A few years back, a southamerican youtuber who collects Saint Seiya Myth Cloth figures said that for him, collecting is like a photo. A photo is a way of capturing and preserving a memory of something or someone that brings you joy, so figures are essentially just a 3D photo of things from your childhood that bring you joy.
"As an adult, you have the purchasing power to buy anything! As a child, you are limited by your allowance." I am limited by my budget, which is... sad.
@@Cerdo_asquerosoOr are some things just ageless? Or is there an innate human instinct to want to collect things and everybody collects something in one form or another. Even our grandma’s would collect knickknacks.
I've quit drinking coming up on a year now and found myself collecting, playing video games more, and now addicted to this channel lol. Collecting feels better and a way better way to be spending my $$.
@@cobweb6960 Eyyy, I'm on 2 years sober now. Same for me, I'm finding things that make me feel good. Including more gaming and collecting. Have been wanting to get into customization too, just haven't made the jump.
I collect because life is very stressful and lonely and sad and for an instance when I get a new figure in my collection it brings a small amount of joy in my otherwise depressing life
I agree brother. That rare moment of opening up a new collectible and getting that new box smell and then deciding where it will go in the collection is euphoric.
As an adult toy collector, I've never looked at "collect em all" as a problem. In the last 37 years, I've completed at least several, North American figure lines till they were discontinued. I dont look at mine as trophies, but I do collect ones I like. And I do display them proudly in my secret, closed off, private, man cave...eh office. So kudos to all those adult, action fig collectors like me.
My collections have helped me through tough times in my life. Distracting me , giving me comfort and fun memories. My collections have brought me more joy and happiness than travelling did, university, relationships etc and I've had a lot of fun with uni, travelling and relationships.
Yeah, I can relate to that. Though I've also had a great time with traveling university, relationships.... collecting is a different thing entirely. Different category, not a "better" or "worse."
@9:56 your analogies and comparisons are spot on. I am both; a child athlete and an adult toy collector. The dopamine release following the win of a game, is no different than receiving a package in the mail from an eBay auction; knowing what’s in the box. However, I started collecting due to life tragedies. I realized that reflection on my childhood, gave me the most relief, in this crazy, dynamic world… I began to obsess over childhood experiences and memories, to help alleviate my stress and from there (over time), I turned to photo albums and yard sales, thrift stores and flea markets, antique stores and consignment shops to get my fix and then… WELCOME TO THE INTERNET. Yep, I’ve been collecting for a looooooong time and I still appreciate, a sense of accomplishment from winning a game, or adding a figure to my collection. Peace, Love & Respect from ATL
In my case, it's because I see action figures the same way people see the likes of paintings, sculptures, and other forms of art, and there's also the part about representing something I love. And yes, the "zen" relaxation is a big thing for me too. Seeing He-Man, Ultraman (the giant silver Japanese alien, not the alternate evil Superman), completed (and usually customized) Gundam model kits, etc on my shelf feels relaxing and comfortable. As a kid, I grew up around a lot of toys, and I had an "Andy from Toy Story" level connection to mine. I also grew up around a lot of cartoons, mainly anime and early 2000s reboots of 80s cartoons which were essentially toy commercials to begin with. Stuff like 200X He-Man, Transformers: Armada, 4kids' Ninja Turtles (best version of April O'Neil, you can't change my mind), G.I. Joe: Spytroops/Valor vs. Venom, etc. I used to be ashamed of still being interested in toys past the age of being too old to play with them (mainly from a bad experience in middle school where I got the entire class laughing at me after they found out I was still interested in Legos). From that moment on, the majority of my class lost any chance of respecting me as "one of them" and instead constantly treating me as the "baby brother" of the class at best, and a loser manchild basement dweller at worst. But all my friends now completely respect my hobby (if they don't, then they're no longer my friends), my parents understand why I love them so much (they even like watching The Toys That Made Us and they said it taught them to understand me better!), and it's great. I'm a grown man, I love toys, and I have no shame in it.
Way to own it! And I like the whole fine art painting metaphor. I once called an action figure attractive and a boss laughter at me. Like the Venus De Mio can't be attractive?
@@spectorcreative1872 This boss of yours clearly hasn't seen the likes of a Figma or Play Arts Kai. Besides MOTU Origins, some MOTU Classics, and the occasional Marvel Legends, I'm a big collector of Japanese toys.
I've always wondered why I'm captivated by collecting action figures, sometimes I wonder is it stupid or embarrassing to collect. But it makes me feel happy for some reason. I love displaying them and posing them. Great video. Thanks.
I can say it’s because 1, it obviously makes you feel younge again, 2 it’s just so cool having your favorite characters in figure form for some reason, and it’s just a fun hobby overall
Maybe I am the only one who does this, but going back to my childhood, I never really cared about the official stories on TV and made my own adventures with my toys. If/when my wife and I have children, I would like to do much the same with them. Story telling is part of our nature as humans. I much prefer our own imagination over that of reenacting what we saw on screen. I detest the sequel trilogy, but when I saw bargain bin Black Series toys for The Force Awakens (and rightfully so), it was an easy purchase. Forget what was on screen - Old papa Han Solo can go on adventures with his daughter Jaina Solo (released in 2017). Rey, on my shelf, could have chosen to run off with Kylo to train together. His attempts to draw out the dark side and her attempts to bring him back to the light. Old Like is such a bad character in the films, but wise old Luke on my shelf can be the leader of the new Jedi Order. Give me good toys and I will make my own fun.
Agreed. I grew up in a country where we didn’t have access to the 80s cartoons, but I still had the greatest fun with my MOTU, Joes and Transformers. I’d take my MOTU figures down to the dirt and brick pile left by construction workers and create my own mountains, tunnels, mazes etc. and developed elaborate plots and stories. I always wanted a Castle Grayskull as a kid, and never had one, but the stuff and places around me often were much larger and creative backdrops and environments for my play time, so I can’t complain.
