What do you do with your old versions of characters?

[UsernamePrime]

Siege and Earthrise released/will release great updates on characters that were already released some time ago. I imagine many people are now replacing their old Grapple, Seekers, Primes, etc.... What do you do with the now inferior copy of a character you've just purchased?

Do you sell it? If so do you expect much for it?

Do you display one in alt mode along with bot mode?

Do you make a new character out of it through some custom paint or use parts to kitbash something?

Maybe you give them away to a kid that will appreciate them as toys instead of pretty shelf warmers?

Simply curious

Bonus question - Was/is there any new figure that you've decided wasn't worth "upgrading" to?

[alternatorfan]

The classics now won't sell
Nobody wants old bots

[mrluthor]

Bring them to value village lol. Just keep the old version and pass on the new version.

[wervenom]

Do you sell it? Yes

If so do you expect much for it? As much as I can get

Do you display one in alt mode along with bot mode? No

Do you make a new character out of it through some custom paint or use parts to kitbash something? Rarely

Maybe you give them away to a kid that will appreciate them as toys instead of pretty shelf warmers? No my kid has enough already

Simply curious

Bonus question - Was/is there any new figure that you've decided wasn't worth "upgrading" to? Siege Starscream was not worth me upgrading to

[Alexander Quinn]

Generally they get tossed on Kijiji or used for trades, unless they’re different enough to warrant having multiple ‘versions’ of the same character.

[Fred0]

ER Grapple now replace Solar Grapple. Solar Grapple is now Hauler!

[wervenom]

Originally Posted by Fred0

ER Grapple now replace Solar Grapple. Solar Grapple is now Hauler!

You gonna paint it?

[OldOfflineMan]

Originally Posted by UsernamePrime

Do you sell it? If so do you expect much for it?

You can definitely get something for the older figures on Kijiji/Facebook, but don't expect them to sell overnight unless you're giving them away.

Originally Posted by alternatorfan

The classics now won't sell
Nobody wants old bots

If I were to start collecting today, I'd still choose the earlier releases (Classics/CHUG) of the G1 characters over the Siege (except a few characters, like Jetfire) as I didn't like the Siege war damage deco. That doesn't even account for the fact that I would not be able to afford a collection centred on Siege characters.

90% of my collection were cast-offs from board members/Kijiji. The rest were bought brand new at huge discount prices (Amazon/Walmart/scalper clearances).

[WereDragon EX]

Don't some stores like Ages Three and Up offer trade-in options (you trade in your older figures for some store credit)? I figure you can get some value back and also credit to use towards future purchases, depending on what it was you traded in.

[ssjgoku22]

Originally Posted by WereDragon EX

Don't some stores like Ages Three and Up offer trade-in options (you trade in your older figures for some store credit)? I figure you can get some value back and also credit to use towards future purchases, depending on what it was you traded in.

Hmmm, I never knew that about A3U. That's a pretty cool idea though (similar to trading in video games).