Vintage Kenner STAR WARS Addiction - Time to STOP Collecting?

[@GQJedi]

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[@coze1977]

I'm collecting since 2004, but I stopped collecting the last few years . Just be disaplined collecting is a joy and a hobby which is normal. I don't collect doubles, nor am I a dealer. I only collect for pure nostalgia. You don't have to buy everything. Buy what's dear to your heart folks ❤😊......Great find GQ

[@GQJedi]

You gotta do you. That's my motto. I'm just scratching the itch ;)

[@disseminationnetwork]

I've definitely noticed my Star Wars collecting addiction becoming more of an issue as the vintage items become increasingly expensive, especially if buying only near mint/mint items, or boxed or carded items. This should be a very relevant discussion that I look forward to!

[@GQJedi]

I had an itch....

[@TheBlueSnaggletooth]

You do a great service to the collecting community by finding those action figures a good home - for people who will genuinely appreciate and display them. They were probably forgotten and just sitting in a box in someone's basement. Thank you for keeping our hobby alive!

[@GQJedi]

I will never get sick of collecting Kenner Star Wars toys. It's just not in my blood, man.

[@dwaynecuster]

In the past week, I've bought General Lando Calrissian POTF MOC, an Empire Strikes Back AT-AT in original box, an ESB Snowspeeder in original box, and a near mint ESB Millennium Falcon. The Falcon is one of the cleanest and complete I've ever seen that is not graded. Oh, I also picked up an ESB AT-ST and RotJ AT-ST in original packaging. My living room is packed because I also collect OT TVC and Black Series. LOL! Great haul GQ!

[@GQJedi]

Nice pickups! Have a great weekend, my man!

[@PLASTICRECOLLECTIONS-ri9cl]

Excellent video as always! Even when you do have the full line, you just can’t help but pick up extras. I know that feeling all too well. We both have that plastic crack addiction my friend.

[@GQJedi]

Thanks much, PR!! It's a great addiction as far as I'm concerned. May we never be cured from it ;)

[@javiercetina]

Sweet find GQ, Vintage Kenner is so hard to find and if you do find it, the seller is always asking for more than it’s worth. I’m so glad I finished my vintage run years ago. I think that Ewok hood is for Warok, that’s a cool find if it is!

[@GQJedi]

Yessir! You are correct on all fronts :)

[@Texastoytuber]

Great video! Love seeing those wild finds!

[@GQJedi]

Thanks, pal! I love getting these wild finds!!! :)

[@chiefchirper6090]

Awesome GQJ I think you should tag every video this year im quitting Star Wars 🤣

[@GQJedi]

LMAO!!

[@twomindz79]

Love the channel man. Btw, I am wearing the same T shirt as you right now !

[@GQJedi]

I love to hear that! 🤘🏻

[@davidedge2828]

Just spent over an hour trying to balance my vintage landspeeder's 3 wheels. Put a new spring in ages ago on the front and somehow the bloody rear left wheel sags badly! Gave up and just jammed 2 pieces cut off a wooden match into the rear wheel assembly and it rolls like new!! 😊

[@GQJedi]

That's some ingenuity, bro! Nice moves!!

[@DsG_1982]

Excellent finds bro! I’m headed out for some today myself

[@GQJedi]

Thank you! And good luck!!!

[@impossiblepie]

Awesome pickups!!! That's right none of these toys are rare , they're just popular right now.

[@GQJedi]

Thank you! Exactly my man. Cheers!

[@UsualmikeTelevision]

Awesome find my friend!!!

[@GQJedi]

Thanks a lot, Mike! 🤘🏻

[@FrenkyBgood]

It's tempting, always. Collecting is like an addiction. Like Neanderthalers you collect as much as you can 😉 Several years ago I had different focusses: Tie Fighter Pilot, B-Wing Pilot and Hoth Rebel Trooper. Why? I liked these figures and became greedy. And as a collector you also want at least two figures of the same kind. So don't stop collecting. Every pickup is a treat, a gift to relive the feeling you had as a kid. There is nothing wrong about that.

