Why do you collect?

Why Do You Collect?

I collect certain things that I know and used to have when I was young. Its nice being able to afford it now and knowing how to look after said items. The two main series I loved when I was a kid was Transformers and Robotech.

Do you collect to play or decorate?

All of my stuff is for decoration. I like to leave and admire it. I dont sit there and do battle scenes or action poses.

Are you collecting to complete your collection or will always add on to it?

Well I would'nt be able to complete the G1 series but have certain groups that I liked but never had to chance to get when I was younger. Its just that I like other things that take up lots of money such as the Macross series, anime figurines and cels from certain series.

Do you ever think you will stop collecting?

No I dont think I would. There will always be great stuff that comes out every year whether it is Tranformer related or something completely different. Its better when its shiny and makes noises.......even better when its an ecchi theme bwahahaha :)

Do you collect something just since it is valuable and will sell for a lot of money one day?

Hell no.....even though I have alot of stuff that I keep sealed in the boxes or I just put away and forget about them, I dont think I would think about selling them later. I have had people enquire about some of my Evangelion cels and would I sell them and always its 'no'. I bought whatever because I liked it and I will keep them in the box of they are new or look after them if they didnt come on a box.

Why Do You Collect?

Mainly nostalgia

Do you collect to play or decorate?

Decorate/Admire might transform a figure from time to time usually when i dust the shelves off

Do you get a new one just for something to review?

No reviews from me

Are you collecting to complete your collection or will always add on to it?

I have a list of G1 & E-Hobby figures to get so im hoping down the track there will be a few exclusives to tack on to that list

Do you ever think you will stop collecting?

Depends if i win lotto or not:p

Do you collect something just since it is valuable and will sell for a lot of money one day?

If i see something that is super cheap & can be moved easily i might pick it up as trade bait/collateral to fund future TF purchases

It's a viscous circle!!!:P:D

Why Do You Collect?

An interest in the engineering and some sort of regressive therapy.

Do you collect to play or decorate?

Study and display. A few I digitize in 3D.

Do you get a new one just for something to review?

No.

Are you collecting to complete your collection or will always add on to it?

I have a complete Technical collection, so far... I'm actually trying to cut down.

Do you ever think you will stop collecting?

I only really collect Technical lines (Masterpiece, Binaltech, Alternity). I have a very limited interest in revisiting vintage G1 or other lines.

Do you collect something just since it is valuable and will sell for a lot of money one day?

No.

Why Do You Collect?

First it was to get stuff I wanted as a kid and was denied. The '85 catalogue's images have been burned into my mind. Now I think it is more of an addiction than anything else but hey...beats my past addictions hands down.

Do you collect to play or decorate?

Mainly to decorate but with three little kids of my own we take 'em off the shelves to simulate battles as well.

Do you get a new one just for something to review?

No.

Are you collecting to complete your collection or will always add on to it?

I'll always add on to it and one day give them to my kids although I do want to complete G1 one day in the far future.

Do you ever think you will stop collecting?

I may have a bout of 'I'm too old for this' when i reach 40 or something. Time will tell.

Do you collect something just since it is valuable and will sell for a lot of money one day?

Sadly no and I feel guilty spending hundreds/thousands on toys when I feel I should be saving for my children's futures.

Why Do You Collect?

Because theyre cool :D and for the before mentioned ideas of childhood nostalgia etc

Do you collect to play or decorate?

PLAY, why else would you buy toys, although saying that i do use them like a rubix cube a lot, like jay said :)

Do you get a new one just for something to review?

i get the figures i want and the ones that i think are cool. Good engineering in the alt mode and transformation are big pluses. Also i get characters i like, or are portrayed well in the cartoons etc.

Are you collecting to complete your collection or will always add on to it?

Pfft. Complete. Never. Unless i live to a million, and transformers stop being made when i turn 50, so i ahve forever to complete my collection, otherewise no, ill never complete.

Do you ever think you will stop collecting?

Depends, dying would stop me, for some odd reason. maybe when i become a pensioner, and the money dries up, i doubt id be able to afford it :P
but for at least the next 5-10 years ill keep going :D

Do you collect something just since it is valuable and will sell for a lot of money one day?

i think the longest anything has stayed MISB was less than a week, and that was my sidswipe, that was sorta cool, and since i had sunstreaker, i didnt care about opening up it, and then i did :D

Why Do You Collect?
Nostalgia, but they're cool toys first and foremost.

Do you collect to play or decorate?
To look shiny on my shelf.

Do you get a new one just for something to review?
I get the ones which look good on display but stick specifically to Pre-87 G1 and BT/MPs.

Are you collecting to complete your collection or will always add on to it?
I'm always adding to my collection(s), depending on what I find and what's available.

Do you ever think you will stop collecting?
Only when I'm destitute.

