Is Diecast Collecting a Hobby or an Addiction?

[@adriangaber9176]

personally, i buy only the cars i want and frankly i dont spend any money on the premium ones. besides i open all of them since i dont have the atention to sell any of mine. i love cars and this is a way for me to collect cars that i want for a whole lot cheaper. i buils shelves for them and display them at home, theming some of them with brands or countries. the amount of pleasure i get buying a new one is worth enough the price tag for me and given that i could be spending a lot more on other things, i think i am very happy i picked up this habit

[@StickShiftHotWheels]

If your buying them to resell, thats part of the problem.

[@ShawnStafford-1978]

Agree with you.

[@Lar.Real.Diecast]

I don't think i want to resell anymore after this..it's getting harder to collect the good ones.. Thanks so much for watching 👍👍👍👍

[@fullsendmountainbiker5844]

As someone with around 2000 cars (and no that is not an exaggeration) I can confirm it’s an addiction. I literally hop about from store to store just searching for them like a sniffer dog 😂. However I am quite picky with what I buy- I only buy the realistic ones (I hate the fantasy ones) and I never really buy the monster trucks.

[@lawrencejelsma8118]

Yes if you don't go beyond Treasure Hunts that today's fools are after. To populate certain commons like Japanese Hyandis means you are going broke and over the cliff levels he discussed in this video. There isn't no value in any Hot Wheels car because nobody has decided which real car is the one future generations idealize.

[@Luverne18700]

Sold off my collection and bought a 1983 Chevy camaro

[@ShawnStafford-1978]

🤣 Bought my 1989 GTA in 1999 and also my diecast collection still.

[@dennischen8887]

If it makes you feel any better, there are people out there spending millions on yugioh and pokemon cards. All that money for some flimsy cardboard!

[@agarciaphoto]

Hi my name is Aldo and I'm a Diecastaholic

[@Lar.Real.Diecast]

Diecastholics Anonymous! Where do i sign 🤣🤣!! Thanks so much for watching!

[@meanwhilerap9365]

Hello Aldo and welcome to the anonymous Diecastholics 🖐

[@Parsaval64]

Its not an addiction! I can stop whenever I want to!

[@stebesplace]

I buy what I really, REALLY like, and I've paired down the collection by gifting to kids. Makes me feel good, and the investment itself isn't horrendous. For the price of one of my nicer watches, I have an entire Diecast collection (Hot Wheels, Tarmac, Inno, MiniGT, etc.). You're going through the motions here, and I recommend you sell in bulk, or gift away MANY of the common mainlines. Same with premiums. Get to a point where you're not a hoarder, but an actual collector, meaning, you collect certain brands, or car types, like JDM, or Porsche, or a brand like Nissan. You'll get a lot more focus and appreciate the actual hunts to find something rare/unique.

[@StealthBumblebeeOctane95Z28]

Yup. Both a hobby and a addiction. 100 % True Facts.

[@YenCrew]

It's definitely anything but a pure/true hobby... It's funny because any time an argument, question of take or poll comes up; Most "collectors" will say something along the lines of "it's not that serious"....... Well my friends. Last time I checked, last I frikkin knew. You don't put so much time, money & effort into something that isn't serious. You don't get stressed about something that isn't serious. You don't feel a need to compete in something that isn't serious. That's a whole lot of irony & contradiction. So to those "collectors" who give that "it ain't that serious" response (especially when they are known for pallet raiding & hoarding) I have to say, make it make sense bro! & To the good examples of collectors out there. Thank you for being that good example in this hobby. I don't mean any hate towards anyone. Just genuinely asking for a clarification. I just wish we would all not get so blinded by the greed & potential money in it. Keep it pure & help each other out, that's all. It would make this hobby truly as fun, enjoyable & awesome as possible

[@Lar.Real.Diecast]

I feel I'm in the same boat, I'd like to really know also what if the collecting community feels the same way i do. Thanks so much for watching ✌️

[@YenCrew]

@Lar.Real.Diecast No problem bro. I'm all about supporting one another 👌💯

[@QuattroSG]

Anyone putting up with the scalpers and stuff being snagged out of boxes before they even hit the shelves like has been happening for years is definitely addicted. I sold off my stuff and bought a VW GTI.

