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Woke up a year ago & said fcuk it, got rid of everything & paid my house off.
It all depends on how you define collecting. If it's "I need to get this line complete", then I'm very close to the end goal. If it's "I occasionally buy this figure because I like it a lot on its own", then I dont think there ever needs to be an end goal.
I’m calling it right now. Next phase is Jazzinc 1/6 dioramas.
Great Topic guys! I started this quest with the goal of putting together a really nice season 1 and 2 and possibly movie masterpiece set and I’m almost done. To fight the space issue I just have one display shelf in the house and a few smaller shelves I use that can hold around 40-50 bots depending on size and only display them for about a year and then change the display with new characters and poses. The space I need to store is much less than the space I need to display. This also has the added benefit of forcing me to play around with my stuff and keep a fresh display plus I don’t collect as much dust over time on the entire collection.
How much is enough is a great question
THERES A SPIRIT OF HOARDING that I do not want to take on …. N I’m almost ready to get rid of all this shit
I really never thought about stopping! Hmm? Is a good question 🤔..maybe when am gone! 💀🤖
For me collecting really picked up after my Mom passed, I wanted to get all the figures that I had a connection to & a memory of with my Mom & honestly I'm getting pretty close to having everybody I want. Now I don't think I will ever be done much like Bobby per say I will swap a character out if they make a better version then either gift, donate, or sell said replaced figure, but as far as getting figure after figure will definitely come to an end.
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If it brings joy, continue, if it doesn’t stop. Twenty years of collecting and I’m feeling a bit jaded. I’m trying to cut down with some limited success. I’m just running out of space and also time to appreciate my collection.
Same
I may of missed the point, but if the goal of collecting is to keep buying until the end times, then your not a collector, you're a slave to consumerism. There has to be a somewhat visible goal/end. That goal can move, but to justify needing everything is unhealthy.
For me, other than getting my hands on my Gigapower Graviter, I think that I'm done. There are no characters that I need that I don't already have. I have a small list of bots that I'd switch out if a better one comes out, and I also have a small list of bots that I'd get if I found one dirt cheap. Other than that, I think that the only bots I'd buy would be anything cool, unique, and/or interesting that comes out in the future. Mayhem Mechanics had a line that I'd be all in on, and the rumour is that Master Made is done, so I guess that the only thing left for me is to work on my displays.
I'm currently 46 years old. I've been a Transformers fan since 1984. I became an actual collector in 1998. I always set end goals. Right now I'm at the end of my collecting. Once I find a MP Perceptor and finish my XTRANSBOTS Menasor Im calling it quits. Too many years spent on the hobby.
When i have a representation of all the carachters (g1) i want im done.
I might replace some if a better one comes out.
What is your cut off? Eg s1,2 cast or year x to 198x of the toyline? For me its the cartoon and movie cast, and im almost done.
I think this is the defining point of sanity for a collector, is it an addiction or is it something else. My current end goal is going to be space related. To add more it will mean to replace or remove something. The hard part is going to be... what part of a collection gets x amount of space.
Do sneakers display well in a Detolf? :D
I’m with Robert d that I feel like I’m collecting just for collecting. I don’t even have room fo display anymore. Most likely i will sell out parts of the collection like the cartoon Star Wars figures. Never even watched those shows
Sneaker collecting baffles me, I collect a bunch of, let's be honest, totally useless things, but sneakers you'll never wear just seems *extra* useless.
It’s exactly the same as figures you put on a shelf and don’t play with
Great discussion. I thought I was out then a lot of the recent WFC line had some amazing representations for a Classics collector. I found myself unfortunately replacing characters I already had. I will always pick up a new Optimus if its something unique, always got room for a Prime!
OK Bobby, here's your plan: start collecting bricks. When you have enough, build an extension. Resume collecting figures.
You say this as a joke but I knew an older guy who collected old bricks for decades and eventually erected a complete mini-castle around their ranch house in retirement.
@@kalron27 That's amazing!
