Do you only collect toy lines that you had growing up?

[Sukey]

For the most part I only collect toys from the lines I had when I was young. I have made a few exceptions and they are mostly from Goodwill finds.

My exceptions are:
-Fluppy Dogs- found almost all of them on Goodwill trips and one at a antique store. I never had any growing up, but I loved the movie. I found so many that I decided to keep them!

-Wuzzles- found all the main characters on Goodwill trips except for Moosel who I am still missing. I even found one of the cousins(I think they were called that?-anyway the less common charcaters.) I remember watching the show, but never had any of the toys, unless Shrinky Dinks count I also found so many that I decided to keep them.

-Little Pretties- I found a dog at Goodwill and searched and discovered the kitties!

So I'm curious as to what toy lines you collect that you didn't have growing up and how/why did you start collecting them?

[Wardah]

I just tend to collect toys that I find aesthetically pleasing. Sometimes I also have a nostalgic connection but other times I don't and I just discovered them through the Internet or on store shelves. Ironically MLP is something I came into as an adult since my main thing as a kid was Kenner LPS. Just one day I wandered into the toy aisle and decided I was going to collect modern LPS and then G3 MLP which caused me to find this place and the rest is history as they say.

[pyrodarknessanny]

I have amassed quite the collection of Kenner Jurasic park and lost world  toys
I used to be  mad into dinosaurs as a kid and I can still remember going to Target an getting my first JP dinosaur the steggosarus!

there all in storage tho and im torn if i should move them on since I don't have any of them on display.

[Leave a Whisper]

No. I never had any TFs growing up, though I did play with my cousin's Optimus Prime.

Some of the toys I collect now are:
Transformers
Schleich
Safari Ltd.
Kid Connection
Mega Man toys
Amiibos
Skylanders

[GazeboMouse]

I've either added to my childhood toys (Cabbage Patch, MLP, Pound Puppies,) or re-collected what I had in childhood and added to them (Strawberry Shortcake, Care Bears). I have a big collection of black fashion dolls, Barbie, Christie, Stephen etc, when I only had Sindy as a child, but I collect black dolls anyway, they were hard to find when I was a child.
I have owned a few toys I didn't have in childhood, such as a few Glo worms, Wuzzles, and there are 3 Popples upstairs, but I try and sell those on Ebay so I don't build up any more collections. Still a few odd 70s/80s toys I would love, but only certain ones, not entire collections.

[ringwraith10]

For the most part I stick to either toy lines I had as a kid or ones I really wanted as a kid. This excludes new, modern toys, though. I do collect Monster High, and I collect Skylanders a bit, though that's just for playing the game. I often don't understand people who see a vintage toy and say, "Well, guess I need to start collecting those now since I've seen a picture!" I mean, if you have no connection to the toy whatsoever why do you feel a need to collect it? Some of those people (I don't see them here; they're most often on Facebook) seem like they might just be hoarders...

That said, when I find things that I don't collect at a thrift store or yard sale, I may still pick them up. I have a bunch of Care Bears that I got because I thought someone might want to trade ponies for them (and then I decided that some of them were too cute to not keep). I was never really interested in Care Bears, even though I did have one when I was little.

[Wardah]

I often don't understand people who see a vintage toy and say, "Well, guess I need to start collecting those now since I've seen a picture!" I mean, if you have no connection to the toy whatsoever why do you feel a need to collect it?

The same reason I collect modern toys. Because I like how it looks. If it's aesthetically pleasing to me I want it.

That said there are some toys I had as a kid that I really don't want to collect. Things that were fun as a toy but kinda creepy looking. *coughfurbycough*

[Sukey]

That said there are some toys I had as a kid that I really don't want to collect. Things that were fun as a toy but kinda creepy looking. *coughfurbycough*

Yeah, there are toys that I had when I was little that I have no real interest in collecting- such as Cabbage Patch dolls.  For the most part not really interested in Barbies. Although, I do have a reissue of Barbie and the Rockers doll- I didn't have her growing up, but I thought the doll was cool and I remember the commercials. There is only one Barbie that I would like to get someday...

