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| | CLUB UPDATE JANUARY 23, 2021: Hello club members and all Fisher-Price fans! Many of you have asked about membership for the 2020-2021 year. Due to the current covid situation, we extended all current memberships for another year while we wait until the world gets in a better place, and we can get together again. The good news is the most recent Gabby Goose newsletter was mailed out in December 2020, so all 2020 club members should have received it! Many thanks to Kara for being our editor for this edition! No idea yet on whether the club will get together in the summer of 2021. While we wait for the world to heal, please join us in the Fisher-Price Facebook Groups so we can keep on collecting, chatting and staying in touch! |
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WELCOME TO OUR OFFICIAL SITE! The Fisher-Price Collectors Club is a group of people who enjoy collecting the wonderful toys made by the Fisher-Price toy company. We have been together for well over 25 years, first forming in 1993. The club is a registered non-profit organization with the purpose to preserve and collect Fisher-Price toys, and to bring together the people who enjoy them. Our club is unique in that we don't just exist as an online entity - we have a yearly convention where we get together to meet in person and socialize; and also have a sale to buy, sell and trade our favorite toys! If you have ever seen Brad Cassity's book Fisher-Price Toys, yes that's our club mentioned in there, and many photos in that book were from our club member's private collections. Check out our website and see what we do! |
| JANUARY 23, 2021 UPDATE: NEW! Hello club members and all Fisher-Price fans! Many of you have asked about membership for the 2020-2021 year. Due to the current covid situation, we extended all current memberships for another year while we wait until the world gets in a better place, and we can get together again. The good news is the most recent Gabby Goose newsletter was mailed out in December 2020, so all 2020 club members should have received it! Many thanks to Kara for being our editor for this edition! No idea yet on whether the club will get together in the summer of 2021. While we wait for the world to heal, please join us in the Fisher-Price Facebook Groups so we can keep on collecting, chatting and staying in touch!
JANUARY 1st, 2021 UPDATE: NEW! Happy New Year from the Fisher-Price Collectors Club! The Little People celebrate as the Teaching Clock strikes midnight! We can only hope for a better year ahead!
NOVEMBER 2020 UPDATE: NEW! Due to our cancelled 2020 convention and the ongoing covid situation, the club will be 'on pause' for now while we wait it out. All current members had their membership extended for another full year (covering the 2020-2021 year). The Gabby Goose newsletter is also on pause, so don't worry if you haven't received one in awhile! All current club members were mailed an envelope in October explaining the membership extension. But we aren't just twiddling our thumbs, as many of our collectors have been very busy with their collections during their stay-at-home time! Please join us in our Facebook Groups to see people's displays, see everyone's new toy finds, and generally just chat about Fisher-Price and stay in touch!
MAY 30, 2020 UPDATE: We are sad to report that the club's July 2020 Convention and Sale has been cancelled, which was expected. Due to Covid restrictions in New York, no large gatherings are permitted indefinitely in the state. The Fisher-Price Collectors Club's annual sale is part of a larger event, the East Aurora Chamber of Commerce's Street and Sidewalk Sale, which has been cancelled. As a result, the club is not getting together in 2020 (no dinner, no sale, no nothing). We look forwards to 2021, hoping the situaiton will have improved by then. Please join us chatting in our Facebook Groups so we can keep collecting, chatting and stay in touch!
MAY 10, 2020 UPDATE: With the uncertain times going on right now, The Fisher-Price Collectors Club's annual show and sale is still awaiting word on what to do this summer. The dates are July 24-25, 2020 in East Aurora NY. The sale is part of the East Aurora Chamber of Commerce's Street and Sidewalk sale, and they are awaiting decisions by the State of NY. Please check back on to this site for updates as they come.
February 17, 2020 UPDATE: Collectors, mark your calendars! The date is set - the Fisher-Price Collector Club's next annual Toy Show and Sale is Saturday July 25, 2020 in East Aurora NY! The times are 9:00am to 2:30 pm. The location is the Blazing Star Masonic Lodge at 645 Main Street. This is the same location for the sale as the prior few years. More information will be mailed to club members as the time gets closer. For more details, see our updated Toy Sale Page!.
December 22, 2019 UPDATE: Collectors, check your mailboxes! The November 2019 and December 2019 issues of the Gabby Goose newsletter were mailed out this week! The November issue is all about our July 2019 convention. The December issue is very special, as it showcases just about every ornament Fisher-Price made for Christmas! And in full color as well! It shows the Hallmark ornaments, Department 56 ornaments, and even some made by Fisher-Price for their employees. Many thanks to our wonderful editor and those who helped her put together such a unique and well-researched newsletter! Visit our updated Gabby Goose Newsletter Page for more info about the newsletters.
