Action Figure Collecting: A hobby ONLY for the very mature (no seriously!)

[@TrevorStasik]

Hi Scott! Lifelong 43 year old toy collector here, and in all my years, I've never thought of my toy display as my trophy case. That's brilliant! Thank you for all you do.

[@bladestar2322]

Man, I thought my 28 years of Action Figure Collecting was a lot. I grew up in the 1960s and we were poor so I mostly only had Army Men and Matchbox cars! I started Collecting Action Figures in 1994 when I had kids.

[@3.75istheway7]

I’m the same age 43 and I don’t see it as a trophy case , I have a 16x20 foot room full of 3.75 modern open Star Wars figures!

[@3.75istheway7]

I absolutely get what your saying! You need to collect patiently and we need to have self control

[@3.75istheway7]

Did you ever get Spot?

[@3.75istheway7]

It’s funny , I actually have made a couple pen pal friends from eBay who I’ve bought from and I always say something about collecting and I have made a friend in Hong Kong who looks out for new figures for me and I have got a bunch of new early figures from him and another guy in San Francisco who we started talking about collecting and now send regular messages! But the point is we were saying there are so many Star Wars figures that even with a million dollars couldn’t get them all! There are always figures that we forget about

[@brandonandcharlene9527]

I agree that patience is definitely part of collecting. However, for those that don't collect toys, I don't think they will ever see us as "mature". I mean I am 46, and will be celebrating my 20th wedding anniversary to my beautiful wife this month. I have 2 great teenage kids. I've always been employed, have a nice place to live, have a very strong spiritual life with friends and community: Oh and I happen to collect toys.

[@jerryterwase9027]

It's so amazing realizing that one is not alone. I have a similar life but I'm 45 , with 3 kids in a 9 year marriage. But I can say; toy collecting is a highly fulfilling lifestyle that hasn't been fully embraced by mainstream as it has its own degree of sophistication as butterfly, coin and stamp collecting was decades ago.

[@wheelsofchaoticdoom8946]

Same. I’m pushing 50 and i’m married (15 years) and my wife and i have a 13 year old daughter. My wife and i paid our mortgage off this year and i officially retired, we’re financially “comfortable” and we live in a very close knit community in a very quiet street full of loving families who borrow milk and sugar when they run out and there’s never any trouble. I have various hobbies (gardening, reading, music) and i also collect toys (vintage & modern)….33 years so far. A lot of folks i know know that i collect what i do but they still think it’s kind of odd but i’m good with that. I’d rather be “odd” than beige. The funny thing is though is that i’ve been told i “Don’t look like a toy collector” by some folks (whatever that actually means!)…i’m a solidly built bloke, long beard, shaved head, both my arms and legs are fully tattooed as is my chest. A lot of folks are shocked then they find out that I’ve never been in trouble with the law (my wife’s a Super Intendant with Police so there’s that) and a lot of folks when they first meet me think i’ve been in prison and/or i’m a biker….both are laughable and completely wrong 😂😂😂. I don’t drink and haven’t touched drugs, ever. A collector friend of mine calls me “The scary looking guy who collects toys” 😂😂😂…..it’s a weird juxtaposition i tell ya.

[@jerryterwase9027]

@@wheelsofchaoticdoom8946 I can relate to that. You have a happy and successful life even if the world doesn't know it. I believe that that's how we all should live , rather than pretend to ' look' happy and successful while being miserable within all in the name of pleasing society. I wish you all the very best , my friend. 🤗

[@wheelsofchaoticdoom8946]

@@jerryterwase9027 yeah man pleasing society is like trying to pick up a turd by the clean end. It’s a waste of time. You gotta be happy with YOUR life not the life that every other person thinks/expects you should have just to meet their own useless expectations. That’s not living. Be YOU for YOU i say. All the best to you and yours, as well. When the sun goes down today just think “It’s great to be me”. Let the clones and drones bemoan their existence. Be happy, always.

[@micklestapler4]

God bless you Brandon . I love how you wrote that oh and I collect toys Oh ps I'm 33 and just started collecting at the beginning of this year. I have a wife and 3 kids and its helped me share more time with.

