Dallas Vintage Toys

Dallas Vintage Toys is a vintage toy shop in a strip centre unit on Plano Road in north Dallas, and diecast is a section of it rather than the whole store. The shop buys, sells and trades collectible toys from the 1960s to the 1990s, organised by decade and by line: Star Wars, GI Joe, Transformers, Masters of the Universe, Turtles, Barbie, LEGO, Garbage Pail Kids, and a Hot Wheels and Matchbox section.

The engine for a collector is the buying: the shop takes in collections in person during buying hours and by text quote, which is how older Hot Wheels and Matchbox surface on its shelves. Expect back catalogue pieces alongside whatever came in that week rather than the current mainline, and treat it as a hunt with genuine odds rather than a deep diecast specialist. The shop also grades and sells graded pieces, and its online store mirrors the shelves.

Open Wednesday to Sunday, 11am to 6pm, closed Monday and Tuesday.

• Scale: Hot Wheels and Matchbox, so 1:64, as one section of a larger vintage toy floor.
• Brands: Hot Wheels and Matchbox as the shop lists them; no other diecast lines are named.
• Old stock versus new: vintage skew, 1960s to 1990s, fed by bought collections. Rare find verdict: real odds of an older piece turning up on any visit, but the depth is in action figures, not diecast.
• Display: cases and shelving organised by line and decade, with items labelled and many priced online.
• Selling: bring pieces in during buying hours or text photos to (972) 639 6608 for a quote, usually within 24 to 48 hours.
• Getting there: strip centre unit 190 at 12021 South Plano Road, with the centre's own parking; drive.

• Diecast is a section, not the store; go for the whole vintage floor and treat Hot Wheels and Matchbox as the bonus.
• Open Wednesday to Sunday, 11am to 6pm; closed Monday and Tuesday. Buying hours are published on the site.
• Ordinary strip centre parking on Plano Road.
• Inspect high value pieces in hand before buying; online reviews are mixed.
• Last updated: September 2026.