Why do you think i'm joking?
So where does FansToys Fortress Maximus fit in? Does that change the goal line if they start making 3ft and 4ft tall city bots....it does for me personally.
As always Robert D makes the best point. There is no furniture to correctly display mps correctly so everyone collection looks amateurish and kiddie. I think that effects the goal and endgame of collecting We desperately need something that works for the mp car and minibots
Dioramas I feel are the only way to properly display MPs like they said
@@PSYCHOWORLD I strongly disagree but to each his own
Money, space, nostalgia, design: 4 horsemen of collectors.
So are you going to start a new channel for Shoe collecting is the question? And I'm sure you know, but I'm just giving you a heads-up. They have pretty nice shoe display case.
Bobby you gonna
Make a chair for the haslab mastermold?
The First Time I did an exit strategy was year 2019, when I moved out. I sold most of the stuff that only for display, and took the ones I really liked with me. Because I why would I give them to a 5 year old?
But 2021 rolls in, along with a new job made me want to start over again, and I did, but this time I mostly hunt for items that catches my attention.
I PACKED UP all my TFs …. Idk why …. But I’m starting to feel like this is ac REALLY BAD ADDICTION….. Bills paid but ALL MY EXTRA BREAD goes to this BS after MP-44 Arrives on my step I’m reevaluating my life choices 🤣
Smart man. Stop using your plastic to pay for more plastic. I've got just a few figs left and I'm out.
@@baumer2504 yeah that’s what I been doing selling stuff to just buy more stuff 😩
@@marcusisrealious1255 LOL it's OK. Just make sure what you have, you have for the right reasons... because you love them. I collect a lot of GI JOEs and had all the characters of the vintage, 25th, 30th, and 50th and started collecting the 6 inch Classified as well. Couple years ago I said enough is enough and sold everything but one 3 3/4 inch line and allow myself to collect the 6 inch line. I'm much happier now.
@@baumer2504 interesting…. There’s a level of addiction n bondage to this thing I’ve noticed …. & trying to find that right balance is difficult
The "End Game" is a personal choice. I think those who are completists will forever be aggravated because things will either never end (like Transformers that keeps reinventing itself) or a line ends abruptly and is incomplete. One has to decide their parameters. I don't need every release. I cherry pick. And I'm almost at the point in the MP line where I can call it done. That makes me happy.
I'm close to the end for my TF's having most of the characters I want, but i'll still be watching for cool stuff and if something amazing comers along I'm open to the odd swap out or 1 off buy if I can fit it in.
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bobby, since you are an artist what are your thoughts on customizing or painting the pieces you have to make them better?
Once season 1-5 and 8 is complete , I'm done TF. Only 5 marvel HT left to get. Only 3 DC HT left to get. Only 10 Starwars HT to get. And etc. I have a list...
Thank God I got annoyed at the TF Movie and it's push to replace characters. Never liked the cybertronian alt mode/spaceship/futuristic look. That gives me 2, well-defined seasons to play within.
Once I have everybody from those 2 seasons it becomes an upgrade/replace game. Sell off the old molds, get new better ones. Also, if manufacturers ever decide to go all in on 1/18 scale, the quest starts all over again.
I stopped collecting & started with shoe's instead 🤣
Fantastic topic!
Really nice to see he diversity among you guys for some good thoughts.
I’m that guy that just buys and sells all the time to get new things that catch my eye. Half of the thrill and excitement for me is to check out that brand new figure that everyone is talking about to see how it turns out. Even if I don’t like it, that’s half the fun for me!
I don’t have a goal but I’m thankful I only have space for three Billy’s this really limits what I can display at one time but does put boundaries in place so I don’t just buy loads of stuff I don’t need (not that we really ‘need’ any of this stuff) I’m at the stage now where I have to decide what goes in the loft for a while and what stays on display. At least that gives me flexibility to then change things around and keep the displays fresh. Great discussion as always 👍
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It definitely depends on what collection we are talking about with me. My wfc/foc collecting right now is done until Planet X brings out a Bruticus or Metroplex, but I’m also collecting SS86, and Kingdom.
