Hi dudes and dudettes,
I thought i'd write and ask ppl's opinions on something close to home to me. I am not saying this to cause drama, I just want everyone to have their say and thoughts .. if you've experienced anything similar.. and what you done about it.

Back in April I decided seriously to consider quitting collecting GI JOE and selling off my collection. Figures & vehicles.. everything., the toys that had been so cool and kept my attention for so long just weren't doing much for me anymore. Because I thought this might be a "rash decision" I decided I would wait a while, take a break from contributions and projects and leave it until september.

So we're in August, I pick up my joes and unfortunately i don't have the enthusiasm. Maybe I need a longer break from it all? Maybe this really is time for me to sellup and find something else to do? In april my parents asked
"What will you do as a hobby?, and what you going to do with the sales money? what about them they make you happy?"
Truth is I don't know the answer to any of them. But something is bugging me. Really bugging me. Since the age of 7, I've collected joes .. solidly.. with a passion (to much sometimes) as some of you will attest to on here. The thing is.. it's now 2007 and I'm still collecting.. 20 years of solid joes should be a dream for me.. but its not. It's feeling like a huge burden.. that question of what would I do.. is still bugging me..
"Maybe I'd have a better life and living" More relaxed.. no hassle.. because collecting joes.. and all the things I do that goes with it seems hassle now rather than fun.
Its felt that way since april.. and I don't feel any different. Has anyone else ever felt this way?
Rich

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i've been also thinking about selling my collection i don't know what it is but it feels like i'm to old to collect Gi Joes and it's really getting old collecting.. don't get me wrong i'm very proud of my collection, but i really need the money for some things....i've been thinking about it for a while now but i don't know about selling my joes and the rest of my figures but i also need help about this

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guys i know how you feel. its like you dont want to let go. i step away from it from time to time, but it always seem your right back to were you stared. and yes the Joe's are getting pricey, i too that about selling my Joe's, just cant do it, i too don't know why i cant let go.? best bet step away from it, say about a month or 2, put it all away so you cant see it, and set your mind on other things, and see were that leads you....

i had a similar problem with star wars figures doing much the same as you i was buying them or receiving them as gifts since i was a mere child and had amassed quite the collection by the time i was in my early twenties and after a while i no longer felt the same satisfaction that came in trying to complete this seriously large collection so i gave it up and started to think about where i wanted to go with this and what i wanted to do with my life after about two years i decided that i would sell my collection because i felt that i no longer had the excitement of collecting i found a person who was interested in buying what i had and i sold it off needless to say i got a nice chunk of change out of thew whole deal and i didn't regret it one bit i guess the point is if you feel that you can part with your collection and not feel any regrets then do it if not than i would say hold off until you are sure of what you really want to do

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got to get tough JOHIO!!!!!!

I stepped away from it since just after Christmas and am finally getting back into it. Alot for has to do with there being nothing new in the stores to buy. I love the hunt. I dont want to buy online. I would spend everyday off i had looking at everystore I could find in Atlanta. I dont care about the gas prices when i comes to making me happy. But, when there was nothing new in the stores, I just didnt care anymore. Just now, with the 25th line hitting have I gotten interested again. And I cant seem to find the 5 packs anywhere.

Rich-I agree with bravo and lehsreh-put them away for awhile,give your self some time.....maybe you'll get "fired up" again...........maybe you'll figure out selling them is for the best.Either way-I wouldn't make a snap decision right now.

I Collected For 7yrs Till I Was 13. Going Into High School And I Thought I Had To Stop Cause I Was In High School. I Gave My Nephews All My Joes Then I Got Back Into It When The Rah Line Came Out And I Had My Son. Hes Eight Now And I Kick My Self For Not Putting Them Aside For When I Had A Boy. There Were Times I Took Time Away From Toys. 2 Kids Later Finacialy Stable I Got Back Into It About A Year Ago When I Found This Site Now Im Full Boar. So Take Time Off Do What You Have To Do But Sooner Or Later You'll Regret Letting Them Go.

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Rich, this is no time for rash decisions, because once you start selling stuff, there's no turning back. Like everyone else has said, pack your Joes away, go and do other stuff, don't even think about joes, and come back to 'em later on. If you still feel the same, then sell them and move on. But a small hiatus may just re-fire the passion!

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