Would you be willing to be honest with yourself and as the question, WHEN IS ENOUGH, ENOUGH? If you haven't already, check me out with these these figures and more on my Instagram page / keco.collects
I've been collecting 1/6 scaled for 18 years and to be honest so many people get burned out or leave the hobby bitter and from my observation is because they collect without much principle, rather than be proactive, we become reactive to the hobby. "Avengers 8? I'll get all the characters etc!" Personally for me, I collect characters that really aspire me (hence the dumb channel name, The Virtuous Collector) so I don't get the temptation of getting characters that are superficially cool but aren't but have little in terms of meaning. It's easy to get carried away and to place your happiness at the mercy of toy companies thus you need to set your values early on before it's too late.
I can agree with this statement. I collect figures that hold some type of meaning based on individual I can relate too. That in term it's of personal value
When you find yourself anxious about collecting is a great sign to stop and take a break. Also, more is not better, less is best. I been waiting for 1989 keaton and batmobile forever, but now that I pre ordered them I feel great because is what a part of my collection plan. Also, don't display all the figures all at once. Rotate them and your collection will always feel fresh. Collect what you love and not what someone tell you to collect. I only have like 20 figures and I absolutely love them. Nothing in my collection is going anywhere ever. These are my rules but then again everyone is different. Great content and advice and love your channel too.
This is what I am doing for my model kits, now that I am also collecting figures. Since figures are way easier to just take out and snap pictures of. I’ve been going through my model kits and asking myself if I do really want to put the time in to build it.
Excellent points and even better advice! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 We as collectors, need to know what is really wanted and not really necessary. Sell the lease liked figure/s to buy that one you really love to have. That way, you can have the haves, not the just haves.
Excellent vid brother! Coincidentally I played it as I began sorting through my 2 car garage, half of which is filled with boxed toys (1/6 scale figs, Star Wars 3&3/4, 1/18 scale diecast cars, etc). I was sorting out stuff to put on ebay and came to the conclusion that I need to sell more than I initially intended to sell. Your vids are unique, insightful, and far more useful than 95% of other hobby youtube pages available.
Dude this is really good advice. Good even for those who find challenges with loved ones pushing why you collect. We all know why we do it but can become blind to what it makes others feel.
Great tips. I got burned out with collecting a few years back with Saint Seiya Myth Cloths. I started with my favourite character, then the character that represents my zodiac sign and before I knew it I had over 50 characters and by the end it was just a joyless obsession. And that was not even the only thing I collected. Anyway I finally sold a bunch of them off and it felt great. I have a few of them left which will also be sold. When you lose your passion for it, it’s just time to let go. Even now, I’m still selling stuff. The rest I put in storage so my collection can breathe and rotate my figures when I’m tired of the ones I have exposed. It keeps the collection interesting that way without buying new stuff all the time. Also, I don’t do preorders anymore. Preordering a figure doesn’t guarantee you’ll still want it when it’s finally out so I only buy what I want when it’s actually available and the price is reasonable of course. This hobby needs to be fun, not a chore and sometimes it’s hard striking a balance.
great video perfectly timed. don't lose sight of what you really want to see in your collection and why you started collecting. I catch myself as sculpts improve thinking wow I HAVE TO HAVE THAT...no...i don't. thank you so much
Need this video bro! I love this! I'm in a Addictive side. I left all buy and sell facebook groups so that i won't be temptes. It affects my savings with this. I really want to be satisfied with my collection. If i'm stuck with 1/10 scale, then I can keep on going, but collecting hot toys, really a difficult trap to remove 😂
I ran out of display space about two years ago. And now I currently have 27 unopened figures sitting in a storage area in the basement! With more figures coming in the near future. I may be forced to sell some of my older figures, just to have space for the future releases. I started collecting sixth scale back in 2008. I'm beginning to get burned out. I think I might try your suggestion and not purchase anything for at least 30-60 days.
Good advice 👍🏻 especially for everyone new to the hobby. I mean, I only own a 1/3 statue and a 1/6 diorama from Prime 1 Studio, plus 5 Hot Toys Figures, and the boxes are killing me already. Sleeping over the decision of a purchase can also be helpful. If the spark of buying a certain figure is gone the next morning, you probably shouldn't buy that figure.
Yep. I heard this one from Justin from Justin’s Collection: give it a few weeks. If the figure you want is still on your mind then it means you really want it and should get it. If after a few days you no longer think about it, chances are it was never that interesting to begin with.
Nice video, it’s important to ask yourself questions like: which one I wanna keep and which one to keep. I’ve been collecting for so long as well all sort of stuff and it’s unbearable to reach the « no place » moment. I’ve been at some point collecting just to have something when in reality I didn’t need at all. Now I have sold half my collection ! That is a huge chunk of it, more place, new pieces arrived, I’ve grown, I am interested in new pieces, some aren’t appealing to me anymore, basically it’s not a shame to get rid of a figure you don’t like anymore or to finance a one you want more. The only thing is indeed to not fall I to addiction. Addiction makes you lose focus and you are stressing over the hobby when a hobby is just a thing you enjoy on « free time » a hobby shouldn’t take all your life time and money. And I think it’s important to say « do not try to do like others » simple is best honestly, it’s fine to collect tiny figures, toys, 50$ figures. As long as you enjoy it and don’t bear with it 🙂
Another great vid. Your content has helped me look at my collection and cut down on things I bought because they looked cool, instead of caring about them. I'm a lot happier with where it's going and even have space for future things I want now!
