Do you still collect?

[Bollux]

Modern figures are rarer loose than carded anyway

I've seen the Mando figures reduced to £6 in Sainsburys (shelf hangers at least) and I wasn't interested then…time to check them out.

 

[Nita Nitro]

Figure collection not quite complete, need Yak Face and various accessories and weapons. I keep an eye out for things, but haven't picked anything up for a while. I find it hard to justify the price a lot of things go for nowadays, and could not pay what people ask for weapons and/or accessories that I never had as a child, therefore would not even be sure were authentic.

 

[Dave_S]

yup, still collecting..Only need 3 to finish the 96 originals...Romba, Warok and Luke Endor..think I need to take out a mortgage

 

[Cazza]

yup, still collecting..Only need 3 to finish the 96 originals...Romba, Warok and Luke Endor..think I need to take out a mortgage

Yikes, that won't be cheap!

 

[Walrusbumface]

I'm done with vintage Kenner STAR WARS. I pretty much got everything I'd set out to get.

Any upgrades, army-building needs, will be kindly supplied by the Hasbro RETRO COLLECTION lines - a much more affordable way of owning multiple (mint white) Imperial troops.

I only collect the figures (loose). I don't own any of the dolls, play sets, vehicles / spaceships, monsters / beasts of burden, mini rigs, die-cast, micro collection ... etc, etc.

Just limiting myself to the figures has saved me a load of $$$$$ - and lots of space.

 

[Walrusbumface]

Yikes, that won't be cheap!

Last year, a loose, mint Luke Endor (with collector's coin) set me back $400.00 AUD.

Romba and Warok weren't cheap, either.

 

[Gadders]

Last year, a loose, mint Luke Endor (with collector's coin) set me back $400.00 AUD.

Romba and Warok weren't cheap, either.

Best username on here, Sir!

 

[batman]

I still enjoy my collection but to be honest my latest vintage SW purchase was over six months ago. I have branched out into other toylines, it all depends on what I can get for a decent price. With prices nowadays, increased shipping costs and insane import charges it's just more fun to pick up a cheap toy and go full ToyPolloi with milliput and styrene to make it look halfway decent.

 

[Pomse2001]

I should show you all what I have. It's been a while but not bought anything other than a jigsaw (vintage wise) for years.

Yes please share with us what you have

 

[jayums]

Priced out of vintage Star Wars. I love them but don't feel the need to own them anymore - can't justify the costs, so time to move on. Picked up the retro collection figures from the OT as they're relatively cheap and cheerful .

 

[Walrusbumface]

Priced out of vintage Star Wars. I love them but don't feel the need to own them anymore - can't justify the costs, so time to move on. Picked up the retro collection figures from the OT as they're relatively cheap and cheerful .

Agreed.

Vintage Kenner SW is also getting too rich for me. I'm glad I got as much as I did. Now, it's time to move on with the sensible option: the OT Retro Coll lines from Hasbro.

 

[Wreck-It Ralph]

Still collecting but have not bought anything in nearly year due to the rarity of the stuff I collect, it either doesn't exist or in very low numbers and almost never comes up for sale. I achieved my goal in 2022 to replace everything I sold in 2004 which took me five years, so I guess anything else I get is a bonus!

 

[Grant_C]

Always adding pieces. Not always vintage anymore. Nice to see some old avatars posting. Miss the old days.

 

[db94]

Nice to see people posting screen used pieces - glad I'm not the only dafty buying random bits

 

[Wreck-It Ralph]

Always adding pieces. Not always vintage anymore. Nice to see some old avatars posting. Miss the old days.

I miss the lightsabers!

 

[Pomse2001]

Priced out of vintage Star Wars. I love them but don't feel the need to own them anymore - can't justify the costs, so time to move on. Picked up the retro collection figures from the OT as they're relatively cheap and cheerful .

I agree with you mate star wars vintage has gone all to expensive. But we can still get some items cheap. Today I saw a stormie for sale without weapon £10 in denmark. It was nice and white. I still think that is a good price. But for a complete loose run, yes it is ******* expensive today.

 

[jayums]

I agree with you mate star wars vintage has gone all to expensive. But we can still get some items cheap. Today I saw a stormie for sale without weapon £10 in denmark. It was nice and white. I still think that is a good price. But for a complete loose run, yes it is ******* expensive today.

