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Title: What else do you collect? When to sell when youve fallen out of love?
Post by: Kiwichi on July 17, 2018, 01:06:36 PM: Curious... What else do all you collect? And most importantly when is the right time to sell your collection when youve fallen out of love?

My collections: MLP, CareBears, SailorMoon, Pullips, video games, random anime stuff

Ive recently fallen out of love with some things in my collections. I no longer want to hold this stuff anymore and am interested to sell, Im feeling like a hoarder and I just want to declutter... if it makes any sense :P I want to sell to start a new collection (possibly). Plus, Im a mother now and dont care much for my collections anymore. Another possibility is to just deposit the money (from selling my collections) into her savings.

On the other hand, since some items have become quite valuable. My husband says why not hold it a little longer and advises not to sell. He says, "These things are not bothering you, they are all in storage, youve had some of them for almost 20yrs, what's another 10-20yrs & see if the value increases? Why start a new collection and have to wait another 20 yrs to see if your new collection is worth anything?" :blink:

Lol. Curious... what you all have done? Are you still holding or have you sold your collections? If your still holding, how long do you plan to keep your collection? If you sold it, what was your reason to sell and what did you with your earnings?
Title: Re: What else do you collect? When to sell when youve fallen out of love?
Post by: Pokeyonekenobie on July 17, 2018, 01:48:38 PM: I have done this a couple of times. When I find that I'm no longer enjoying my collection, that's when I sell it off. When I got rid of my Beanie Babies, I went through and picked a few pieces that were special to me or that I still really liked and put the rest in a garage sale. I sold them for a dollar a piece and then near the end of the sale someone made me an offer on what was left and I took it. Why? Because otherwise I was either going to have to go through the hassle of another garage sale or I was going to dump them at a local thrift store and get nothing for them.

When I downsized my Disney collection, I picked the pieces I still really wanted and then posted the lot on the local classifieds. I set a price on the site but in my head decided on a price I was willing to settle for if someone made an offer. The first person who offered me a lowball price ($200-way below the asking price of $700) said it was because she was going to need to resell things because she ran a secondhand store. Honestly, I had so much stuff she could have put a nickel on everything and still made more than $200, so I declined her offer. The person I ended up selling to was someone who was buying it because their daughter was starting a collection and they were basically buying Christmas and Birthday presents for the next five years (probably more). They offered me $500 for it AND they said they would come all the way out to my house in the middle of nowhere (we'd just moved and I used the move as motivation to downsize) to pick it up. We're talking 12 LARGE plastic tote bins of stuff (stuffed animals, happy meal toys, dishes, glass collectibles, even a Song of the South classroom reel with the tapes and everything--some of that stuff was probably worth a hundred bucks on its own) and I didn't want to store it anymore. They were happy with the purchase, I was happy with the sale, everyone won.

If you live in an area where a garage sale is feasible (I don't-there are more cows than people out here) then that might be the way to go to get rid of it quickly. If you want to make money off of it, you should probably try eBay or your local classifieds and see if anyone bites for the right price. Just don't confuse sentimental value with the price someone is willing to pay. I see stuff advertised all the time on the local classifieds as something they got from their grandmother and they want thousands of dollars for it when it's something that I can buy brand new from Walmart or order on Amazon for about $5.

My next collection downsize will be my G3s. I just have to decide if trying to sell them off where I live is going to be worth the effort (because I'll likely have to mail everything out and it's just a lot of work and haggling on the price) or if I'm just going to dump it all at the local thrift store. I'll store them until I make the decision and then they'll go.
Title: Re: What else do you collect? When to sell when youve fallen out of love?
Post by: Mana Minori on July 17, 2018, 03:58:56 PM: I don't think I've ever sold my collection when I've fallen out of love. I've collected trading cards and Beanie babies over the years, and I've never sold them. I've either thrown them away, given them to someone else, or donated them to thrift stores for other people to enjoy.
Title: Re: What else do you collect? When to sell when youve fallen out of love?
Post by: TheBeatlesPkmnFan42 on July 17, 2018, 04:50:04 PM: I've never really sold any of my collections, I've had random items I've gotten rid of (via donating to thrift stores) but they were never really collections. I have had to thin down my Sanrio collection a tad by getting rid of two of my three large Hello Kitty plushes since having three in my closet took up way too much room, but that was about it? With collection items I don't have on display I just do my best to store them away in my closet. I just have all of my items confined to my bedroom, which is relatively small. I do still live with my parents, whenever I do end up moving out years from now, it will be nice to have space to actually display everything I own...

