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07-06-2012, 02:14 PM | #11 |
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I try to come up with a point of focus for my collection such as favorite characters, favorite years, favorite lines, etc. Then that helps me figure out what I want. I have thinned down quite a bit and it really helps me when I go to shows or conventions because I know what I am looking for as opposed to just being overwhelmed by everything.
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07-06-2012, 02:16 PM | #12 |
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I do have a problem, I realized the other day I keep buying and buying and buying this stuff. When I looked at JoeCon and saw new 30th molds of figures like lady jaye and flint and my gutcheck reaction was holy crap that looks so much better I want that, and then I thought what the hell would I do with the older one, it will just sit in a box. That coupled with yojoe.com putting the catalog solution in, I went in and started marking figures I have acquired in the last 5 years and I had over 169. 169 at $10 a pop is $1690 in plastic toys. So I started thinking about which figures I have that I really want to keep. I don't collect SW or TF or anything else so this is just ME Joes since 25th and I couldn't get my list below 66.
[Also I really don't collect vehicles, I do have a RHINO and Skystriker boxed, a tigerclaw and firebat plane, and that RoC jet/Ret swamp boat all of which I bought because it was cheaper than buying the figure separate/were given to me] |
07-06-2012, 02:19 PM | #13 |
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Yeah, I understand there are people here that dwarf that but to me that's a crazy number, when I started I just saw a 25th carded SS that reminded me of figures I wanted but never had as a kid, I never intended to buy almost 200 figures worth of stuff.
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07-06-2012, 02:22 PM | #14 |
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even remember telling my wife "dont worry, i wont get these" lol 5 years and a whole lot of "what have i done" laters, i like my joe collection the purge will happen....i already did a little with some "extra" arctic/desert sets... arctic had televipers *sigh*, desert *vipers and a minority cobra* ugh... but had to be done.... now to convince myself i dont need SDCC BATS *6 please, anyone? hint hint* |
07-06-2012, 02:30 PM | #15 |
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This is a good idea, I had kind of started doing this
I went through the 169 and pulled pics of the figures that jump at me, like I would be sort of sorry to see go vs. fodder that just came with packs. I would definitely keep my original squad. I really like the DoCI pack so it would be hard to let that go. And then I started grouping into top 10, top 20 etc. The top row doesn't even fit into the top 30 but I still like them. Quote:
I try to come up with a point of focus for my collection such as favorite characters, favorite years, favorite lines, etc. Then that helps me figure out what I want. I have thinned down quite a bit and it really helps me when I go to shows or conventions because I know what I am looking for as opposed to just being overwhelmed by everything.
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07-06-2012, 02:36 PM | #16 |
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I should probably credit that idea as well, on some other thread I remember a tanker giving the advice of only buying things you had when you were a kid saying he had countless times thrown out or sold other stuff but the nostalgia figures always were worth it. It was that advice that got me to hunt the original figures I owned as ME updates and it was money well spent.
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07-06-2012, 02:40 PM | #17 |
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I should probably credit that idea as well, on some other thread I remember a tanker giving the advice of only buying things you had when you were a kid saying he had countless times thrown out or sold other stuff but the nostalgia figures always were worth it. It was that advice that got me to hunt the original figures I owned as ME updates and it was money well spent.
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07-06-2012, 02:43 PM | #18 |
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I'm not saying I would not buy other stuff PoC Ultimate SE, Ren SS, and PoC Hawk I will probably still have in a drawer when I'm 100. I think he just meant that the other figures will resonate with significance to you longer than random new stuff. I personally bought shipwreck and joe SS and Se from that period because they were figures I almost had but didnt get as a kid also Tomax and Xamot but I'm still looking for those.
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07-06-2012, 02:45 PM | #19 |
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HOH 3 3/4" Storm Shadow
Sideshow Firefly Sideshow Cobra Commander Hot Toys Batman Begins Batman POC Wv3 Snake Eyes ML Winter Soldier SideShow Darth Maul TF Masterpiece Grimlock ML Bucky Cap Sideshow Zartan This is my 5000+ piece collection defined in 10 items |
07-06-2012, 02:47 PM | #20 |
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I agree with this, I don't collect the other stuff but those are fantastic representatives of the line.
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HOH 3 3/4" Storm Shadow << completely agree trying to get this
Sideshow Firefly << would totally believe it, its why classic is in my top 10 Sideshow Cobra Commander Hot Toys Batman Begins Batman POC Wv3 Snake Eyes << completely agree ML Winter Soldier SideShow Darth Maul TF Masterpiece Grimlock ML Bucky Cap Sideshow Zartan << same as firefly This is my 5000+ piece collection defined in 10 items |
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