[@Lar.Real.Diecast]

The other day, there was this guy in dollartree yelling at the cashier about new arriving boxes still In inventory, claiming he had a 'tip' there was going to be restocked. The cashier had to call the cops....that's how bad it is. Thanks so much for watching!🥰

[@MarkCerbo]

A Hobby needs a precision focus. You also have to consider your financial status and the present life that you have. It goes deep to question them when you already went off the deep end because there is no focus on a specific model, toyline, and reasoning. Diecast Collecting is Addicting, but also consider the “Need” from the “Wants” and find the reason to question why? IMHO, I collect diecast cars not for display. Yes, for reviews but also, for “toy photography” not necessarily taken in a white back ground or just “taking a photo” as what the term meant. Personally, I bring some of them outdoors and tell a story behind it through the image produced with a specific model. Sometimes, I wrote my purchase pf that model because there’s a story behind it. Not just showing off a video buying it from that place. Some don’t even open them anymore thinking of the “resale value” in the secondary market, and why hoarding and scalping theme takes the fun. It’s just a personal opinion how I used to enjoy the hobby. Any form of hobby should be a reasoning as most collectors I see just display them and that’s the common appreciation. You have to find the focus to streamline what you really like and then take that hobby to the next level and not just display them.

[@mr.shadestrains6033]

They add up fast I had only a few Now hundreds I now built a room For my collection

[@Lar.Real.Diecast]

They really add up fast, maybe one day you may have to build a second room 🤣🤣

[@chrisevaggelou8473]

I love hotwheels matchbox and majorette 1/64 castings. When i buy them it puts a smile on my face. But i personaly need to enjoy my hobby and not hord toys in boxes. I need a nice display cabinet so i realize how many i have and that i don't need any more. Unless there super special.

[@Lar.Real.Diecast]

Me too man, problem is when you have so many that your house gets overflown by them....

[@DisgruntledDoomer]

Do the cars really cost only one dollar? That's cheap! Here they cost about 2-3 euros regularly.

[@simonscarstuff2910]

Only in the US, even in Canada they are double the price...

[@Lar.Real.Diecast]

Well..$1.25 generally but sometimes you can get them for like $1.14 so yeah virtually....$1. thanks so much for watching 🥰

[@simonscarstuff2910]

@@Lar.Real.Diecast up here cheapest is 2$CAD at dollar stores with older cases, Walmart is just over 2$ but I've seen as high as 3.49$ CAD at pharmacies...

[@kingreem1741]

1.18 Colorado

[@rogueinvestor2375]

Higher taxes, higher prices.

[@HappyDude1]

You can't go bankrupt with cars for 1 dollar 😅 my 1/18 cars i collect are 100 or 500 dollar. But every car has a special memory from a moment in my life with a tv show or movie. And i just love cars and movies. And i make fun videos with them on my channel

[@Lar.Real.Diecast]

Ill try not go bankrupt lol 🤣. Awesome content in your channel specially those ferris bueller ferraris. Thanks for watching!

[@HappyDude1]

@Lar.Real.Diecast And Thank you for watching 😁 i just made a funny video with the ferrari from fast and furious

[@lindseyarnold5074]

I’ve been collecting for over 30 years. I am not going bankrupt with spending $1.00 .

[@dennischen8887]

but it adds up. How much did you spend total in that 30 year span? I spent 40K in 3 years. It does get to a point that becomes excessive.

[@RobertoCofre-p5w]

Jesus...I sort of had a problem with legos years ago, I felt I was drowning and that everyone would find out and I was spending lots of money and running out of space...luckily I was able to read some advice online, sold a lot, and have lived an uncluttered life since...don't have as many toys now but I kept the good ones!!

[@kingreem1741]

Yeah I’m addicted

[@eleven8948]

Im pretty much done with it. I need to start selling off my collections (sets, super treasure hunts, rares etc...). I like to customize too and right when i thought I was done I discovered Kaido House. I bought about 15 of them at $20 each and realized enough is enough. I have also realized you can spend as much on this hobby as you would on a real car. And I would rather have the real car.

[@Lar.Real.Diecast]

We can easily get carried away. Thanks so much for watching!