[zombienixon]

On occasion, I've bought some Matchbox or Hot Wheels, if I find something interesting that looks reasonably close to a production model. If I find any more, I may take home some more of my old Micro Machines playsets.  And the only Beanie Babies that I've gotten since I was little have been ponies.

[Jocelyn]

No, I didn't actually collect MLPs until I was an adult But I also collect Game of Thrones and LotR action figures, which I didn't have growing up. I do remember seeing the LotR figures in a store when I was a kid and I wanted them, but I was too embarrassed to ask for them at the time.

[ringwraith10]

That said there are some toys I had as a kid that I really don't want to collect. Things that were fun as a toy but kinda creepy looking. *coughfurbycough*

Yeah, there are toys that I had when I was little that I have no real interest in collecting- such as Cabbage Patch dolls.  For the most part not really interested in Barbies. Although, I do have a reissue of Barbie and the Rockers doll- I didn't have her growing up, but I thought the doll was cool and I remember the commercials. There is only one Barbie that I would like to get someday...

Oh yes, there are a lot of toys I had as a kid that I wouldn't even think of collecting now! I only have a few new Barbies (and my childhood Barbies are stored away somewhere) and I totally have no interest in collecting Hotwheels cars and stuff like that.

[Emfen]

I started collecting only because I ever liked Fizzy and never had one! I absolutely adore the TEs, but now I collect nirvanas and wingers. I never had a cotton candy, but I collect her now.

[ladybastilla]

Some of my toys are from lines I had toys from. Some of my toys are from lines I wish I'd had toys from. And some of my toys get started as a modern collection and then end up going more retro--that's actually what happened with me and My Little Pony. My parents were great parents and I had lots of lovely toys, but I'm sure most of us had toys we wanted but never got. There are some of those that I've gone out of my way to get, or that I have on my list of potential things to buy. I also follow a lot of toy channels and enjoy getting modern toys. I collect Hallmark Itty Bittys, for example, and I was just given my first three sets of Lego.

Most of my vintage toys are either Value Village / Goodwill finds, gifts from friends here, or items I buy alongside items for swaps. I hate paying S&H without a really, really good reason so I pick my vintage toy purchases with great care Between Itty Bittys, Lego (which I'll no doubt keep getting, even if I decide to stick to the Elves line--we'll see), Monster High, Ever After High, and Shopkins, modern toys keep me very busy.

[Emfen]

Oh I totally forgot! I started collecting these old moomin figures I had when I was small, they came out of cookie packages and candy boxes and are probably about 1" tall. So far only moomin mama has been found, they are kind of HTF.
I also have these ½" tall pokemon figures from the 90s that I enjoy. They have a key feature of a square slit in the bottom and are slightly rubbery, like they were supposed to sit on something. So far I think perhaps bandai produced them, I have had a hard time finding them.

[Shadoweon]

I have some toys left from when I was a kid such as micropets and snubbies but I really just get newer things. Just whatever I like really,for example I like the Crystal Surprise Babies that came out recently.

Pokemon is something I had when I was little and continue to collect today,but otherwise everything else is newer prettymuch.

Oh I totally forgot! I started collecting these old moomin figures I had when I was small, they came out of cookie packages and candy boxes and are probably about 1" tall. So far only moomin mama has been found, they are kind of HTF.
I also have these ½" tall pokemon figures from the 90s that I enjoy. They have a key feature of a square slit in the bottom and are slightly rubbery, like they were supposed to sit on something. So far I think perhaps bandai produced them, I have had a hard time finding them.

Would you mind showing a picture of one of the Pokemon figures? I could probably identify for them for you. There's quite a few different lines of PKMN figures, Tomy figures were the most common in the US during the 90's. You're not in the US though so they could be something else.