Do you collect something just since it is valuable and will sell for a lot of money one day?
Not really, though looking for perfect examples means that you have to shell out more.

Why Do You Collect?
Always love Transformers since I was young and it's even crazier now. Unknown to why I didn't buy much when I was young, probably I was more focused on M.A.S.K. Other reason is that since I've started work now and have my own finance...it justify more to have my own personal collection without using my parent's.

Do you collect to play or decorate?
Both I would say. I'm pretty much amazed by most mould design of how we can get it transformed from a robot to it's alt mode. some are pretty good while others sucks totally...

Back to answering the question, i would certainly love to play with them but at this age...i'm getting them to decorate and be happy looking at them everytime i enter my room.

Do you get a new one just for something to review?
I was a MISB collector once (still am infact) hence the pyscho-ness for getting doubles to open and play/review them myself.

Are you collecting to complete your collection or will always add on to it?
My objective is to collect and complete all series as far as I can. My G1 collection will definitely be the slowest and it's currently more expensive than those later series figures. At the moment, I'm nearly completing Energon and Armada, moving on to Beast Machines and probably Beast Wars (if possible, maybe not) as current releases are a KILLA to get such as Encores, Animated, Movie TF 2, Universe Classics (Hasbro and Henkei), Binaltechs etc etc etc

Do you ever think you will stop collecting?
Wish I could stop collecting but don't think they (Hasbro and Takara) will ever give us a fan a short break. Been "pestered" by my colleagues at work saying "Wooh, another parcel...what's in this! Oh..you don't have to guess...it's Transformers surely" I would then reply..."yeah, what else can I buy"....

Do you collect something just since it is valuable and will sell for a lot of money one day?
Personally, I think there's value in collecting these figures BUT they are never meant to be sold off unless I'm in a great need to save my family or myself. I can't bear to be a part of these "assets". Each and every one of them (even my duplicates) are so dear to me. Even if items are for sale, there aren't gonna be profit made...just getting back the amount spent on the items bought at would be satisfactory to me. Profits are always good but the money will end up buying more Transformers though. So my answer would be "NO"....

Why Do You Collect?
Transformers has been a lifelong obsession. I enjoy playing with the toys, I enjoy the puzzle of transformations, I like having figures of the characters from the comics and shows. Transformers inspires creativity in me, it's a constant in my life, and sometimes collecting fills a void. The Movie toyline was so popular I've become a "buy it so I don't miss out" collector which does mean I end up with a lot more TFs than I really need.

Do you collect to play or decorate?
I like to take a Transformer and enjoy the transformation back and forth so that would be play. I don't do the toy battles anymore, and I have hardly any on display.

Do you get a new one just for something to review?
No, but I have in the past bought Transformers just so I bought something.

Are you collecting to complete your collection or will always add on to it?
I just always add to it. I don't feel the need to have a whole collection. I did recently notice I'm only five toys short of all the 1984 line which does inspire me to complete it but I'm frugal and unless some Encore Wheeljack and Mirages appear it might not happen.

Do you ever think you will stop collecting?
I can't see myself ever not buying at least one Transformer a year. I've being done that since I was five years old after all so I don't really recall a time when I wasn't collecting Transformer stuff.

Do you collect something just since it is valuable and will sell for a lot of money one day?
I have bought a couple of things over time that were rare for some investment, but I don't expect to sell anything for "a lot of money" anytime.

Why Do You Collect?
'Transformers... Robots in Disguise! Loved Transformers as a kid. Some of my best memories are attached to playing with TFs. Today, its a mix of realism and playability. Lines like Alternators, RiD, Movie for the 'they are among us' factor, and Classics etc. for the playabilty/nostalgia.

Do you collect to play or decorate?
Both. When I get time I enjoy taking a few out of display and posing them, with or without a camera.:p

Do you get a new one just for something to review?
No. I try and keep my collection focused. Therefore if its not on my 'List' its not gonna get bought.

Are you collecting to complete your collection or will always add on to it?
It will never end... never!

Do you ever think you will stop collecting?
Only if things get really dire financially and I need to surive.

Do you collect something just since it is valuable and will sell for a lot of money one day?
No. I thought that way once but then realized the silliness of it. Mind you, I do have an Aveo Swerve in my collection...

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Why Do You Collect?

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Because TFs are an engineering artform

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Do you collect to play or decorate?

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I admire most of the time rather than play. The play part is mostly with Saintly Legend

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Do you get a new one just for something to review?

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No

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Are you collecting to complete your collection or will always add on to it?

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No, I only add what I like

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Do you ever think you will stop collecting?

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Maybe when I suffer dementia

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Do you collect something just since it is valuable and will sell for a lot of money one day?

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No, I collect as a hobby for point 1