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Interviews - archive

Interviews with interesting people in the Simpsons Collector community, including Q & A with PlayMates VP Jeff Trojan.

Friday, April 12, 2002 Playmates Answers Our Questions - March, 2002 - discuss

Here are the questions to Playmates Toys and their answers from March, 2002... read more

Articles - archive

Articles and editorials covering recent events, releases and issues important to the Simpsons Collector community.

Saturday, April 27, 2002 Poll Results - World of Springfield 2003 Line Up - discuss

Okay, I have a million other things I need to do, but I couldn't resist completing the results. These have already been sent to Playmates.... read more

Saturday, April 06, 2002 WoS Playsets: From Prototypes to Final Release - discuss

One question that comes up a lot here at the old Collector Sector involves the changes between the prototype and final versions of a WoS playset. Many collectors want to know why their Arcade has only three games as opposed to the five they saw in online pictures or why their Simpsons Kitchen has no corn on the curtains. The reason is that the pictures people see online or in toy magazines before an item’s release are prototype versions. It is not at all unusual for a company to make a few changes to a product before it is officially released. Some of these changes are for the better while some things are unfortunately scaled back due to cost issues. So, without further ado, we present you with a comprehensive list of these changes for all the WoS interactive environments.

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Monday, April 01, 2002 Behind the Screens: Updating the WoS Phrase Database

We thought that our visitors might enjoy a little look behind the screens at the process involved in updating the World of Springfield Phrase Database when a new series of figures and playsets are released.... read more

Monday, April 01, 2002 Welcome Back, Simpsons Collector Sector

Hello and welcome back to the Simpsons Collector Sector! As you may know, our old webhost suffered attacks in early February and much of our site's content was lost and interactive features crippled ... it was unclear when we would be able to bring them back up. However, with the help of our great members, staff began work immediately on obtaining archived copies of the data and creating a plan to rebuild the site ... read more

Friday, March 29, 2002 Happy Trades To You - discuss

Using the SCS Buy/Sell/Trade forums can often be a friendlier alternative to the craziness of eBay, but there are a number of procedures we recommend to ensure things go smoothly.... read more


Reviews - archive

Reviews of Simpsons Collectibles by our staff.

Saturday, April 06, 2002 Chief Wiggum Test Shot - discuss

As some of you may know I recently won an auction on eBay for a Chief Wiggum "Prototype". The seller listed this figure as a prototype, but in reality it was what is called a test shot. No matter, I was very happy to get it... read more


20 Questions - archive

Short "20 Questions" interviews with message board members and other Simpsons Collector community personalities.

Sunday, March 24, 2002 20 Questions standbyme

Time for another installment of 20 Questions, this time with member standbyme. ... read more

Saturday, March 23, 2002 20 Questions with nintendo man

Time for another installment of 20 Questions, this time with member nintendo man. ... read more

Thursday, March 21, 2002 20 Questions with spman200

Time for another installment of 20 Questions, this time with member spman200. ... read more

Wednesday, March 20, 2002 20 Questions Gooker1

Time for another installment of 20 Questions, this time with member Gooker1. ... read more

Monday, March 18, 2002 20 Questions with Barnacleez

Time for another installment of 20 Questions, this time with member Barnacleez. ... read more

Monday, March 18, 2002 20 Questions with theymightberyan

Time for another installment of 20 Questions, this time with member theymightberyan. ... read more

Sunday, March 17, 2002 20 Questions with jhkbart

Time for another installment of 20 Questions, this time with member jhkbart. ... read more

Sunday, March 17, 2002 20 Questions with RaechelR

Time for another installment of 20 Questions, this time with member RaechelR. ... read more

Thursday, March 14, 2002 20 Questions littleyellowpeople

Time for another installment of 20 Questions, this time with member littleyellowpeople. ... read more

Thursday, March 14, 2002 20 Questions with rjcoulston

Time for another installment of 20 Questions, this time with member rjcoulston. ... read more

Friday, February 01, 2002 20 Questions with Pin Pal Jude

Time for another installment of 20 Questions, this time with member Pin Pal Jude. ... read more

Friday, February 01, 2002 20 Questions with Puny Human 354

Time for another installment of 20 Questions, this time with member Puny Human 354. ... read more

Tuesday, January 29, 2002 20 Questions with VoteQuimby2002

Time for another installment of 20 Questions, this time with member VoteQuimby2002. ... read more

Tuesday, January 22, 2002 20 Questions with Griffsta

Time for another installment of 20 Questions, this time with member Griffsta. ... read more

Saturday, January 19, 2002 20 Questions with Hunter1985

Time for another installment of 20 Questions, this time with member Hunter1985. ... read more


Magazine Issues

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Issue No. 13
Issue No. 12
Issue No. 11
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Issue No. 7
Issue No. 6
Issue No. 5
Issue No. 3
Issue No. 2
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