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Upload any retro item — RETRO-OID identifies it instantly. Or let Barry give you his market verdict.
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What Can I Identify?
🎮 Gaming
Consoles, cartridges, handhelds, arcade PCBs
💾 Computers
ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro, C64, Amiga, Atari ST
🤖 Toys
Star Wars, He-Man, Transformers G1, TMNT
📚 Media
Retro magazines, comics, cassettes, floppy disks
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Boot Sale Barry
Barry Pemberton, 58, from Kidderminster. Been doing car boots since 1984. Knows the value of everything retro. Straight-talking, no fluff, proper West Midlands.
"It's not tat, it's heritage."
Ask Barry About...
The Retro Village
A community for people who find joy in the things they grew up with — or things they wish they had. No snobbery. ZX81 or PlayStation, your childhood matters.
Part of the FeelFamous ecosystem
Join the Village
This is coffeeware. Pay what you can, when you can. Can't right now? Use it anyway — then tell one person.
Villager
£4.95/mo
The village is free to visit. £4.95 gets you a seat inside it.
- ✓ Member listing in the Village directory
- ✓ 2 guest passes/mo to gift a friend
- ✓ Monthly draw entry (win retro prizes)
- ✓ Named in the Roll of Honour
Elder
Earned
You don't buy Elder status. You become it — by staying and being part of why the village is good.
- ✓ Everything in Villager
- ✓ 5 guest passes/mo to gift
- ✓ Featured in the Elders directory
- ✓ Named in the village roll
Founder
£14.95/mo
Build this with us from the ground floor.
- ✓ Everything in Elder
- ✓ 10 guest passes/mo
- ✓ Your own Hamlet page + QR
- ✓ Shape what we build next
The -Oid Ecosystem
Retro-Oid is part of a family of free identification tools. Each one is a specialist. Together they cover everything.
About Retro-Oid
Built by Chris P Taylor (T333CPT) — AuDHD, anti-extraction, world domination through kindness. Every -Oid is free. No paywalls on the tools. The village membership is optional.
The retro hobby is brilliant for neurodivergent brains: pattern recognition, hyperfocus, completionism. RETRO-OID and Boot Sale Barry are here to help everyone find what they've got and what it's worth — without needing to know a dealer.
"It's not tat, it's heritage." — Barry