While I feel many of the reasons stated in this video do apply to me but there is much bigger reason for my collecting: I never really grew up. It was my little secret I kept that still played with toys/make belief with my younger brother well into our teenage years. But I did finally graduated high school, went to college, started a job, and socialized with a lot more "grown ups", that finally killed my imaginative playing for awhile. Then I met a woman who would eventually become my wife and she was big kid too! We got back into our shared childhood interests like watching shows/movies. Then we soon had kids of our own and they got into it too. Of course they got into toys and I played with them. It just brought me back into my imaginative playing and absolutely love it. It's a little different for me now because I do many of those adult collector things like organize, categorize, build diorama pieces, and getting into toy photography. Ultimately for me it's about the playing out those stories; whether they're my own recreation of classics or brand new stories. One of the best parts of becoming a father and no longer embarrassed by it. 😁 Love the channel too. I'm mega nerd and love learning in general but especially about my interests.
Another point about the comparison… Some kids wished they had action figures but were always given cleats or a glove, a bat and ball, or other athletic equipment when all they (we) really wanted was a US-1 Tyco slot car set or a big box of LEGO… To be fair, our parents tried their best and brought us closer to balance. God bless’em…
As a kid, my parents couldn’t afford lavish toys for me. That broke me as a child and I had to suck it up obviously. I didn’t do academically well either cos I was so obsessed playing with the few toys I had. Now that I pay my own bills I spend my money collecting toy figures. It gives me a sense of happiness? Sometimes I just wanna relive what I didn’t have as a kid 😕
This was a VERY interesting insight, thank you very much for making this. I didn't realize it, but I do feel a sense of calm when I look at my two Iron Man and Rescue model kits! :)
This video explains so much I never thought about with all the collections I have. I think the hunter mentality and gambling aspects are also strong motivators pushing the ocd of collecting.
While I don’t disagree with the points you make, being a toy collector with a RUclips channel myself and being 62 years old (I know… I know…) I find none of them apply to me at least. For example… points of articulation never even enters into it for me, and likewise, “completing a set” is not something I consider when collecting superhero figures or electronic dinosaur toys. Even my Hot Toys (both of them) I nerve pose beyond a basic display and have no desire to. For me it’s a hybrid of unique colors and design of the figure costume and look mixed with elements of rarity or exclusivity that drives my buying inertia. But I do definitely agree about adults have money and therefore… That is a biggy. LOL. It should also be noted and observed in my videos that 95% of my collection are knock offs superhero figures.. with crazy colorful paint schemes, odd voice boxes, funny display boxes and what not. Why I am attracted to fakes is another story… but it has nothing to do with me being cheap. LOL
For me it's a combination of 2 things: 1- I wasn't allowed to have many toys because my parents believed money shouldn't be wasted on junk, later it was due to getting too old to play with toys, so for me this is getting something I was denied from in the past. 2- Modern toys are better engineered, more affordable and covers more franchises and characters that weren't made in the past that I wished to have as a kid and my wishes are getting fulfilled figure by figure.
Action figure collecting is similar to collecting in other areas. I'm also a numismatist (I collect coins and currency). You get a similar thrill by completing a set regardless of what you collect. Part of it is the thrill of the chase, but there's an exhilaration in finding the last piece to your collection.
@@spectorcreative1872 , there's also exonumismatics, which is the collecting of tokens and medals, and philatelics, which is the collecting of stamps. I don't know of any other terms for collectors of specific areas. If you know of any other collecting terminology, I'd love to hear about them. "Numismatics," especially in the 1990s, sounded more sophisticated than ""toy collector," and I was happily both.
Being an adult is awesome I can buy tons of video Games and comic books and funko pops and stuff I Didn't have the money to Get with my allowance when I was like 6 or something
im ravenous and super addicted to collecting everything that has to do with pokemon...i have beena super fanof pokemon since 1998..imdisabled tho and only have 100 per month thati can spend on my collection..but honestly everyone who has seen my collection is in awe because of how huge it is lol they even spend a few hours browsin the manditory pokemon card collection. pokemon has always been there for me no matter what .no person ha stuck with me...everyone has bailed on me and my long time partner passed away in jan at the age of 44..pokemon and my kitties are all i got...im also autistic and it makes things so much worse.hell i dont even have a true friend anymore...
When i was younger my parents would always try to stay clear of toys. They always believed toys were a waste of money and other things were more important like clothes and books. don't get me wrong i had toys but it was always a random assortment of different toys and that's do to my parents not knowing what the hell i was into and not even trying to figure out what the hell i was into and the fact that i have A.D.D helped in there favor a lot because one day i would want this action figure and the next day i can give 2 shits about it and forget about it. I do remember that anytime i wanted a toy i wasn't allowed to go with my parents and 9 out of 10 times they would come back home empty handed with the excuse it "was sold out" or they just didn't have it.
Got over 200 sealed figures put up on my wall. I mean I suppose you could say there is an emotional aspect to it because of fond memories I had with toys when younger. My fiancee thinks it is rediculous but as long as you are happy others opinions are irrelevant.. I think my fiancee understands that
I always thought they were similar to how women collect purses and other luxury goods but for men, before I made the connection between the two I always thought women buying purses and other luxury good was a RIP off.
For me, it began during the 1960s when I became addicted to DC comics. There was a superhero called the ELONGATED MAN who could stretch any part of his body like a rubber band. At first, he did not appeal to me but then I ran across a book on Real-life Sideshow Freaks, one of which included the true-life freak called the Elastic-Skin Man because he could stretch his skin 8 inches. That made me think that the superhero the Elongated Man is plausible because of the real life skin man. But I had to wait over 10 years before a figurine of him was made. Also available then were figures of Mr Fantastic from the Fantastic Four who was also elastic, so I bought him too, especially when the first movie came out. Those figures were great because you could stretch certain parts of the body such as stretching the neck to make it as long as a giraffe's neck. In other words you could make the figurine actually show the superpower. Much better than a Superman figure because the Superman figure cannot actually fly whereas the Elastic Man figure can actually stretch. So the Elastic Man figures have that advantage, if you know what I mean.
