Does anyone have a method to the madness they call - TF collecting?

[kristofferrer]

can anybody point me to a thread that cheers members up for buying too many TFs (or expensive ones)?

I can't justify my addiction, i just want more and more and more and i don't know why?!

to compound matters - Fansproject keeps releasing cool items!

they're stealing my money i tell ya.

Does anyone have a method to this madness?

[kup]

Only buy good none repaint toys and you will notice that your buying will decrease by at least 50%, perhaps more.

I am in the boat in which I am paying premium prices for the last few but rare toys that I need to complete US G1. My morale in this regard has been shot down since 3 of these items have turned out to be dodgy and not worth the price that I paid. I am having a difficult time justifying buying more.

Retail has been dead to me, not much going on for the last couple of years further adding to the downed morale.

[Verno]

I guess it all boils down to that mystical 'Why'. And if you asked 10 different TF Fans, you'd get 10 different answers.

It was easy for me to draw a line in the sand. I grew up with Beast Wars. Its a limited number of characters and incarnation. So when it came to the toys, as Kup said, I ignored repaints like the Fox Kids junk, even the Mutants I can ignore because we all know they weren't designed for BW in the first place.

It must be more difficult for G1 fans, with such a huge pool of toys to sort through and with the same characters being rehashed everytime a new series in released.

For me its the connection to the characters. Others have been doing it for so long they simply can't stop. Some people only collect Primes.

There is perhaps a pressure on you when you read the aquisition threads on boards like these, seeing what other peple have got and suddenly wanting it too. But if you stop and think about it, the impulse dies away and those few items you really want stay with you, the rest you couldn't really bother with.

[GoktimusPrime]

I can't justify my addiction, i just want more and more and more and i don't know why?!

Perhaps the answer lies within your own words. It's interesting that you've chosen the word "addiction," which indicates to me that perhaps Transformer collecting has become more of an addiction rather than just a hobby for you.

As Verno said, you need to ask yourself why you're buying these toys - and we all have different reasons, but if you can't justify to yourself why you've purchased a toy, then perhaps it has reached the point of addiction rather than just being an intensely passionate hobby.

On Thursday I got word that new Transformers had been sighted at Big W Blacktown, so I went there to check it out. I saw NEST Ratchet and some other repaints. None of the repaints interested me, but previously I had been interested in a Deluxe size Ratchet. But when I held the toy in my hands at Big W, there was really nothing about the toy that appealed to me to want to buy it. It's just movie Ratchet in Deluxe size. It looks to be well done for a Deluxe, and if I didn't already have Voyager Ratchet then I probably would have bought it. But I thought to myself, "I already have Voyager Ratchet. And Legends Rescue Ratchet. Do I really need another Movie Ratchet?" ... so I walked out of Big W without buying any Transformers.

So yeah, when considering whether or not to buy a Transformer, ask yourself why you should buy that toy -- justify the purchase to yourself before proceeding. You don't want to be asking yourself later, "Why the hell did I buy that?!"

[snaketales]

I buy what I like and what I can afford... it's pretty rare when the two synch up

[Kyle]

I wish the toy companies would slow down and release less items...

[kristofferrer]

Perhaps the answer lies within your own words. It's interesting that you've chosen the word "addiction," which indicates to me that perhaps Transformer collecting has become more of an addiction rather than just a hobby for you.

As Verno said, you need to ask yourself why you're buying these toys - and we all have different reasons, but if you can't justify to yourself why you've purchased a toy, then perhaps it has reached the point of addiction rather than just being an intensely passionate hobby.

On Thursday I got word that new Transformers had been sighted at Big W Blacktown, so I went there to check it out. I saw NEST Ratchet and some other repaints. None of the repaints interested me, but previously I had been interested in a Deluxe size Ratchet. But when I held the toy in my hands at Big W, there was really nothing about the toy that appealed to me to want to buy it. It's just movie Ratchet in Deluxe size. It looks to be well done for a Deluxe, and if I didn't already have Voyager Ratchet then I probably would have bought it. But I thought to myself, "I already have Voyager Ratchet. And Legends Rescue Ratchet. Do I really need another Movie Ratchet?" ... so I walked out of Big W without buying any Transformers.

So yeah, when considering whether or not to buy a Transformer, ask yourself why you should buy that toy -- justify the purchase to yourself before proceeding. You don't want to be asking yourself later, "Why the hell did I buy that?!"

I think i definitely need to re-evaluate my reasons for purchases.
having said that ....

I wish the toy companies would slow down and release less items...

i probably wouldn't feel like this if toy companies eased up a little on their release.


I'm loving these responses by the way