Toy collecting

Delita-1 · Post by **Delita-1** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:13 pm

I'm curious, do you remember your parents or other older relatives collecting toys like you do? I had one aunt who had a couple dolls from her childhood, but that's about it. Do you think it's because the internet makes everything so easily accessible, or is there just something wrong with our generation that makes us want to buy toys?

Dinobot · Post by **Dinobot** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:16 pm

My grandmother collects angel figurines and my mom collects little printers box trinkets. I do think the internet has alot to do with the collecting these days cause instead of driving all over town, you dont even have to leave home. The reason our generation buys toys is cause we got the coolest ones!

Ramjet · Post by **Ramjet** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:23 pm

No relatives, but I know lots of people collect toy tractor and such. I see 'em at auctions all the time.

Kup · Post by **Kup** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:24 pm

my mother collects little statues of teddybears and normal teddies

Slag · Post by **Slag** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:50 pm

i have an aunt who collects porcelain dolls...i recon she's got over 300 dolls by now.

Blitzwing · Post by **Blitzwing** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 3:27 pm

my mom collects beanie babies

Post by **Time Traveller** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 4:53 pm

I come from a family of collectors. My Dad collects automobilia: antique pedal cars, model cars (old ones or reissues to build), old Tonka trucks (like, primo condition original, plus other comparable brands), old Tootsie toys, and Hot Wheels until they started making stupid gimmicky ones instead of cool real-life cars.
My mom collects antique everything else: antique kitchenwares, antique furniture, green depression glass, old dolls, and innumerable other trinkets. Between the two of them our whole house is antique. Beds, dressers, dinner tables & chairs, are all refinished antiques. There are big glass cases filled with antique toys of all sorts. We have more antiques that you didn't even know EXISTED than you can imagine.

My sister has like 250-300 beanie babies. She was lucky... she got into it AFTER the big craze, so she's never paid more than $6 for one.

I guess it runs in the blood.

But our house is an AWESOME place to be if you like seeing that stuff. Unfortunately, I only have about 2% of the total display space for my TF's. Gar.

Galvatron · Post by **Galvatron** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 5:53 pm

My brother collects model cars
My sister collects anything that has to do with bears.

That's about it for me.

Past Generation Toys · Fri Sep 14, 2007 8:16 pm

At one point in time my dad started collectin hotwheels but it was short lived.

Bumblebee · Post by **Bumblebee** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 8:37 pm

PPl have been collecting as far as anyone can remeber shoes records you name someone collects it tho i have to agree now toys are cooler and do more

Commander Megatron · Post by **Commander Megatron** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 4:14 am

My sister collects Teddy Bears and my brothers collect Manchester united memorabelia.

Computron · Post by **Computron** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 9:37 pm

My Dad used to have a sweet train set with all his old hotwheels/matchbox cars. They have moved since but now he is setting it up again only better.
My brother has never been into collecting things but he found a bunch of G1 TFs at a garage sale. He said he would give them to me!!! WOOHOO! Minus the OP. He and his son want that one. That's cool though, I have like 4.

Sideswipe · Post by **Sideswipe** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 11:30 pm

My grandfather collects NASCAR 1/24 scale. My dad collects Star Wars figures. That's about it.

Commander Megatron · Post by **Commander Megatron** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 1:34 pm

Welcome back Sideswipe.