Counting the cost, vintage Star Wars style

[fuzzybuzzytoys]

Everytime I shell out money, I am always counting the cost in terms of vintage Star Wars toys.

Yesterday for example my car windscreen got smashed. I phone up the insurance fellas and they tell me it's going to be £75 excess to replace it. In my head I'm going... "£75? I could get a Yak Face for that! Or a boxed Falcon"

#TheMadnessOfAVintageStarWarsToyCollector

 

[BlueDog]

:lol: I used to do that all the time. Hmmmm if I didn't pay this electricity bill I could easily afford that VC Jawa, and so on.

Damn essentials of life getting in the way of my collecting!

 

[rob71]

So true :lol: ... last month I let my road tax expire by 5 days, and a traffic warden stung me with a $200 fine. Then two days later I failed to "completely" stop at a stop sign (no ****ing traffic coming either way!! :evil: ) and who should be behind me but Mr Plod... another $150 :roll: I could have bought a 12-back MOC with that money!

 

[jedi_masters]

So very true Jamie.

I keep wanting to update all my star cases for acrylic case's but then I think "I could buy X amount of MOC's for that".

 

[x-pack]

Having that at the moment :? There's an item I really want but also need a new air compressor so I can paint my car. Will probably just get both, or maybe just not bother doing the paint :lol:

Got a fine for speeding a few months ago and ended up thing 'damn! that would have paid for at least a couple of reseals :twisted: '

 

[.Q.]

You mean I'm not alone in doing this? Thank the maker!

Finally got around to putting down a new cheap-ass floor in our kitchen, all the time thinking - 'goddammit, could have got a blue Snag for this...', although he would have been tricky to mop.

 

[Richard_H]

I did but then for some reason I stopped and I don't really know why that is. I guess it's because I've been in large payment plans a lot and Avnet had things flowing through the door lately.

 

[PIGCITY]

...really.? :? :?
Must admit its never crossed my mind in the slightest.

 

[Jedi_june]

...really.? :? :?
Must admit its never crossed my mind in the slightest.

I feel you on this one @Pigcity

Never crossed my mind :? But I would rather pay my **** 1st before buying any toys or material things. That's just me thou :mrgreen:

After reading this thread I'll probably start thinking like that :lol: :lol:

 

[Stargeezer]

To be honest, i have thought like that before, but recently i started thinking the other way around. When i buy something vintage, i think i could do something else with the money, but weird thing is, i wouldn't know what... I mean, i have everything i need, so don't wanna spend money just to spend it, but on the other hand, when i spend it on non SW purchases, i mostly regret it anyway..

 

[plantman]

To be honest, i have thought like that before, but recently i started thinking the other way around. When i buy something vintage, i think i could do something else with the money, but weird thing is, i wouldn't know what... I mean, i have everything i need, so don't wanna spend money just to spend it, but on the other hand, when i spend it on non SW purchases, i mostly regret it anyway..

LOL me too, i sat looking at my collection a year ago and thought...there's a 5 figure sum there, i could get a new car, clothes, watch and take kids on holiday

ive trimmed the collection way down now, i the collecting bug still strikes but you need a fine balance to feed the addiction.

 

[PIGCITY]

To be honest, i have thought like that before, but recently i started thinking the other way around. When i buy something vintage, i think i could do something else with the money, but weird thing is, i wouldn't know what... I mean, i have everything i need, so don't wanna spend money just to spend it, but on the other hand, when i spend it on non SW purchases, i mostly regret it anyway..

LOL me too, i sat looking at my collection a year ago and thought...there's a 5 figure sum there, i could get a new car, clothes, watch and take kids on holiday

ive trimmed the collection way down now, i the collecting bug still strikes but you need a fine balance to feed the addiction.

I suppose its different for everyone. If it was a choice of a holiday with the kids and the Mrs the lot would go in a blink of an eye no questions.

 

[Richard_H]

I'm assuming you mean the SW stuff and you're not that clear :wink:

 

[plantman]

yeah i treated them to a week at Haven....haha

the kids bloody love it there though

 

[Richard_H]

I've just got back from one. The annoying clubs and music :evil:

 

[PIGCITY]

I'm assuming you mean the SW stuff and you're not that clear :wink:

very good, yes the SW would go out the window in an instant if it was between a family holiday (only my collected stuff though never my childhood collection, that shits priceless)

 

[Stormtrooper37]

Very true......holding off buying 3 acrylic cases that I really do need, but keep spending the spare funds on figures and the odd MOC.

Just had to fork out £250.00 on new brake pads and disc's on my car.........I could have bought a very nice MOC for that, but safety first otherwise I would't be here to buy any MOC's :lol:

 

[sith-smith]

Since buying a house it has been an almost constant thought!!

 

[TC-14]

"Bricks and mortar" though, Gary!

 

[x-pack]

I am disturbed by this thread I would never trade my collection for a week or two week holiday. **** no! That lot has taken me years to collect, some of it goes back twenty years or more.

The only reason i would get rid is if I was skint and couldn't pay the bills.