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03-28-2015, 01:22 PM | #31 |
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Funny, this is the first time I've stopped by in a awhile and I find this post. It's something I've been sorting out since last year.
I had to ask myself that same question, what's the point? In the end, I decided it was time to stop buying and concentrate on what I already have. I had to figure out what my motivations were. Why was I collecting toys? Was I even really into toys or was it just the "thrill of the hunt" syndrome and I was buying simply for the sake of getting new things? What I discovered is that I do, indeed, dig kid's toys, but not all toys or just any toy. I'm definitely a nostalgia collector, like many of you, and I collect things that I have a nostalgic connection too. That's all well and good, but collecting too many things tends to devalue (in emotional terms, for lack of a better word) the collection. Not only does the collection become overwhelming, but one starts to take stuff for granted. Instead of taking the time to enjoy something I just got, I was moving too rapidly onto the next thing. So, I made the choice to quit chasing the "new" and to take stock of what I already have...and I'm enjoying my collection like never before. I've been doing some LBCs out of the toys I already own. Instead of trying to buy exactly what I need/want, I've been making do with what I have. It's been liberating in way and has helped temper my perfectionism. I don't have the time or skill for advanced customizing anyway. I started creating what I wanted following two basic rules: it must be done a relative short amount of time and it must be performed with crap I already own. Basically, I've adopted a "good enough" attitude towards it. This approach probably won't work for many, but for me it's put the fun back into toys. And that, to me, is the point. |
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03-28-2015, 07:17 PM | #32 |
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I don't know if you realize it or not, but your question is an analogy to the meaning of life. While the answer is going to differ depending on who you ask, all that truly matters is if you are enjoying yourself. If so, continue on, if not, maybe it's time for a change in direction.
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03-28-2015, 07:48 PM | #33 |
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I don't know if you realize it or not, but your question is an analogy to the meaning of life. While the answer is going to differ depending on who you ask, all that truly matters is if you are enjoying yourself. If so, continue on, if not, maybe it's time for a change in direction.
Alright here we go, ready ?......the meaning of life is: TO BUY SHIT, PUT IT ON A SHELF AND MOVE IT AROUND FROM TIME TO TIME. That's it folks, that's why we're here. Thanks for playing.
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03-28-2015, 11:08 PM | #34 |
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It's quite funny that you mentioned the meaning of life because me and a g.i joe buddy figured it out once. I even posted in the test section letting people guess as to what it may be and I was offering up a prize pack of figures if anybody guessed right. Nobody got it right.
Alright here we go, ready ?......the meaning of life is: TO BUY SHIT, PUT IT ON A SHELF AND MOVE IT AROUND FROM TIME TO TIME. That's it folks, that's why we're here. Thanks for playing. As far as possessions/collecting things/hobbies/pastimes go, well, it's all just a part of the experience. Me personally, I learned I'd much rather experience life with a minimum of baggage and clutter. That's just me though. You wanna experience it with a room full of toys or guns or booze or artwork or books or video games or cars or motorcycles or guitars or whatever, that's your right and your life. |
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03-29-2015, 09:22 AM | #35 |
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This is a great question, and one I've often asked myself.
When I was a kid, I wanted every Joe thing ever produced (I didn't get it all, but I wanted it all). I quit collecting around 88 or 89. Then 2007 happened, and I said to myself that I'd only collect my favorite character, firefly. So I ended up getting the 25th version, but I went back and got his versions from 84-05. Then I decided I wanted a ripcord, because he was awesome when I was a kid. Then I needed more Snake Eyes in my life, because the nostalgia factor was pretty strong for him. It did become sort of a viscious cycle, although I still don't have as large of a collection as some, and I certainly am NOT a completionist and never will be. But what IS a viscious cycle for me is troop building. I love a lot of the cobra troops, and I keep thinking, "just one more". And sometimes I think, "what am I gonna do with these???" I REALLY love the cobra shock troopers, and as such, have too many, but when we finally get our house done and I have my Joe room, these will make excellent dio pieces. Same goes with the Bkack DG cobra troops, the renegades cobra troops, and so on. I have to work hard to reign it in, because I would keep buying rattlers and stingers and resolute bats, but I have to have a stopping point somewhere, because I will never have a "complete" collection. And sometimes,I have to fight off the urge to buy something purely out of nostalgia. I bought the cobra TD because I never had one as a kid, but with our impending move, find myself needing to sell it because I don't want pack it away and chance it getting demolished. Now that I have it, it doesn't hold the same sentimental value as my original tomahawk or the TTBP. Yet I get the bug to buy the 83 headquarters, which I never had, and I've been successful at resisting the urge this far, but what will I do if i ever get it? Just another thing to dust and find room for. As someone mentioned, the fact that the ARAH comic is still going is what keeps ,e enjoying the hobby. I get that feeling I got as a kid when I read certain issues from the past and even when I read the new stuff. I get flashbacks to certain events and even feelings from when I was a kid, and that makes it worth it. This move is good because I'm having to temper what I buy, and honestly, buying is a part of the sickness. But if I can keep it to a minimum I know it'll be okay. And just as honestly, depending on what Hasbro gives (or doesn't give) us in the future, I may just buy the occasional trooper here or there. But GI joe will always be my favorite no matter what.
