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Originally Posted by Ironwave
No why? why I am not allowed to ask other members their opinion? if you don't like the thread and the questions asked, then don't comment, as simple as that. Nobody is asking you to comment.
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I wouldn't get too worked up over this particular response, Ironwave. Remember that collecting is a hobby itself, and just as there are many things to collect, there are just as many people out there with their own ideas and viewpoints.
"Why ask why"...people approach the hobby in different ways. We're all affected by the opinions of others, to some small degree...perhaps some say they are not, and that's their right, but I don't see it. If you're a healthy, functioning adult in society, then you have to give at least a partial shit of the opinions of others. I'm getting away from the point, however.
Just as the poster could choose 'not' to ask why the opinions of others is important to you, you had the choice to respond in a variety of ways. I take it you didn't like being called out with the question, and that's fair.
The simple 'answer' is to collect what you like. What YOU like. This can be a lot more difficult than people admit. Collectors can go deep down the rabbit hole, much like I am digging here. The reasons you collect, what you like, your budget...all that stuff. You sound like you've come to a point that I did a couple years ago: go MP, for the most part. I had my reasons. I'm sure you have yours. Some people will keep collecting very simple; others, not so much. I'm sure if people knew the reasons I collect what I do, how I go about it, the questions I pose to myself, the things I read about TFs on the various boards...first, it might bore them, or maybe some would find it compelling, to some degree.
My only advice is this: nobody knows you like you do. Ask yourself honestly: Why do I collect Transformers? From there, a stark honest answer will help you shape the direction of your collection (nice rhyme, eh?). Ultimately, it's a strength when you can choose for yourself exactly what you want to own. But maybe in the beginning it's helpful for others to provide a framework, or at least opinions on how you could start.
I can only offer my own experiences as modest advice, but I can say in the years I've been doing this, to look back at the first MP I owned...the feelings I had in researching MPs, the fair amount of disappointment when finally getting it, the shifting of what I wanted in the beginning versus where it is today...all sorts of things that I'm sure you'll figure out for yourself in the long run.
Once you get a grip on that early stuff, then you can learn more about yourself and how this all fits into the bigger picture.
Or you can just buy everything
Hey, at least that's a simple criteria
Good luck in any case!