As for what else I collect!

-Sanrio (I've got smaller items on my windowsill, and my favorite plushes on my bed, the rest of the plushes are in my closet)
-Pokemon (nearly everything's in the closet right now, but I've got a lot of plushes and a decent amount of figures, also some cards)
-Monster High
-Ever After High
-Barbie
-Shopkins (this is my most recent collection, I primarily focus on the Shoppies dolls)
-Furby (most of my collection is from my childhood, with the exception of three of my '98s, a handful of 98 McD toys, and my 2012 and after Furbys)
-Animaniacs (my smallest collection by far)
-Di Gi Charat (also pretty small, given I have to go out of my way to add to this by getting stuff on eBay, haven't added to it in a while)

I also buy other various merchandise of stuff I like, but I don't have enough for them to be considered collections yet. I guess I could consider my various other Nintendo figures that aren't Pokemon a collection?
Title: Re: What else do you collect? When to sell when youve fallen out of love?
Post by: lovesbabysquirmy on July 17, 2018, 05:03:32 PM: It usually ends up in storage until I am delighted to find it again.
Title: Re: What else do you collect? When to sell when youve fallen out of love?
Post by: toyjunky on July 17, 2018, 07:42:06 PM: Quote from: Kiwichi on July 17, 2018, 01:06:36 PM
On the other hand, since some items have become quite valuable. My husband says why not hold it a little longer and advises not to sell. He says, "These things are not bothering you, they are all in storage, youve had some of them for almost 20yrs, what's another 10-20yrs & see if the value increases? Why start a new collection and have to wait another 20 yrs to see if your new collection is worth anything?"

Sometimes there is a right time to sell, both personally if you feel your ready and also if there is a current market for it. You may hold onto something longer with the idea for it to increase but the interest in it may not be there down the road. One aspect of selling also becomes what it is "worth" vs. what people will pay. I see toys all the time on ebay that are valued/listed at a particular high price but what matters is the demand for that item and what someone will pay. Sailor Moon for example has been back in the market for a few years now once the 25th anniversary came, re-release of mangas and dvds, Sailor Moon Crystal started, etc. This brought a whole new round of new fans as well as LOADS of new merchandise. There is also the question of if the products will stand the test of time. 10-20 years from now we all might have piles of yucky gooey figures or deteriorating dolls/plush that have passed into an unsalable state.

One suggestion is to go through your items and see how you feel when you go through them. You mentioned your collections are in storage. By going through them you can determine how you feel about them now. There also may be a few items that you are fond of after all and may want to keep while many others you will want to get rid of. As far as suggestions for places to sell it all depends on your overall goal and time you want to invest. Ebay, garage sale, search out consignment shops, or places that will buy collectible items. If it isn't a particular piece that has a lot of value you could give them away to someone or donate to thrift stores.

I collect:
Disney Stuff (all sorts of things, but a lot of dolls) , Disney's - The Little Mermaid memorabilia, Barbie, Strawberry Shortcake, My Little Pony and Sailor Moon. My husband collects Disney, Transformers and video games.

"How long do you plan to keep your collection?"
I don't necessarily have an exact answer to that. I have a VERY large collection of Disney's The Little Mermaid memorabilia. I have been collecting Little Mermaid for almost 30 years (2019 is the films 30th anniversary). Since it was a collection that started in my childhood (I was 9 years old when the movie came out) it has sort of grown with me. Now that I am older (38 now) there are things that I go "why did I ever buy that?" and my collection has changed as I grew up in regards to what items I collect to add to it. While I am not planning on getting rid of it anytime soon, I am starting to look at my ENORMOUS amount of Little Mermaid items and am considering downsizing some things by either selling, donating or giving them to my 6 year old niece.

