Collecting

Spin Teacher · 11-25-2007, 05:41 PM

Does anyone else here collect things for no real reason?

I've got a bad habbit in collecting things of no real value. For instance I love playing Mario Kart, and I just saw these small Mario Kart figures on E-Bay so I had to buy 1 of each that I could find.

The picture is of all the little figures I just wasted money on.

Oh, and if anyone wants to play Mario Kart DS against me just let me know your friend code, and the time you want to play.

My friend code is: 489718-247823

**Val** · 11-25-2007, 08:39 PM

I would love Spin!

And I'm very good at Mario Kart, despite that I prefer something more realistic like FZERO for example.

But I accept your challenge!

Mat · 11-25-2007, 10:19 PM

I used to collect lots of things but this year ive slowed down a bit and have been selling off much of my collections on ebay. Ive made almost $2000 grand alone doing so. Didnt realize Buffy still had a huge following of buyers. I sold my entire n64 system/games too. Mario Kart as well lol.

I am now trying to unload a bunch of comic books I dont care about but damn its brutal to ship such a large stack otherwise they would be on ebay too.

SilverSpoon · 11-25-2007, 10:46 PM

Mat · 11-25-2007, 10:55 PM

I keep my action figures in their cardboard packaging. Some I have on display but most are in the closet in plastic bins.

Hey spoon, still got all the original power rangers in their boxes I told you about too. Looks like I can fetch a few thousand for them alone. Still not ready to let them go though :/

SilverSpoon · 11-25-2007, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Mat

I keep my action figures in their cardboard packaging. Some I have on display but most are in the closet in plastic bins.

Hey spoon, still got all the original power rangers in their boxes I told you about too. Looks like I can fetch a few thousand for them alone. Still not ready to let them go though :/

I don't have the space to keep everything in boxes, or to even keep all of the boxes. I like having them out, anyway.

If you ever decide to sell, I know a good place you can do it outside of eBay. Then you can save big on eBay fees and deal with very serious collectors.

I'm pretty content with my collections now. The only thing I really want are Power Rangers helmet replicas, but those are too expensive. I did just buy an authentic pair of Power Rangers/Sentai gloves from one of the Japanese costumers. Exact same ones they use in every show. Still waiting for them to arrive, though.

Here's one item I'm really happy with that you can't see well in the other pictures. It's a replica of the communicators they used in the show. Don't mind the Astro Morpher.

11-25-2007, 11:28 PM

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I don't have the space to keep everything in boxes, or to even keep all of the boxes. I like having them out, anyway.

You lost about 35% to 45% of their value.

Samson The Cat · 11-25-2007, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by SilverSpoon

[a lotta pictures]

I've never been a fan of action figures and merchandise/memorabilias. I have to admit though, your room does look cool with all that stuff. I'd just be a little worried about the shelf in the second picture. It seems like it's on the verge of breaking apart under the load.

Mat · 11-25-2007, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by SilverSpoon

I don't have the space to keep everything in boxes, or to even keep all of the boxes. I like having them out, anyway.

If you ever decide to sell, I know a good place you can do it outside of eBay. Then you can save big on eBay fees and deal with very serious collectors.

I'm pretty content with my collections now. The only thing I really want are Power Rangers helmet replicas, but those are too expensive. I did just buy an authentic pair of Power Rangers/Sentai gloves from one of the Japanese costumers. Exact same ones they use in every show. Still waiting for them to arrive, though.

Here's one item I'm really happy with that you can't see well in the other pictures. It's a replica of the communicators they used in the show. Don't mind the Astro Morpher.

I am aware of some forums like HenShin! Heros that I could probably unload them at if I wanted to sell them.

I dont any helmuts or communicator stuff, just the toys and some old comics and magazines of them.