This year has really drained the hell outta my funds and once my goals are met with all that I’ll be really happy to bow out and start saving more for displays and furniture.
There will always be some little thing I’m working on but the end goals make it super satisfying for me.
I am almost complete, my collection will be Movie and Various Optimus prime figures. I know Prime will go on forever but I feel there are enough cool modes to justify to see the finish line. I was already in on MP figures by the time Legends began to take off. I do agree smaller figures are fun to display, pose, and take up less space. There is a thing of beauty with a MP bot.
This "almost done" feeling is why I started customizing. Well, that and bring more or less stuck at home for a year
At the moment, I feel like I am sort of collecting for the sake of it. I suspect that is because I have not had a real chance to display my collection for the last 4-ish years. At this time, I am mostly working off of an impression of what I have or may want to do, but have not been able to put it into practice. It will be very interesting to see how my feelings evolve when I do get the opportunity to pull everything out of storage and start to arrange it. My guess is that I'll start curating and cutting out figures at that point and redefine what I'm actually seeking from my accumulated collection.
Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder. If you think it's complete. It's complete. Some like only certain figures, or certain companies. Some Grow their Collections, while others pare it down to just what they will be happiest with. Then there are those that will continually UPGRADE, as long as there are 3Ps willing to build "Better" Engineered Pieces or more Aesthetically pleasing ones etc.
Me? I don't know where I will end with them. I expanded to the Decepticons from the Moive after I vehemently said I wouldn't.
I also started in on Legends & am thoroughly AMAZED at the Detail & Engineering, the downside is, they are getting Expensive fast.
That being said, I am looking to wind down my Marvel Legends, with the constant price bumps lately, and LAME AF ones more than what I consider "Good" ones, I am pulling the plug and moving into my purchases character by character, not entire BAF.
The 'Joe line, hasbro SHE HIT the bed, & I said EFF it. A shame as I was looking forward to collecting the line & adding them to my 25th/30th & Originals.
The FINISH LINE is different for everyone.
I’m doing season 1-2 and movie but now I’m liking the headmaster stuff I’m going down a slippery slope and I feel kinda overwhelmed
As someone who has gone down that path in the past year, I would definitely say exercise with caution. For me personally I went mainline CHUG along with Japanese Headmasters, etc. It can be pricey and feel like there’s no end in sight, especially if you have a “completionist” mentality
I understand the need to get out but I'm not sure I'll ever understand the idea of being "done" but still being in the hobby. There will always be better versions coming out - or even just "different" versions and thats always going to keep me interested to some degree. I just love seeing how the technology and engineering behind figure design evolves and that alone will keep me buying to some degree. But I'm a person who likes handling this stuff as much as I do displaying it.
Lot of it comes down to just personal preference. To me the huge increase in price kicked me out of MP. I still want some of them. But I can’t justify/afford them anymore. Plus as some of us fans get older, priorities shift. I’m running out of space and the wife is getting less thrilled with each thing I acquire.
To me collecting is never done. It’s an addiction to some. But there’s always a newer take on character, better made….etc.
lastly, just when you think you are done…I like to say it’s like a show. The first show I was obsessed with was Walking Dead, how can they make anything better (talking about earlier seasons), then Game or Thrones comes out….it ends…how can they top this and something else comes out that will be bigger and better…. See my point.
I just can’t see ever getting rid of anything tho
I'm done, I've closed my wallet and shut my PO box. I find that the question of curating, maintaining and displaying what I have satisfies me in a way that I wouldn't have expected. Not how I thought this whole thing would end up but far better than keeping them lined up balls to elbows on shitty wooden shelves. Cheers for that Bobby!
Once the scaled MP figures started coming out, my goal became "every show character." I got into the WfC Trilogy stuff too because it's basically the true G1 redux I wanted, so I'll probably keep going with the ones that complete my G1 collection. That said, between official and third party stuff, I feel like I'm pretty close to being done. And once I get there, I wonder if I'll even bother swapping out characters.
