April Fools!

Having April 1st as "April Fool's Day" is a silly mostly American custom, but it can be amusing.  Like how my little adventure here amused me.

There isn't very much Heavy Metal Magazine stuff I still want to get, my Collection is pretty full.  I've got my eyes open for some HM Movie Music bits, like more of the 45s and cassette and 8-track recordings.  Maybe a shirt in a resale shop, or a laserdisc of the 1981 Movie.

And the Heavy Metal belt buckle:

Advertised in the mag from late 1981 into 1991, it's remarkably nonexistent on the internet.  I believe the only picture of one on the internet is from the fine heavymetalmagazinefanpage.com site, www.heavymetalmagazinefanpage.com/clothesbelt.jpg.  I recall around the late 2000's when Lostboy's fan page had a forum, and it was remarked how much people asked about them, and how, when once one appeared for sale on ebay or something, strangely it didn't sell quickly.  Having done searches on various shopping and other sites, I have not ever seen one offered since.

Until now:

I could tell it wasn't original, but it would still be cool even if it was a knockoff (like my HM hoodie is).  I'd never heard of the site, but I was so tempted I almost ordered one on a card I could quarantine just to see it.  I overlooked many warning signs, like the single photo with odd focus issues, the low price, the perhaps sketchy online shop, and almost did it.  But finally admitting to myself the image was not authentic, and seeing how the quantity available changed every time the page was refreshed, brought me back to earth.  The site is still up but this listing isn't there anymore, so it'll remain a mystery.  

Oh well, custom buckle fabrication exists, and maybe I'll decide to spend that much to have my own knockoff, someday.

Til then, hoping the return of Heavy Metal Magazine isn't a cruel April Fool's joke!