"If you sold it, what was your reason to sell and what did you with your earnings?"
My husband has sold off individual pieces over time. He has sold Transformers and Video Games/Gaming Systems on Ebay as well as selling Transformers to a collectible type store that buys from private collections. He used the money to buy new video games and new Transformers. Basically out with the old no longer want/didn't like to play items in exchange for ones he wanted.
Title: Re: What else do you collect? When to sell when youve fallen out of love?
Post by: banditpony on July 18, 2018, 04:30:06 AM: I sell when if I'm feeling pretty meh about it. There is a point that i just didn't want SO much of my collections. (Halved it when I got married. Halved it when I had a baby). And adjusted again when I knew I was moving to a new house with little space -- and didn't want everything in storage.

So I designated a space (~2 shelfs) and I chose what was most meaningful to me. If something wasn't my childhood toy or OOAK-- and I regret it -- I can always buy it again. I'll do 1 in and 1 out if I wanna add something new.

I dunno. Our lives, interests and priorities can change when we get older.. I just go with it.

I have a mish mash of anime stuff and cute/kawaii toys..
Title: Re: What else do you collect? When to sell when youve fallen out of love?
Post by: LadyMoondancer on July 18, 2018, 06:01:55 AM: If your instincts are saying "it's time to sell", then it's time to sell IMO.

To me that argument of "wait another 10 or 20 years" is just weird (no offense to your husband). Also, there is no guarantee that the items that are valuable now will be valuable in 10 / 20 years. Not everything appreciates.

I used to collect Digimon and DC superheroes figures but eventually I sold them all off.
Title: Re: What else do you collect? When to sell when youve fallen out of love?
Post by: tailrustedtealeaf on July 18, 2018, 07:38:16 AM: What if a warehouse find floods the market, like MoC ponywear? If you need the space especially and no longer get enjoyment out of having the collection, it is worth it to simply sell it all right now.
I used to collect LPS as a child, but I've since started selling them on eBay. Usually we donate the toys to goodwill, but because of the market I've decided it can help supplement my college tuition.
I am still primarily collecting MLP and not much more.
Title: Re: What else do you collect? When to sell when youve fallen out of love?
Post by: Koudoawaia on July 18, 2018, 08:52:57 AM: I collect The Lion King^^ I also can't imagine selling any of my pony or Lion King collection but that's just how I've always been.
Title: Re: What else do you collect? When to sell when youve fallen out of love?
Post by: Taffeta on July 18, 2018, 10:13:55 AM: I have downsized and sold off a bunch of collections over the years. The only one that is 100% safe is MLP although I have made changes to it over time as well.

It depended for me on the collection. I don't drive, but we used to live near a good boot sale and my whole family would take stuff up there. Collections that parted ways with me there included a random flurry of My Scene dolls and a bunch of beanies. I have more beanies but they're probably going to charity now.

My G3 ponies that I did sell - some went to ebay, some on here, some to carboot sales. I have still a lot of G3. I have some that didn't even sell at carboot sales, so they are still here...

My She Ra figures (aside a few favourites) and my Keypers (again, aside my childhood 3 and a couple of the weird horses) went to ebay. For some reason all my Keypers now live in (different) homes in Australia. Random. But I kind of love that that's the case because it makes someone on the other side of the world happy. (Actually, a few of my G3 now live in Japan...)

I think that the most of my fairy tails also went to carboot sales. I had a few FSF that I picked up at carboot sales but they mostly went at carboot sales too as I didn't want to pack them up. They weren't worth much the ones I had anyway. I again kept a few - the one fancy one I had, one a friend gave me..they live with Dream Beauties.

A lot of these were things I picked up at carboot sales alongside ponies.

My main collections are Jem and MLP. I have Monster High, I do consider it a collection, but it's very much now the ones I want to pick out and keep. I have a box of ones I don't intend to keep which either need to get sold online or go to a carboot or whatever as I have real problems with storage space and I want to be able to enjoy the ones I have. I picked up a lot of dolls cheaply second hand while working out what I wanted from my collection, but since I got Gloom & Bloom Jin I feel that collection is now complete so it's just making the most of the ones I have and so rehoming the ones that don't fit my needs.

I reorganised my Jem collection some years back. Originally I tried to get everything, but some of the fashion pieces for Jem are expensive and some I just don't like. I was getting annoyed with my display so I stopped and reevaluated what I wanted. THey are the only collection of mine that has a purpose built display case for them to live in so the display has to be one I'm happy with. Eventually I resolved it by selling the outfits I didn't like and also getting rid of every Jem/Jerrica and Rio doll because I can't stand them. Now I'm much happier with it. I do have some IT dolls but only the ones I could a: afford and b: ones that are either Misfits or dolls that were never produced by Hasbro. Aside Aja, who came randomly to me, I've kept it to those only. Graphix is the only other character I would add if I could afford to, but I can't.

