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- Grand Master
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i was just wondering ,out of every body on the forum (how can i put this)
hmm who collect sw suff out of love and the memorys they have
or is there another attraction ,
think i will do a poll though i think it will be one sided
hope you all get the point
hmm who collect sw suff out of love and the memorys they have
or is there another attraction ,
think i will do a poll though i think it will be one sided
hope you all get the point
"What do you mean theres no IOP "......"its been destroyed by the Jabbawokkie"
- captaincaveman
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poll
this is an interesting poll,
i am on the dark side of collecting i'm afraid, while i do love the figures, and particularly love the films as both were a great part of my childhood, i now track down items for a good price to sell on to fund both my own collecting and just general trying to get by, so i know most members will hate me for it but i vote for other reasons, but i think it is possible to collect for love and trade for profit, together, as long you remember you are trading to people just like yourself
i am on the dark side of collecting i'm afraid, while i do love the figures, and particularly love the films as both were a great part of my childhood, i now track down items for a good price to sell on to fund both my own collecting and just general trying to get by, so i know most members will hate me for it but i vote for other reasons, but i think it is possible to collect for love and trade for profit, together, as long you remember you are trading to people just like yourself
Has to be the love of the films and figures!! Was born in 76 and all my childhood memorys seem to contain star wars at some level. Christmas memorys all revolve around what figures I got and still remember asking a customer service woman in tesco's to go through a new box of figures to see if there was a klaatu (anyone else remember him being rare when first released??) I could go on with the memorys, but don't want to bore you all too much
. Also I could never find snaggletooth when I was a kid, anyone else have this problem
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- craignwo4life
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Mine was originally nostalgia but is now also a hobby.
More powerful than you can possibly imagine.
My ROTJ carded figure collection work in progress
My revolving Star Wars carded figure display rack
My ROTJ carded figure collection work in progress
My revolving Star Wars carded figure display rack
- sith-smith
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There was only one toy shop in the town where I live and the Tusken Raider was impossible to find.roundster wrote:Also I could never find snaggletooth when I was a kid, anyone else have this problem?
I bought one from a kid at school one day, then incredibly his dad came round to my house later that night and demanded the figure back saying I ripped him off !!



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always had an eye for a bargain eh craigcraignwo4life wrote:There was only one top shop in the town where I live and the Tusken Raider was impossible to find.roundster wrote:Also I could never find snaggletooth when I was a kid, anyone else have this problem?
I bought one from a kid at school one day, then incredibly his dad came round to my house later that night and demanded the figure back saying I ripped him off !!![]()
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I started collecting purely for nostalgia, but I do enjoy getting a bargain and selling it on

- sith-smith
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the toys and films were my childhood. never had any of the big items apart from the falcon, so can you imagine how cool it was to get an at-at at the age of 22 ( the inner child almost pissed myself) . i dont drink ( anymore that should be , to many hangovers) i dont smoke ( quit for over a year) just about grown out of my xbox and 360. i just think the carded figures and boxed ships look amazing after all this time.
with my grandparents ( god rest thier souls) it was antiques, so maybe our generation it will be chilhood toys?
with my grandparents ( god rest thier souls) it was antiques, so maybe our generation it will be chilhood toys?