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Re: Considering quitting collecting ....
I've cut back a ton over the past three or four years. For example, this year I've bought maybe 6-7 figures total.
Price was only a part of this feeling, it's mostly to do with clutter and realizing it's only certain things that I really enjoy collecting and focusing on those. Kind of a minimalist approach.
When I look at my shelves the characters and arrangements are clear now and I like it. Before I just had so much on some shelves it was a jumble. The rest is packed away for now. I've sold some, but there is plenty more to go.
It's pretty cool that a lot of figures have some value so it's not like you are flushing all the money spent down the toilet.
If I have second thoughts about selling something I just hold on to it and decide I'll leave it for later. So far, though, I haven't regretted selling things.
One day I just realized I couldn't keep up the pace. It was just too much space and too much stuff. Some of it was packed away and I thought how is that enriching my life by having things packed away I may never care to see again? I thought about how long it would take to sell it all and decided to start a bit at a time.
When I think about how long it will take to sell it also helps me when I add something to my collection. I try to think ahead and see the future of the item. Will it be a long term display item or will it display short term, end up in a box, and I'll want to sell it a bit later? If it's not a long term item, I don't buy it.
The hassle of buying and selling a while later is too much to bother with.
Anyway, so far this system has worked well for me.
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