The world needs more pro wrestling managers… Me doing my best to recruit big talent.
#AEW
Ok I’m ready for Halloween.
#snape #harrypott
I’ve been purchasing original animated art recently. Here are some vintage Pokémon – 4 lots that I purchased from Heritage Auctions a few months back! I believe very much in the potential return on investment of original 1:1 animated art. ❤️. Underrated in my opinion!
Vanderbilt’s business school opened the door to Mattel and kicked off my career in toys / consumer products brand management. I’m forever grateful. I’m proud to be an alumni, and to continue to contribute to scholarships, student focus investments and the future of innovation. You don’t have to go to a top 25, 50, 100 school or to college at all – to be a very successful person. But for those who do come from all over the world to join this institution, it’s truly joyful. ❤️
@vanderbiltowen @owenc4evanderbilt @vanderbiltu @dr.brenboston
Vanderbilt’s business school opened the door to Mattel and kicked off my career in toys / consumer products brand management. I’m forever grateful. I’m proud to be an alumni, and to continue to contribute to scholarships, student focus investments and the future of innovation. You don’t have to go to a top 25, 50, 100 school or to college at all – to be a very successful person. But for those who do come from all over the world to join this institution, it’s truly joyful. ❤️
@vanderbiltowen @owenc4evanderbilt @vanderbiltu @dr.brenboston
Vanderbilt’s business school opened the door to Mattel and kicked off my career in toys / consumer products brand management. I’m forever grateful. I’m proud to be an alumni, and to continue to contribute to scholarships, student focus investments and the future of innovation. You don’t have to go to a top 25, 50, 100 school or to college at all – to be a very successful person. But for those who do come from all over the world to join this institution, it’s truly joyful. ❤️
@vanderbiltowen @owenc4evanderbilt @vanderbiltu @dr.brenboston
Vanderbilt’s business school opened the door to Mattel and kicked off my career in toys / consumer products brand management. I’m forever grateful. I’m proud to be an alumni, and to continue to contribute to scholarships, student focus investments and the future of innovation. You don’t have to go to a top 25, 50, 100 school or to college at all – to be a very successful person. But for those who do come from all over the world to join this institution, it’s truly joyful. ❤️
@vanderbiltowen @owenc4evanderbilt @vanderbiltu @dr.brenboston
Vanderbilt’s business school opened the door to Mattel and kicked off my career in toys / consumer products brand management. I’m forever grateful. I’m proud to be an alumni, and to continue to contribute to scholarships, student focus investments and the future of innovation. You don’t have to go to a top 25, 50, 100 school or to college at all – to be a very successful person. But for those who do come from all over the world to join this institution, it’s truly joyful. ❤️
@vanderbiltowen @owenc4evanderbilt @vanderbiltu @dr.brenboston
Vanderbilt’s business school opened the door to Mattel and kicked off my career in toys / consumer products brand management. I’m forever grateful. I’m proud to be an alumni, and to continue to contribute to scholarships, student focus investments and the future of innovation. You don’t have to go to a top 25, 50, 100 school or to college at all – to be a very successful person. But for those who do come from all over the world to join this institution, it’s truly joyful. ❤️
@vanderbiltowen @owenc4evanderbilt @vanderbiltu @dr.brenboston
Always nice to return home only to see my favorite Squishmallows. On the right is Joelle, the Bigfoot Squishmallows named after my younger daughter. To the left is Pikachu – the greatest entertainment brand of all time and the company that so greatly impacted my career. ❤️. @squishmallows are awesome. What a great team!! @jazwares
A complete set of 1996 Carddass Charizard PSA 10. Maybe less than 5 complete sets in existence?
#000 PSA 10 Charizard Trainer (pop 10)
#6 PSA 10 Charizard Prism Red (pop 50ish)
#6 PSA 10 Charizard Prism Green (pop 30ish)
The red and green are together in the pop report (87 total).
Some believe Carddass is the first set. I believe it very likely hit the street first.