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| | Click on links below to see all the pages on this site! | | Annual Toy Sale - The Fisher-Price Collectors Club usually holds a sale once a year in East Aurora NY. Click to see information on any upcoming sales, and photos from past sales too! | | 2019 Convention! - The Fisher-Price Collectors Club holds our annual convention in East Aurora NY, during the last full weekend in July. This year's dates are Friday July 26th and Saturday July 27th. The convention usually has a social hour, annual sit-down catered dinner, and a toy show and sale. Check this link for updates as they come! | | News and Updates - Click to see news and updates from the Fisher-Price Collectors Club. Will include toy sale and convention information as plans are made. | | Gabby Goose Newsletter - Members of the Fisher-Price Collectors Club receive the club's newsletter The Gabby Goose usually 3 times a year (the newsletter is mailed out; it is not available online). This page has information about the current newsletter plus past newsletters as well. | | Facebook Groups - There are some active Facebook groups where Fisher-Price fans chat away about their recent toy finds and their collections! The club also has a Facebook page, which we primarily use for updates about the toy sale. | | The Fisher-Price Adventure People - The Adventure People were a line of toys made by Fisher-Price from the mid 1970's to the early 1980's. And wow, they can be super collectible, especially in the original boxes or cards! Click the link to see an overview to the Adventure People sets, plus photos of all the figures! | | Join the Club - The Fisher-Price Collectors Club is a non-profit organization that has existed for over 20 years. Click the link to read more about what a club membership includes. | | Past Conventions - The Fisher-Price Collectors Club has held our annual convention in East Aurora NY since our inception in 1993! Click to see writeups and photos from prior years. | | The Wooden Pull Trains - The Fisher-Price Collectors Club has members who love all different lines of toys made by Fisher-Price; we aren't just all Little People collectors! Many of our members love the older wooden pull toys, which were the primary toys made until the mid 1960's. One fun subgroup of the pull toys are the wooden trains, each with it's own style and identity. Click the link to see a whole bunch of them! | | Fisher-Price Guide Books - Looking to buy a guide book on classic Fisher-Price toys (pre-1990)? On this page we showcase 3 of the best ones out there, the books written by Brad Cassity, Bruce Fox and John Murray. | | Our Mission, Goals and History - An overview of the Fisher-Price Collectors Club, from our beginning in 1993 to current times. Explains our missions and goals as a non-profit organization. | | Overview of the Toys We Collect - What do the members of the Fisher-Price Collectors Club collect? The top line of toys (as you may guess) is the classic Little People toys, and second is the older wooden pull toys. But we have members who collect many other lines of toys as well! Musical wind-ups, newer Little People, the mighty Adventure People, plus more! See the link to get an overview of what lines of toys that collectors like! | | Fisher-Price Toy Collection Photos - See photos of many toys in the personal collection of one of our long-time members. This page showcases many different lines of collectible Fisher-Price toys. | | Fisher-Price Little People - The beloved Fisher-Price Little People made from the mid 1960's to 1989 are the top collectible line of toys by members of the club! This page is a brief overview of the Little People and some links to sites or books that can serve as an identification guide. | | East Aurora NY Information - The Fisher-Price Collectors Club holds our annual convention in East Aurora NY. Why East Aurora? It's the home of the Fisher-Price factory, of course! It's where it all started. This page has some general information about East Aurora for those coming to the convention for the first time. | | More Links - These are some more links to other sites with information about Fisher-Price toys. Like with all things on the Internet, sometimes the links go dead, but hopefully something still works on this page! | | Member Memorials - The club has many senior members, and sadly the march of time is invariably taking its toll. On this page we remember 2 club members who passed away, Deanna and Richard. |
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The club's email is: fpclub@att.net
NOTE: Since the club is run by volunteers, sometimes it takes awhile to answer emails. (If we recognize your email as a club member, you will definitely get priority!). Also the email account gets a lot of spam, so it's very easy to miss an email. If you have a toy-related question (not specifically club-related), you could always post in one of the Facebook groups.
NOTE ABOUT SELLING REQUESTS: The club often receives emails from people looking to sell their Fisher-Price toys (usually in played-with condition, or Toyfest toys) in a large lot to a collector. At this time, due to covid and lack of manpower, the club does not do any buying or selling over the internet. If you have toys to sell, best place to get views is to post in one of the Facebook sales groups, or use Ebay. One Facebook group to post sales is 'Fisher-Price Toys 4 Sales Only' as many club members and collectors hang out there (The Facebook group is not run by the club). Good luck with your selling!
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