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Opening a mystery box of vintage/retro items from an online auction - Tom Ray's Day 200805

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Searching for retro and vintage items for my online business I bid on these boxes from an online auction. It's been a few weeks since I won the items. I forgot that I even got it. Watch as I go through this box and find out!

Plus at the end of the video, I draw my daily autobiographical webcomic.

More vintage pop-culture items available in my eBay Store

This is a video of my daily life since I decided to sell collectibles and pop-culture items I collect on eBay to help support my art career instead of starting a Patreon or taking on freelance work.

Music in this video by my band Lorenzo's Music listen on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2JJF39Q

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