[@matthewholder4503]

Dear Scott, Your "BEST" Video Yet! Thank You! it's said's it ALL. On, July of this month a'll me 63yrs. young. I've been collecting toys, action figure, comic books and plastic model kits before I was 6yrs old just to name a few. Hobbies, Building model kits of...Monsters, Superheroes, Sci-Fi items. Others, things in do...Read the classics...Role-play you ask?...YES!...I'am a cos-player. This, is my world. Thank YOU Scott...Your the "MAN"! You "DO" UNDERSTAND! Bless You, Matthew S. Holder (i.e creaturman)

[@bball3048mmfr]

I am a vicarious collector. I go on Instagram and KZbin and enjoy watching people showing off their collection. I started collecting years ago and quit within 1 year because I learned that the idea of owning a collection is much more appealing than actually/literally owning a collection of [insert franchise toys]. I gave away my collection to the toy drive and I am happy with that.

[@willverschneider1102]

For me, action figures are like actors in a movie I'm directing. I love putting beloved characters into interesting scenarios, building displays however I want. Right now, I have a big bar scene with a bunch of NECA and other "live action" characters sitting down, having food and drinks, watching KISS on stage. Frankenstein's Monster is the bartender.

[@papatubez3062]

This is the way. Sounds fun.

[@pmurphy199q]

Showed this video to the wife, I think she is starting to understand. Thanks!

[@Lance_Manyn]

Nothing like the satisfaction of opening that package with the figure you've been waiting X amount of time for. I know it's only a $20 figure, but I've been waiting on a Godspeed for years, and he is currently in transit. When I think about it, I get excited like I'm 12 years old.

[@spectorcreative1872]

It’s why we do it

[@jamesclukey7488]

Good job ! I just turned 70 this year, and I was finally able to purchase a James Bond Attache Case (and a reproduction box to put it in ). It's nearly complete, but without spending thousands of dollars I was able to get a decent one. I'll just stand over in the corner being happy now. Because that's what collecting is ! You are your own fan club. Unless you have friends who also share in your passion. I have one. In spite of the many collectors out there, it's a very private hobby.

[@spectorcreative1872]

Private and with a lot of patients! Thanks for the great post

[@dotpeat1372]

65+, always wished I could share more but the older I get the more child I become, its the realisation that knowledge is an inverted capability, the more you acquire, the less it explaines, like my toy collecting, the further you get the intenser the experience in collecting the gaps. Very few are aligned but my soulmate is, a bridge to maturity?

[@HappyBirthdayRoboto]

I'm a dude old enough to remember Masters of the Universe when it was brand new and I agree with everything Scott says. I went through a period in my twenties when I acted like the toy companies owed it to me to make the character I wanted just the way I wanted at a price I thought was fair. I've matured a lot since then, I've gotten back into collecting this last year out of the same desire to own something that is a three dimensional representation of a character to which I have an attachment. If I like the figure great, if not, no big deal. I do display them but each one by itself as kind of it's own thing, when I have more I'll make some little dioramas. My advice; take it or leave it, if you feel frustrated because of an action figure you don't own, you're losing focus on what's important in life, these are luxury goods not necessities, a lot of pissed off geeks need to chill out.

[@nicholasdickens2801]

Great advice.

[@arctrooper999]

"Luxury goods" that's a great way to put it honestly.

[@HappyBirthdayRoboto]

@@nicholasdickens2801 Thanks dude.

[@HappyBirthdayRoboto]

@@arctrooper999 Thanks dude.

[@robd1329]

..hey Scott as a 'Life Long collector' who Never worked for UPS....i hope one day we get a complete line of Cantina Aliens. We never got the complete 1 second cameo of characters such as the females you did a video on. I also have all the ML X-Force cast but No Feral...yet!

[@dawnofthewalkers4915]

This may just be me but I look at toys and how they’re packaged as art and finding the right way to display my sealed figures is a lot of fun for me and therapeutic in a way.

[@Matt_Desrochers74]

“Don’t patronize me, Scott!” Man, that was a painful live stream. Always remember…working at UPS doesn’t mean you have any idea about FedEx’s business model.

[@mindseyemelodies]

I think all collectors can agree, its all about playing with your collection in the bathtub.

[@johnmorey720]

You’ve inspired me to finish my new WIP faster!

