Is Buying “Made in China” Evil?


Running a retail outlet that sells collectables of all types we try all the time to sell items made in the USA. We sell pottery made by an artist who lives in Phoenix, and I sell Old Wood signs and Bird Houses made by a retired gentleman who lives in Sun City, Arizona.

But when it comes to die cast Cars Trucks tractors and Airplanes, none are made in the US. If you wish to collect such items you must purchase Chinese. Only Wood Toys are still made in the US. Die Cast toys are not.


I get people that stop and admire the die cast toys and then ask if they are made in America and then get a rather snooty look when I state no they are not and walk off stating they buy only American.

The reality is that if they were really a collector they would already know they cannot buy US made Die Cast.

The reality is that despite being made in China, the die cast toys are very well made, the details now are better than they have been in years. And the reality is that the prices of the toys purchased are cheaper than if made in the US.

So is it bad to purchase something that is well made and something you like even if not made in the US??????????

I personally think it is not. Keep in mind the toys may be made in China but myself my Mom and Dad, my Brother, and my sister who own and work the business on top of working full time jobs are American and are trying to better ourselves by selling products people collect at http://www.hh-collectibles.com/

Let me know if you think I am wrong or agree with me. Thanks.

How To Clean and care for Collectibles

Hello, once more Jim here with http://www.hh-collectibles.com/ with a new posting about how to care for clean up generally up keep your collectibles.

The biggest challenge all collectors run into is the collection of dust on their collections that they start to aquire. Keeping them in their original boxes, or putting them in Curio Cabinets, or Glass or Plexiglass display boxes, will keep some of the dust off of your object you are collecting, but you will always at some point be faced with the need to dust your collection, whether it is Diecast Cars, Tractors or Tanks, or a Doll.

You want to stay away from detergents or oils that will either strip the shine off of your collectible. In other words no Endust, or Sunlight. You will want to use a Clean Cotten Cloth with water and gently wipe off the object. Do not wipe to hard or with to much force. Especially if the object has very Precision detals.

If you find that the dust covering your object is not coming off with just water, use a 3 to one Water/ Windex mixture. This will allow the Windex to clean off any oily dust that has settled on your collection without removing any shine from the object itself.

Please check out http://www.hh-collectibles.com/ if you are interested in purchasing or adding anything new to your collection.

Please let me know if you have any questions comments or challenges. Thanks.