Thought provoking video. For me, my collection of figures, statues, and other items, are my Treasure ! It represents a carefully curated group of items that I display in my home as you would see in a museum. Friends tell me that I am an 'Archivist', someone who documents and preserves items as a way of enjoying them. I even restore older vintage things, such as china cabinets, that I then use for displaying my treasures. Art is also something that I collect, and as an artist myself, I enjoy displaying and preserving fine books containing art and literature. Some of my rare books are over 100 years old. I feel lucky to have them and fiercely protect them from sunlight and damage from the environment. I've read that the Victorians started the hobby of collecting groups of things in American culture. If so, I applaud their efforts. I know that part of what drives the way that I preserve my collection is my childhood. When I was young my toys had a habit of disappearing from time to time. What I didn't realize was that my mother hated anything cluttering up the house, even if it was on a shelf. it really became apparent went I left home for college and she sold all of my built models to a trash man. I really never forgave her for that. In a reversal of that I told my son that I would store all of his original Star Wars toys for him when he went into the Navy. He was thinking of throwing them away. Years later I brought them back to him when my great grandson expressed delight over seeing the first Star Wars movie at the ripe old age of 3. As we both watched him going through the multitude of figures and spaceships I reminded him that there was a substantial dollar figure represented in his collection. He said he didn't care, as long as the little guy was happy playing with them. He thanked me for keeping them and all his toys for all those years. My life had come full circle.
I started action figure collecting back in 2016 as a coping mechanism against severe depression and sadness during high school due to a terrible girl. I have started taking it seriously since, knowing I may never be loved by a girl who I like, at least I still have a life worth living with collecting action figures
Know that collecting is an awesome hobby. My father once told me I could either have the action figures OR the beautiful blonde. Now I have both. your focus determines your reality and abundance is infinitely available.
A psychiatrist once told me that I'm an adult toy collector because I'm "Trying to normalize a tragic childhood". Ok. Whatever. It was bad, but others have had it worse. I'm happy. So who gives a fuck, right?
WOW toy guru I remember collect them all on the back card backs and how cool they looked right next to each other. Every time my perents bought me a motu figure that's what I did. and thanks to classic I now display them how I vision 40 years ago. can't wait for snake mountain! And how awesome it will look next to castle grayskull.
Can you imagine the nice vehicle one could purchase that would give you so much back with wonderful trips with family or friends.. nope instead it sits on a shelf doing nothing.. and over time say 20 years less than nothing. Why because I did it and would never do it agin. I missed out on so much..
I collect Barbies, and some other 12 inch dolls. Its part of my childhood and as an adult that can afford it now than before, why not? It helped me with my depression and anxiety. Also, it keeps me entertained because being a stay at home mom is exhausting. These things give me unexplainable comfort lol! But I dont “collect them all” i just get what i truly want in any line. My doll collection is my escape 🤍 also I collect not hoard 🤪 i hate having stuff I dont “love” enough
I loved Barbie dolls as a child in 90s-00s. But before I went to High school a student told me to get rid off Barbie doll or else I would be mocked. Now I love my nerds of; classic Barbie movies, Transformers 80s right to the movies, Doctor Who.
I agree with your thesis overall but of course individual 'mileage may vary'. I for instance prefer a well-rounded or representative collection rather than a complete one. Also articulation is one of the lesser toy selection criteria for me. I should however admit that my key collectible is Transformers G1 and so I'm conditioned to accept low articulation (except for the fact that transformation _is_ the ultimate form of articulation). ;)
This is a very weird category that doesn't apply to all the toys I own, but to a certain segment it does - DISCOVERY. If something is based on mythology or folklore, or literature, or history, or anything like that, learning more about it is part of the adventure. Monster In My Pocket gave me a love of mythology and research that has bled into my life as an adult. Back in the day I had to go to the LIBRARY to research figures like the "Bishop Fish" (from medieval/renaissance European folklore, claimed sightings by Polish fishermen, and there are like three or four toys of it), or learning that the "Jotun Troll" is actually Thrivaldi, the nine-headed giant slain by Thor, or a million other bits of awesome research from it. I've mentioned Demon's Chronicle, and stumbling across those figures a while ago came at the perfect timing to get me reading up on Solomon's demons, and heyyyyyy, if you read my book(s) (second manuscript has been sent to the editors!), you'll notice a distinct running trend. "educational" toys don't just teach math. Sometimes they teach monsters.
i'm kind of glad that i'm kind of poor. my limited budget allows me to be more picky with the figures i need/want. now i'm into the neca tmnt cartoon line but as i said about my budget i only have for now bebop, rocksteady and slash from the game which i painted to look more like the cartoon style. those were a must have for me. i'll wait for the 4pack disguise turtles and i'll leave it there.
I often about this myself but sure why I do collect. I collect action figures and video games and I guees I'm a collector but I think I consider myself more of a preservationists. Or it could be my ocd, cause even as a kid I kept all my toys and games in perfect condition, didn't lose pieces and was adamant about putting everything away. I look at all my stuff and if I didn't have all these things it wouldn't make a difference but at the end of the day I just like stuff. Plus even when looking at my collection I can remember where I got most of it, even ones as a kid. I vividly remember going to toys r us and buying gi joe and wwf hasbro figures
I have this with synthesizers but what gives me anxiety about toy collections is that aside from rearranging them, they just sit there. You could spend time playing with them, but this makes me feel even more confused about it. If they are arranged well (like the batmans) it doesn't bother me as much, because they look more like art. I would feel better about the whole thing if I knew whether or not some become more valuable, instead of the majority of them losing value and become relatively worthless. I just want the purchasing decisions to be sound.
@@spectorcreative1872 Speaking of Batman have you seen the 89 Batman and Bruce Wayne Limited Edition statues that are currently available for a mere $2,799.00🤔🙄🤨😮
Funny how different is your point of view from mine. I collect toys for 30 years and I almost disagree on everything you stated in that video. I have never been a completist and I prefer getting a little bit of everything when those items really make sense to me, sometimes I only take one particular piece of a line, sometimes just a few of them for getting some kind of team. My latest obsession with toys is Hotwheels cars which I started to collect in 2009, I had friends who were collecting hws since late 90s but it is a particular car (factory stock 1964 chevy impala in blue then in red) which made me a wanna be hotwheels collector but like the other toys I collected I chose not to get everything they produce and to stay away from past released as much as possible; I remember that Mattel/Hotwheels on their website was the opposite of the "collect them all" idea, there was a text for welcoming new collectors from all ages and they warned about not trying to get them all in order to avoid stress and much rather collect what your particular taste might be and to build a personnal collection of yours and enjoying the hunting time which is a big part of the Hotwheels collecting. Nowadays Hotwheels is no more such a fun thing to collect due to social media and the hype it creates but this is another story. I like to watch your videos because they give me an understanding about toy lines I don' collect or have any interst in, keep it up and hello from France !