[@0820pdb]

Excellent point Scott, I just wish more of the bigger toy channels would get this point of veiw. I think if the community would spend more of a focus on sharing and helping each other. Rather than subs, likes, and monotizing. The toy community as a whole, would be greatter than what anyone could imagine.

[@machineman6498]

Well said. I’ve actually checked out your videos for the sculpting tips. Good stuff!

[@papatubez3062]

There is no 'community'. It's just people who buy similar crap.

[@jrex9197]

Great video! You nailed it. I'm 50 & love my toys. There's nothing like the hunt👍(and occasional on line purchase😉)

[@spectorcreative1872]

Glad you enjoyed! Any help sharing this video is most appreciated

[@thewasp7324]

It is somewhat of a hobby one participates in in isolation. My two main interests are sports and toy collecting. I can talk with almost anyone about sports. There are very few people I've ever been able to talk with about toy collecting. Yet I probably get more enjoyment out of finding that elusive figure than I do with sports.

[@spectorcreative1872]

And the internet has brought us all together

[@pseudodao7040]

I think the way some guys buy tools (for the look, set completion, fantasizing about what they could do with it) Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor would convey the enthusiasm. There is a healthy market for vintage tools that bring nostalgia. Fast & Furious is for the car collectors, another similar market. Or maybe the poor man's art market?

[@Blind_Prime]

Honestly the worst part of toy collecting is the judgement I get from family. They don't even understand values of the toys and when I was growing up they would just grab some and take them to goodwill or something like that. They would also "help" me sell toys to make money but would sell a 40 dollar toybiz for 3 bucks because "The kid liked it and I didnt think it was worth that much." I only asked them that once to help and lost half of my Toybiz collection to a single family for 20 bucks while I was in the rest room. :(

[@robd1329]

Toys make me happy! And thats not a joke

[@danielmilliken8903]

I love your channel. I agree with everything you say. It’s awesome how you explain all this with pure intent and how well it’s articulated. I can relate to so much of your videos. ❤ This goes along with a lot of other subjects in this world and topics as well.

[@Matt_Desrochers74]

I know at least two people who have a tire rooms dedicated to their favorite NFL teams. They are covered in memorabilia. I can’t understand why that’s socially acceptable but my toy room is not.

[@jamesbounds]

I agree patience is important when collecting action figures.

[@privateprivate31337]

Fantastic video, Scott! It has really helped me better understand myself as a collector and articulate why I do what I do

[@kikamega-si7ew]

I have been collecting non stop since i was 3 litterly non stop i am 14 at this momment

[@TrevorStasik]

Bravo! What lines are you collecting?

[@acrodave9287]

Hah! I saw a Micronauts Hornetroid in a shop in 1981( I think) but couldn't afford it and never saw it again. That toy stuck in my memory until, finally, I managed to get a complete boxed version! I make that nearly 45 years of waiting for something very specific, few hobbies offer that kind of slow release satisfaction!

[@machineman6498]

Ken Kelly 😔 Another sad fact is a lot of Micronauts collections are being sold by their former owner’s kids. But Hornetriod is easily top 3 vehicles in any line for me.

[@arctrooper999]

Congratulations that's an awesome looking piece!

[@floydforthought9998]

Yes Patience is the key. Waiting to find a figure you want. Companies put out preorders months or years in advance. Ebay scalpers tempt you with figures early but for insane prices. Buying vintage figures is best done with patience. While I could have bought some vintage Items I’ve wanted online, I found them in local stores and markets for far cheaper. Some of my best finds where done with this way.

[@spectorcreative1872]

We are a very patient group!

[@ciscodeer9094]

I have been collecting Star Wars toys since 97, and your right about one thing it does take patience.

[@timothymarkin4481]

Dont collect toys much anymore because during the oil crisis, the price of plastic went way up and so did the price of action figures, and it never went down. I focus mainly on comics today, which can be equally as frustrating. It took me a decade to locate a Dennis the Menace #4 (1954) because it just never came up on eBay. Right now, I’m need the final issue of a 50s era DC funny animal title, and that’s one that may never turn up, or could be much more than I want to pay.

