTM) WCW figures from the mid 1990s. These figures popped up in 1995, bridging the gap between the WWF Hasbro series, and the WWF Jakks Bone Crunching Action series. Stylistically, they are the same as the original WWF LJN figures, and feature very similar…
Jakks WWF Bone Crunching Action wrestling figures made their debut in 1996. They were the new follow up to the iconic Hasbro WWF figures. These new figures were taller, and features arms and legs articulation along with “bone crunching action” at the knees and elbows. There were many BCA style figures released from 1996-1999, and…
Hot Wheels Cool Classics were first released in 2013. They were marketed towards adult collectors and were priced around $3.99. Each car featured a metal base, Spectrafrost colors and Retro-Slot wheels exclusive to the line. They were not a store exclusive, but they were easily found in Kroger, and Toys R Us in my experience. The slot wheels…
For 2023 , The Hot Wheels Target Retro Exclusive will be Ultra Hots. This follows previous Target exclusives Retros, Decades, and Flying Customs. The Ultra Hots are a throwback to the early 80s. All cars feature Spectraflame-style paintjobs, and are a tribute to the original Ultra Hots from 1984. Ultra Hots Wave 2 Checklist: Ultra Hots Wave 3…
…Also the bottom Five. The Hot Wheels Target Red Edition are one of my favorite store exclusives. I have compiled a complete checklist from 2017-2022. The Red Editions are Target exclusive basic models. They share the same deco as the mainline cars, but have exclusive colors, of red, white, and black. There is always a complimentary mainline…
2020 was a mixed bag for Regular Treasure Hunts, with some hits and some misses. This is normal for Hot Wheels since the Treasure Hunts were split away from Supers in 2013. You’ll get a mix of fantasy cars, cars for kids, and real vehicles. This post will sort out and rank the Regular Treasure…
Store exclusive Hot Wheels are a big part of my collecting agenda. Every year I seek out any of them that come out, and pride myself on having a pretty complete collection of them from over the years, including all Zamacs from Walmart, all Target Reds, all Kroger cars, all Dollar General/Gamestop, and most of…
One of my biggest segments of my Hot Wheels collection are the store exclusives. I always make a point to find them as they come out and I’ve been working on backfilling the holes in my set. What are store exclusives? Here’s a breakdown. Toys R Us, Kmart, Target, Walmart, Walgreens, Kroger, and now GameStop…