[@GQJedi]

Collecting is an addiction. 100%! I love it though. I hope I am never cured of it.

[@tonyricca8116]

You can never get enough vintage Star Wars. I have 15 loose mint Vader’s different coo also collecting the lettered hilts. Trying to collect them all from A Thru Z. Happy hunting

[@GQJedi]

That's awesome! I hope you complete you Vader quest!

[@shawnhull9988]

Great pick ups! I’m an OG Kenner guy from Ohio who’s been into this madness since 1978. Still get excited finding these treasures in the wild.

[@GQJedi]

Wild finds are the best!

[@tperson8347]

I'm from Ohio also. :) Greetings n such. :)

[@jrex9197]

Beautiful! I know that feeling

[@GQJedi]

Got to scratch the itch whenever possible!

[@green21standingby89]

Good hunt, never enough figures 👍👍

[@GQJedi]

Thank you!

[@MoparMcNeer]

Never enough Kenner, even if it's stuff we already have lots of. Always enjoy your videos GQ. I know we share a similar love of all things Kenner and a passion for collecting, well beyond when our collections are technically complete. Always fun to see what you've come up with and what's still out there being sold. And happy to hear that you were able to work a satisfactory deal on the lot too. Side note, did I see an unused Droid Factory sticker sheet in flashback to a past video? Looking for one of those myself. Hit me up if you have one and you're willing to pass along. 😉

[@GQJedi]

Thanks for tuning in, bud! Yessir. Always a blast to scratch that Kenner itch whenever it presents its self. Happy to be able to grab this lot. As for that Droid decal sheet, that’s staying in my collection. But I’ll keep my eyes peeled for ya.

[@MoparMcNeer]

@@GQJedi I appreciate that GQ.

[@jamesmurray7523]

Nice pickup yeah I understand what you're saying. You always want more. It's awesome isn't it? ♥️♥️

[@GQJedi]

It's an addiction that I hope never goes away!

[@robertsinfiniterealms1308]

Nice pick ups. It’s fun finding kenners in the wild.

[@GQJedi]

Thank you!

[@Drew_73]

Just curious if collect any other lines. After I finished my star wars run, though it's never really finished, I started collecting other lines. Have a complete run of Kenner Indiana Jones, the 79 Knickerbocker Lord of the Rings and a scattering of a few others. I need to always be on the search for vintage toys.

[@GQJedi]

I just collect vintage Kenner Star Wars. Kenner Indy is tempting but I have no extra display space at the moment. Otherwise…yikes. I may go after that line too. Never say never though. Anything is possible in the future. I’m just so jazzed on Kenner SW that there’s plenty to chase after. Finishing DROIDS is my first priority. Then maybe I’ll chase the big variants from og line.

[@darthwizzywizard]

Awesome Brother 😊❤. Great finds. 😊

[@GQJedi]

Thanks, mate!!

[@artdearcos]

Great pick up, and the collection grows 👍

[@GQJedi]

Thanks, bud!

[@tikvision]

Quit in 2019. I have Something up to 28 ships and 18 vehicles. 83 Kenner figs, 260 figs from potf, tvc, legacy and others, including special packs, and around 44 props: guns, lightsabers, helmets. Too much space and too much hassle.

[@GQJedi]

Enjoy it all while you can however you can🤘🏻

[@alexianemp]

I'm glad you've begun collecting the Micro series! The Ewok Battle Wagon Drum is a good score. That alone is like a $200 piece in good condition. Some other good bits there too. Rock on!

[@GQJedi]

This was a very nice pickup overall! Can’t complain one bit ;)

[@TerryOnTuesday]

While I understand the fascination with the vintage figures - I bought my first one in London in 1978 - I feel a bit sad that collectors who buy many multiples of figures only pushes the prices up due to rarity and makes it more difficult for other people to complete their collection. Especially when they don't have a lot of money for the more expensive/rare figures.

[@GQJedi]

Kenner made millions and millions of these figures. The only thing pushing up prices are the idiots raising them and the uneducated buying them. Last 17s will always retain their value though because unlike the rest of the collection, these were not available for the entire span of the vintage timeline.