The only Jem/Jerrica I kept is Mexican Jem, because she's part of my Mexican Jem collection which is a treasure of mine :) I was collecting Mexican Jem dolls long before the rich bods in the Jem fandom decided they weren't fakies and to make them their latest big money fad, so I still have a lot of fondness for them.

I don't think of my collection in terms of value now or in the future. If I started thinking of them in terms of value, that'd be the first step on the path towards wanting to sell them. If something makes me happy then the value to other people is irrelevant. If I'm thinking of what someone else would pay for it, then I guess I don't want it in my house any more.
Title: Re: What else do you collect? When to sell when youve fallen out of love?
Post by: Kiwichi on July 18, 2018, 10:49:22 AM: ah... ive been enjoying hearing about all the other things you collect and hearing what everyone is thinking is really helping me sort out my own thoughts :lookround: pls continue to do so ^.^ :heart:

Im definitely leaning towards sell... but I feel once I open up storage and go through it I will feel this ~~~weird~~~ attachment and not want to sell and/or keeping more :blink: :heart:

My failed attempt last night was when I was sorting my MLPs and my 3yo daughter (who really interested in MLPs at all!) took 60 ponies to her box and told me I cant sell those, its her "flock of ponies" :drunk:
Title: Re: What else do you collect? When to sell when youve fallen out of love?
Post by: Skeen on July 18, 2018, 11:13:54 AM: I collect Star Trek:Voyager stuff (primarily Janeway, duh), but I tend to collect more handmade than vintage things. For instance, I have several lovely paintings of my favorite Captain, a bunch of really neat prints, a tiny tiny tiny locket with a hand-painted Voyager in it, a custom sculpted Playmates line figurine, a Janeway minifig, etc. A lot of this stuff means more to me than my vintage pieces because someone took the time to make it. It wasn't made in a factory with thousands of identical pieces, it's a OOAK piece made because someone else shared my interest in all things Voyager. That stuff I can't ever sell or give up.
Title: Re: What else do you collect? When to sell when youve fallen out of love?
Post by: cookifaa on July 18, 2018, 11:25:30 AM: I used to collect Care Bears, Monster Highs and of course My Little Ponies.

I was never fully into care bears, I collected them because they were everywhere when we went to charity shops and car-boot sales. When it came time to sell them, I didn't regret it.

I was kind of forced to give my monster highs away (my dad told his friend that I had some dolls and I would give them to her daughter, without asking me) and its a huge regret to me, I really wish I'd said no but my anxiety doesn't allow me to do that :cry:

When I fell out of love with ponies for 4+ years, I wasn't sure what to do. Part of me wanted to sell the, and the other part wanted me to keep them because of the sentimental value. I'm very glad I kept them because i am now fully in love with ponies again!

Personally, I would put the collections in storage and wait another 10-20 years to see what they're then worth!
Title: Re: What else do you collect? When to sell when youve fallen out of love?
Post by: Beldarna on July 18, 2018, 10:10:54 PM: It's never really bin a problem for me. I used to collect coins, the ones you use everyday. It began as a empty the wallet to make it thinner thing and then became a sport. I used to put my fives in one bucket and my tens in one and my ones and .50s in one. Then the .50s were gonna be discontiuned and dissapear from the market so I got to the bank and got some tubes for them and put the money in my savingsaccount instead. When I was moving I did the same with my ones. I started to use my fives and only kept those made 1984 (my birthyear). Then I learnt we were gonna exchange our coins for new ones so I got rid of the rest, put them in my bankaccount. The last to go was the 1984 fives that I used up on fleemarkets. I kept one for sentimentality reasons. All in all I had about 15000 sek in coins at home at the height of the "collection".

