How do you know it's time to move on from Transformers collecting

[Bidoofdude]

Since I have started collecting only 2 years ago, the amount of any form of regret or anything like that has diminished (it wasn't very big from the get go) to nothing. I just keep getting sucked in. I'll watch TFTM every now and then and bam, I go wanting all these figures, or I'll have a play with my MP Thundercracker and feel the need to get more Masterpiece figures. Just when you think you're out, you get sucked back in. And I like every bit of it.

[klystron]

I guess when the financial cost outweighs the derived enjoyment?
Or maybe when you find yourself packing your whole collection away into boxes, with none left on display? (This happened to me with Zoids).

Even if I quit collecting, I think I would probably only part with about 50% of my figures.

[Sinnertwin]

I'll be collecting as long as i can comfortably live & afford to. I'm not going to let my purchasing habits affect my way of life.
If i was faced with a situation where it was necessary to sell them, then so be it.

[Defcon]

I have considered selling off parts of my collection, and have done so. Its just normal part of collecting. Many of these were originally planned purchases, a desire to build a line and have most of the characters. But over time when I purchase new items, some need to get evicted its the perfect time to act and get rid of those figures which I feel are lacking. Im able to let go, cause its not impossible to buy again, or a 3rd party figure or masterpiece figure will come along, but these are expensive.

Besides this hobby is really a nasty habit at times, alot of time over the years has been invested in it. That worries me more than the expense. I have other interests which I want to invest time and money in, so eventually Im going to press the pause button and give it a rest.

[GoktimusPrime]

I have considered selling off parts of my collection, and have done so. Its just normal part of collecting.

30 years of TF collecting and I've never considered doing that.

Besides this hobby is really a nasty habit at times, alot of time over the years has been invested in it. That worries me more than the expense. I have other interests which I want to invest time and money in, so eventually Im going to press the pause button and give it a rest.

I choose to incoorporate this hobby^religious lifestyle choice into my life.

One funny thing is when some of my students think that they saw me in public outside of school. I always ask them if the person that they thought was me was wearing Transformers apparel and holding or playing with Transformers toys -- if the answer is "no," then I say, "Then you know that couldn't have been me." If the answer is, "Yes, you were with a big group of other men playing with Transformers in a Parramatta food court," then alright... caught me red-handed.

[loophole]

My collecting has slowed right down as of late. I have pretty much everything that I want it's just any new stuff that I want which is mainly masterpiece items. I have started selling parts of my collection but nothing that I will regret getting rid of.
I have also packed away a stack of stuff away for any kids I have so they can still enjoy transformers (mainly animated figures) without destroying any of my good stuff.

[jazzcomp]

You see For Sale Threads such as Goodbye Forever Sale, My Wife Says I can't Keep them All and the like.

[Magnus]

My collecting has slowed right down as of late. I have pretty much everything that I want it's just any new stuff that I want which is mainly masterpiece items. I have started selling parts of my collection but nothing that I will regret getting rid of.

This is pretty much where I'm at. Since DotM, there hasn't been much by way of new TFs that's really interested me. For the foreseeable future, I'm looking towards getting maybe a few movieverse toys and MPs, and that's about it.

Other collecting interests also mean that I'm spending less on TFs.

[kup]

My buying has also slowed down due to really poor offerings from Hasbro/Tomy for a long tome now. The MP line is not released often enough to fully sustain interest and even 3P stuff is not as exciting as before, possibly due to saturation (3 Predakings, really?). Despite that, 3P also don't release stuff I would be intereste din often enough to maintain interest and prices forces you to be discerning so no 'off the shelves' buys.

Very far away from quitting collecting but certainly not as exciting or motivating as before due to the extremely poor official showings.

[Sinnertwin]

I've been getting back into Lego a lot more recently as a reault of what we'vehad on offer. Of the movie lines, i only really want a handful of figures & they're just variations of the Evasion Mode Optimus & Legends Devastator. Apart from the MP & Generations releases, the rest doesn't really impress me all that much right now. That may change once i see the other figures in hand