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03-31-2015, 05:52 AM | #36 |
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i had a good 80% of 82-93 figures/vehicles/playsets moc and misb, became too crowded and sold it off as i also needed some $ at the time...i hated to do so and always figured i can get it back...then the 80's nostalgia bubble blew up...and almost everything was out of my price range, figures and playsets i had for a few hundred were selling for thousands. it sucked but i still had my joe comics and had a healthy appetite for other collectibles like comic and animation art, statues and other toys...then the 25th line came out and was pumped for them got everything, and again space became an issue and i sold all the boxed items and kept all the carded single figures which i have in my work room and stare at them all the time. i still get joe comics and got into kreo and am completely happy with what i got and find it somewhat easy to maintain the lines i collect...after 25+ years of collecting you find what you really like and stick with it, being a completist was just way too difficult and costly especially when i was buying $200-$500 statues. but even now i get a rush when something goes up in value, sell thousands worth of my collection and restart...helps to weed out what i want to what i "need" also helps keeps the displays fresh and exciting.
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03-31-2015, 07:19 AM | #37 |
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Funny, this is the first time I've stopped by in a awhile and I find this post. It's something I've been sorting out since last year.
I had to ask myself that same question, what's the point? In the end, I decided it was time to stop buying and concentrate on what I already have. I had to figure out what my motivations were. Why was I collecting toys? Was I even really into toys or was it just the "thrill of the hunt" syndrome and I was buying simply for the sake of getting new things? What I discovered is that I do, indeed, dig kid's toys, but not all toys or just any toy. I'm definitely a nostalgia collector, like many of you, and I collect things that I have a nostalgic connection too. That's all well and good, but collecting too many things tends to devalue (in emotional terms, for lack of a better word) the collection. Not only does the collection become overwhelming, but one starts to take stuff for granted. Instead of taking the time to enjoy something I just got, I was moving too rapidly onto the next thing. So, I made the choice to quit chasing the "new" and to take stock of what I already have...and I'm enjoying my collection like never before. I've been doing some LBCs out of the toys I already own. Instead of trying to buy exactly what I need/want, I've been making do with what I have. It's been liberating in way and has helped temper my perfectionism. I don't have the time or skill for advanced customizing anyway. I started creating what I wanted following two basic rules: it must be done a relative short amount of time and it must be performed with crap I already own. Basically, I've adopted a "good enough" attitude towards it. This approach probably won't work for many, but for me it's put the fun back into toys. And that, to me, is the point. Quote:
Joseph Campbell said that "the meaning of life" is irrelevant. There is no meaning, it just is. Looking for "meaning" is a fool's errand. He thought that what we're really searching for instead is "the experience of being alive." I agree with that.
As far as possessions/collecting things/hobbies/pastimes go, well, it's all just a part of the experience. Me personally, I learned I'd much rather experience life with a minimum of baggage and clutter. That's just me though. You wanna experience it with a room full of toys or guns or booze or artwork or books or video games or cars or motorcycles or guitars or whatever, that's your right and your life.
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03-31-2015, 06:35 PM | #38 |
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I love toys. Always have. I never change. There's just something really fun about pretending batman got flung halfway across the room because he got hit by cobra commander, or having snake eyes zip line to the first floor of my house and knock a row of PTE soldiers down like dominoes.
That being said, it is true we waste quite a bit of time searching for deals on these things, which I think is actually unnatural in terms of toy collecting in that you shouldn't have to search so hard like this. The manufacturer should be matching demand EXACTLY so there should be no shortages or surpluses. That is not what is happening in the American 3.75 toy industry and indeed the entire industry itself. Increasingly, the rarer figures are getting rarer and the common figures are increasingly getting absurdly expensive worldwide for no reason. Thus we spend a LOT of time trying to get the rarer ones simply because they're harder to get now and the common ones are so expensive people wait until they are discounted to buy them. |
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