Does anyone else just not care anymore?

[Quickstrike]

Nah, I think Transformers are pretty cool. There's not a lot of stuff out on the shelves at the moment that interests me but that's not going to make me suddenly hate everything I already own.

[LordCyrusOmega]

I love Tramsformers. Always have and always will. So I do care. But the thrill of the hunt has gone. In recent years I've done more online shopping then store shopping and it has taken some of the fun out of it. With the decline in new stock arriving on the shelves getting worse over time I find it a waste of time to even go shopping.

I first lost the spark halfway through Cybertron. I didn't even look at what was on the shelves so when I came back to collecting it was a whole rediscovery. Also packing them all away in boxes then revisiting them some time later is another way to put the spark back into them.

[Jay-Tron]

I focus on the G1 reissues and Classics/Generations lines so I don't buy too many Transformers throughout the year. I just check occassionally online for the reissues and have a bit of fun when the new line of Classics/Generations comes out.

So for me, I go through lots of periods where Transformers is not at the top of my interest levels, but, they're always in the back of my mind and I know as soon as a new bunch of toys comes out my interest will be back up and I'll be checking out which new toys I'll get.

I've loved Transformers for the past 25 years and been re-collecting for the past 7 years so when the interest fades a bit I know it won't be too long before it's back again

[GoktimusPrime]

I've never ever lost interest in Transformers. I started collecting Transformers in 1984 and I haven't stopped since. Sure, there were times when my collecting reached low points - particularly during G2 and in 2002... but it didn't mean that I lost interest in Transformers. It just meant that my collecting slowed down.

But for me, being a Transfan isn't just about constantly buying new toys, it's also about playing and enjoying with the toys I have and not just "I'm done with you now," then shelving the older toys away and waiting for new ones to rock along. I know that getting new toys is really exciting and all, but so is enjoying what I have.

For the past 27 years I've never stopped caring about Transformers, and I don't intend to start any time soon!

[SkyWarp91]

At first I loved collecting and I still do, but it's getting to the point where I'm running out of room and spending is just getting ridiculous. I too might start selling off some of the TFs I don't want in my collection.

[kristofferrer]

I think most of DOTM figs are butt ugly

to call the DOTM butt ugly would be a compliment to toys. I never cared much for the toys. I try and keep my collection relevant to my experiences (i.e i only collect, the classics and animated (and bit of titanium).

I think Transformers Prime is doing a great job with story and animation (i'm not sure if i'll collect the toys (but then again i'm always a late bloomer). I'd recommend you check it out as it might "spark" things up again.

I dont think the fandom is constrained to collecting ... The hobby is equally as fun when you watch the series, Draw, read etc ...
So in short. DOTM and movie line is OUT! Transformers all together? ... i still love it.

[Paul Agnew]

Never really lost my passion for Transformers overall (aside from the odd sidestep into other franchises involving yellow electric mice, golden-haired monkeys, and buildable bionics, most of the above occuring only when Beast Machines was around. Go fig.), but I really would appreciate going to a store and finding a DOTM toy that isn't either something I already own, or Bumblebee.

[GoktimusPrime]

Never really lost my passion for Transformers overall (aside from the odd sidestep into other franchises involving yellow electric mice, golden-haired monkeys, and buildable bionics, most of the above occuring only when Beast Machines was around. Go fig.),

I "sidestepped" into Car Robot when BM was around. Although the Aussie Dollar dropped below 50USc at the time which made importing toys from overseas prohibitively expensive. Thankfully Hasbro released RiD a year later... even if they weren't as good as CR. Ah well.

but I really would appreciate going to a store and finding a DOTM toy that isn't either something I already own, or Bumblebee.

Don't forget the endless repaints of toys you already own!

[Jinto]

I think that once TFP figures hit the shelves things will pick up again. I agree that the movie line has been getting tedious and the DOTM figures have been pretty unexciting, but since I've been watching Prime I'm itching to get my hands on some new figures

[Robzy]

I've lost a lot of interest in TFs in the past year. I think the movies are what started the decline for me, but I agree with others here that the toys have been lacking in some aspects. There have been some highlights (for me, they were in the CHUG and Masterpiece lines), but I find myself not particularly inspired or excited by any current/upcoming figures except MP-10, MP-11. Thank goodness I collect other lines!! I also think Hasbro Aus and their terrible release schedule are partly to blame for my loss in enthusiasm... I've actually purchased most of my newer TF figures online as a result.

The standard for today's Transformers has been set I think by the Binaltech line and of course the Masterpieces. Whereas back in the 1980s G1 was the standard! There was nothing else. Well, Machine Men. Little more than glorified minibots!

I agree with your sentiment, but I just have to say... Machine Men are much better than that! I have a huge collection (as do many other members on these forums), and while the cartoon was not great, many of the toys were brilliant... much, much better than many similarly sized Transformers. Minibots are terrible by comparison to Machine Robo/Men/Gobots for the most part, and are well below their standards in terms of engineering.