Insurance for your collection?

[Bruticus82]

I think I would feel the same about losing my transformers as I would any other item of sentimental value: The money would be nice, but I would probably never again buy the things. My sentimental attachment to many of these figures is because they were mine when I was younger, and I'm seeking out others because I'm kind of a completist...but...if I had lost them all, I probably wouldn't start again. Just, too much to collect, and too little sentimental attachment to fiures that aren't really "mine".

Similarly, I think if you had some antique heirloom passed down through your family, and it was destroyed, you probably wouldn't buy another identical one, because it just doesn't have the same sentimental attachment.

[Shockwave 75]

Originally Posted by Bruticus82

I think I would feel the same about loosing my transformers as I would any other item of sentimental value: The money would be nice, but I would probably never again buy the things. My sentimental attachment to many of these figures is because they were mine when I was younger, and I'm seeking out others because I'm kind of a completist...but...if I had lost them all, I probably wouldn't start again. Just, too much to collect, and too little sentimental attachment to fiures that aren't really "mine".

Similarly, I think if you had some antique heirloom passed down through your family, and it was destroyed, you probably wouldn't buy another identical one, because it just doesn't have the same sentimental attachment.

This.

I look at my collection and I know that if anything happened to it I would never be able to replace them.

For various reasons.

There is this website: Collectables Insurance. They've been around for a while, but I don't really know anything about them. They might not even be able to insure anything outside of the US.

[Hobbyist Prime]

What kind of crap company doesn't cover nuclear war???? LMFAO!!! If it happens I don't think there are going to be many people making claims.

[brr-icy]

Originally Posted by Bruticus82

I think I would feel the same about losing my transformers as I would any other item of sentimental value: The money would be nice, but I would probably never again buy the things. My sentimental attachment to many of these figures is because they were mine when I was younger, and I'm seeking out others because I'm kind of a completist...but...if I had lost them all, I probably wouldn't start again. Just, too much to collect, and too little sentimental attachment to fiures that aren't really "mine".

Similarly, I think if you had some antique heirloom passed down through your family, and it was destroyed, you probably wouldn't buy another identical one, because it just doesn't have the same sentimental attachment.

would agree, except i only have two micromasters from when i was a kid left, so rebuilding now, i might get some of them back, never know, but i wouldn't know it if i did.

[pulsedragon20]

I don't have insurance specifically for my TFs, but for my house as a whole (including collectibles from what I remembered)

[justprime]

The collection is included (as A addon) in my house insurance
appraised/itemised to account for replacement and value my isurance agent didn't understand the need untill she came to the house and veiwed the collection.

[Haggis]

What i've done is upped my tendaence insurance claiming them under collectables