canofwhoopass_87, that's a really sweet thing you did.

It doesn't matter one bit whether it was a 1 month, 6 month or 24 year old collection you're 'sacrificing'. This point is that you were willing to make the sacrifice.

And make no mistake, it was a quality collection you let go of.

I'd do the same thing if I were put in a position to. I would sell my collection if my wife asked me to or if we needed to- for whatever reason, justified or unjustified. The underlying reason is that she is more important to me than anything else, the qualifying reason (eg: for a 21st birthday) is just collateral to that.

Toys are toys, even if they are Transformers. Even if I lose every single one, I will never lose my memory of them, I would never lose what they meant to me and still mean to me- they would remain in my mind till I die... and ironically, rather than physical toys, the memories is what I can take to my grave.