Where do you keep your Transformers?

[Jetfire in the sky]

Such a shame to see so many TF's in storage
Some say it's bad enough to be trapped in a plastic bubble or sealed in a box and on display, but being in storage is waaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy worse.

[FatalityPitt]

Such a shame to see so many TF's in storage
Some say it's bad enough to be trapped in a plastic bubble or sealed in a box and on display, but being in storage is waaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy worse.

This might be a bit of a weak justification, but it's for their protection. Someday, I'd like to pass my collection on to my kids in the best possible condition. If they don't inherit my interest in transforming robots, then at least they can sell them.

[GoktimusPrime]

Comparatively speaking, when you factor in the amount of time and money spent on toys, they're actually a really poor form of investment. If you want to invest in your children's interest then you'd be better off investing your money on other things like:
* Depositing all that money into a bank account and let it build interest
* Stock market shares
* Real estate

Also, selling toys sucks! Massive waste of time! More conventional forms of investment not only tend to make a lot more earnings for you, but you can claim those earnings pretty much straight away. Want to access money from a bank account? Make a withdrawal! Stock market shares or real estate? Sell 'em!

[FatalityPitt]

Comparatively speaking, when you factor in the amount of time and money spent on toys, they're actually a really poor form of investment. If you want to invest in your children's interest then you'd be better off investing your money on other things like:
* Depositing all that money into a bank account and let it build interest
* Stock market shares
* Real estate

Also, selling toys sucks! Massive waste of time! More conventional forms of investment not only tend to make a lot more earnings for you, but you can claim those earnings pretty much straight away. Want to access money from a bank account? Make a withdrawal! Stock market shares or real estate? Sell 'em!

Yeah.. Read my more recent comment. I don't see my Transformers as an investment. Frankly I'm insulted that someone would think that of me. I just want keep the option of sharing my hobby with my kids open, and I don't want to give them things that are damaged. If it turns out they don't like Transformers, then they can do whatever they want with them after I'm dead, even sell them.

[Jetfire in the sky]

This might be a bit of a weak justification, but it's for their protection. Someday, I'd like to pass my collection on to my kids in the best possible condition. If they don't inherit my interest in transforming robots, then at least they can sell them.

Fair enough I guess, I used to have some in storage and decided that if I can't display them then they go. For me I get enjoyment out of looking at them, the smell of the old boxes, the displays of different eras, all that stuff takes me back to being a kid in the glorious 80's.
Imho I don't think anything after the 2007 movie will appreciate with any significance (perhaps even earlier, Armada sells for less than original RRP these days) If there is appreciation it won't be like the sealed and graded G1 stuff has. There are a number of factors at work here and yes there is the odd gem that pops up, but as we have seen with MP-11SW, once reissued the price comes back to sane levels.
I may eat my words in 30 years time, and be annoyed that I opened all my Takara Tomy Masterpieces.................but then I wouldn't have had 30 years of enjoyment looking at them.

[GoktimusPrime]

I said home office but it is really 1/3 home office, 1/3 garage and 1/3 storage.

Hence why you're able to vote for more than one option.

You may vote for more than one option.

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I may eat my words in 30 years time, and be annoyed that I opened all my Takara Tomy Masterpieces.................but then I wouldn't have had 30 years of enjoyment looking at them.

↑THIS! (y) No amount of money can replace the decades of precious memories of playing with and loving our toys. Monetary value is only one narrow way of measuring a toy's worth. At the risk of sounding like a Mastercard ad, while a toy collection may be worth an amount of money, the years of memories that they hold is priceless.

[FatalityPitt]

Fair enough I guess, I used to have some in storage and decided that if I can't display them then they go. For me I get enjoyment out of looking at them, the smell of the old boxes, the displays of different eras, all that stuff takes me back to being a kid in the glorious 80's.
Imho I don't think anything after the 2007 movie will appreciate with any significance (perhaps even earlier, Armada sells for less than original RRP these days) If there is appreciation it won't be like the sealed and graded G1 stuff has. There are a number of factors at work here and yes there is the odd gem that pops up, but as we have seen with MP-11SW, once reissued the price comes back to sane levels.
I may eat my words in 30 years time, and be annoyed that I opened all my Takara Tomy Masterpieces.................but then I wouldn't have had 30 years of enjoyment looking at them.

Yeah, I'm not one of those "investor" type collectors either, and I do free many of my toys from their plastic prisons to play with. But when I have kids who are old enough, it'd be nice to have the option of letting them experience these toys the same way I did. A chance for them to walk in my shoes. Not all Transformers are the same, and the ones that'll be produced 30 years from now will probably be very different from the ones we're currently getting. To me, it's not so much about the money but about sharing the experience (or at least keeping the option open for the kids to experience it if they wanted to).