Well I'm rather new to posting on this site, no photos yet but they will come, so here's my view on it.

I am 31 and I collected from 82 till I was in the 7th grade and just got any new SS and SE that came out until the line ended in 94. I was forced out of really collecting or even asking for Joes from my parents after Christmas in the 6th grade.

My folks said it was time to ask and get big-boy stuff and put the toys up, as a matter of fact I had to pack up my stuff when I got out for the summer that year. I never got totally out of Joes. I would would sneak out my stuff and play with them when my parents were out.

Anyway when the line discontinued and I went to college in 95 I thought my Joe days were over forever. When the Toys R Us stuff came out, i didn't live close to one so those things were not available to me. When I got out of college and moved to Houston, I got back into it big time. I was an Xbox rep for the first three years the system was out so I was in all the stores that sold them and every time I went to TRU I would snag everything I could. when they relaunched the line I got everything as soon as it hit the stores. Ebay, garage sales, antique markets, and other online retailers to hunt down the old stuff has been good for me to get things I lost over the years or never got in the first place.

I thought about stopping, but never to sell....it has meant too much to me. It reminds me of happier times and lets me feel young. The last two years I have battled and and beaten cancer twice and have arrived at the one year check-up a ok. Sitting through chemo and looking at the site and many others and buying old Joes got me through it and helped me keep a smile on my face,as well as family friends, and my faith in God.

If ever I think about selling I just have to think about my Dad.....he had the complete Topps baseball card collection from 1950 through 1977(many multiplies). He needed the money to buy a new car and sold the collection and to this day he regrets doing it. I know I could never get rid of my Joes, it 's isn't about the money either. If it's a money issue then it can be understandable no questions asked

Now if you do decide it is the right thing to do to let them go, I encourage you to let the folks on here rather than straight to ebay, because at least on this board you know the folks on here would appreciate and take care of them.

That's my thoughts on the subject