The other thing I kind of collect is books. I prefer buying over borrowing from a library but I go through my shelves once a year and sort out the ones I think I can live without and donate them to the red cross or salvation army (or I used to, I have a couple of piles that need to go but can't muster the energy for it).
Title: Re: What else do you collect? When to sell when youve fallen out of love?
Post by: PoserBeachball on July 18, 2018, 11:45:39 PM: Quote from: Kiwichi on July 18, 2018, 10:49:22 AM
ah... ive been enjoying hearing about all the other things you collect and hearing what everyone is thinking is really helping me sort out my own thoughts :lookround: pls continue to do so ^.^ :heart:

Im definitely leaning towards sell... but I feel once I open up storage and go through it I will feel this ~~~weird~~~ attachment and not want to sell and/or keeping more :blink: :heart:

My failed attempt last night was when I was sorting my MLPs and my 3yo daughter (who really interested in MLPs at all!) took 60 ponies to her box and told me I cant sell those, its her "flock of ponies" :drunk:

I think your daughter has just given you another suggestion on what to do with them :)
If she's attracted to them and you have space maybe it's worth hanging onto to the ones you and she are fond of. If that is the ponies then a small edited collection could be really treasured by your daughter when she is grown.
Title: Re: What else do you collect? When to sell when youve fallen out of love?
Post by: mlp4me on July 19, 2018, 12:56:10 PM: Besides ponies, I like to collect stuffed fuzzy things... I have a major stuffed animal problem. That and character sheets/blankets.
I have a bit of Rainbow Brite, Smurfs and Care Bears, but really have cut back over the last few years on how much I bring home.
When to sell, for me is when I run out of room... I find that if I only have a few of something in a collection it's easier to part with the item(s).
Title: Re: What else do you collect? When to sell when youve fallen out of love?
Post by: banditpony on July 19, 2018, 01:08:37 PM: Quote from: Kiwichi on July 18, 2018, 10:49:22 AM
Im definitely leaning towards sell... but I feel once I open up storage and go through it I will feel this ~~~weird~~~ attachment and not want to sell and/or keeping more :blink: :heart:

I try not to let those types of emotions control me. :O Cuz if I did, I'd keep everything.

My dad thought he was doing a favor by keeping some of my childhood toys. ;_____; and man, oh man, was it hard to say I didn't want them.. because I did-- BUT I had already decided I didn't want them a long time ago. It's not that I didn't like them, they brought me joy at one point in time, but I would of felt like I had too much stuff if I woulda said yes. :) So I picked out one teddybear and asked if he could help find homes for the rest... (As it would of been too hard for me).
Title: Re: What else do you collect? When to sell when youve fallen out of love?
Post by: Miniature Sheep on July 19, 2018, 02:06:29 PM: I'm working on a little collection of Eko acoustic guitars from the 60s and 70s; they're perfect for folk music, usually easy to get a-hold of quite cheaply and the interesting rosette designs give them a nice bit of personality. That collection is near completion though, I have a Studio L classical guitar and am looking to replace the parlour guitar that was released alongside it and to go with my beloved 6-string Ranger, I'm looking for a 12-string E-ros Dakota (essentially a 12-string Ranger but it was made by a short-lived spin-off company who joined back up with Eko after about 4 years of production.)
Unfortunately, I had my hand forced there when it came to getting rid of one of the guitars because its soundboard was warped and the bridge was coming away from the body, but it was an education in what to look for when inspecting the condition on an old guitar. (And also a lesson in never buying vintage instruments online!)

My other, more active collection is fortune telling goodies, mostly tarot cards because there's a lot of variety there but I like wooden runes and magic 8 balls as well. That one is currently limited to a shelf on a little bookcase, but I'm hoping to set up a proper display where I can represent more different kinds of divination, like palmistry, pendulums and - as macabre as it is - kephalonomancy as well! Probably gonna be a bit awkward for guests to be confronted with a huge goat skull but I know what I like! :lol:

Generally, selling parts of collections comes down to space constraints (I get overwhelmed easily and that's when a clear-out needs to happen!) and whether or not I really feel any proper attachment to the individual items. Anything I'm unsure of gets set to one side for a while, then I come back to it and if I haven't missed it, then it's time to part with it. Sometimes it helps to do a bit of soul-searching and make a list in regard to how a particular item you're thinking of parting with chimes with your tastes, or if there are any particularly special memories attached to it. On other occasions, I've sold things out of necessity but that was while I was out of work, so fortunately I no longer have to resort to that!
Title: Re: What else do you collect? When to sell when youve fallen out of love?
Post by: DreamvalleyMLP on July 21, 2018, 06:46:25 AM: I had quite the Alien collection, some time ago. I sold most of the stuff eventually, because I didn't have the storage space to tuck them away for a while when I thought I had moved on from that. Now, I'm hunting down Alien action figures again, and I do feel kinda sorry about selling some of the rarer figurines...

