Thoughts on Mattel figure collecting? Fun Poll

I mainly collect women's division figures with the occasional Flashback. With Elite's going up I just don't know what to do. I want to keep going but the inflation is killing everybody's wallet. I mainly collect Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars, The most I spend for one of those is a premium one at $5ish. I save money by only buying licensed cars.

I have always only bought 80s and 90s (and I guess a handful of 70s) characters so I already am pretty limited on what I buy. If I bought more than that the price change would have a bigger effect on me.

Your 3rd option is me except for the “going on in the world” part. I’ve been thinking about stopping because all I really do is let them sit on a shelf, and there’s so much coming out that I want which is so much money.

Also thinking of just selling off my current stars and sticking to legends instead.

When you look at the scope of what's available, I really do think we're in a golden age of collecting. The scope (legends, indie darlings, AEW, WWE, smaller companies, Lucha legends) of what is being made is absolutely astounding, and the quality across the board been upped over the last year or two.

And I've never felt so blah about many of my purchases. Few figures truly excite me the way I used to feel even a few years ago. I'm debating whether I need to slow down, part with some figures, or just take a break from collecting. Between difficulty finding figures at retail and space constraints, I'm just not having as much fun as in the past.

I got into collecting figures because after decades as a collectors and dealer in sports cards, I was sick of the constant chase, fomo, and fixation on "value" in the card hobby.  And figure collecting is starting to feel the same way for me.

Only thing I collect are elites and ultimates and even then now I’m only buying a few. The hobby has become somewhat dull for me and considering where I’m currently at in life, I’m focusing on other things. I’m pretty much only interested in WCW guys or flashback figures.

Disappointed there was no 'Ruthless Aggression Only' option...


At this point, i only collect Ruthless Aggression, and Elites/Ultimates from some of my favourites.
I'm actually about to sell off the majority of my collection, from when i used to try collect everyone in early Elite sets, then a bunch of random Elite's i bought for a pic fed that never happened.

Honestly I like looking at photos of the figures more than actual figures themselves. I have like a dozen mattel figures and theyre in a box. Ive kinda grown out of it over the past couple years. Also the price, I dont like them enough to drop 25$ on them, maybe if they were like 15$ or something but I dont feel they are worth the price.

I also dont follow current wwe closely so I dont care too much about most of the characters other than the guys who have been around forever.

For me it is both an escapist hobby and more recently a source of stress. I am a completist collector of women figures but more selective with men, especially Legends. With the impending price increases I am considering focusing only on women figures.

Mattel elites aren’t worth more than $22, and I definitely won’t be paying $40+ from RS. So if they up the price for $15 figures, yeah, I’m out. Will be a super easy choice.