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Originally Posted by jourdo
I think the movie brought TF back to the mainstream, and gave some people an excuse to re-visit their youth. Others may have thought that there was money to be made by investing in TF's.
I can see the casual fan losing interest once the movie (and all the sequels) hype has passed. These guys/girls, I can see, will drop the collection... but not really due to finances... Mainly because it is no longer "cool" to collect TF. The scalpers will give up as soon as the demand dies down.
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I can't speak for others, just my own experience. I did get back into collecting because of the movie. I used to be huge into collecting comics and toys when I was a kid, but the movie did in fact give me an excuse to revisit my childhood.
That being said, I can see myself losing interest later on down the line, but for now, I am content. And I find I collect only figures that I have a strong connection with in terms of the characters. The evidence is obvious, since I sold off most of my TFTM collection and kept only three or four figures from that line. I have no interest in the animated line, nor the classics line, even though it is a modern update of the original figures.
Though I love my TF revoltechs, and I love the 25th G.I. Joe line now since both remind me of my childhood. I know I'll sell a bunch again later, but there will always be a few figures I hang onto, just because they mean a lot to me.
I only spend money outside of money set aside for necessities, my future home downpayment, and my girlfriend. So the economy doesn't effect that part of my collecting.
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