I'd say, when you first consider selling; keep them out of sight for a while, and see what happens - clear up the space, so to speak. If you don't miss it, or don't feel the same about it anymore when taking them back out after a while, you could safely part with them.
Title: Re: What else do you collect? When to sell when youve fallen out of love?
Post by: Zapper on July 21, 2018, 08:01:24 AM: I used to collect Monster High back when they were at their most popular. I enjoy character design and that is evidenced in the collectibles I gravitade towards. I also used to collect Transformers.

I did not get rid of all old collections, I just thinned them out to have a less cluttered and more clean shelf and box space.
It also helped me appreciate what I have. Some of my toys/figures I customize and I take my sweet time with it. Some of my toys/figures I payed a lot of money for or took a long time to hunt down, import. Those are the ones I usually keep. Including my favorite designs or characters.

Right now I am out of love with new ponies so I went back to Breyers and other high detail animal figurines like CollectA. I enjoy that the fanbases for these figures have a high amount of customizers similar to MLP or MH fandom.
Title: Re: What else do you collect? When to sell when youve fallen out of love?
Post by: Wardah on July 21, 2018, 09:17:41 AM: As long as they are not in the way, you should hold on to them for your daughter. There's something special about a collection passed on through generations.
Title: Re: What else do you collect? When to sell when youve fallen out of love?
Post by: katrine2309 on July 25, 2018, 11:31:54 AM: Well, I also had pullips and bjds in addition to ponies. I sold all of them except one. I just don’t like to hold on to things, I guess. I have a small collection of Keypers as well and together with my ponies I don’t think I will ever sell them. They sre frim my childhood so I have an emotional connection as well.

I also collect vintage stuff, such as kitchenware etc. That is a little different bevause I also use that. But even those who never get out of the cabinets I don’t think I will sell. Unless space and money compels me too. I don’t like clutter, which is probably why my pony collection is currently only 33 ponies...
Title: Re: What else do you collect? When to sell when youve fallen out of love?
Post by: flutterscotch on July 25, 2018, 11:43:06 AM: What I did with my collection is I parceled it out into appropriate-ish seasons, and then a few holidays. I basically treat them like seasonal decorations. So at any given time I only have maybe 30 ponies on display, the rest are in storage. I swap them out on the first days of spring, winter, summer, fall, Easter, Halloween, Christmas and my birthday. And then I have an extra special box I bring out when there's some cool celestial event, eclipses, comets, etc.

It keeps it fresh, it keeps any given pony from being on display for more than 3 months at a time, and it gives me a periodic ability to do my favorite thing...clean and style, but with a reasonable amount of ponies.

I didn't figure this out until I got rid of a bunch of ponies I am now regretting parting with though :(

I did this with almost all of my main collections: She-Ra, Strawberry Shortcake, Herself the Elf, petite Blythe dolls. So there's like a crew that comes out, and it's fun!
Title: Re: What else do you collect? When to sell when youve fallen out of love?
Post by: Littlesparklepony on July 26, 2018, 11:28:26 AM: Ivé sold a lot of ponies over the last 15-20 years as a collector. But Ivé Always kept the most beloved once. I never want to sell them. Sometimes Ivé sold ponies to buy other once that I´m more after just as you husband.

I don´t like to hold on to stuff but offcourse it´s different with ponies or things that have a meaning. :satisfied:

Other things I collect is disneymovies but they are laying in a box. I recently started to collect Childrens books from the well known writer Elsa Beskow just because Ivé Always loved them. I also have a Collection of old porcelain santa clauses and old christmas decorations that I use every year. But I don´t add so much to it longer cause of the space.
Title: Re: What else do you collect? When to sell when youve fallen out of love?
Post by: dragonfly on July 26, 2018, 04:07:13 PM: I'm not actively collecting anything at the moment .... meaning I'm not adding to collections. Last fall I got rid of 99% of my possessions and put the rest into storage (AKA, Mom's basement). It feels great not to have so many things to worry about.

Besides ponies, I collect Kenner Shimmers, Rose Petal, LLL, and Fontanini figurines. More serious about some of those than others, it goes in phases.