SilverSpoon · 11-25-2007, 11:57 PM

Henshin Heroes has completely gone down the drain this past summer. At least the merchandise forum. I go to Rangerboard now, which is where all of the old HH people have flocked to. A lot of the big sellers and prop makers are there, and sometimes they offer cool deals for forum members.

Another pride and joy I have is the Japanese Titanus: King Brachion. I love that thing.

Spin Teacher · 11-26-2007, 01:19 AM

Wow, I think you guys have bigger problems then I do. :p

**open32** · 11-26-2007, 02:14 AM

I used to collect Magic Cards, probably still have a few thousand.

Also American coins.

I havent collected anything in a long while, money needs to go elsewhere.

11-26-2007, 03:23 AM

I have old baseball cards from the 80's stashed away, and the complete 1993 Marvel Universe cards, Series 3.

Oh... and the first issues of the Smallville comics. But those won't see the light of day for 20 more years. I want to get them signed by some of the cast, then stash em away for a nice lump of money in the future.

Blackmask · 11-26-2007, 05:04 AM

I've got a collection of programs from shows I've worked on and concerts I've been to. My most treasured in the collection though are a couple a friend got for me, the opening ceremony programs for both the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.

I also have a collection of masks up on the bedroom wall and dragons scattered around the whole house.

Mat · 11-26-2007, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by SilverSpoon

Henshin Heroes has completely gone down the drain this past summer. At least the merchandise forum. I go to Rangerboard now, which is where all of the old HH people have flocked to. A lot of the big sellers and prop makers are there, and sometimes they offer cool deals for forum members.

Another pride and joy I have is the Japanese Titanus: King Brachion. I love that thing.

Nice, I never went far with buying PR toys internationally. I only got all the first-third series of the Bandai ones here.

**Ophelia** · 11-26-2007, 01:31 PM

Is there anywhere I can buy Star Wars Lego minifigures besides e-bay?

SilverSpoon · 11-26-2007, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Mat

Nice, I never went far with buying PR toys internationally. I only got all the first-third series of the Bandai ones here.

Yeah, most of my collection are the Bandai of America ones. The main Japanese ones I have are for the latest series which hasn't had an American counterpart yet (the stuff on the far left, top shelf in the PR image I posted). Well, it's coming out next February, but I really don' like any of the Power Rangers shows after Power Rangers in Space.

Did you know that the Japanese power morpher, called a Dino Buckler, is worth a few hundred dollars mint-in-box? And since the Green Ranger morpher (Dragon Buckler) wasn't released here, it can go for anywhere between $400-$800 depending on its condition. Of course, you can always just customize an American power morpher to look like it, which is what I did. Only problem is you can't get that metallic looking coin for it.

Mat · 11-26-2007, 04:53 PM

Just surprises me how much people will pay for some things.

SilverSpoon · 11-26-2007, 05:24 PM

Yeah. The thing is, I'm sure someone just happened to spend that much, and then suddenly it became the standard simply because other sellers saw it was possible to make that much off the items.

This past summer the price of power morphers went up a lot because of the Power Rangers 15th anniversary episode where Adam came back and morphed into the black ranger. They were already like $60, but went up to being $100 or more, in any condition.

**Jocasta** · 11-26-2007, 06:45 PM

Does anyone work out how much they've spent on all their collection and what that amount could have been used for?

11-25-2007, 05:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
Spin Teacher Jr. F'ing Member My Ars Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 572 My Profile	Collecting Does anyone else here collect things for no real reason? I've got a bad habbit in collecting things of no real value. For instance I love playing Mario Kart, and I just saw these small Mario Kart figures on E-Bay so I had to buy 1 of each that I could find. The picture is of all the little figures I just wasted money on. Oh, and if anyone wants to play Mario Kart DS against me just let me know your friend code, and the time you want to play. My friend code is: 489718-247823 Last edited by Spin Teacher : 11-25-2007 at 05:44 PM.