I wasn't a long time collector , I only got back into vintage SW around 2015 ish and it was brilliant to reconnect with my childhood and pick up the figures I had (and never had!) the first time around for modest sums. Felt like a not very serious hobby. Happy memories !

 

[Dave_S]

Yikes, that won't be cheap!

tell me about it lol...determined to do it though..but may take a while unless i drop lucky.....

 

[peekaygee73]

I'm still collecting, and there are items I'd love to add to my collection, but it's pretty rare I buy anything these days. Cost is really the cause of this, with even shabby/incomplete items commanding a premium. I've been meaning to add the DV Star Destroyer and Imperial Attack Base playsets to my collection for years, but I want them boxed & complete and they seem to go for a premium these days - especially the DVSD. Other items I've wanted (12" Fett, Pali Death Star) I'm resigned to never owning - I just couldn't justify paying the prices the command.

The other side of that coin is that current prices make it tempting to consider selling up, but all I have to do is look at the items I have on display and I soon snap out of that idea!

 

[Mosh]

I am still collecting, although I am not a completist and I am quite satisfied with the vintage figures. I would only wish each had their complete accesories (some are missing). I collect mainly from the Vintage Collection series: the Kenner era is nice to have but in my opinion, if you take the nostalgia factor out of it, the figures pale in comparison with what can be nowadays achieved. No regrets about having an incomplete Lilí-Ledy/Kenner collection. I just regret that the prices have doubled compared to three years ago.

 

[Rudyard]

I received the staff PM which prompted me to look back here. Honestly, its been well over a decade since I bought any SW vintage. I have fond memories of collecting, and I still have much of it, although not on display. I think I might try to thin my collection out a bit before too long, and perhaps add one or two select pieces for display. I feel old these days though and I have no idea whether most classifieds are done on forums like this, rebelscum, ebay, or is everything now done on facebook or somewhere...?

I was always more of a lurker here, even in the old days, but its nice to revisit and see some old, familiar user names. Cheers all

 

[Cazza]

I received the staff PM which prompted me to look back here. Honestly, its been well over a decade since I bought any SW vintage. I have fond memories of collecting, and I still have much of it, although not on display. I think I might try to thin my collection out a bit before too long, and perhaps add one or two select pieces for display. I feel old these days though and I have no idea whether most classifieds are done on forums like this, rebelscum, ebay, or is everything now done on facebook or somewhere...?

I was always more of a lurker here, even in the old days, but its nice to revisit and see some old, familiar user names. Cheers all

Nice you're back! Most sales seem to be FB and Ebay these days, but it would be great to get things properly going on here again.

 

[gammoguard]

Still collecting - no (way too expensive these days- only need a pop up R2 and Blue Snaggletooth so you can see why it would be too expensive going forward) and am I looking to sell - no as I know I'd regret it at a later date.
I'm glad I've got what I've got as my kids will have something to fall back on at a later date and from an OCD thing I'd love to get those last 2 figures just so I can say complete but can't justify today's prices.

 

[lee gray]

Not really star wars just bits here and there

 

[maxf]

I've sold down a lot over the past 2 years and now have most of my other Mocs on the block too. I've replaced some with proof cards and expect I'll always have some sort of collection but I found huge 'runs' were actually stifling my enjoyment.

 

[toyboy73]

Unfortunately, I have been priced out of collecting any of the remaining items that I was interested in. I still like MOC figures and variations of them, but can't justify the cost. And recently I have had some interest in Kenner Baggie figures, but again, these have gotten expensive.
Have been seriously considering selling another part of my collection, as I recently let go of most of the vehicles and playsets and don't seem to miss them too much. Only my nostalgia for the toys, both from childhood, and the 35 years of collecting, keep me from selling the rest.

 

[Michael Sith]

I have reached a hiatus in regard to collecting, really I have what I've always wanted, other than I'm wanting to complete the 15 pack baggie Mail away ( god, will that ever happen!)
moving house to a farmhouse has meant lots of things taking priority and collection is stored away until I gat to a display position.
I have always collected on a budget, always Will. Prices are crackers but still with patience you Can still grab things for decent prices.