Check this out if you are interested in anything retro 80's. A complete
Argos
Autumn/Winter 1984 Catalogue on a
CDR - both as jpegs and easily zoomable and navigatable
..pdf do***ent. Also - over 150 Uk television adverts from the 80's - many
of which
you won't find anywhere on the web as they were ripped from old VHS tapes.
All this for only £2.50 on ebay. Check out the link if you are
interested:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=019&sspagename=STRK%
3AMESE%3AIT&viewitem=&item=290055022594&rd=1&rd=1
Or do a search on Ebay for,
"OLD CHRISTMAS TOYS GAMES STAR WARS JEDI 1984 CDR"
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Some examples of Ebay feedback;
"Brilliant! It's like time travelling back to the high street. THANK
YOU!!"
"Great item, great idea. Excellent bonus material. Super fast delivery.
Thanks"
"I urge anyone to buy one, so interesting, fun,very quick
delivery...Thanks"
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If you have an interest in this kind of thing there is sure to be
something for you to
enjoy with this item. Old toys and games from Christmas 1984, Star Wars
toys and
original tv adverts (including British and one American advert for the
Star Wars Kenner
toys) - jewellery, watches, Barbie, lego, old hi fi equipment, old digital
watches,
walkmen etc... etc... - a fascinating do***ent of life in the 1980's. 284
pages packed
with the things we were all buying in 1984 - and the prices are quite
different also! Old
tv adverts with an elephant and mouse for the Commodore 64 (and a two page
spread) - boasting a massive 64K memory! Milk Tray, Cadburys Smash, Jimmy
Saville Intercity advert, Atari, Spectrum - tons of really interesting
stuff.
Here is the complete text from the ebay listing;
FANTASTIC NOVELTY ITEM!
NOSTALGIA HEAVEN!
ARGOS CATALOGUE - 22
AUTUMN/WINTER 1984
CDR
***WITH FREE BONUS ON THE SAME DISC***
OVER 150 CLASSIC 1980's TV ADVERTISEMENTS!
This is a unique CD-ROM of an extremely rare Argos catalogue. Total trip
in 1980's
nostalgia. 284 pages bursting with products! Easily viewable on your home
computer.
It is very difficult to obtain one of these catalogues and I have seen
them sell on EBAY
for more than £100 and thats not even including the expensive postage fee
on such a
heavy item!
Buy a CD-ROM (in a jewel case) of the entire catalogue for only £2.50!
Each page of the catalogue has been carefully scanned and digitally
enhanced. On the
CD-ROM the entire catalogue is available as both single jpeg images and a
PDF
do***ent which is easily viewable in the freely downloadable Adobe Acrobat
Reader.
(www.adobe.com) Zoom in to see product details or close-ups of individual
items!
Instantly jump to any page! If you are not already familiar with Adobe
Reader I highly
recommend you spend a few minutes learning some of the neat tricks it can
perform.
Browse four pages as thumbnails and scroll over any area of a page using
the zoom
feature! I have provided an example of this in one of my photographs for
the game
"UP AGAINST TIME". Use the original Index page to locate any item, simply
enter
the page number and you are there!
A fantastic digital record of 1980's designs and fa****ons. Toys,
electrical equipment,
typewriters, jewellery, cameras, lawnmowers, hoovers, hi-fi equipment,
cosmetics,
shower units, digital watches, duvet sets, musical keyboards, computers
etc... etc...
(COMMODORE 64, SPECTRUM 48k and ATARI - EACH OF THESE
COMPUTERS IS GIVEN A ONE PAGE SPREAD - WITH SCREENSHOTS OF
GAMES AND ACCESSORIES INCLUDED)
As this was the autumn/winter edition the toy section is massive! 35
pages of
Christmas goodies galore that every child dreamed of in 1984. Included
are:
Return of the Jedi (2 page spread of Star Wars toys 266-267), Game and
Watch,
Grandstand, Playskool, Texas Instruments (all electronic games), Domino
Rally mark
2, Space Attack!, Mr Pop!, Hornby Electric Trains, Knight Rider, The Dukes
of
Hazard, Ford XR3i Racing, Computer Battleshhip, The Hungry Hippos Game,
Trivial
Pursuit, Crossbows and Catapults, Perfection, Cabbage Patch Kids, Test
Match,
Beware of the Spider!, Tank Command, Tri-Omnibus, Stay Alive!, Connect4,
Game
of Life, Crossfire, Popoids, Duplo sets, Lots of LEGO sets (including
technic),
Spirograph, Fa****on Wheel, Master Moulder Set, Mr Frosty, Dekkertoys Tents
(including Spiderman tent), Bontempi, Streak Racing - GLOWS IN THE DARK! -
Dukes of Hazzard Speed Jumper, Corgi models (including Yorkie and
Weetabix),
Tonka, CHiPS toys, THE A TEAM play van, Masters of The Universe,
Transformers,
Action Force, Palitoy, , My Little Pony, , Orville, Roland Rat Superstar,
Care Bears,
Frog Chorus, Sweet Shop and mini-market, Barbie (two pages of Barbie stuff
- pages
274-275), Fisher Price, Bantel, Hasbro Glo-Worm etc... etc.....
Thanks to the power of modern technology, you can even use this catalogue
to
browse for old retro stuff you may wish to purchase on EBAY!
As a FREE bonus I am also including, on the CD-ROM, a diverse collection
of more
than 150 classic 1980's British Television adverts. The videos are in real
media and
divx formats and are easily playable on your PC. (Information is contained
on the disc
regarding the free DIVX codec download) Many of these adverts are
extremely rare
as they are ripped from my own personal collection and come from old
BETAMAX
and VHS tape sources. Guaranteed to bring back tons of 1980's memories! I
have
included a few screenshots on this page. Watch the original advertisment
from
Christmas 1984 for the RETURN OF THE JEDI - STAR WARS toys that are
featured in this very catalogue! Or how about a 1987 ARGOS Television
commercial!
Other classic tv adverts include:
THREE FASCINATING COMMODORE 64 ADS FROM ABOUT 1983/1984 -
"...with its enormous 64K memory..." - HILARIOUS!
ATARI COMPUTER 2600 ADVERT - VERY AMUSING SONG.
SINCLAIR ZX SPECTRUM+ ADVERT
TETLEY TEA BAGS ADVERT
ACTION FORCE TOY ADVERT
KEEP DOGS ON LEAD WITH JOHN NOAKES
WEETABIX ADVERT
GOLDEN WONDER CRISPS - SUPERMAN AND SPIDERMAN
SMASH MASH POTATO ADVERT WITH ALIEN ROBOTS
THREE ADS FOR SEKONDA AND SEIKO WATCHES (RELEVANT TO 1984
ARGOS CATALOGUE)
INTERCITY WITH JIMMY SAVILLE
(Also included is an extremely rare American advertisment for STAR WARS
KENNER TOYS!)
Check my feedback to see what other people think of this item. Here are a
few
examples:
"Brilliant! It's like time travelling back to the high street. THANK
YOU!!"
"Great item, great idea. Excellent bonus material. Super fast delivery.
Thanks"
"I urge anyone to buy one, so interesting, fun,very quick
delivery...Thanks"
"Excellent cdrom, good quality, very quick postage"
"Quick delivery, great idea, I'm in nostalgic heaven, many thanks!"
"Very cool very retro, love the adverts!"
"Great seller, A credit to ebay 10/10"
Item will be dispatched immediately after payment is received.
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