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You should defintley give them to LiKwiD..They will go to a happy home and they will be loved



Just no crappy movie stuff...

Thanks again


But yeah..make a list and put it up on the bst forum..I enjoy dealing with forum members, kind like dealin with disfunctional family

I like the idea of donating doubles, especially if you don't really need the money and don't want to go through the trouble of selling them.

If I were you, before I make any decisions I'd ask myself if this hobby is impacting my finances and relationships, especially with my spouse, ask how much enjoyment I get out of it, and if perhaps there's something else I'd rather put my time, money, and energy into.

I ask myself these questions all the time, probably because I often just feel weird regularly spending money on toys and displaying them at my age. My wife is a much more practical person than I am so she can't relate to this hobby or why a 33 year old man who is a husband and father and seemingly normal guy would want to spend hundreds of dollars a year of his income buying children's toys. However, we have a great marriage, I try to always put her and our daughter first, and she loves me and wants me to be happy. I think my budget is reasonable, too, as it's the only hobby I really put any money into, whereas other guys my age spend MUCH more on things like golf, hunting, and cars, even though they're much more socially acceptable. I enjoy playing guitar more than anything, but buying a new guitar or amplifier is FAR more expensive than spending $10-$50 on a TF. I used to give music lessons, but I've stopped and I'm not currently in a band so it's really hard for me to justify guitar related purchases right now. And even after the intial rush of a new TF purchase has worn off and I've transformed it once or twice, I still get a great deal of enjoyment out of displaying my figures and looking at them everyday. I have a hard time explaining it. The TFs from the past decade are of such quality that they're like finely sculpted pieces of poseable art, brilliantly engineered gadgets, tributes to my favorite characters and mythology, and relics of a very happy childhood all in one.

It can be a fine line between 'collector' and 'hoarder'. I'd suggest getting rid of duplicate molds. Ebay would be more effective than sales threads from what It Is Him says.

Hmm.. I have not come to that point yet... I expect I have 500 or less on display... None in storage.

Do Classics Jetfire/Astrotrain/Megatron, Universe Prowl/Sidewipe/Smokescreen/Rachet/Ironhide/Hound. Happen to be in the pile of stuff you bought for the heck of it?

I live in a small house in England, and I mean small, not the American definition of small. Because of this limitation, I have had to be careful about what I collect. Luckily, I do not care at all for a great deal of the toylines, or do not care enough to warrant collecting them. I guess you could call me 'Geewun'.

I deliberately avoided buying any TF: Prime figures because with my mentality, I would have ended up with all of them. I have some Masterpiece stuff, but again due to their size and price I will not be adding any more at all, Even MP-10. I mainly have my original G1 stuff and 'classicverse' stuff. I don't believe in buying original G1 stuff now, because in all honesty they are pretty crap when compared to today's toys.

This means that my collection is only growing with the new 'classicsverse' figures I add to it, so I guess at some point it will be 'complete'. At that point, maybe another line will be out which I like the look of, and I will start again. I sell my stuff on eBay when I have replaced it with something I prefer - I started with Titanium Magnus but have now sold it because I have City commander etc. It makes me feel better to not accumulate too much stuff, because I know that I naturally horde.

Bottom line is, why do you want to get rid of the stuff? Is it hoarder's guilt? Unless you have space issues, or having all these TFs is affecting your mental well-being (no joke intended, it can) then you may as well keep. Do you look at new toys, and think "that looks awesome, I want it" or do you just pick up stuff that you don't have because you'd feel bad otherwise?

Well I think I've come to a conclusion about what I ought to do based on the advice I've gotten from many kind Seibertronians. I think I'll definitely be getting rid of doubles (MOSC Animated Arcee, Beast Machines Mirage, Armada Starscream w/ Swindle, Universe Nemesis Prime, etc.) as well as several figures that I don't really care for (which includes Universe Prowl, Nerf gun Megatron, and countless others).

Last night, I started sorting figures according to how important they are to me. I think I managed to fill one large box with figures I don't really like (including the doubles). I still have a lot more to go, though.

However, I don't think I'll be finished with that until this summer when I have tons of free time. The school year is winding down, and I have tons of tests, book reports, and classwork to grade from my students.

Sounds like you've come to a good conclusion.

I've come to the same place myself, not that I buy doubles or whatnot, but I've felt that I just had too many and not enough space to display them. I decided there were some I didn't like very much and chose to sell them off. It was a slow process and there are still a few I haven't found homes for, but the best thing is the money I got from selling those Transformers I didn't want went towards purchasing other Transformers I really wanted. Plus, I made a few local collectors happy because they were able to find figures they were looking for for a good price.

For selling them off I recommend looking for local collectors or using craigslist if possible, because then you don't have to spend money on shipping and Paypal fees and such. You could also see if local hobby shops would take them if they deal in used Transformers. You most likely won't get a lot for them as they have to make their profit margins, but at least you'd get something. Of course message boards like Seibertron are a good place as well, but sales will often be slow because a lot of people may already have what you're trying to sell. eBay would be the last resort for me simply because of all the associated fees. But if you sell them as a lot you may have more success.

I get rid of some figures periodically just to keep things on an even keel. I'm getting married soon, and I think it's a good practice for me to reassess what figures I truly value in my collection and then give away or sell the ones I don't. Since my wife to be and I plan on having a family in the near future, it's probably in everyone's best interest for me to start curbing my spending and to minimize my collection. With this method in practice, I'm hoping to have a very refined assortment of figures. And above all else, I always have fun with my Transformers and I try to remember that these things bring lots of joy to lots of people which is why I think giving them away is the best thing to do as you can really brighten someone's day and even someone's life just by giving them a Transformer.

well best of luck with that.