I collect toys from an old television show called Space Patrol.

Space Patrol had a competitor called Tom Corbett Space Cadet.

Both of these shows aired in the US in the first half of the 1950s.

I really love Space Patrol. I have seen a lot less of TCSC because a significantly smaller number of episodes are in circulation.

I have a saved search on ebay for certain pieces of TCSC and Space Patrol merchandise, because there are still a few pieces I'm missing, and a few pieces I'd like to upgrade, and because every once in a while something will get posted at a good enough price that I can justify buying it for resale.

Today I got a little surprise from ebay and I'm trying to figure out why it exists.

This is a late model space-a-phone from Space Patrol, wrapped around a Tom Corbett Space Cadet cardback. It was listed by an Australian seller.