09/12/2024
“I would say that the Star Wars action figures in the 1970s was what probably started it for me. It was my birthday, and my next door neighbor, who ended up becoming my best friend, brought over a gift. It was like 6:00 in the morning on a Saturday and he comes and knocks on the door. He was a couple years younger and he handed me a package and then just took off. He didn’t even say a word, just took off. So, I opened it up and it was the original Chewbacca. I loved it. I hadn’t even seen the movie yet. On the back it said something like ‘Collect them all!’ with all the other figures you could buy. So as a child, that became your mission and between him and I, we tried to get everything.
I grew a love for toys and comics, and opening my own shop was probably always in the back of my head. I love it when people come in and find something that they’ve been looking for. I've had stuff sitting here from obscure lines since I opened and then somebody will come in and go crazy because they've been looking for it forever. They've been telling other people that it existed and nobody believed them, but then they found it here. I like seeing how excited people can get.
I like the way that Lapeer has embraced my shop, right off the bat. It’s a niche market, so I had no clue what the reception would be. I was terrified that I wouldn’t even make $1. But almost right off the bat, everybody seemed very supportive and got behind the business.
I’m thankful for everybody in Lapeer that has supported me so far, and I hope I'll be here for a while.”
– Tim Williams, owner of Plastic Planet
