If you were ever forced to cut down, what will remain?

[TheGent]

You know from time to time people here come and leave and return after a marathon of buying, selling, bulding up again etc.
But if it's definitive to end the hobby, would you sell everything or would you keep something?

I would keep my Action Figure Display stand that holds my minty mint first 12 - you know the one with the cardboard backdrop.
R2 solid dome, 3-line shiny golden 3PO, Han Small Head, 3-line brown eyes Luke etc.
That does not take up too much space and is iconic enough to represent what was 'the hobby'.

 

[kieatky]

After the last clear out I was hoping to keep my £1.59 carded figures (I had a graded Yak, Amanaman, Luke Stormtrooper etc) but alas they all had to go The great thing about this hobby is it never goes away, I always have the urge to nip onto evil bay just to see what's going

 

[_Lee_]

Easy answer here:

Loose leia boussh from childhood
Atat bulb cover from childhood
Stormtrooper helmet from my wife as an engagement present
Boxed Palitoy Yoda puppet

 

[Richard_H]

My DT Vader and Ben. Everything else is easily replaced. And the DTs could be replaced too I suppose I just ouldn't justify the cash amount they are commanding.

I wouldn't get rid of any of my EU books and comics. I'd rather sell the Missus for medical science if it came to it.

 

[Jez]

I couldn't part with what remains of my childhood collection, and what has been bought for me by others since then.

 

[Joe]

If I ever had to cut down more than I already (painfully) have in the last couple of years I really don't know what I would keep. I'm hoping I don't have to if I am honest! The last few things I still own are things I always told myself I would never sell..

 

[SublevelStudios]

My mint boxed 15" IG 88. In my early days collecting in the late 80's and early 90's this had an almost mythical status for me. I'd only ever seen pictures - then with ebay and the internet you can get one relatively easily. I never forget the first time I saw one in person, Jim Stevenson had one on his stall at Donington toy fair in '93. It was way out of my price range at the time but it was a really impressive looking piece.

I've bought and sold my collections 3 or 4 times since for various reasons, some things I've kept but that one particular item is very much a grail piece for me. I still get a buzz from looking at it

 

[Grant_C]

My childhood collection and the first plush ewok I breast fed.

 

[theforceuk]

Could not part with any of my collection but if I could only keep one item would be loose Luke Poncho.

Oh and would have to keep the Jar Jar Binks dart board. :lol:

 

[Michael Sith]

Figures, it would be EB LFB.....could never part with him.

Ships......Falcon.....would sell the car first :lol:

 

[sparkysx]

This guy, he's the only loose figure that I have from childhood that I have in my actual possession.

I once lost him down the side of a workshop in the dark, when I was at work with my Dad, I had to give him up as lost that night, but my Dad found him. I did think about fitting him up with a new spear and Hood, but they wouldn't of originally been his so I can't do it!

 

[JuniorChubb]

My Wally's (inc childhood Wally) and my growing collection of SWFUK prizes would remain, the rest could reluctantly go...

 

[pizzathehutt]

i moved out a year and a half ago and i was forced by my girlfriend at the time to size down, so i sold all of my g1 transformers, he-man, thundercats and ghostbusters figures and then also all of my vintage star wars ships and playsets i made about £500 so that went on some nice things, she let me keep my run of loose star wars figures and im pretty much happy i still have that set. we broke up just before xmas, doh!

 

[Pomse2001]

I would keep all the rare stuff and the few childhood items I still have

 

[JuniorChubb]

i moved out a year and a half ago and i was forced by my girlfriend at the time to size down, so i sold all of my g1 transformers, he-man, thundercats and ghostbusters figures and then also all of my vintage star wars ships and playsets i made about £500 so that went on some nice things, she let me keep my run of loose star wars figures and im pretty much happy i still have that set. we broke up just before xmas, doh!

I feel you pain brother

 

[plantman]

My childhood collection and the first plush ewok I breast fed.

todd will be very jealous

 

[JuniorChubb]

Todd is the Father :wink:

 

[plantman]

Todd is the Father :wink:

LOL :lol:

 

[sith-smith]

At a push I'd like to keep my childhood collection

and my set of 12 backs! 8)

 

[edd_jedi]

My collection couldn't be much more scaled down :lol: I don't think I'll ever sell my Luke X-Wing MOC, my only remaining MOC from my early collecting days in the 90s. I would also like to always have at least a handful of loose figures so I can smell them now and again Other than that, I can take it or leave it these days. I feel no attachment to the majority of my collection. I don't think I'll ever get the pre-theft bug back.