Well i hope in no way I came across as generalizing that EVERY adult collector will fall into one category or another. We all have our own individual motivation of course!
1:20 - In your many videos, have you done this one yet? If so, I recommend putting an annotation around that time stamp and a link in the description for others who find this. If not, well, it has been 8+ months, so maybe it needs to be pushed higher on the list of topics to do ;)
@@spectorcreative1872 Yes, that. I am not and will not be the only one who just found your work and wants to go through your back catalogue of work. I really like your style and that you have play lists. That annotation feature that recommends related videos is a great cross reference, as well as in the description. It is a lot more work, but you deserve more than 12k subs and I expect will grow over the next couple years as the word gets out.
There's collectors then there's completionist. Collectors don't usually have the need for EVERYTHING. Yes they go after grails and high end stuff, but that where it stops. A completionist isn't satisfied until the line is 100% complete. These are two very different animals. DONT go comparing toys to trophies. Trophies you actually have to have skill, talent, team based mind, people skills. Toy collecting IS NOT A ACTIVE form of entertainment. You littery look at a screen, place your order, then put in on a shelf. That's not being active, putting together a X-Men team isn't the same as winning a championship with an entire team. Being a guy who wasn't a sport guy, SHOULDNT be speculating on something you didnt experience. If you did, you'd NEVER would have made the comparison. Apples to oranges.
What happens if you're an adult who can't get a fitting job and has no income and must rely on your mom for income that she needs more than I do? Also, MatPat has the subject of dopamine covered.
I was wondering today if it's some sort coping mechanism. I collect 1/6 star wars, and time period historical 1/6 figures. I thought it was based on artistry. Being a artist, I'm really into detail. I was blown away the first time I seen a 1/6 boba fett. Part of it is 100 percent the articulation.
The reason for my collection is yes the love of the toys, but also i was not allowed to have a childhood because my mom was an alcoholic, so collecting for me is a way to be ok with my lack of childhood.
I love getting figures but I truly do not define my happiness from buying a piece of mass produced plastics from a factory that employs people at a very low wage. Made from materials we should use far less of… oh bummer! Now I’ve guilt about everything! Lol.
I casually collect playmobil mostly historical figures and buildings. They could be categorized as low articulation whic i think helped my in a way bescause it is more of a mental challenge that wat to see them in a believable fantasy situation. And you realy feel more in control then non dis assemblable toys, bescause i can make silly combinations like a knight with a musket and metal briefcase
I have a small collection now but this last year it's been growing. Mega brand got me, 5pack battle of Eternia set.... I actually told myself I wasn't gonna open it... Yeah that lasted about 20 minutes after I got home.
@@spectorcreative1872 wow, cool. Smart stuff. I certainly have a lot to learn. You've got keen sense for sure. Ill be revisiting that site through out this next year for sure.
But here's my question. Collecting is one thing. But if they just stuff them in a box and have them on display collecting dust. What's the point if you can't play with them or play with them with your kids and family? What's the point of stuffing them in a box for "quality and its price."
Yo coleccióno macfarlane spawn vintage, y lo hago por qué mi papá me compraba esos juguetes, pero nunca los que yo quería, si no los que el podía comprar.
I've got thousands of dollar worth of plastic toys. At least my vintage was made in Hong Kong and not China. I have no retirement, but yea, oh yea, lots of "calm" Mr. Toy Industry guy regarding my collection. You really understand. /sarc
I find it funny how Scott mentions how articulation is so important for adult collectors, yet every picture of toy collections I've seen (including the ones Scott uses for this video), has the action figures on the tremendously dynamic pose of… Standing up, holding their accessories, sometimes holding them up high!! Bit of a waste of all those joints I'd say. Still, I get the point Scott makes about the feeling of accomplishment related with owning all the action figures, and it helps me understand why some people are willing to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on what amounts to very expensive bibelots.
Yeah, when you have figures posed as "waiting for the bus" it does negate having all that articulation. But I would say about 80% of the stuff I have on display is posed how "I want" and that is only possible due to joints &c... Can't em all!
I might display my toys in one pose most of the time but when I fiddle around with them I love posing them. I don't think many collectors purely display the toys without enjoying fiddling around with them too. Though I do feel how you do when it comes to people who never open the figures. If you never open them then the articulation is pointless, as is any sculpt and paint detailing on the back of the toy.
as for people spending hundreds and thousands of dollars on toys. It's the same as anything else. Outside of the essentials like food, shelter, heating etc anything we spend our money on can be considered a waste. But if it's stuff you enjoy and brings you happiness then that's all that matters. Be it shoes, sports memorabilia or toys. Heck, people have bought trinkets and ornaments to decorate their homes for generations. Toys are just modern ornaments.
Growing up I wasn't allowed to have most of the things that were cool or popular. Not because we couldn't afford it, my parents just used religion as an excuse. No Pokemon, super heroes, comic books, halloween, wrestling, Harry potter, you name it. Now as an adult I can make up for what I was deprived of as a kid. Hell I didn't even have Saturday morning cartoons. Anyone who even had those growing up had it better than me 😂
Instead of having my money go towards video games, my money would go towards not just dinosaur toys, but from Walking with Dinosaurs or Jurassic Park/World.
Nobody can tell me that the goldfinger db5 from playmobil is made for kids … i never hear a todays 6yo kid saying ..“i want the og enterprise from playmobil“ 😂… this is made for adults .. many toy companies sell more toys to adults buying for themselfs as for their kids …
I have been collecting toys since 1996 because I find the stuff people used to collect like Knives, stamps, guns ect boring. Toys are not boring they have a life of their own from the movie they represent to the artwork on the box or package, it's just a really fun hobby....right now I'm collecting a lot of the new Fortnite toys, Jurassic World and Godzilla stuff...the only toys I do not like to collect are anything Hot Wheels or Star Wars....there is just too much of it
Do you think this particular hobby will become extinct once Generation X is gone? (With the exception of a few youngsters who get it passed on by their dads).
Around the 10:20 mark gets just a bit sad. I understand where your coming from about not being a sports kid and having no trophies on your wall, but the whole "sense of accomplishment" from purchasing plastic off a shelf vs participating in a team activity with fellow humans in something that's physically demanding is no comparison whatsoever. We just have to accept some of us are slaves to the souless multi billion dollar corporations who prey on our nostalgia. Statements like these make me embarrassed to have some action figures as a young adult. We aren't doing anything except opening our wallets to these companies. Thats it. Maybe I took you out of context and I apologize for that.