[@Benjamin0119]

It does take patience indeed. I'm a pretty patient person but also a determined one. Through this, I've managed to get or do most of the things I want, within reason, with time and patience. And yeah, it was a very private hobby for a long time. Also, even if you have personal friends who collect, they might collect something totally different, or give up collecting altogether. So yeah, the internet really made a big difference, as far as sharing and discussing the hobby. I have a lot of hobbies as well, besides collecting toys, with most of my collection being Star Wars, Transformers, and LEGO. I also have M.A.S.K. and Jurassic Park and other stuff. I'm an artist, I keep tropical fish, I have model trains and model kits, nature and the outdoors, riding my bike, I play videogames. I enjoy sci-fi, fantasy, superheroes, certain TV shows and movies etc. Good times.

[@85wastedyears]

Excellent video. 👍

[@LLERRED3]

Very well stated. I’m 50 & find myself swelling with pride at a particular acquisition knowing this is only special to me alone. I’m grateful my wife indulges my hobby & my family respects my accomplishments in life and collecting. Such a broad hobby to find oneself obsessed with & yet so personable. I suppose that’s just a microcosm of life itself. Best to take pleasure in something wholesome while we still can. Happy collecting everyone. ツ

[@papatubez3062]

your "hobby" is buying stuff. that's all it boils down to and it's all a normal person sees. "wow he bought all this nonsense"

[@joemartin5669]

I definitely have waited decades to complete parts of my collection.my Jabba display with the vintage figure and his palace buddies took me 30 years of old and new figures to complete it properly.I wanted a figure of the robot Jocasta since marvel legends came out as I always liked her and 18 years later she got made!I still hope before marvel.legends is done two particular figures are made.Moondragon and Psylocke in her first outfit.maybe we will get official releases .after all we are getting a proper Dazzler in her costume from the 80's in the mojo boxset so I feel my two wishes are a possibility even if just some sort of exclusives.

[@irish3335]

Wow you nailed it, found myself nodding to everything you said! I have been actively collecting since 1991 and you hit it on the head! I also build models and this applies to that category as well - thank you for your well thought out and interesting videos! Hope you hit 100k subscribers soon!

[@spectorcreative1872]

Yet so many just don’t get us!

[@machineman6498]

Really good point about the time invested in collecting vs instant payoff. You do hear about collectors who go all in on a line within a short period of time but then it’s gone 2 years later. Bit of an Olive Branch moment with the toy channel shout out but then pulled it back with the clip. “Let it go, Let it go, Your channel never bothered me anyway “ #spector4L!fe

[@thestorm99]

I don't need justification for collecting from anyone, and I don't care what anyone thinks and never have. But, the way I "sell" it to the uninitiated is that it's an investment. I buy things to keep, but the value of an extensive toy collection, over time, cannot be discounted, even by the person whose initial reaction is to dismiss it or make fun of it.

[@papatubez3062]

It's not an investment if you never see a profit from it. It's just buying stuff. What will happen to your "investment" is this: someone will throw all your toys in the trash when you die because it's too much of a hassle to look up the price of your MIB WHITE WITCH FOIL VARIANT CARD nonsense. Likely they will just sell the whole lot of it to another collector for chicken feed just so they don't have to think about it. Some investment.

[@Jake_E57]

Many of our goals as toy collectors can only come from that long term and having hope. You could only get a figure of every x-wing pilot by, not just being a life long collector, but by having the patience that someone will have produced Star Wars toys long enough that they would get around to them all. Only a lifetime spent collecting lets you set what could be achievable life time collecting goals. Where are my Willow action figures? Where are my Dungeons and Dragons cartoon figures? One day they could end up being a thing.

[@papatubez3062]

"a figure of every x-wing pilot" stop. reassess your life.

[@Jake_E57]

@@papatubez3062 I see you don't get what an example is, or understand that not everyone thinks the same way you do. That's cool.

[@wilhelmrifflord]

Spot on Scott ⚡️

[@Sci-Fi-Mike]

Thank you again, Scott. I think toy collecting is different, for the most part, from stamp and coin collecting. For numismatists and philatelists (coin and stamp collectors, respectively), most collections are closed sets. The U.S. government won't (and legally can't) retroactively make a coin or stamp and pre-date it. So coins and stamps that didn't exist will never exist, though the government has issued commemorative versions of those coins and stamps, which you can choose to be part of the collection, even though they are only officially considered commemorative pieces. As for toys, I've always found it difficult to find where to draw the line. For example, Spider-Man has a connection to the MCU...and the rabbit-hole dives in from there. I would love a complete Spider-Man: The Animated Series from 1994 with all the heroes and villians. Like you, Scott, I still want to see Spot.