I’ve never received the complete story on Carddass vs Topsun. My belief is that the Topsun license might have been first signed. Style guide appears to be the oldest based on many conversations I’ve had. Art and dating. However, Carddass appears to be distributed first – first in consumer hands. The question of printing will never be known. If Topsun was licensed, printed and held in a warehouse – explaining the 1995 mark – will remain a mystery. How 1995 mark was ever reviewed and approved in such a comprehensive system will remain a mystery.
Carddass appears to have the best clear claim to 1st in consumers hands. And, over time, that makes the 3 Carddass cards in the set Green Prism, Red Prism and 000 Trainer very rare and worthwhile in Pokémon history… and without further information, they may be the true rookie cards.
The most comprehensive review and tracking of this set is done by @maxmaxcity – a seriously committed and passionate collector.
Some opinion above!! ❤️❤️
Jeremy
In 2004, we made this 1:100 NY Toy Fair Dragonball Z Frieza Saga Battle Damaged Vegeta. I’ve never seen it offered for sale. We included a free, gold Chibi.
I think it’s funny we called the Chibi free… in that this was a media giveaway. LOL
I was 29 when we made these – IF you were in our NY showroom that Feb 2004, we handed out 1:100’s for WWE (Warrior), Mucha Lucha, DBZ, Van Helsing, Classic Monsters, Yu Yu Hakusho and more. Insane. What a haul.
Super duper rare #DragonBallZ
A few auctions I’m watching very closely closing in a few hours… with predictions.
1) 1996 Pokémon TCG No Rarity Symbol PSA 10 Charizard. It’s an absolute grail. The pop report is 8. I’ve heard it’s slightly less. Ultimately this sells for a multiple of the 1999 1st edition PSA 10 Charizard. We might be a generation from that. In my opinion, it’s that big of a card. It’s not as underrated as the 1996 PSA 10 Carddass historically, but it’s vastly underrated. And it’s tempting. It’s 1 of a very few cards I’m missing pre-2000 PSA 10 Charizard and Pikachu. Current bid is $126,000 with BP. My estimation is $300-$350k w BP. Anything below $250k is remarkable in my opinion with serious long term upside. And today may show just how big this card is already. (FINAL / REALIZED AUCTION PRICE – $300,000… within my $300-$350k estimate.)
2) 1999 1st edition Charizard PSA 10. It’s the most famous Pokémon card – the grail people know. The PSA 10 pop report has barely moved in years. In the past few years this card has settled into the $210-230k range. They rarely come up for auction. 2-3x per year. Current bid $120k with BP. My estimation is $210-$230k w BP. (FINAL / REALIZED AUCTION PRICE – $218,750… within my $210-$230k estimate.)
3) – 4) 1999 1st edition Blastoise and Venosaur PSA 10. Low ppp. Current bid $13,500 w BP for Blastoise. Selling $23,000 – $25,000 most recently. Estimation $25,000 due to rarity. Venosaur Estimation $12,500-$15,000. (FINAL / REALIZED AUCTION PRICE – $21,250 and $11,875… about 15% and 5% below my final bid expectation.)
5) The Pikachu Illustrator PSA 9 closes in 4 days and it’s the grail of grails… it’s the Honus of Pokémon. While the 1st edition Charizard 1999 is the 1952 Mantle.
The first 4 auctions close on @heritagetcg @heritageauctions in about 2 hours. The illustrator on @goldinco in 4 days.
This is my favorite person in the world. She’s my best friend. She’s the most attractive woman I’ve ever seen. She’s the smartest person I know. @dr.brenboston
Watching Charlie Munger eat an entire box of See’s Peanut Brittle at the 2023 annual Berkshire Hathaway meeting, while also masterfully answering questions for almost 6 hours, will remain one of the highlights of my professional career.
When we asked Mrs. Buffett if she’d like a Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger limited edition Squishmallows, she responded – “I’ll take Charlie.”
We exclaimed, “Why, just Charlie?!”
