What Best Advice Would You Give A Newbie?

[indianawars]

So what is the best advice you could give a newbie starting out right now?

My best advice for a newbie would be, don't rush it... Last year Andreg came in like a wrecking ball and burned out within only a few months never to be heard from again! DON'T DO IT!

 

[SublevelStudios]

There's been many collectors here who have gone in all guns blazing - remember Bespinlover? Every post was either in the valuation thread 'what's it worth' or in the LA thread. VCJ's Ledy boxed shuttles...all manner of stuff then he dropped right off the radar - overnight.

My advice is simple, buy what you like, buy what you can afford and don't be a cock.

 

[poncho]

My advice is simple, buy what you like, buy what you can afford and don't be a cock.

Sound advice right there ^

 

[Bootyhunter]

There's been many collectors here who have gone in all guns blazing - remember Bespinlover? Every post was either in the valuation thread 'what's it worth' or in the LA thread. VCJ's Ledy boxed shuttles...all manner of stuff then he dropped right off the radar - overnight.

My advice is simple, buy what you like, buy what you can afford and don't be a cock.

That guy has been in and out of the forums for years with different names and stories :lol:

My only advise would be don't do it to try and profit and only buy what YOU really want to own

 

[TRILOGY COLLECTOR]

Escape before the addiction cripples your bank balance and wife leaves

 

[lejackal]

There's been many collectors here who have gone in all guns blazing - remember Bespinlover? Every post was either in the valuation thread 'what's it worth' or in the LA thread. VCJ's Ledy boxed shuttles...all manner of stuff then he dropped right off the radar - overnight.

My advice is simple, buy what you like, buy what you can afford and don't be a cock.

He's still active on FB and still asking for valuations as well as selling a lot, his name's Tom Scaife

 

[SOJ]

1. Join the forum.
2. Do your research, keep a check list of what your looking for, how much you want to pay for item.
3. Don't rush and stay focused.
4. Don't believe everything you read on facebook when it comes to prices. EBay can often bare cheaper fruits if you know what your buying and willing to wait. Echo prices aren't always cheaper prices,
5. Don't join every FB page. Your feed will be swamped and you won't know if you're coming or going. My suggestion- SWFUK, Yavin Base, Jabba's palace, and Ross Barrs Groups.
6. Don't buy incomplete figures and ships. You'll spend more in the long run completing them.
7.Look out for job lots.
8.Come to farthest from, ideally be there for the Saturday evening festivities.
9. Never gift pay for anything on PayPal unless you are certain you will receive the item.
10. Don't be a cock.

 

[maxf]

1. Enjoy looking at other peoples collections but don't try and emulate them: They may have more money and could have been collecting for years and years. Stick to YOUR budget.

2. Do your research. The SWCA has years and years of research on it. Facebook doesn't.

3. Meet people. I spent years collecting but not really meeting more than a handful of people. The social side is really the best aspect of collecting.

4. Let it go. If something comes up and you have to eat beans for 3 months to buy it - LET IT GO. Almost nothing in SW collecting is unique. Even if it is, only buy it if you can afford it.

 

[Bonsai_Tree_Ent]

1. Job lots are the best way to build a cost effective collection.

2. Buy and sell. Doing both will give you a far more rounded and realistic knowledge of valuations (and as others have said don't be taken in by the over-inflated 'buy it now' prices on most of the facebook groups).

3. Dont just build a collection, build your knowledge.

4. Don't be a cock.

 

[scott82]

Collect it because you like it, not because you want to make money.

 

[SublevelStudios]

He's still active on FB and still asking for valuations as well as selling a lot, his name's Tom Scaife

I have no issue with using a forum like this to get a better understanding of what an item might be worth, or showing off something you've got, but when that's all you use it for, I find that really tiresome.

It's always nice to see members take a more active role in some of the other threads.

 

[theforceuk]

Collect what you want and try to identify certain runs that are achievable with the budget you have. Satisfaction of completing a certain run without breaking the bank is a nice feeling.

And fly casual.

 

[lejackal]

3. Meet people. I spent years collecting but not really meeting more than a handful of people. The social side is really the best aspect of collecting.

This is very true, finally met up with a few more people on Friday and it was awesome - so much knowledge in one booth in the pub and everyone with the same love for vintage

 

[Twin30mm]

Patience and lots of it.
It's taken me countless years to complete my loose collection, at a price I was happy with.

Focus.
Focus on a specific area of collecting. From bitter experience, the scattergun approach leaves you frustrated and out of pocket .

Collect for the right reasons.
Collect for nostalgia, fun and the social side. Never to make a quick buck.

Keep the wife in the dark.
I mean reveal nothing....absolutely nothing. Your testicles will thank you

 

[poncho]

I buy what i like.

 

[lejackal]

Keep the wife in the dark.
I mean reveal nothing....absolutely nothing. Your testicles will thank you

Is everything £20 in your house to? :lol:

 

[SAVORY100]

The best advice I can give:

- Only buy what you like/want

- Only pay what you think is reasonable; 'market value' at the moment is like a rollercoaster, so no real point in trying to judge the 'right price'

- Get in touch with Iain, Jamie or Christian at GW Acrylic to discuss stands and cases as displaying the items you own and curating that display can happily fill many an hour and is a good way to distract from spend. spend, spend!

- under no circustances rush to complete anything, get what you like, when you like at the price you like... it can (within reason) be all over all too quickly and some of the most fun is the chase and the hunt as well of course as the display

 

[Twin30mm]

Keep the wife in the dark.
I mean reveal nothing....absolutely nothing. Your testicles will thank you

Is everything £20 in your house to? :lol:

Haha! You got it.

I make good use of the "Dubious Decimal Point Syndrome".
"There's no way I would spend £250.00 on a little plastic man, my love. It's £25.00. Obviously, they've got the decimal point in the wrong place." 8)

 

[Michael Sith]

Ask yourself the question ...why do I want to collect?

If it's to make money, or invest then you will have a different perspective on collecting.

If it's because you go off into your own world, and feel like a 10 year old again when you have a vintage piece in your hand, then I'm afraid you are hooked :lol: and your collecting habit will form as you progress within the hobby.

Patience, research and ask questions.

Learning new facts and details is all part of the collecting process, as you learn new things, you build a knowledge base, and then start to draw towards areas that interest you, then you can collect in that area, be that baggies, variants, boxed items, mocs etc.

Collect what you like and enjoy

 

[poncho]

Vintage starwars merchandise is awesome! A sense of nostalgia and they are and still look cool as ****!