[@Sci-Fi-Mike]

There are some coin sets I would never start, because the limiting coin is worth over $1 million in any condition. I think it's important to factor in how plausible it is that we can complete a set we want, regardless of the types of items in that set.

[@SIFIactual]

Started in 78 with Star Wars but over my childhood years and watching my friends blow up, set on fire, or just leave in the dirt and ignore..I knew what I was doing, I knew my hobby..I now grow vegetables and brew beer...all these hobbies require patience..some of my work mates have joked about me playing with dolls and putting them on KZbin going pew pew..until they saw my place..not just a room..my place..well..it changed there attitude a bit..but they still poke fun at Me..and regarding customs and Hasbro..I've gone that way for a while now and Hasbro or distribution are wearing my patience a little..cheers mate🍺🍺🍻

[@papatubez3062]

If they made fun of you having SOME toys, believe me, they only felt worse for you after seeing your 'place'.

[@Fenris30]

I know how the waiting game feels, Still Waiting for Earthrise Hound HARBRO!!! Last one of the freaking Ark Crew I need! No Pressure!

[@edwardjohnson6744]

Does each toy line I collect count as a different hobby?

[@Daoloth]

I think as it related to myself its just another section of Collecting. I mostly focus on Blu Rays these days over other things. I already got thousands of comics have started to get Manga mostly Deluxe Editions only Ghost Girl for smaller volumes maybe eventually Goblin Slayer. Berserk or Attack on Titan for Colossal sized. I find it more interesting tooling how it goes from concept to market all the details. Even Wrestling I only really have interest in Shoot Interviews or inside stuff like Tough Enough even NXT 2.0. Almost everybody or thing wants a toy of their character. Recently I finally got The Sword And The Sorcerer along with The Beastmaster on Blu Ray and 4K. Even if picture/sound quality lacks its a relief and elation :).

[@LowellLucasJr.]

I enjoy collecting and sharing the hobby with others! Oh sure, there's nay-sayers here and there, but I don't let it bother me- nor do I frown at others who are ashamed of it. I encourage them to enjoy their hobbies and have fun!

[@papatubez3062]

buying things isnt a 'hobby'.

[@LowellLucasJr.]

@@papatubez3062 it is if you're collecting them and trust me, buying things is a HUGE part of that!

[@midwestmonster9886]

I only did the SparkNotes thing once in college. I was halfway through Portrait of a Lady when the professor spoiled the ending. After that, I skipped the book and went straight to the online summaries.

[@rodrickadamginsburg8960]

Always enjoy!

[@misterformerlyknownascolad2859]

Good video as always, You know something, now you have me wanting figures of obscure or lesser known characters. It was going to happen sooner or later I guess. Yes, we need a Spot figure. He's a joke character however, if we were playing him serious, he's powerful. Madcap is another character needed (and I'm not talking about that Deadpool with the Madcap head), Madcap was Deadpool before before Deadpool was Deadpool. What about Captain Ultra, Equinox and dare I dream for a Forbush Man?

[@TitularHeroine]

Leaving a Like wherever a Captain Ultra mention comes up! I've wanted an Equinox figure for decades too. Underappreciated character concept and design.

[@misterformerlyknownascolad2859]

@@TitularHeroine Captain Ultra is something like a toned down version of Martian Manhunter. That's a cool powerset in my book. And Equinox has the powers of the Human Torch and Iceman with super strength, that's always a good thing to have. And I totally agree about the design for Equinox.

[@PhoenixFyre]

I'm not sure how long I had to wait for Siryn.

[@spectorcreative1872]

I’m still waiting

[@johnwatson7487]

What was the last midnight release party? I don’t think rise of skywalker really had one? There was a handful of us at Walmart to see if they stocked but that doesn’t count. Does it?

[@darrisreid502]

I have been going after a complete Marvel Vs Capcom 2 figure set and world of nintendo (currently going after a complete Koopaling set both scales). I have had to complement it with customs. Alot of it is waiting for parts and the supplies to succeed.