He who dies with what he wanted wins. Doesn't have to be the full collection, because some parts of the collection we don't give a rats ass about. Do you.
I have got to be honest with you it’s is wrong to collect toys when we are adults and that’s why I have stopped collecting for because it’s wrong to be collecting toys when we are adults
I really don't understand this behavior. These people pay ridiculously high amounts of money to collect toys. Toys are made to play, not to collect. Even Toy Story (a kids movie) gives that message. On the other hand, I don't understand why to buy something you will not even use. These people accumulate toys massively just to have them, it's like some kind of mania or obsession. I understand that some of them may want to have now what they were not able to have when they were kids. Nevertheless, as you grow up, you suppose to change your interests, not to keep the same interests you had when you were a kid, that's part of growing up.
As a kid I wasn't bothered with buying junk food and sweets with my money. I always bought toys
A few years back, a southamerican youtuber who collects Saint Seiya Myth Cloth figures said that for him, collecting is like a photo. A photo is a way of capturing and preserving a memory of something or someone that brings you joy, so figures are essentially just a 3D photo of things from your childhood that bring you joy.
A nice way of putting it!
This is EXACTLY how I feel but could never sum it up so nicely. Well shared!
Yeah I get that. For me, a toy can transport me back to a moment in time where I felt comfortable or safe or at my happiest.
Sadly they cost way more than pictures. But I make sacrifice.
I agree 1000%! 👍🏽👍🏽
"As an adult, you have the purchasing power to buy anything! As a child, you are limited by your allowance." I am limited by my budget, which is... sad.
We all are!
thats normal
You're right, but as you grow up, your interests suppose to change, not to keep being the ones you had when you were a kid.
Right it gives us a chance to do what we couldn't as children
@@Cerdo_asquerosoOr are some things just ageless? Or is there an innate human instinct to want to collect things and everybody collects something in one form or another. Even our grandma’s would collect knickknacks.
For me I collect and customize 1/6 scale figures. I started doing this after I stopped drinking
Well it is a much healthier hobby. Glad to have you part of it. Thanks for the awesome comment.
I've quit drinking coming up on a year now and found myself collecting, playing video games more, and now addicted to this channel lol. Collecting feels better and a way better way to be spending my $$.
@@cobweb6960 Eyyy, I'm on 2 years sober now. Same for me, I'm finding things that make me feel good. Including more gaming and collecting. Have been wanting to get into customization too, just haven't made the jump.
I quit drinking almost nine years ago
@@benjaminortiz4857 customizing starting to look interesting. Been watching lots of vids
I collect because life is very stressful and lonely and sad and for an instance when I get a new figure in my collection it brings a small amount of joy in my otherwise depressing life
Fair enough..;
I agree brother. That rare moment of opening up a new collectible and getting that new box smell and then deciding where it will go in the collection is euphoric.
As an adult toy collector, I've never looked at "collect em all" as a problem. In the last 37 years, I've completed at least several, North American figure lines till they were discontinued. I dont look at mine as trophies, but I do collect ones I like. And I do display them proudly in my secret, closed off, private, man cave...eh office. So kudos to all those adult, action fig collectors like me.
My collections have helped me through tough times in my life. Distracting me , giving me comfort and fun memories. My collections have brought me more joy and happiness than travelling did, university, relationships etc and I've had a lot of fun with uni, travelling and relationships.
It is wonderful to hear about that. People under estimate the happiness of collectables.
Yeah, I can relate to that. Though I've also had a great time with traveling university, relationships.... collecting is a different thing entirely. Different category, not a "better" or "worse."
Toys are forever...women come and go
@@robd1329 good comment 😀
@9:56 your analogies and comparisons are spot on. I am both; a child athlete and an adult toy collector. The dopamine release following the win of a game, is no different than receiving a package in the mail from an eBay auction; knowing what’s in the box. However, I started collecting due to life tragedies. I realized that reflection on my childhood, gave me the most relief, in this crazy, dynamic world… I began to obsess over childhood experiences and memories, to help alleviate my stress and from there (over time), I turned to photo albums and yard sales, thrift stores and flea markets, antique stores and consignment shops to get my fix and then… WELCOME TO THE INTERNET. Yep, I’ve been collecting for a looooooong time and I still appreciate, a sense of accomplishment from winning a game, or adding a figure to my collection. Peace, Love & Respect from ATL
In my case, it's because I see action figures the same way people see the likes of paintings, sculptures, and other forms of art, and there's also the part about representing something I love. And yes, the "zen" relaxation is a big thing for me too. Seeing He-Man, Ultraman (the giant silver Japanese alien, not the alternate evil Superman), completed (and usually customized) Gundam model kits, etc on my shelf feels relaxing and comfortable.
As a kid, I grew up around a lot of toys, and I had an "Andy from Toy Story" level connection to mine. I also grew up around a lot of cartoons, mainly anime and early 2000s reboots of 80s cartoons which were essentially toy commercials to begin with. Stuff like 200X He-Man, Transformers: Armada, 4kids' Ninja Turtles (best version of April O'Neil, you can't change my mind), G.I. Joe: Spytroops/Valor vs. Venom, etc.
I used to be ashamed of still being interested in toys past the age of being too old to play with them (mainly from a bad experience in middle school where I got the entire class laughing at me after they found out I was still interested in Legos). From that moment on, the majority of my class lost any chance of respecting me as "one of them" and instead constantly treating me as the "baby brother" of the class at best, and a loser manchild basement dweller at worst.
But all my friends now completely respect my hobby (if they don't, then they're no longer my friends), my parents understand why I love them so much (they even like watching The Toys That Made Us and they said it taught them to understand me better!), and it's great.
I'm a grown man, I love toys, and I have no shame in it.
Way to own it! And I like the whole fine art painting metaphor. I once called an action figure attractive and a boss laughter at me. Like the Venus De Mio can't be attractive?
@@spectorcreative1872 This boss of yours clearly hasn't seen the likes of a Figma or Play Arts Kai.
Besides MOTU Origins, some MOTU Classics, and the occasional Marvel Legends, I'm a big collector of Japanese toys.
