Quitting/putting collecting on pause

I like to remind myself that at the end of the day, it's my fucking hobby. It shouldn't be stressful, it shouldn't be competitive, and it shouldn't come with any feelings of obligation. It's a hobby.

I went to a flea market over the weekend. I entertained the thought of leaving at the crack of dawn to get there when it opened so that "the good stuff wasn't picked over." Then I decided that I wanted to sleep later than six o'clock on Sunday. Because it's a hobby. I have decades to finish my set of Remco Mini Monsters.
 
Agreed. Best thing I ever did was stop giving a fuck if I get a thing. I still don't have Masterverse movie Blade, which really sucks like.. a lot. But it is what it is. It'll turn up one day OR I'll stop caring about that particular collection. Either way, I can't make it a thing I worry about.
 
Damien said:
My biggest struggle in toy collecting, honestly, has -always- been the way collectors treat each other. I really try to push the idea of community. Help each other out, be there for each other, argue and fight but have each other's backs and support each other where we can. But the not only willingness, but seeming glee with which collectors will fuck each other over is so incredibly dispiriting.
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EVERYONE!!!

Shun this man!!! He is not one of us!!!! BOOOO!!!!! HISS!!!!!!!!!!! :ROFLMAO:

I agree. One of the things that I find annoying is those few collectors who try to give you a sob story, or say it is for my kids, and so you give them a deal on something and then you see them trying to sell the item you sold them for much higher.

They are the ones who definitely should be shunned!!!!!
 
Last year, my son wanted to sell all his GI Joe figures so I handled that for him and he was able to buy a new computer with the money, but that was the best when someone offered me less on one and said "It's for my kid." And I was able to say, "And I'm selling it for my kid, price is firm."
 
Having worked at Toys R Us and Software Etc when they put collectibles under limits, I just can't take any pity or put any trust in "my kid".

You've never taken your kid in the store in your life and all of a sudden you want to hook them up with Pokemon cards or special edition Gameboys for the family?

I don't think so.
 
canprime said:
EVERYONE!!!

Shun this man!!! He is not one of us!!!! BOOOO!!!!! HISS!!!!!!!!!!! :ROFLMAO:

I agree. One of the things that I find annoying is those few collectors who try to give you a sob story, or say it is for my kids, and so you give them a deal on something and then you see them trying to sell the item you sold them for much higher.

They are the ones who definitely should be shunned!!!!!
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Except in my case, it really is one of my four kids that I need the deal for. You see, when Mrs. Smallville and I got together, we never planned on having three children but, well, here we are! And the kids come first, you know? Especially when he has cancer, I mean he tries really hard to be brave but its hard for her, you know? I mean, woof, there's 5 of the little bastards running around, and two of them are sick? C'mon, man. Give me a deal so I can get her kids off my back, will ya?

Gee-whiz.
 
altcunningham said:
Having worked at Toys R Us and Software Etc when they put collectibles under limits, I just can't take any pity or put any trust in "my kid".

You've never taken your kid in the store in your life and all of a sudden you want to hook them up with Pokemon cards or special edition Gameboys for the family?

I don't think so.
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It would be so hard for me not to be a smart ass in that situation.

“I don’t particularly care for children, but if you have a dog that needs a chew toy or a cat that needs a scratching post, I’d be happy to pull one from the stockroom for you.”
 
I had no problem telling the regularly identifiable collectors/ scalpers that I had already pulled it for myself that morning.

Why else do you think I work here.

" Oh yeah, I picked that up. It's really cool. I don't think we're getting more cases in though."
 
Everytime someone pulls the "Please, it's for my kid", I think of Billy Zane in Titanic. Like, even if it was true, chances are your kid will probably play with it for a little while and then forget about it, or just outright break it. Some things I don't mind, but some of the more expensive, collector's items, I'd rather send to a good home. I know it's not my property anymore at that point, and certainly none of my business, but so few people (that I've noticed, anyway) teach their kids how to fully appreciate or take care of things.

I'll never forget working at IHOP in like 2012-ish and seeing a kid playing with the Hot Toys Joker. He was shoving it in his glass of chocolate milk, rubbing it in syrup, and jerking and twisting the limbs like a Barbie doll. God, it was painful. If parents let their kids get away with anything in public, then you know it ain't any better behind closed doors.
 
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