It takes a bit sometimes to realize I've fallen out of love. I'll put it away or in storage for awhile and if my interest isn't piqued again, I'll sell eventually. Other times I will sell or trade items that I just don't love and had for the sake of having, which I've moved away from in collecting.

There are a few items I'll never ever get rid of as they have strong sentimental value to me.
Title: Re: What else do you collect? When to sell when youve fallen out of love?
Post by: Katika on July 28, 2018, 08:22:55 PM: Besides ponies, the only thing I really consider myself an active collector of is garden gnomes.

I used to have very little self control when it came to my collections and had a sort of "gotta catch 'em all" mentality about it until I realized it would break me financially if I continued like that, that I wasn't getting genuine joy from all aspects of these collections, that I would rapidly run out of space to display them, and that in a household that moves every few years, it would get increasingly difficult to move that much pony merchandise and that many concrete garden gnomes. So, I started getting kinda picky about what I would collect. With my ponies, if I can't brush their hair and they couldn't survive a dunk in a bathtub, I don't need them in my collection (some exceptions apply; I've got a deep fondness for the G1 ceramics because my mom collected some of them for me when I was tiny). For my gnomes, I've mostly just started getting picky about them on a case-by-case basis. They have to have "personality" for me to bring them home these days.

Strangely enough, I've gone through probably three or four lulls in my pony collecting over the roughly 15 years I've been collecting, but the only time I've ever felt I wanted to sell them was for financial reasons. My husband convinced me to hang on to them, and I'm really glad he did. As he put it, when I rediscovered my childhood ponies in college, it excited me so much and he'd seen me get excited for them all over again after I'm done with one of my lulls that he was afraid that if we purged them now, we'd just have to buy them (likely at higher prices) again later. My gnomes, on the other hand, I've never had a lack of interest in. I attribute this mostly to the fact that they're typically less easy to come by than ponies.
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Post by: SwirlyWhirly on August 02, 2018, 02:51:45 AM: I only collect My Little Ponies. I recently took up the collection again after a 10+ years long hiatus. My ponies were in storage for that time and now I'm working on fixing them up again to put on display. I'm glad I kept them.
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Post by: Kiwichi on August 07, 2018, 08:54:02 AM: Quote from: dragonfly on July 26, 2018, 04:07:13 PM
I'm not actively collecting anything at the moment .... meaning I'm not adding to collections. Last fall I got rid of 99% of my possessions and put the rest into storage (AKA, Mom's basement). It feels great not to have so many things to worry about.

Besides ponies, I collect Kenner Shimmers, Rose Petal, LLL, and Fontanini figurines. More serious about some of those than others, it goes in phases.

It takes a bit sometimes to realize I've fallen out of love. I'll put it away or in storage for awhile and if my interest isn't piqued again, I'll sell eventually. Other times I will sell or trade items that I just don't love and had for the sake of having, which I've moved away from in collecting.

There are a few items I'll never ever get rid of as they have strong sentimental value to me.

Lol. I love using Mom's storage too ^.^
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Post by: Strawberrysweets on August 07, 2018, 09:05:41 AM: Other then MLP is mostly Rabbits either figures or plushies.

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Only 1/5(maybe 6) of my collection :bateyes:
(much is in storage right now so cant wait to get my own apartment)

The reason for my addiction on rabbits started around 2008/09:
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Post by: starstrider on August 08, 2018, 04:41:38 AM: Care Bears are the only other major toy line I collect. I dabble in Lady Lovely Locks and Babar merchandise, but My Little Pony and Care Bears are my ultimate favourites.
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Post by: GazeboMouse on August 12, 2018, 07:37:32 AM: I've been off the Arena for months and months, as I had to keep my collecting under control, and this place was too tempting! Been weird, but I've now mananged to gain control over my collecting, and have downsized vast amounts of toys and things on Ebay. I've managed to buy a laptop with the proceeds, pay for a year's child sponsorship in one go, a wallhanging for my new flat, and pay a load of smaller expenses. And I didn't ever spend much on individual items, most were from charity shops.
So now, although I have probably about 13 small collections of my fave things like MLP, (they are reduced to one small storage box and include my childhood ones), and have downsized my Vintage Cabbage Patch Kids to about 50 so far, not 200, I'm only now adding to a few collections, to try and be in control of my collecting, and the space I have for collections.
So now only really adding to: Vintage Pound Puppies (mostly Hornby, and nothing to do with the Hanna Barbera cartoon), gemstones (lifelong collection), model armadillos, and vintage traditional Japanese Kokeshi dolls and gofun baby dolls.
Not sure how long I can resist all that 80s goodness still out there, but I'm trying!
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Post by: Annichen on December 31, 2018, 07:19:15 AM: *Old post but as a old collector I think I have some good advice here :