I feel the same way, people ask me why I collect action figures, I tell them its like a work of art.
I've always wondered why I'm captivated by collecting action figures, sometimes I wonder is it stupid or embarrassing to collect. But it makes me feel happy for some reason. I love displaying them and posing them. Great video. Thanks.
I can say it’s because 1, it obviously makes you feel younge again, 2 it’s just so cool having your favorite characters in figure form for some reason, and it’s just a fun hobby overall
Maybe I am the only one who does this, but going back to my childhood, I never really cared about the official stories on TV and made my own adventures with my toys. If/when my wife and I have children, I would like to do much the same with them. Story telling is part of our nature as humans. I much prefer our own imagination over that of reenacting what we saw on screen.
I detest the sequel trilogy, but when I saw bargain bin Black Series toys for The Force Awakens (and rightfully so), it was an easy purchase. Forget what was on screen - Old papa Han Solo can go on adventures with his daughter Jaina Solo (released in 2017). Rey, on my shelf, could have chosen to run off with Kylo to train together. His attempts to draw out the dark side and her attempts to bring him back to the light. Old Like is such a bad character in the films, but wise old Luke on my shelf can be the leader of the new Jedi Order.
Give me good toys and I will make my own fun.
Oh i agree 100%. The stories we make up ourselves are always the best
Agreed. I grew up in a country where we didn’t have access to the 80s cartoons, but I still had the greatest fun with my MOTU, Joes and Transformers. I’d take my MOTU figures down to the dirt and brick pile left by construction workers and create my own mountains, tunnels, mazes etc. and developed elaborate plots and stories. I always wanted a Castle Grayskull as a kid, and never had one, but the stuff and places around me often were much larger and creative backdrops and environments for my play time, so I can’t complain.
Great Vid,I would love to hear more about the psychology of toy collecting but I am also looking forward to the history of toys and playing with toys.
Many more videos like this coming!
@@spectorcreative1872 Cheers !!
Looking forward to them!
LOL oh my God y'all used my photo at 2:28 this is amazing
Fantastic!!!!
While I feel many of the reasons stated in this video do apply to me but there is much bigger reason for my collecting: I never really grew up. It was my little secret I kept that still played with toys/make belief with my younger brother well into our teenage years. But I did finally graduated high school, went to college, started a job, and socialized with a lot more "grown ups", that finally killed my imaginative playing for awhile. Then I met a woman who would eventually become my wife and she was big kid too! We got back into our shared childhood interests like watching shows/movies. Then we soon had kids of our own and they got into it too. Of course they got into toys and I played with them. It just brought me back into my imaginative playing and absolutely love it.
It's a little different for me now because I do many of those adult collector things like organize, categorize, build diorama pieces, and getting into toy photography. Ultimately for me it's about the playing out those stories; whether they're my own recreation of classics or brand new stories. One of the best parts of becoming a father and no longer embarrassed by it. 😁
Love the channel too. I'm mega nerd and love learning in general but especially about my interests.
If you find a significant other who enjoys nerdy childish things too I see that as the ultimate win of life lol
A lot of it has to do with getting things you didn't have as a kid. Some of it is the nostalgia factor.
Another point about the comparison… Some kids wished they had action figures but were always given cleats or a glove, a bat and ball, or other athletic equipment when all they (we) really wanted was a US-1 Tyco slot car set or a big box of LEGO… To be fair, our parents tried their best and brought us closer to balance. God bless’em…
As a kid, my parents couldn’t afford lavish toys for me. That broke me as a child and I had to suck it up obviously. I didn’t do academically well either cos I was so obsessed playing with the few toys I had. Now that I pay my own bills I spend my money collecting toy figures. It gives me a sense of happiness? Sometimes I just wanna relive what I didn’t have as a kid 😕
This was a VERY interesting insight, thank you very much for making this. I didn't realize it, but I do feel a sense of calm when I look at my two Iron Man and Rescue model kits! :)
This video explains so much I never thought about with all the collections I have. I think the hunter mentality and gambling aspects are also strong motivators pushing the ocd of collecting.
Glad to hear! I really do aim to bring the emotional insight into these videos. Thanks for your comment
While I don’t disagree with the points you make, being a toy collector with a RUclips channel myself and being 62 years old (I know… I know…) I find none of them apply to me at least. For example… points of articulation never even enters into it for me, and likewise, “completing a set” is not something I consider when collecting superhero figures or electronic dinosaur toys. Even my Hot Toys (both of them) I nerve pose beyond a basic display and have no desire to. For me it’s a hybrid of unique colors and design of the figure costume and look mixed with elements of rarity or exclusivity that drives my buying inertia. But I do definitely agree about adults have money and therefore… That is a biggy. LOL. It should also be noted and observed in my videos that 95% of my collection are knock offs superhero figures.. with crazy colorful paint schemes, odd voice boxes, funny display boxes and what not. Why I am attracted to fakes is another story… but it has nothing to do with me being cheap. LOL
For me it's a combination of 2 things:
1- I wasn't allowed to have many toys because my parents believed money shouldn't be wasted on junk, later it was due to getting too old to play with toys, so for me this is getting something I was denied from in the past.
2- Modern toys are better engineered, more affordable and covers more franchises and characters that weren't made in the past that I wished to have as a kid and my wishes are getting fulfilled figure by figure.
All awesome reasons to collect! Toys do bring so much fun
Action figure collecting is similar to collecting in other areas. I'm also a numismatist (I collect coins and currency). You get a similar thrill by completing a set regardless of what you collect. Part of it is the thrill of the chase, but there's an exhilaration in finding the last piece to your collection.
Wow, I had no idea there was a name for coin collecting. That is friggin awesome!
@@spectorcreative1872 , there's also exonumismatics, which is the collecting of tokens and medals, and philatelics, which is the collecting of stamps. I don't know of any other terms for collectors of specific areas. If you know of any other collecting terminology, I'd love to hear about them. "Numismatics," especially in the 1990s, sounded more sophisticated than ""toy collector," and I was happily both.
Im really enjoying your video series atm!
So glad to hear! Please feel free to share with others online. It helps the channel a ton!
@@spectorcreative1872 yes of course, It would be my pleasure to share your channel with friends!
Being an adult is awesome I can buy tons of video Games and comic books and funko pops and stuff I Didn't have the money to Get with my allowance when I was like 6 or something
I'm not a toy collector but I am a record collector of 42 years so I get it.
