Toys are the only thing I like to spend money on. My problem is that I have so many and I lose interest in them relatively quick. Months later I'll regret purchasing them and I feel like a hoarder at this point. If I ever move I'd have a ridiculous amount of storage for them. If I'm trying to spend money to make myself happy, it's only toys that I feel okay buying. I hate this but I've tried everything else, nothing else is enticing to me. I want move out from my parents' soon and I just have so many toys and stuffed animals that I want to get rid of but I also spent so much money on them. I feel stuck, trying to sell them off sounds like a nightmare and just donating them is going to piss me off with all the money I've wasted. I don't want to be remembered as an autist who was obsessed with kids toys. How do you anons deal with this?
>>11269861A long time ago, I learned not to make the toys my god. Things aren't worth having if you can't take care of them, that's abuse of both yourself and the toys. So, I sat down and really went through to find which ones made me happy and which ones I just had for the sake of it. I got rid of what I didn't want and focused on making what I did want look good on display. Then I started exploring my other interests and found activities I enjoy instead of letting toys alone define me.Of course, it helps that I am a Christian, highly recommend giving your life to Jesus Christ instead of toys.I hope you figure it out OP
If it makes you happy then you shouldn't stop unless it really drains your health (and wallet). Selling stuff is a pain in the ass because dealing with costumers and packaging and all that crap is not worth it. So either throw away toys you don't like or keep them with you. I asume you're moving alone? Even if you aren't I would advice to not throw them or giving them away that easily and if you do have to give some away do so to family members or people you know so it won't feel like some stranger is taking advantage of you. Also nice collection you got there. I got the same Woody but I unpacked him because I don't care that much about keeping the box around lol.
Just throw.them away, Andy. Only old toys are considered an investment and kids today don't play with toys so nothing made today will go up in value like old Star Wars toys do. Throw this shit away and start buying card singles and keeping 2 binders.
Just sell shit you don't need. They goal is a refined collection you are happy with not a pile of trash like 99% of shf collectors have
>>11269861If you got your joy out of them, then you haven't wasted that money at all. They did their job and now it's time to let them go make someone else happy, even if for a fleeting moment.
>>11269876They momentarily make me happy. I buy them, have fun with opening the packaging, play with them for like a week and then forget about them afterwards. Maybe a year later I'll play with them again and then quickly move onto something else. Also sorry bro, that ain't my collection.
>>11269874Solid advice (although I dont do religion). I've been doing something similar lately after I got some advice from an older friend. He's in his later years now and used to be THE comic books guy. Tons of collectibles owned the shop, whole 9 yards. While chatting about what he's been giving away, he just said, "I can't take it all with me" and that really struck a chord. Don't cling to this stuff, OP. Keep the toys that make you feel good and that you enjoy looking at. Let go of the ones weighing you down or that don't have a place. Make some lunch money off those loose marvel legends. You, both literally and figuratively, won't be able to take it all with you when you move.
>>11269861I'm not trying to to insult you , but you have a consumptive hobby, not a creative one. Your joy is therefore derived from the acquisition of an object, not the creation, and is therefore limited to the moment you buy and recieve it.Try taking up something like scale modeling or some form of customizing. Hell, if you like stuffed animals you would probably be interested in crocheting. Make something, give it away to family and friends. People are impressed by that kind of thing, you can avoid cluttering your house by limiting the rate of acquisition to the rate you can make them, and you will derive your pleasure by seeing your project come together over time.>pic completely related
>>11269874This is a great post.How did you get rid of the toys by the way? Did you donate, trash, sell, etc.? I am in that process right now. I am not sure the best path to take besides getting rid of them.
>>11269975never trash anything. donate or sell them.
>>11269878this ^You see this especially with marvel legends collectors, where they have 30 different copies of spider man just in a different color or suit just keep the main one, symbiote and maybe scarlet if you like him that muchyou don't need 30 goku variants
>>11269975I was well acquainted with some local toy stores, so I sold/donated most of it to them in bulk. Anything truly pricy I knew the value of I sold online. You'll probably still "lose" money. In reality, that money was lost long ago. Unless you are a mint box boy and have the time to actually sell massive amounts on ebay.>>11270038There were some things I did end up throwing away, if it was in bad condition, or if it was a box for something that you really don't need the box for. But yea, if it's good might as well at least donate it.
>>11269874>give your life to jesus not toys
I only buy toys of characters I really REALLY love, so I would never find myself in your situation. But assuming I did, I have other friends in the hobby, so I'd see if I can just send the toys over to them.
>>11269897In relation to the second point, if you want to still consume BUT create, take figures you've already got. Look at ones you weren't satisfied with. Then, mash them together to make something you want.Say you have like as (>>11270049) says, 30 Gokus or 30 Spidermen. That's like, a lot of spare parts or base bodies for making something you want to! You can even pop limbs off and mash them together to create some really crazy cool creations.Expanding on >>11269897, it's the act of creating that makes something special to you. It's turning something mass-produced or something raw into something truly your own.That's why I still collect, though only to get parts and items I want for figures I want to build.
>>11269861Play with your toys, OP. Whoosh em around, slam them into each other, have an adventure and make up a story that may/not continue, etc. While you have them in your hands, you'll start wondering why you have them and if they're important to you at all. Now you can start purging. I suggest getting a box or two and start throwing ones that don't give you joy. If you get some kind of withdrawal, pick up the toys from the box and contemplate again. Also if you're buying because you saw them on tv or something, avoid falling for the concept that you have to collect them all. With all the toys you have anyway, you can form your own teamsDon't even think about giving them away just yet, that part comes later after the time you've actually spent with your toys
>>11269897>but you have a consumptive hobby, not a creative onePeople who buy shit just to have are nuts.>>11272721>Play with your toysi really don't understand how so many people don't know that this is what toys are meant for.Toys should be a creative outlet, where you can make your own stories using toys you've bought. Something to entertain yourself with, in a uniquely expressive way that caters to yourself, that no movie, book, nor video game can do.It's something that should never get tiring and never boring. Adding another toy to your collection should only be creating more possibilities. Additions to your stories.Go buy buy acylic standees if you just want something to stand around on your shelf. I'm sure they sell limited edition ones if you want it to feel a little more special.Or blind box figurines, for that excitement that that "the hunt" used to give collectors who searched for shit in stores. Gashopon too.
>>11269861It's the acquiring the toy that's the endorphin release. Not having it. But getting it. And that mood only lasts a day at the most.
I already got my holy grail so I just kinda feel numb to it all
>>11269861I don't really have that since I only buy things I actually want to keep
>>11269861I actually wonder how many people are not really trying to find that special thing they wanted or had as a kid again. But are instead looking to recreate that special Birthday or Christmas morning where they got something really amazing and want that feeling back. The whole feeling amazing unwrapping something and it was what you really wanted as an 8 year old. Not really the act of having it afterward, but that moment you got it. i think this is why some people get like 6 Optimus Primes or Millennium Falcons. They want that >Whoa! I finally got one!!!feeling more than the satisfaction of having it.
i get most of my toy enjoyment out of getting what i want since at the moment i only display like 3% of my stuff. i still get my stuff for a reason. i very rarely buy anything online and even more rarely get anything new, except little cars.
I usually regret it when I spend the money, then when I get the thing I ordered I'm happy with it and I enjoy playing with it and just looking at it on my shelf. Am I weird
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