[@aztech865]

Thanks for the share, I love other peoples collection addictions and fascinated by it. I would love to take a swan dive into all your stuff and roll around in it. Maybe i am addicted to other peoples stuff but would not bring it home hahah

[@Lar.Real.Diecast]

At least this is a benign addiction 🤣

[@voydkid]

I have 3 hot wheels am I addicted?

[@Lar.Real.Diecast]

You have taken your first steps into diecast addiction 😅

[@voydkid]

@@Lar.Real.Diecast it's 6 now

[@Lar.Real.Diecast]

You just doubled your collection! 🤣🤣🤣

[@ShawnStafford-1978]

​@@voydkid🤣 I have 15 totes of unopened vehicle's. Think you're okay with 6.

[@ShawnStafford-1978]

​@@Lar.Real.Diecast🤣 Facts. I started with 6 once... Now I have totes full.😮

[@elhoustonpitbull1630]

It’s an addiction when you open them, it’s an investment when you keep them carded, know the difference

[@ShawnStafford-1978]

They made the 100% Hot Wheel's in 99 for the Adult Collector. There's worse types of addictions honestly. I understood you here.

[@Lar.Real.Diecast]

100% true

[@ShawnStafford-1978]

@@Lar.Real.Diecast I've been a smoker and trying to quit. Think it's better to spend on unopened vehicle's to collect.

[@Josh_Quillan]

Premiums go for £9 each, they aren't for kids.

[@ShawnStafford-1978]

@Josh_Quillan Wow where do you live at?

[@Josh_Quillan]

@@ShawnStafford-1978 The £ is a hint, and to help you narrow it down I don't live in Egypt, Sudan or Lebanon

[@philfrank5601]

Your house is filled with only five full boxes of Hot Wheels?

[@阿尔达]

It is still a hobby but not hot wheels

[@Josh_Quillan]

Buying things isn't a hobby, and nor is indiscriminately gathering everything you can find. Collecting is only a hobby when it reflects your taste, which means rejecting some things. When you are: - buying things that you don't even display or take out of their packaging, you just put them in a box; - buying things you don't really want just because they are part of a series or 'I collect X so I need that' or something like that; - buying multiple of the exact same thing (without any intention to customise them); then you've stepped over the line into addiction/hoarding, IMO. Then there's reselling, which is just pure parasitic behaviour. I find myself wondering if Mattel realise they effectively run a grey economy and feel some sort of pressure to keep it going, or are just too inept to make some big changes to their procedures to stop it...

[@manytime4]

I'm only 18 and in 1 year my collection already looks something like this except i keep opening mine (once i found an error by opening 1) I also collect legos which is a little worse than this

[@bandomisfit9255]

When you realize you’re just lying to yourself when buying and feel the dry guilt afterwards…run! Save yourself.

[@Lar.Real.Diecast]

Yes i feel the rush before buying, remorse after...thanks for watching 👍👍👍👍

[@ForburyLion]

I only buy what I find if it's something I like, perhaps it's fortunate I don't like most of the cars I find... still have about 100 though, actually a cheap hobby as on average I buy less than 1 a week

[@Lar.Real.Diecast]

Yes that's the spirit 👍

[@killlahate4482]

Collector for 8 years I'm out! no more! smh

[@ShawnStafford-1978]

I started collecting again in 1999. I have totes full of unopened vehicle's. Many containers of open vehicle's.

[@johnson9195]

I have so many cars. I like to customize them. I will have a casting that I want to customize, and can’t find it so I go buy another one. It’s easier to do that than look through my boxes. But I end up with so many extras. I have been getting rid of some of them, but not fast enough. I think I am definitely addicted.

[@Lar.Real.Diecast]

Same here man

[@Josh_Quillan]

Surely you have some sort of organisation? I had everything on display on shelves, sorted by make and model and date. I had to move so the shelves are gone but there's a plan for more shelves, and until I scrape the money together for that, they're boxed in groups in little containers like fruit boxes and other food packaging within larger cardboard boxes- all the Lamborghinis in here, the Nissans in that box etc. "I want to customise this car I have, so I went and bought another one because it's easier than looking for it" is a pretty pathetic state to let things get to, I have to tell you.