Nice! Yes a collector is a collector
im ravenous and super addicted to collecting everything that has to do with pokemon...i have beena super fanof pokemon since 1998..imdisabled tho and only have 100 per month thati can spend on my collection..but honestly everyone who has seen my collection is in awe because of how huge it is lol they even spend a few hours browsin the manditory pokemon card collection. pokemon has always been there for me no matter what .no person ha stuck with me...everyone has bailed on me and my long time partner passed away in jan at the age of 44..pokemon and my kitties are all i got...im also autistic and it makes things so much worse.hell i dont even have a true friend anymore...
When i was younger my parents would always try to stay clear of toys. They always believed toys were a waste of money and other things were more important like clothes and books. don't get me wrong i had toys but it was always a random assortment of different toys and that's do to my parents not knowing what the hell i was into and not even trying to figure out what the hell i was into and the fact that i have A.D.D helped in there favor a lot because one day i would want this action figure and the next day i can give 2 shits about it and forget about it. I do remember that anytime i wanted a toy i wasn't allowed to go with my parents and 9 out of 10 times they would come back home empty handed with the excuse it "was sold out" or they just didn't have it.
Oh I am sorry to hear. Toys have been found to be so beneficial to children to stimulate imagination and play values.
@@spectorcreative1872 100% agree that is why the next generation of kids are doomed
Got over 200 sealed figures put up on my wall. I mean I suppose you could say there is an emotional aspect to it because of fond memories I had with toys when younger. My fiancee thinks it is rediculous but as long as you are happy others opinions are irrelevant.. I think my fiancee understands that
That is awesome!
Typically I use a duster like a swiffer or a mildly damp cloth for some built up dust. It's not so bad as long as you keep up with the cleaning.
Brilliant video thank you for this ❤❤
Great video
I always thought they were similar to how women collect purses and other luxury goods but for men, before I made the connection between the two I always thought women buying purses and other luxury good was a RIP off.
A good comparison
You cant re-sell used shoes...but toys usually go up in value!
depends on the used shoe and whether it can be restored, same with old busted up toys
For me, it began during the 1960s when I became addicted to DC comics. There was a superhero called the ELONGATED MAN who could stretch any part of his body like a rubber band. At first, he did not appeal to me but then I ran across a book on Real-life Sideshow Freaks, one of which included the true-life freak called the Elastic-Skin Man because he could stretch his skin 8 inches. That made me think that the superhero the Elongated Man is plausible because of the real life skin man. But I had to wait over 10 years before a figurine of him was made. Also available then were figures of Mr Fantastic from the Fantastic Four who was also elastic, so I bought him too, especially when the first movie came out. Those figures were great because you could stretch certain parts of the body such as stretching the neck to make it as long as a giraffe's neck. In other words you could make the figurine actually show the superpower. Much better than a Superman figure because the Superman figure cannot actually fly whereas the Elastic Man figure can actually stretch. So the Elastic Man figures have that advantage, if you know what I mean.
Thought provoking video. For me, my collection of figures, statues, and other items, are my Treasure ! It represents a carefully curated group of items that I display in my home as you would see in a museum. Friends tell me that I am an 'Archivist', someone who documents and preserves items as a way of enjoying them. I even restore older vintage things, such as china cabinets, that I then use for displaying my treasures. Art is also something that I collect, and as an artist myself, I enjoy displaying and preserving fine books containing art and literature. Some of my rare books are over 100 years old. I feel lucky to have them and fiercely protect them from sunlight and damage from the environment. I've read that the Victorians started the hobby of collecting groups of things in American culture. If so, I applaud their efforts. I know that part of what drives the way that I preserve my collection is my childhood. When I was young my toys had a habit of disappearing from time to time. What I didn't realize was that my mother hated anything cluttering up the house, even if it was on a shelf. it really became apparent went I left home for college and she sold all of my built models to a trash man. I really never forgave her for that. In a reversal of that I told my son that I would store all of his original Star Wars toys for him when he went into the Navy. He was thinking of throwing them away. Years later I brought them back to him when my great grandson expressed delight over seeing the first Star Wars movie at the ripe old age of 3. As we both watched him going through the multitude of figures and spaceships I reminded him that there was a substantial dollar figure represented in his collection. He said he didn't care, as long as the little guy was happy playing with them. He thanked me for keeping them and all his toys for all those years. My life had come full circle.
Victorians did create a lot of hobbies that have become mainstays. Boardgames is another one
It’s like looking at art.
I started action figure collecting back in 2016 as a coping mechanism against severe depression and sadness during high school due to a terrible girl. I have started taking it seriously since, knowing I may never be loved by a girl who I like, at least I still have a life worth living with collecting action figures
Know that collecting is an awesome hobby. My father once told me I could either have the action figures OR the beautiful blonde. Now I have both. your focus determines your reality and abundance is infinitely available.
A psychiatrist once told me that I'm an adult toy collector because I'm "Trying to normalize a tragic childhood". Ok. Whatever. It was bad, but others have had it worse. I'm happy. So who gives a fuck, right?
Oh please. an't we just like what we like
WOW toy guru I remember collect them all on the back card backs and how cool they looked right next to each other. Every time my perents bought me a motu figure that's what I did. and thanks to classic I now display them how I vision 40 years ago. can't wait for snake mountain! And how awesome it will look next to castle grayskull.
I miss cross sells so much!
Good point. It does semi feel like a trophy. Same thing with sdcc exclusives.
I do love my trophies!
Can you imagine the nice vehicle one could purchase that would give you so much back with wonderful trips with family or friends.. nope instead it sits on a shelf doing nothing.. and over time say 20 years less than nothing. Why because I did it and would never do it agin. I missed out on so much..
I collect Barbies, and some other 12 inch dolls.
Its part of my childhood and as an adult that can afford it now than before, why not? It helped me with my depression and anxiety. Also, it keeps me entertained because being a stay at home mom is exhausting. These things give me unexplainable comfort lol! But I dont “collect them all” i just get what i truly want in any line.
My doll collection is my escape 🤍 also I collect not hoard 🤪 i hate having stuff I dont “love” enough
I loved Barbie dolls as a child in 90s-00s. But before I went to High school a student told me to get rid off Barbie doll or else I would be mocked. Now I love my nerds of; classic Barbie movies, Transformers 80s right to the movies, Doctor Who.
