Post by luchafan1 on Aug 5, 2011 12:11:13 GMT -5
I've been pondering the same thing for a long, long time now altho in my case i just mean in general,not just figs because i honestly don't buy much figs the last few years anyway, i've been changing my collecting methods for ages and have gone through multiple phases.
The first one was buying everything i could find,not really caring about who or what it was, if it was anything pro wrestling,i bought it...build up a massive collection and was proud of it, but looking back shudders to think how much money i spend during those years.
thean i started to only collect moc stuff, no more loose items, so i sold my loose stuff and replaced them with moc's. saved me money for a while but ultimatly i 'd spend even more then before because moc is expensive.
ok phase 3, i sort of lost intrest in action figures,just because there's so many and,and i got annoyed by the repaints and variants and whatnot,basiclly got kinda frustrated in the hobby and quit figures altogheter, and started focusing on other memorabillia, the real special stuff,ringside chairs,mania plaques,real lucha masks,signed stuff...
been doing that for a few years now and even tho my collection looks smaller then when i started it looks more valuable because of the special items but sometimes i stop,look around, and think " why do i do this anyway ?"
more recently, i've started pondering that i might be better of not buying all those expensive items, and focusing almost solely on dvd's, wwe and otherwise, to amass a huge wrestling video library, cause ultimatly, watching wrestling iss till the priority, thats how we've become fans and what got us into it,and right now theres so many good wrestling available that i'd rather spend my 50 bucks on some roh or dragon gate dvd's then on plastic toys that basiclly don't do anything but stand somewhere, no matter how good they might look.
another one of my reasonings is the fact that i would love to be able to go to some major ppv's again, i was able to go to 1 wrestlemania so far (25) and i had such a blast and still think about that whole trip almost everyday, yet when i look at me bank account i realize i won't be able to go anytime soon if i kee pdoing what i'm doing and i get sad.
i'd buy some lucha masks, spend 200-300 euro on them or more, be very happy with them and then realize " damn i could've saved it for traveling"
right now i'm still on the fence, sometimes i'd want to to just sell everything aside from my dvd's and books ( which to are the most important parts cause watching it and learning about this bussinus is imo the focuspoit of our hobby)
bottom line is, if i didn't spend so much money or merchandise,no matter what it is, i would probably be able to travel to events every year while now,everytimei spend another 100 or 200 bucks, i've set myself e step back from achieving that.
i'm just a blue collar worker earning the basic paychek so it's not as if i'm rich,and i often think that i would be better of just watching as much of my favorite hobby as i possible can, and read as much i can ( i really love reading biographies and such of wrestlers) and aside from that just save money to go to events and create memories i can cherish a lifetime instead of buying a plaque,or a mask, that i'm proud of to own but ultimatly will just sit on a shelf the rest of it's ( and my) lifespan.
But then i look at my collection and almost get teary eyed at the actual thought of selling it all after working so long to amass what i have.