She replied, “I see Warren every single day. Every day. I’ll take a Charlie.” ❤️
We all honestly believed that we had at least a few more annual meetings ahead to enjoy the folksy brilliance of the Buffett Munger combination… perhaps the greatest business team of all time.
Photo #1 – Charlie Munger after many hours of Q&A enjoying his peanut brittle.
Photo #2 – judd zebersky, Laura Zebersky, myself, and other @jazwares team members enjoying a conversation with Warren Buffett while handing over some Warren and Charlie limited edition Berkshire Hathaway 2023 annual meeting @squishmallows
At 99.5 years old, Charlie Munger sat in front of a live audience of 40,000 with so much life… a life filled with purpose… a life well lived.
Watching Charlie Munger eat an entire box of See’s Peanut Brittle at the 2023 annual Berkshire Hathaway meeting, while also masterfully answering questions for almost 6 hours, will remain one of the highlights of my professional career.
When we asked Mrs. Buffett if she’d like a Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger limited edition Squishmallows, she responded – “I’ll take Charlie.”
We exclaimed, “Why, just Charlie?!”
She replied, “I see Warren every single day. Every day. I’ll take a Charlie.” ❤️
We all honestly believed that we had at least a few more annual meetings ahead to enjoy the folksy brilliance of the Buffett Munger combination… perhaps the greatest business team of all time.
Photo #1 – Charlie Munger after many hours of Q&A enjoying his peanut brittle.
Photo #2 – judd zebersky, Laura Zebersky, myself, and other @jazwares team members enjoying a conversation with Warren Buffett while handing over some Warren and Charlie limited edition Berkshire Hathaway 2023 annual meeting @squishmallows
At 99.5 years old, Charlie Munger sat in front of a live audience of 40,000 with so much life… a life filled with purpose… a life well lived.
Roll this back after Usyk. Don’t make Ngannou fight anyone else except the winner of that fight. It was that close… and I absolutely think Tyson Fury is phenomenal historically.
There were 6 very close rounds.
Ngannou won 3 rounds w a 10-8.
Fury won 4 rounds. 3 were very close.
3 rounds were even.
This was as close of a fight as one could score. Heavyweight lineal undefeated champion of 14 years is going to get the benefit of the doubt in some minds, but even with that it was a tie. If you look at the fight without knowing a thing about a boxing debut, I still see a tie or edge to Ngannou. This was wild.
In my opinion, what happened last night is one of the greatest athletic feats of all time. Ngannou making a boxing debut at 37 years old against a 14 year undefeated giant… an all time great still only 35.
I’m blown away. Unreal. Seemingly impossible and makes Rocky look like a reality show. The movie rights to this will be expensive. 😃❤️
I hope you are having a good day, but if you aren’t – your time, my time is our time. It’s finite and they won’t make more of it.
Kobe knew… the Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone 1st edition 1st print hardback book 1:500 – with most going to public libraries and much destroyed – was a collectible to keep…
Turkey Trot 5k while visiting SF. Bren finished 31st in her age group and I finished 62nd in mine. Moreover, she finished 1 minute ahead of me! PS – I’m 6 months older than @dr.brenboston so I have a valid excuse.
Turkey Trot 5k while visiting SF. Bren finished 31st in her age group and I finished 62nd in mine. Moreover, she finished 1 minute ahead of me! PS – I’m 6 months older than @dr.brenboston so I have a valid excuse.
Let’s hear the disagreement.
LeBron = greatest career.
Jordan = greatest 10 year run.
Chamberlain = greatest season.
Russell = greatest champion.
Proud of our entire Jazwares, LLC team and specifically the passionate, smart, hard working, resilient, inventive Squishmallows squad for bringing home the TOTY – toy of the year – for a 3rd consecutive year!
Much appreciation to the The Toy Association, The Toy Foundation, and most importantly we’re thankful to the Squishmallows collectors and kids around the world.
@jazwares @squishmallows
