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The store carries items from the 1970s to the present.
Owner Shaun Neinast started selling toys at age 12.
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Dallas Vintage Toys owner has passion for collecting
Dallas Vintage Toys opened in 2007 and buys and sells new and used toys.
opening and moved to its current location in 2020. What’s special about it? The store owner said he is knowledgeable about several di erent collectibles, not just toys. “I’ve had prototypes; I’ve had high-end stu , but I just kind of like the history,” Neinast said. His expertise has led to appearances in movies and television shows, Neinast said. “I’m just doing what I’ve done my whole life,”
Dallas Vintage Toys owner Shaun Neinast has long had a passion for collecting toys. Neinast began collecting when a neighborhood friend showed him several “Star Wars” toys. Neinast said his father then showed him the lms, and that began a lifelong passion. The backstory Neinast opened Dallas Vintage Toys in 2007 and said he sells “anything and everything” collectible from the 1970s to today. However, Neinast got his start at age 12 after borrowing enough money to set up a booth at a comic-con event. “That was when comic-cons were awesome, and it was one day,” Neinast said. The store has relocated several times since
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“We buy, sell, trade; we o er layaway; there’s no excuse for you not to get the toy that you want or deserve,” Neinast said.
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