I'm pretty close to the same boat as B.S.F. for Transformers. I have a goal, that goal is close. I bought very few Transformers this year which has allowed me to pick up pieces from other franchises that I had put on hold for Transformers.
And I still need more furniture and more/better backgrounds.
Yeah I feel what you said. I was once like Robert but now I want all the characters I'm connected to and then I'm just swapping out. I collect legends and MP but legends may come to an end.
My eyes were drawn to the unfinished display at 7:35 and for the top right cube with the statue of baroness & evil lyn, I got to wondering, what would be the best 3rd statue of a character to go there... i.e. who's the classic/iconic 80s toon female villain to go there?
The first females that came to mind were more 90s themed, and then I came up with these 3...
-one I think is the best of the remaining 80s female villains, but wouldn't necessarily fit that display (yet after recent statue releases, I realize I'd want it, despite never considering it as a statue display piece before).
-the second is who I would prefer, yet might not meet the standards in some folks' eyes.
-the third is who I think would be a perfect fit in that display, for iconicness and the distinctive uniqueness of the other two ladies there.
And my thoughts are:
[1] crasher from the renegades (GOBOTS cartoon)
[2] vanessa warfield from V.E.N.O.M. (M.A.S.K. cartoon)
[3] pizazz from the misfits (Jem cartoon)
It's been awhile since anything came out that I really want. Going from "I need that" to " I got that" has left a void. Not waiting for anything in the mail or having anything on pre order is kinda haunting. I keep looking at the web sites and nothing stands out.
Having a "my collection is complete" moment. It's not as fun having a collection as it is collecting. The journey is the adventure I guess.
I'm almost retired from collecting. I've gotten all the pieces I want & just don't need anything else. I like my display space & if I ever don't I can rearrange. But times ticking. Blitzway Voltron will likely be one of my last piece. $700 is crazy to me too, but this is prolly my last go round unless that Fans Toys Metroplex is so stunning that he can be the centerpiece of my collection & costs a ridiculous price. I may not be DONE done yet, but it's Def the runoff period.
I get the premise of this video, but I don't really understand where it went as it didn't seem like there was an exit strategy from anyone really....lol I feel like it depends on the collector for when the collecting ends. If you ALWAYS have to have the newest greatest figure, then you will never be done... I think setting a goal is also something that helps if you really WANT to exit or stop collecting. Who wants to do that really though? I don't know what the term is, but maybe it is the type of collector? Like Avid vs. casual?
Since my "goal" has changed quite a bit since I started, what I did instead was set some hard boundaries. In order to keep it under control, I don't collect anything human based, this cuts down on a LOT. No DBZ, GI Joe, Marvel, DC, MOTU, etc...no models and no statues. I really love some characters from these other franchises, but can ultimately live without them. Initially I only wanted MP scale stuff of what I liked as a kid. This mostly holds true now, but I want at least one character from each year of G1. There have been several characters that I had no connection to but found figures of that were just too awesome not to have. There are only about a dozen or so left that I definitely want and are available and a handful or so of others that I might get but don't need or don't exist yet.
I want a full G1 collection of mainline figures. That's my endgame. But, the Unicron Trilogy was my childhood transformers cartoons, and with the rumors of UT characters getting new figures in the next toyline trilogy, I will be keeping my eye out for them. I do not want every UT character, but there are a handful of characters I'd buy if they get made. So once I have every G1 characters, I'll consider myself done collecting, but I'll leave the door open for a new figure every now and then.
Oh no Bobby don’t start the sneaker collecting! I already struggle with that combined with toys. Figures take 1st place over the shoes but man I love a fresh pair lol
I am done except for upkeep.. I keep my ears open for a well done toon bot S1.. a very well done one.. for each mode.. basicly Fanstoys stuff..
