Vintage toy extravaganza in D.C.

KODAK Digital Still Camera Vintage toys like this Shirley Temple doll were among the collections at this weekend's Vintage Toy Buying Roadshow. (Kathy Stewart/WTOP)
KODAK Digital Still Camera Vintage toys like this He-Man set were among the items at The Vintage Toy Buying Roadshow.
KODAK Digital Still Camera Vintage toys like this electric train set from Marx were among the items at The Vintage Toy Buying Roadshow.
KODAK Digital Still Camera Vintage toys like this monorail (James Bond 007 model) were among the items at The Vintage Toy Buying Roadshow.
KODAK Digital Still Camera Vintage toys like this Shirley Temple dress-up doll were among the items at The Vintage Toy Buying Roadshow.
KODAK Digital Still Camera Vintage toys like this Superman watch were among the items at The Vintage Toy Buying Roadshow.
KODAK Digital Still Camera Vintage toys like this ventriloquist doll were among the items at The Vintage Toy Buying Roadshow.
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WASHINGTON — The Vintage Toy Buying Roadshow was in D.C. over the weekend.

As they say, parting can be such sweet sorrow, but it’s a great place to retire those action figures or old Barbie Dolls and get cash in return.

Joel Magee is a self-proclaimed “Toy Scout.” He’s been crisscrossing the country buying antique toys for 25 years. He was in the area looking for that box of old toys that’s been sitting in someone’s closet for, “literally decades and decades.”

Magee typically looks for toys from the 1970s or older, but even buys a few toys from the 1980s like Star Wars and Transformers. How much they bring in depends on the condition.

The show ran from April 23 through April 27 at the Courtyard Marriott, 1960 Chain Bridge Road, McLean.

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