A Possible Gold Mine!

Hey everyone and Happy Halloween! Anyway I was talking to a few guys at work about their days back in the 60’s 70’s and 80’s. Somehow we got on the topic of halloween masks/costumes. My co-worker Brad told me about this store he remembered going to when he was in high school. There was an old shop on the north side of our town that was run by an old lady and she used the store as a pawn shop/Halloween Costume store from the late 1960’s to the mid 80’s. Well hearing that a lightbulb turned on in my head and all I could think of were the 1975 Captain Kirks! I did some research today and I found out that the old lady died in the mid 90’s and left the shutdown shop to her son. I found his name in the phonebook and gave him a call. We talked for awhile and he told me all the stories about his mom and growing up in that store. I then asked him if she sold masks there and he said yes, w/o even thinking I said “Are there any masks laying around yet in the abandoned shop?” He said yea I got a list written down here of boxes in the attic and storage room with old odds and ends masks/costumes. He was always thinking about starting the shop again so he just kept an inventory of odds and ends. He found the list and started reading off the box titles. He caught my attention when he blurted out “Star Trek Masks!” I said is there any way I can meet up w/ you and see what you got? Sure thing he said hows Sunday sound, I said Ill be up there! So guys this could be good or it could be a big deal over nothing. Ill find out Sunday if Mr. Kirk is waiting for me!!!

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Oh wow thanks man, thats gonna be a big help in our community. Just imagine those regular Kirks, waiting to be converted hahaha! Thanks man, and I got a question, if it was staying around for a period of time, do you think its still in great condition?

Oh wow thanks man, thats gonna be a big help in our community. Just imagine those regular Kirks, waiting to be converted hahaha! Thanks man, and I got a question, if it was staying around for a period of time, do you think its still in great condition?

Damn dude, i can imagine how you feel right now, wouldnt it be sweet if there were like three kirks or something , even one would be unbelievable, wow , good luck on this !

Thanks everyone I cant sleep. I dont know what the condition of the masks would be. If they were in an attic they might be all melted and nasty, and on the other hand they could have been well stored and they could be in excellent shape. Ill find out Sunday!! :drinkers:

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That sounds awesome, I hope you find one of the hidden grails of all time there dude, the story alone was very exciting and inticing, i understand how you feel.
Z

I hope you score!!!

Please update us ASAP! This could be huge! :open_mouth:

Wow Brent I’ll keep my fingers crossed for ya bro :smiley: That would be golden…
Later!
Jay

Sunday?? Dude get up there tomorrow…How ironic would it be if you found a 75 ON Halloween…Call him back & tell him you will be in the N-hood tomorrow.





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If he has a bundle and is selling one for 29 bucks (the price back in the day) spare me one :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Good luck man! If it turns out to be what you’re hoping for try not to seem overly anxious! :wink:

im praying for you-

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j :wink:

Killer, dude…seriously.

There are so many weird shops around here, you know what I mean.

Is it in Manty?

Good Luck!!!

[quote=“SaM HaiN 5150”]Sunday?? Dude get up there tomorrow…How ironic would it be if you found a 75 ON Halloween…Call him back & tell him you will be in the N-hood tomorrow.


Good point dude. Could be the best Halloween ever ! :drinkers:

OH WOW, when i got to the bit when he said “i got boxes of them” i got a shiver down my spine, who knows what is lurking in there, even if there are no kirks, they are still probably vintage masks and there are still probably loads of awesome stuff up there! good luck man, be sure to post after! :wink: