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Not really any diff in amount of time or money spent than many spend on their hobbies, the difference is that they are all items on display in such amount. My first thought is too easy for someone to steal from him or he damage a fire would do. Would never want that on anyone. I would just worry too much to have them in the garage

+555 Gear Absolutely. If it brings him pleasure (and it doesn't appear to stop him from providing a good life for his family) then go for it.

+555 Gear Agreed, Always follow your highest excitement

I hear you brother! There's nothing wrong with enjoying the hobby! Im that kind of guy myself😃👍

555 Gear #Motivation getting my going and pumped my day. #Goals #Detailed #KnowingWhatYouWant #GoGetter

Same

Sams

Same haha

Me to same

yes - IF you do collect you DO understand. IT'S not a need, it's a desire to be complete, connected, a unit. I collect plastic Corvette kits, unopened, sealed - have only 800+.

well he said you are welcome to come on in and check his collection so...

+digiprez77 Or a RU-vid channel.

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What if people steal them???

Zaheed Chapman get progressive car and home insurance lol

Yeah man I’m the same. I feel like I’m hoarding when I only have like 30

Cool story bro

Good thinking. A collection of a couple thousand is ok. But 30000 is obssesive and Serves no purpose but cluttering up your house. (Though this guy has his collection well organized) I mean when you have three diecast deep on your wall....WHAT IS THE POINT??? You can't see them or enjoy them. Having 20 of the same car in different colors is a waste of money and they will never be worth anything more than he paid. Most likely less. A bit of advice. Collect what you like and don't feel obligated to buy every piece like this guy. Select each piece for it's uniqueness. I know collectors that collect just about every piece Hot Wheels releases EVERY YEAR. That amounts to at least 500 a year when you factor in all the Walmart exclusives and premiums sets. These same collectors also buy matchbox.

@Markus Patients Yeah..matchbox does a really nice job on the real cars but they release them several times. One sample of a particular casting is probably sufficient for any modern collection.

@Markus Patients lol...well they are gonna do it and it's not against store rules for the most part. I don't mind people who go in and raid a pallet and just take supers and the stuff they like. They got there first so good on them. What DOES bother me are the resellers that buy most of the store inventory making shortages of common stuff. But I won't feed into. I have fun collecting but NOTHING is worth the Hassel of paying more or driving all over the place to obtain.....i have better things to do and more rewarding hobbies to enjoy.

Drifter d I love ur channel

Yep totally an addiction. When coronavirus occurs, i dont go to campus and i save 90% of my money. Since then i already buy like 70 diecasts, mostly $10 cars. But totally worth it when u know which type of diecast youre into (in which i decide i only collect limited models/discontinued brand), make u easier to stop on this hobby, since i dont have to keep up with the upcoming models🤣

hello drifter :)

I just began collecting in 2015, but from the start decided to focuse only on racing cars, only those who entered races in the remote 1967 season. Now, in 2021, I fulfilled quite my goals, and have only 576 models (mainly 1/43 but Around 60 in 1/18 and 1/12) . But I am happy I did it, will put all the models in special purpose built stands, and then stop. I am with Drifter D here, and I can tell you that ain't a problem to stop.At least for me : Why ? easy to guess, because it s know harder and harder to find models I don't have ! I spent a budget around 35000 USD, in seven years. Not a reasonable amount of money, but the average price of each car ( die cast, assembled kit, or kit to built ) was high priced, I wld guess higher than 70 USD ( 35 € = 30 USD was a low priced item in my research,) and with shipping costs. I used Ebay,and specialised shop, the only sustainable solution to find what I was looking after. advice : stay focused on what motivate you starting a die cast collection, concentrate on it, and once done, STOP.

Most collectors that stop collecting one thing end up collecting something else.

Some hotwheels are really expensive. Really expensive.

Abbi Ravindhran and those ain’t the $5 ones either.

but his collection is really expensive toys.

And with time it hold value. My friends can pee their expensive wine all days. I still have my cars at the end of the day.

Ha. When I heard that I'm like famous last words. Would make a good tag line for a thriller / horror flick

I bet that basement has another basament that has inside another basment.

"It rubs the lotion on its skin or it gets the hose again"

1. Spare money for ur first house 2. Buy hot wheels while saving for your dream car 3. Buy your dream car 4. Move in your dream house with housing market profit on ur first house 5. Buy lots of hot wheels I’m at step 2 haha

I hope this light shed upon them haven't gotten them robbed of any sort and his special collection is separate he only showcased the least of concern to the front not hating just an opinion Have a NICE day or night

7:00 🏡🏠🏣 ... it's DADS' collection , in truth ~ "Sam" can't touch it, locked up behind glass • and only says what dad Taught her to say

@@lazyrrr2411 she didn't even say that so just honestly grow up ya fuckin goof🤣🤦‍♂️

That's how I feel too. I'm glad that you are doing good. I have collection of 80s toys that I grew up with and that makes me happy. Makes me feel young too. Don't feel as depressed too. Take care.

@@760jjsole8 yup, thank you hoping more and more people find happiness just as I did in collecting.

His wife started all this, so he won't cheat with other girls

doubt she has anything to worry about there

Patrick Roelofs "hey girl, two more piece and my treasure hunt collection will be complete, let's open that chest"

+Veritas lux Mea She saw the size of the house he bought and she was like. Yeah, that will do. You can have anything you want. We are rich so it doesn't matter

A lot of spouses are about their social status / friends so a lot of times, even with the money, these 'toys' would be criticized so I'd say shes a good catch. From the looks of it event organizer & his wifes career must bring in some good income though.

+iliovecaRS north american dream

I hear ya. 1/24th Franklin Mint and Danbury Mint. My weakness. But they are beautiful.

30,000 pieces possibly more than $1.00 per....... we'll over $30,000.000

@@toddfpacker6793 The pre-production stuff is more valuable than the runs are. By a lot !!

resin models are the more detailed ones actually