11-25-2007, 11:57 PM	#10 (permalink)
SilverSpoon Kamen Rider Kiva Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: www.canofnothing.com Posts: 7,550	Henshin Heroes has completely gone down the drain this past summer. At least the merchandise forum. I go to Rangerboard now, which is where all of the old HH people have flocked to. A lot of the big sellers and prop makers are there, and sometimes they offer cool deals for forum members. Another pride and joy I have is the Japanese Titanus: King Brachion. I love that thing. Last edited by SilverSpoon : 11-26-2007 at 12:01 AM.

11-26-2007, 03:23 AM	#13 (permalink)
Avis Phlox Posts: n/a	I have old baseball cards from the 80's stashed away, and the complete 1993 Marvel Universe cards, Series 3. Oh... and the first issues of the Smallville comics. But those won't see the light of day for 20 more years. I want to get them signed by some of the cast, then stash em away for a nice lump of money in the future. Last edited by Avis Phlox : 11-26-2007 at 03:25 AM.

11-25-2007, 08:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
Val Gear Heads Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Brazil Posts: 8,156 My Profile	I would love Spin! And I'm very good at Mario Kart, despite that I prefer something more realistic like FZERO for example. But I accept your challenge!

11-25-2007, 10:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
Mat Senior Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 1,030	I used to collect lots of things but this year ive slowed down a bit and have been selling off much of my collections on ebay. Ive made almost $2000 grand alone doing so. Didnt realize Buffy still had a huge following of buyers. I sold my entire n64 system/games too. Mario Kart as well lol. I am now trying to unload a bunch of comic books I dont care about but damn its brutal to ship such a large stack otherwise they would be on ebay too.

11-25-2007, 10:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
SilverSpoon Kamen Rider Kiva Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: www.canofnothing.com Posts: 7,550

11-25-2007, 10:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
Mat Senior Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 1,030	I keep my action figures in their cardboard packaging. Some I have on display but most are in the closet in plastic bins. Hey spoon, still got all the original power rangers in their boxes I told you about too. Looks like I can fetch a few thousand for them alone. Still not ready to let them go though :/

11-26-2007, 01:19 AM	#11 (permalink)
Spin Teacher Jr. F'ing Member My Ars Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 572 My Profile	Wow, I think you guys have bigger problems then I do. :p

11-26-2007, 02:14 AM	#12 (permalink)
open32 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 7,821 My Profile	I used to collect Magic Cards, probably still have a few thousand. Also American coins. I havent collected anything in a long while, money needs to go elsewhere.

11-26-2007, 05:04 AM	#14 (permalink)
Blackmask Protector of Inanity Join Date: May 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 6,158 My Profile	I've got a collection of programs from shows I've worked on and concerts I've been to. My most treasured in the collection though are a couple a friend got for me, the opening ceremony programs for both the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. I also have a collection of masks up on the bedroom wall and dragons scattered around the whole house.

11-26-2007, 01:31 PM	#16 (permalink)
Ophelia JOHO Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Joshtopia Posts: 7,245 My Profile	Is there anywhere I can buy Star Wars Lego minifigures besides e-bay?

11-26-2007, 04:53 PM	#18 (permalink)
Mat Senior Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 1,030	Just surprises me how much people will pay for some things.

11-26-2007, 05:24 PM	#19 (permalink)
SilverSpoon Kamen Rider Kiva Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: www.canofnothing.com Posts: 7,550	Yeah. The thing is, I'm sure someone just happened to spend that much, and then suddenly it became the standard simply because other sellers saw it was possible to make that much off the items. This past summer the price of power morphers went up a lot because of the Power Rangers 15th anniversary episode where Adam came back and morphed into the black ranger. They were already like $60, but went up to being $100 or more, in any condition.

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11-26-2007, 06:45 PM	#20 (permalink)
Jocasta Love Charlie Babbitt Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Shaftesbury Avenue Posts: 18,617 My Profile	Does anyone work out how much they've spent on all their collection and what that amount could have been used for?