I'm kind of in the same boat as captainhancock.
I've had a loose figure collection and a few vehicles that I've managed to hold onto through the years. In the summer I broke an ESB glass that I'd had since the early 80's and decided to try and track one down on ebay... That was the start.
So in the last few months I've bought a remote controlled Sandcrawler, boxed Dewback, boxed Landspeeder... And a white Tie Fighter... I must stop but I can't
Part of the reason is that I have some cash at the moment and I was surprised and how cheap certain things were. I'm not a serious collector either, I just want the things I had as a kid, and maybe a couple of things I dreamed of having. The fact that these toys are worth money doesn't matter to me, I'm just after the visual gold that these things bring.
Hanging around this forum isn't the way to kick the habit!