I think that if you have a very good collection and you feel like you are less into it then don't let it go just yet !
Many things can contribute to your lack of interest and it could pass in a month or a year or even several years.
Myself I collect but can easily take a break for a year or several months due to things happening in my life but I always come back. I had severe health issues years back and had to sell off a lot and that was of course really sad, but you do what you have to do during bad times.
I collect a lot 80s toys (and some early 90s), pretty much anything colorful. She-ra, Punky, Rainbow Brite, Strawberry Shortcake, Barbie, Spectra, Popples, Glo Friends/Worms, Care Bears, Jem, Lady Lovely Locks...and so much more, can't get enough !
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Post by: Einhornbaby on January 12, 2019, 11:34:18 AM: I collect Pokémon games and selected Pokémon merch :) And Playstation games (PSX only). And selected Nintendo games & consoles. And well, according to my husband : plushies! XD ... im very very selective on those though!
When I notice, Ive fallen out of love with something, I usually put it away where I cant see it and wait a while. Then I dig it up and see if it sparks joy again or not. And if it does not : Ill sell or trade it :)
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Post by: Moonbreeze on January 12, 2019, 12:59:15 PM: Aside from ponies, my active collections are pokémon, mtg and BJD. I also like Tolkien-related stuff ^.^

I have my childhood LPS (g1) which I won't sell :) But I am currently getting rid of some MH and EAH.
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Post by: Broken Irishwoman on January 12, 2019, 02:32:54 PM: I guess I just collect stuff (not a hoarder though!). :lookround: Seriously, my house is like a shop window. There are no functional things anywhere in my living room, just pretty little things everywhere that I like to wallow in. :hearts:

My latest obsession is pretty figures and candles made of beeswax. :D Some health stores over here sell them (and the profit goes to the bees!), and they are just too lovely. I have elves, mermaids, flowers, stars, seashells, angels, leaves... They are scented too. ^.^
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Post by: Sky_Rocket_Sammie on January 12, 2019, 03:01:38 PM: Living in such a small apartment I keep my collections small though if I had room and display cabinets. I'd love to add some of the nice Disney figurines. Specifically of Belle and Rapunzel, as it is now I don't dare because I have cats. Current my collections are Breyer (thrift shop finds), Beauty and The Beast (related Disney books and merch) and Rapunzel (thrift shop finds) plus a few Disney Store items.

But my two main ones are Belle and Breyer's, with G1 in there but they're hard to find thrifting. Which is what I limit my collection too. Or the new Basic Fun ones.
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Post by: Icey on January 22, 2019, 03:55:52 PM: I have sold off my collections in the past and then a few years go by and I regret it. There are some items I will never be able to get back (like my Woosie custom MGR ponies and MGR Bubbles or my Aquilea plush Bubbles). If you are sure you will never want it again, and it is common enough to get back if you end up regretting it, I say sell it. If not, I would hang on to it. Maybe pack it away and see how you feel in a few months?!?
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Post by: Leave a Whisper on January 22, 2019, 09:41:07 PM: I don't sell, but I have given them away when something doesn't interest me anymore.

My non- mlp toy collections:
Model horses
Mega Man
Transformers
Care Bears
Skylanders
Amiibo
I have a few comic figures and a riding doll for my horse collection, but I don't consider myself a collector of those.
I fell out of love with plushies a long time ago, but I keep a few that are special to me
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Post by: aquamarinemolly on January 23, 2019, 07:47:45 AM: Quote from: flutterscotch on July 25, 2018, 11:43:06 AM
What I did with my collection is I parceled it out into appropriate-ish seasons, and then a few holidays. I basically treat them like seasonal decorations.

I LOVE this idea! As an apartment dweller, I think about this option often because space is a very serious consideration regarding what I can acquire. Depending on the layout of my next place, I might take this route!