The Hard truth my friend. Your best advice I've ever heard was: "If you don't love it, you shouldn't keep it". I've followed that advice and selling an old figure burns at first but it's worth it when you make room for something you really love.
you raise good points. i sold off all my boxes as i dont intend to sell anything so i place 20 figures in a plastic crate & every 6 months ( 2 cycles of dusting ) i change over some figures & displays. i have a lot of dioramas so this works well for me & saves tons of space.
I say when the preorders outnumber the actual products In Stock at a store is enough is enough. I don’t feel like giving a deposit for figure that won’t be seen in years.
Excellent video and brings up great topics to think about. I myself have figures that are in boxes in a closet. I am purging figures that I no longer have an emotional attachment to. Thank you as always for a great channel and great videos!
Very good information video!! Still have my figures in the boxes. Getting some moducase, also looking at some display cabinets at Ikea. Moducase take forever. Big on the Clone Wars, Max 140 with bunch of Clones and Mandalorians with Jedi facing empire and Siths. Vision I want to setup.
Collecting 3.75 figures (tvc figures) has pros and cons and they have to do with what you said in this video. PRO: they don’t take as much space as a hot toys for example. CONS: it takes you more time to be obligated to be more organized and strategic with your collection (its a sure thing that is going to happen to any collector on the long term) Nice video man, you earned a sub here.
But I dont like to display everything all at once. I rotate them in and out of my boxes and on to the shelves to keep it fresh. If I keep the same display looking at the same figures day in day out it gets stale for me.
Usually for me it’s the figures that hold the most meaning from my fav films, usually the utmost best version of the protagonist and villain. If something isn’t 100% then it’s gone, my dx13 is my pride and joy… won’t get any other figure from the line because they pale in comparison.
As boring as it may be for many I've stuck to my fave marvel hero, Spidey! I've already decided (I'm new to Hot Toys) I'm going to only stick to him for the foreseeable future. Being in an apartment with my gf who also collects statues of Hatsune Miku I have a natural cap on what I can fit here so I've debated and stuck to just Spidey for now! Have about 5 so far and LOVE Them so much, glad I found your channel, love the content!
One of my favorite horror movies, The Relic, takes place at a museum. Penelope Ann Miller's character says that at any given time only 2% of items in the museum are on display. That might work for museums, but is a total waste for private collectors. I have too many of my legacy items in boxes, but I have been selling some off and after I move in the next couple months hopefully I can increase my display percentage.
Hey I’m a fairly new collector, and I was wondering on your opinion, if I should get the Jango Fett ht. Star Wars has been my favorite franchise for years, and recently got hope back from The Mandalorian. Already got the chrome mando version in pre-order, but I have been stomped on Jango. He’s just, ugh so badass, but I’ve never had an attachment to him. To me, he’s a really badass bounty hunting mandalorian, and that only. Liked his father-like character to Boba though. But do I need him or do I want him?
If you keep gravitating towards something, let gravity have its way. If you are already saying you have no attachment to something, stay away. You won't grow an attachment.
Most collectors suffer FOMO. It's a bitch. I remind myself, with modern day collectables...there's tons made, everyone collecting most likely keeps them new. So 10 years from now, these figures WONT be as valuable as say 1980's toys. There will be too many brand new sitting around. Old vintage stuff, well it was used, opened, played with and many haven't survived. In the 80's we didn't have internet, cell phones, and even video games were still new and not very good. Toys are what we had. So they have what I call NATURAL RARITY. Modern toys don't. It's either manufactured or we fool ourselves. But make no mistake, the modern stuff you're buying today WILL NOT increase in value like you think it will. Don't give into FOMO, don't go into debt over it. Collect cause you LOVE the line. Keep the lines you collect limited. You can't have everything, if you try, you'll spend your entire life chasing the dragon and not enjoying the collection you do have.
Very true. I don’t get people that collect as an investment. It’s an awful way to invest your money. As you say, most of it is mass-produced and won’t increase in value. It might work for limited editions but overall it’s an awful way to make extra money. This things need to breath, to be exposed in all their glory, it’s what they’re made for.
Unfortunately I love all my HT’s won’t move any out. Instead I have some 6” Toy Biz Spider-Man Tobey figures, Marvel Legends, Marvel Selects I’m trying to move out, so I can use those spaces for box storage. I want to get a few more of the Mando series figures, then I’m out. The prices are getting way out of hand.
Yeah lack of space sucks but you could put a vitrine with its side towards the wall instead of its backside. That way you can easily fit in an extra vitrine. You can also place some flying figures on wires from the ceiling. What is helping me a lot is that many new marvel and Star Wars movies/series aren't that good, so I don't feel like buying most of the new figures from those lines. The best thing about The Eternals is how much money I'm saving by not buying any Eternals figures.
Great video, recently purchased another hot toy and this time I’m getting the suicide squad Batman picked it up when Ben Affleck was announced to be in Aquaman two
I've made easy for myself. I only collect Batman, the cinematic versions. I've saved myself so much grief by ignoring Marvel. But yes, I set some rules for myself to save money and space.