[@Cwo30]

I said that with Hasbro. I traded in Hasbro figures for about $700 and got all Kenner Ships and figures and saved a ton of room.

[@GQJedi]

Nice moves, brother! 👏🏻

[@MegaAppl3]

So cool, More Stormtroopers perfect , you can make an awesome display. You could also build a figure. I would take the Endor solider and put a Luke head on him. I always liked camo and green figures. The possibilities are endless.

[@GQJedi]

Lot of goodies here. Always a blast finding new Kenner pickups.

[@ostrak1725]

So what do you do with all your duplicates and beaters? I also have these and am not sure what to do?

[@GQJedi]

Duplicates go into my many displays in my collections. The beaters go to friends who make customs.

[@caroljavalera8508]

Sell me some beaters

[@GQJedi]

These beaters are already spoken for.

[@tperson8347]

Awesome figures. :) I love the green on that Dengar, love the look. :) I've been complete things such as figures and speeder bikes, so I've been chasing accessories so far this year. I'm trying to stay focused and not get too overwhelmed with the good opportunities that I've come across. I found a few great looking figures I have my eye on. Thanks alot for sharing, these look great. Thanks for the video

[@GQJedi]

So much to collect. The addiciton is very real! LOL. Cheers, buddy!

[@tperson8347]

@@GQJedi It's funny, my first figure of the new year was a stormtrooper. It wasn't planned for. But the way I see it, when it's white you gotta bite. :)

[@GQJedi]

Who can say no to more Stormies?!

[@tperson8347]

@@GQJedi Not I, said the pig. :)

[@paulspopculture5592]

Cool stuff 😎 thumbs up 😊

[@GQJedi]

Cheers, my man! Have a great weekend!

[@starwarscornercollector8819]

I started in 78 stop in 84 got back into it hardcore in 1990. I haven't stop but I have taken breaks and then I come back into it fresh. There is so many categories to collect cereal boxes coke cola items its endless Troy

[@GQJedi]

"You must do what you feel is right of course."

[@KnickKnacksPlasticPlanet]

Oh you little click baiter you!! Lol, love your passion bro! 😅😊

[@GQJedi]

I sell videos on this channel. Haha. And my passion will never die!

[@AnthonyBau1]

nice haul you got

[@GQJedi]

Thanks, Anthony!

[@darthwizzywizard]

4:30 a little smoke 💨 left by the micro Luke. Lol. 😂

[@GQJedi]

Haha!

[@jasonboldt7450]

Awesome find good luck hunting in 2024

[@GQJedi]

Thanks much, Jason!

[@johnathanjones9216]

It won’t be long when I will be stopping with my collection I am just finishing my collection of and then I will stop collecting after that hopefully I will stop with my collection in December 2024 see what happens but at some point I will have to stop collecting and move on and I am happy with my collection anyway so I can stop collecting at any time.

[@GQJedi]

Great!

[@BanthaPooDoo64]

I’m like u ,I to have a soft spot for SW vintage items but if the price is right sometimes u just hav to say WHAT THE HECK

[@GQJedi]

Absolutely, my friend!

[@deathmetalrob5563]

Paploo will staff,exallent!!

[@GQJedi]

Yessir! 🤘🏻

[@applehead6179]

Good one.

[@GQJedi]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@AnthonyBau1]

do you also collect gi joe figures?

[@GQJedi]

I do not. I only collect vintage Kenner Star Wars. I used to have Joes back in the day though. Just never held onto them.

[@AnthonyBau1]

@@GQJedi thanks and Godbless

[@marktecher3085]

Plastic crack is perfect

[@GQJedi]

Right?! LOL

[@DeadEyeFoxx]

Itch scratched....for now 😈

[@GQJedi]

You said it!! :))

[@daveyoung9484]

👍😎

[@GQJedi]

Cheers!

[@saintjoanmusic]

A bad drug habit. 😂

[@GQJedi]

Just saying it like it is.