[@edstringer7328]

48 year old here started two years ago in this hobby of collecting

[@craigbloxham8344]

Really enjoyed this!

[@spectorcreative1872]

Well thank you!

[@edwardjohnson6744]

Wun-Dar will be the crown jewel of my Trophy Case.

[@TitularHeroine]

Nice! 👍

[@Vampyr787]

Yes, patience is the key. You never know if the company will release certain character, will they complete the team or not. I do collect Transformers and I grew up with Beast Wars so I am very fond about animal robots. They had toyline back in the 90s and that's it. Pretty much nothing new apart from rereleases with better colors or new version of few random characters. The latter ones didn't get my interest because they were not enugh to complete the team. I always wanted brand new line dedicated to Beast Wars that would have whole bunch of characters with great looking animal modes. And just last year, for 25th anniversary Hasbro just made exactly what I wanted.

[@thedraft115]

I kind of relate in a different way I love collecting rare and out of print artbooks /manga. For me what was strange about toy collecting is the large quantity of toys it sometimes appears like hoarding but i never found it childish.

[@theguyonthecouch42024]

I can't wait til this trend dies out, so I can enjoy collecting again🙃 patience is key. Enjoy collecting

[@Spongemonkey26]

If in 2022 some exec or marketer for a large toy company still doesn't understand the adult collector market, then I don't know what to tell them, maybe they're in the wrong business..

[@bladestar2322]

I know all about patience! After 28 years I still don't have a complete Legion of Super Heroes, and probably never will! I just ordered my 30th member of the Justice Society! LOL. Surprised I got that Grail!

[@darthwizzywizard]

Is the battle with Retroblasting over ? Anyways great 👍 video.

[@robd1329]

Its never over. RETRO continues to go on any toy channel and will comment if he sees a comment of him...he barks back on anything bad written of him. He goes under the undercover name of MasonJ. I have called him out on that already! Hes too much of a pussy to fight me!

[@silverbullet1620]

Finally got my Hasbro Power Rangers Lightning Collection Silver Power Rangers in Space figure. Cost me $70 plus $40 shipping and handling from Malaysia, but I got him.

[@mariotovar2173]

Even though my TBS collection consist of 95% of every action figure and vehicle (sometimes duplicates and army builds) within 2017 until early 2022 I don’t consider my excitement multiplied by more than double of what an average person would be... (Smiling) Every three or four years I’ll slightly mention my Star Wars collection on Facebook to avoid ridicule from friends and family. I only talk about it with a few of them. -The Disneyland neighbor

[@chrisalan457]

Don't I know about patience. I was an avid collector of reissue G1 Transformers and was excited to FINALLY get an Encore Fortress Maximus. Never thought in a million years that would happen and it actually did. Also got the Encore Metroplex as well as the Hasbro Platinum reissue of Trypticon, well thought the eventual G1 Scorponok was going to get reissued to complete the 4 city bots and still has not happened. Hopefully soon??

[@syadkir]

You also play the fiddle?? Celtic and bluegrass tunes abound here just as much as figures...

[@kevbotech238]

I've always just viewed them as models or pieces of art with nostalgia attached. Look at it this way, how much decor do women collect? Between all the arts and crafts and ceramic nick nacks they decorate our homes with. I just use the stuff I collect to decorate my man cave with. What's the difference? It's all art and it's designed to make us smile when we see it.

[@spectorcreative1872]

Not to mention shoes

[@charlesltk2099]

I begin my toy collecting when I'm at college... I invited my college mates to my house for college group project, they saw my collections and laughed at me and saying I'm still a wuss/kid playing toys, then they spread the gossips at college... All laughed at me, saying I should go back to elementary school or hug a teddy bear while sleeping... Felt humiliated... I told the toy seller at the hobbies shop, he told me just ignore those jerks, they never understand the joy of being the collectors, he told me that he sold a Godzilla figure to a 'mom', he asked is it for her kids? She said no, is for her to display at her office table, so that whenever she's stressed at work, she can look/admire at the figures she love, she can feel relax or relieved... He told me, he knew a 'grandma' still collects Barbie dolls and a 'Grandpa' even collects MOTU.. So is nothing wrong.... Years ago, I shared my collections photos in my Facebook, none of my FB friends give a like or comments and some of them asked me to quit all this nonsense and get a life, so I stopped posting my collections photos till I joined the toy community group and share.. Realized lots of people gave likes to my photos and all talk about it freely, then I start watching KZbin about toy reviews and collecting like Pixel Dan and other toy collectors youtubers, I'm glad lots of people are collectors like me... Now I'm coming to age 40, still collecting toys and playing videogames which still brought me joy for reclaiming my childhood...