My money is now for paying off my Joost Batwing 86 and a few other high priority nostalgia items.. Prime 1 lynda carter WW, blitzway voltron
Only thing I'm going to actively keep buying is new wave toys arcade machines..
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This is a very interesting topic. I remember I started with the Power of the Force line way back and up until the Attack of the Clones movie. Then I changed it up to Super Robots with Soul of Chogokin line, but ended up buying from other lines too. And then I made a mistake/good move (haven't decided yet) to buy Maketoys Gundog in 2nd hand just because I wanted the original 18 Arc Autobots. And that's when it all started to spiral down. I went out of that goal when I saw MP Soundwave for the 1rst time a d I said to myself... wow that looks so good I want it. But what is Soundwave without Megatron and at least Starscream? And then I got my 1srt FansToys figure with Shockwave and I was like... wow... this one feels premium like the old Sould of Chogokin figures. This is next level. Yeah... We all know what happens after that point. I was hooked with Transformers. 😅 To the point where I'm buying Monsterbots and all that stuff. I have tried to exit collecting a couple times now. But then some company comes up with another new bot and it all starts again. 😓 I'm 53yo now. I got tired of all the "let's go out and party" lifestyle and I guess I switched that out when I got into collecting. And I've really enjoyed this fase in my life. The feeling whenever I get a new box and get the figure out and start messing with it and taking photos (Wich has been a new hobby too). I really like that feeling. Maybe too much. lol But nowadays I've been looking forward to end this fase. I will always have my figures. And I love looking at them and the whole "curating" aspect of the hobby. Anyways... I'm looking forward to finish collecting and finding a new hobby that gets me out of the house more. Probably something involving nature photography or something like that. But deep down I know that there will be times that I'll see a new release that will bring me back into de rabbit hole of collecting. 🥰
You never finish collecting. There's always some ultra rare piece that costs too much or you can't find and you'll always be chasing. Mine are the DX Go Saurer (Eldran) toys.
My whole goal was to have a representation of each character of G1. Then I went on to wanting a representation of all universes (except beast wars) My goal was to be able to bring out any character I want. Now since nothing new has been coming out the past year, i have just been moving to other things like x men and rare figures. I think I just have an addiction to buying stuff lol!!
Tread carefully in sneaker collecting...that sh*t leads to a point where you're putting down clean towels on your floor mat so you don't get "drivers heal"
Less is more.
Believe it or not, I've sold about 75% of my collection in the last month, cause I almost died 2 months ago, so I decided to sell most of my collection so it doesn't go to waste if something bad happens to me.
Personally I fee close in terms I can see what will finish things for me but at the same time I feel like I’ll never be finished because I’m waiting for Takara and 3rd party to get to that point. 3rd party I know will get there a damn sight quicker than Takara for mp BW I reckon s2 and 3 maximals and preds will be done much sooner than takara’s S1. I have a few MMC things on order that I’m waiting on. I’m completely ok with finishing but it’s looking so unrealistic with how long it is going to take.
I have an end point. MP scale seasons 1 & 2 + Galvatron & Rodimus if FT release one. That's it.
I’m getting rid of my older figures. Spawn and other things of the like. But I’m almost done with my TFs. Few more MP pieces. From now on is just buying Fanstoys and if Zeta makes more combiners. Marvel legends. I just really want the 90s stuff. Now, classified as far as they can go. Hopefully they just stay with the more popular vehicles. Before they go neon.
As long as I have the funds and space for collecting, I don't see an end game in the near future.
Bobby Sneakerface lol
So I packed up all my Pieces n I LITERALLY FEEL LIKE IM GOING THREW WITHDRAW… so i pulled out MP HOT ROD N transformed him … n I instantly felt better 😩😩😩😩
I collect G1 Masterpiece Transformers.. gotta catch em all. Then I’m done…maybe.
Is it weird for a 13 year old to collect?
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💡I think☝ 4 Niche collectors there is a 🏁FINISHLINE🏁, Whom aren't completist - when we get what we want - WE'RE DONE