[@bertgetner9397]

Definitely addiction.

[@briancreacy7310]

looks like my house. I have started to cut back.

[@Lar.Real.Diecast]

i stepped on them all the time..

[@Ambugginfly]

Not necessarily an addiction, but more likely 'hobby fatigue'. Do something else for a while and come back to the hobby later. Have a clear out of the excess stuff you own and keep only the things you really want. Put the money away you would normally spend on the hobby and let that accumulate over time and put it towards other life enriching experiences.

[@eleven8948]

Good points

[@Lar.Real.Diecast]

Id say it can go either way (addiction or hobby) moderation is the key. Thanks so much for watching

[@dotpeat1372]

Diecast dead? Todays marketing has transformed our mental reasoning from believing in the super natural to 'dreaming an experience without any scale'. From child, teenager, adult or an elderly, in our minds we can dream ourselves being 'superman..barbie...' Resulting in big corporate brands are making more by selling the experience rather than the actual product. From Lamborghini, Ferrari, Porsche, a huge percentage of their turnover is made by their merchandise... Most consumers can't even judge enjoying a fake.. only feeling what others say about them.... Most collectors are, including myself, fixing a craving desire. As long its not obsetting anybody, there is nothing wrong, only be aware, stay both on the ground, nevrr loose yourself, and never believe the outside world, from YT to any brand. I choose to live in my toyshop with 1:1 toys, surrounded by 1000nds of diecast, all supporting my dream, priceless and to be dumped when I die....in less than a decade...

[@Lar.Real.Diecast]

Whoa that was deep. thanks a lot for watching 🥰🥰

[@dotpeat1372]

Not wanting to brag, but if even a well established manufacturer specifically want to buy your 'old rubbish (family remarks), as their R&D, miss their true heritage (prewar sportscar), of wich very scarce diecast is ever released, collecting is gaining knowledge. It looks obsessive for many, but trying to mimic the prewar art deco period, through technology & art, toys etc. ones dreamworld is ignited and you will be surprised as how much in todays diecast is copied from that era. Collecting is often associated with investing but before our heritage became valuable, my stuff was really scrapmetal. Now certainly everybody gets mad and even museums are bland mausoleums.. at least I still play, restore and enjoy the old. Keep money affordable and marginal in your hobby and dont ignore, include the family.. an old geezer.

[@carparkingmultiplayer1mobi675]

It's pretty much both the title of this video basically is both for me it's a hobby but also addiction lol but at least Hot Wheels is okay not like a certain thing that isn't okay

[@Lar.Real.Diecast]

Agreed. At least this is a benign addiction. Thanks so much for watching bro ✌️

[@Bikelifegary]

You seem more like a scalper than a collector that’s your problem lol you won’t get rich selling hot wheels online bro

[@Lar.Real.Diecast]

😂😂 i discovered myself recently i had a wake up call. Thanks for watching 🥰🥰

[@Parsaval64]

Don't do it you'll regret it forever.

[@jessicamarks0611]

i can't help it...

[@mr.shadestrains6033]

💥💥subscribed💥💥

[@robbonaiuto3501]

This is what most diecast collectors go through. Eventually you just learn to specialize. One manufacturer. One segment. One car manufacturer. One model. Cars vs trucks… Me, it’s HW premiums only, and only American muscle cars. No real riders and I’m out. That keeps its simple. Especially these days where it’s all JDM and European for Hot Wheels. NEVER COLLECT MAINLINES. Those are for children.

[@czarli]

The dollar is getting devalued to the point that raw materials of each car will be worth more ;)

[@Lar.Real.Diecast]

Lol i think that's happening now...it's crazy how hotwheels have not increased the price significantly on mainlines.

[@thedeadbatterydepot]

You seem to buy every one, not just selectivey picks.

[@antequerini]

Well my friend there's still time to stop

[@DonTonyYLasJoyasDeTuiter]

P. diddy started with Hot wheels.

[@da-naz8518]

Stop buying the crappy manlines. You don't need every car. I buy what i like and what i know will resell like JDM cars. I do really well at the flea market, which fuels my collection.

[@killlahate4482]

100% addiction smh

[@AdamIDK]

Nah ur too far deep