[@heobinhlovemeo]

Lol, i am 32 and if i have someone laugh at me, i will show them that my fucking collection worth $5,000

[@davidmitchell6873]

Man, I was just thinking earlier today how easy it is to get anything you want at the press of a button. We would have to go to the mall and hoped they had what we wanted, usually they didnt. I guess younger people today don't have to have the patience we did

[@morphor]

In actuality i don't have the same issues you mention cause i don't tend to collect sets. As I'm more about collecting a variety of IPs rather than completing a set. There are exceptions to the rule of course, but not many.

[@kevin10001]

I totally get what u mean cause I’m a Batman collector I collect all things Batman and I focus a little more on collecting 1966 Batman stuff and that has been a big waiting game cause the show/movie has really been hugely acknowledged by dc since 1989 when my 5 year old self found the series for the first time it wasn’t until 2014 that we got a real big merchandise push of the show and movie cause on a occasions brands like hot wheels matchbox and Johnny lightning would do 66 batmobile releases going as far as releasing the concept car it was based on but that was pretty much it and being born in 84 I had to wait for resale websites like eBay Mercari for example to be invented to even thing about finding original 1966 tv show merchandise but that didn’t stop me from collecting more modern versions of Batman like the animated series and movie merchandise

[@rodrickadamginsburg8960]

Spector Creative binge day 2 # 1

[@WiiMan25]

6:55 Of course you can get a Simu Liu figure! Just get any Shang-Chi toy that came out in the past year!

[@GenesGems]

My wife will never go for this…Lololol. If she even knew I was watching this, she’d take me out like the terminator lol!

[@cabinvibesebaystore8956]

New sub! Liked 🐟🙏✌️✌️😮😎

[@rodrickadamginsburg8960]

Welcome! 😎😇

[@Nanocon1]

2:56 Mcfarlane, please hurry up and make Power Girl already.

[@spectorcreative1872]

Make it happen Todd!

[@melyssamendoza5163]

You gust pind the joy in toy collecting

[@GenesGems]

No, we’re not playing with kids product. We enjoy the creative way we can display and pose them. Which takes no time compared to model trains, golf, and taking a culinary class.

[@rickytoddbotelho9555]

Of course I have the same dilemma with actiony figures. Wanted certain characters to be made. In a certain scale. Certain materials. Mostly satisfied with what the companies have been pimping out. Especially the G I Joe classified series👍

[@topselecttoys]

Does French ever fire back at you when you take digs at him?

[@machineman6498]

Never directly. Usually a 2nd in command or mod will pop in. They’re running ICONICON now, so this may pass. Plus the back and forth has been dying down as the toy world gets smaller and there’s more common ground.

[@eddiegonzalez5070]

I’m still looking for a nacho libre action figure

[@jaquo25]

Toys are the manifested symbology of dreams. And they are made in the image of *our* dreams. That's why when we find one that speaks to us, it does so loudly and with clarity.

[@spectorcreative1872]

And what about that dream where the ducks are attacking me?

[@spectorcreative1872]

What about the dream where ducks are attacking me?

[@jaquo25]

@@spectorcreative1872 Is it a Mattel duck or a Hasbro duck?

[@jones7299]

Thanks.

[@StonegateCreations]

I just completed the gi joe retro line and that is the first line I've done that with and it was satisfying, but I'm at the point in my life where my collection is being treated as an investment for my grandchildren.

[@gbjanuary]

Toys as investment is risky toy popularity comes and goes.

[@StonegateCreations]

@@gbjanuary maybe but I think gi joe has a sustainable market. I'll let my grandkids worry about that after I'm dead and gone.

[@papatubez3062]

@@StonegateCreations your grandkids will throw them away or sell the entire lot to a toy collector for chickenfeed because no one in their right mind wants to sort through all that crap and figure out the prices. This is what happens to almost all collectibles when passed down.

[@StonegateCreations]

@@papatubez3062 even if that happens then at least I gave them the option to do whatever they wanted with the collection.

[@papatubez3062]

@@StonegateCreations you're putting a burden on them. They don't want to load this stuff into their cars, clog up their houses, and have to figure out how they're going to get rid of this stuff. It's work that you should have done before you died. Just sell the collection and give them money if you care about them.

[@im2hastyle]

Very Well Said!!!!

[@spectorcreative1872]

Glad you liked! Please pass along and share if you can

[@ronniegonzalez7870]

lol i just got into the "hobby", but I also collect hobbies

[@DeloPap]

So your saying i have to be a mature adult to toy/figure collect, sad im only 12 and i really like collecting figures

[@ligeiaztomb2755]

My home office is MOTU themed.

[@4thecollectors]

I think a lot of people always collected toys but back in the day everybody was closet collectors because of public perception I spent about 8 years of my childhood life in the hood nobody was into this stuff and now I know people from the same Hood years later collecting micro machines Hot Wheels GI joes comic books X-Men and Pokemon cards we are all adults now of course but they always did collect but they hid it like me the only thing that was really acceptable was video game collecting collecting toys is not just the nerd thing anymore I kow real deal gangstas with a carded GI Joe collection wrestling Hot Wheels and the comic books But I am most proud of the women action figure collectors

[@rodrickadamginsburg8960]

32.3K 🤩🥳

[@Heimdall1999]

Collections are build on hope

[@misaeldiaz5996]

My view of this hobby is very different. I always look out for customization potential. I don't care for official releases or articulation. Maybe that doesn't make me a true toy collector

[@papatubez3062]

Good. It's not good to identify as a 'collector'. I buy Transformers sometimes mostly because I like to use them as models to make drawings of. I have a bunch on the shelf and even like to take them down and play with them now and then. Still wouldn't want to be lumped in as a 'collector'. The word is gross.

[@misaeldiaz5996]

@@papatubez3062 Nah I am a collector and you are too. We collect junk, customize, and display them. This may be a case of word meaning different things to different people.

[@papatubez3062]

@@misaeldiaz5996 I'm not. I buy Transformers the way I buy an ice cream cone. Every now and then the mood hits me and I go out and get one. The only thing I have in common with a collector is that I just happen to not throw them in the garbage afterwards, I put them on a shelf or in a box. I'm not trying to complete a run of anything I don't have a get list, but most importantly I'm not trying to pretend that a compulsive fixation on shopping is the same thing as having a personality or a hobby.

[@psychoticbuzzsaw]

Look at that mutagen man lol

[@spectorcreative1872]

You can’t look away

[@shigermuleye5203]

to me it just seems like the real hobby involved is shopping.

[@nicholasdickens2801]

*3:39* Mmmm … sure.

[@goldenmodem8722]

More girls should date guys who collect action figures…🤓

[@arlenburgin2392]

I collect toy adults

[@retrodadstl]

Hi im very mature😊😂

[@paulfrench7222]

Also, you need to learn how to set limits/"rules" for your collection.

[@SlentVce]

There's a booktube. People still read lol

[@subraxas]

In a regard of this video's title, I would definitely never ever assert that it could be handled "ONLY" by the very mature. I do realize, of course, that the title is somewhat hyperbolic and that Scott himself states within the video that there will always be SOME immature people engaging in this particular hobby. However, it is not just about "some" people here and there. Unfortunately, in accordance with my first-hand personal experiences, I can confidently opine here that there is rather a PLENTY of overgrown self-centred brats out there who are collectors. 😞

[@tikvision]

Its a lonely hobby for lonely people. Stay lonely. Communities are becoming More and More toxic and elitist.

[@zeroh2hero]

Looks like the entertainment industry is falling guys it's going woke no entertainment industry no toys, toy price hyke no one will collect them anymore it will just devalue when times get tougher. I mean am I the only mature person telling you this? Lol.

[@machineman6498]

Agree with you on the price issue. At some point people are just driven out of the hobby. Almost like real estate gentrification without an new buyer.