I would like to hear more about the history of the custom figures and why people do it.
I'll add that to the list!
I agree with your thesis overall but of course individual 'mileage may vary'. I for instance prefer a well-rounded or representative collection rather than a complete one. Also articulation is one of the lesser toy selection criteria for me.
I should however admit that my key collectible is Transformers G1 and so I'm conditioned to accept low articulation (except for the fact that transformation _is_ the ultimate form of articulation). ;)
oh yes, well not everyone will collect the same or the same way, but the motivations can be similar
Thank you for justifying my irresponsible financial decisions… :)
You are welcome!
Though i am not an adult yet, i love hot wheels cars. I have tons that i race every week!
I'm gonna point my family to this video. I couldn't explain why I collect toys better than you did here.
Glad this helped! And please feel free to share online with others, it helps the channel a lot
This is a very weird category that doesn't apply to all the toys I own, but to a certain segment it does - DISCOVERY. If something is based on mythology or folklore, or literature, or history, or anything like that, learning more about it is part of the adventure. Monster In My Pocket gave me a love of mythology and research that has bled into my life as an adult. Back in the day I had to go to the LIBRARY to research figures like the "Bishop Fish" (from medieval/renaissance European folklore, claimed sightings by Polish fishermen, and there are like three or four toys of it), or learning that the "Jotun Troll" is actually Thrivaldi, the nine-headed giant slain by Thor, or a million other bits of awesome research from it. I've mentioned Demon's Chronicle, and stumbling across those figures a while ago came at the perfect timing to get me reading up on Solomon's demons, and heyyyyyy, if you read my book(s) (second manuscript has been sent to the editors!), you'll notice a distinct running trend.
"educational" toys don't just teach math. Sometimes they teach monsters.
Oh i think when toys can teach you about history or mythology and you want to play with them, that is golden!
i'm kind of glad that i'm kind of poor. my limited budget allows me to be more picky with the figures i need/want. now i'm into the neca tmnt cartoon line but as i said about my budget i only have for now bebop, rocksteady and slash from the game which i painted to look more like the cartoon style. those were a must have for me. i'll wait for the 4pack disguise turtles and i'll leave it there.
Being picky is needed! There is just to much good stuff
TMNT's are a great thing to collect, I have some in my collection as well
I often about this myself but sure why I do collect. I collect action figures and video games and I guees I'm a collector but I think I consider myself more of a preservationists. Or it could be my ocd, cause even as a kid I kept all my toys and games in perfect condition, didn't lose pieces and was adamant about putting everything away. I look at all my stuff and if I didn't have all these things it wouldn't make a difference but at the end of the day I just like stuff.
Plus even when looking at my collection I can remember where I got most of it, even ones as a kid. I vividly remember going to toys r us and buying gi joe and wwf hasbro figures
And a lot of it is due to recreating those happy childhood memories.
I have this with synthesizers but what gives me anxiety about toy collections is that aside from rearranging them, they just sit there. You could spend time playing with them, but this makes me feel even more confused about it. If they are arranged well (like the batmans) it doesn't bother me as much, because they look more like art. I would feel better about the whole thing if I knew whether or not some become more valuable, instead of the majority of them losing value and become relatively worthless. I just want the purchasing decisions to be sound.
They can fall over like dominos all the time
@@spectorcreative1872 Speaking of Batman have you seen the 89 Batman and Bruce Wayne Limited Edition statues that are currently available for a mere $2,799.00🤔🙄🤨😮
Funny how different is your point of view from mine.
I collect toys for 30 years and I almost disagree on everything you stated in that video.
I have never been a completist and I prefer getting a little bit of everything when those items really make sense to me, sometimes I only take one particular piece of a line, sometimes just a few of them for getting some kind of team.
My latest obsession with toys is Hotwheels cars which I started to collect in 2009, I had friends who were collecting hws since late 90s but it is a particular car (factory stock 1964 chevy impala in blue then in red) which made me a wanna be hotwheels collector but like the other toys I collected I chose not to get everything they produce and to stay away from past released as much as possible;
I remember that Mattel/Hotwheels on their website was the opposite of the "collect them all" idea, there was a text for welcoming new collectors from all ages and they warned about not trying to get them all in order to avoid stress and much rather collect what your particular taste might be and to build a personnal collection of yours and enjoying the hunting time which is a big part of the Hotwheels collecting.
Nowadays Hotwheels is no more such a fun thing to collect due to social media and the hype it creates but this is another story.
I like to watch your videos because they give me an understanding about toy lines I don' collect or have any interst in, keep it up and hello from France !
Well i hope in no way I came across as generalizing that EVERY adult collector will fall into one category or another. We all have our own individual motivation of course!
@@spectorcreative1872 Yes, I think we all do :-) There is no law in collecting, so everybody can do what they want with that wonderful addiction !
1:20 - In your many videos, have you done this one yet? If so, I recommend putting an annotation around that time stamp and a link in the description for others who find this.
If not, well, it has been 8+ months, so maybe it needs to be pushed higher on the list of topics to do ;)
Do you mean when I reference another video? I do put this in current videos, I prob need to go back and add it to older ones!
@@spectorcreative1872 Yes, that. I am not and will not be the only one who just found your work and wants to go through your back catalogue of work. I really like your style and that you have play lists. That annotation feature that recommends related videos is a great cross reference, as well as in the description. It is a lot more work, but you deserve more than 12k subs and I expect will grow over the next couple years as the word gets out.
There's collectors then there's completionist. Collectors don't usually have the need for EVERYTHING. Yes they go after grails and high end stuff, but that where it stops. A completionist isn't satisfied until the line is 100% complete. These are two very different animals.
DONT go comparing toys to trophies. Trophies you actually have to have skill, talent, team based mind, people skills. Toy collecting IS NOT A ACTIVE form of entertainment. You littery look at a screen, place your order, then put in on a shelf. That's not being active, putting together a X-Men team isn't the same as winning a championship with an entire team. Being a guy who wasn't a sport guy, SHOULDNT be speculating on something you didnt experience. If you did, you'd NEVER would have made the comparison. Apples to oranges.
That is very true
What happens if you're an adult who can't get a fitting job and has no income and must rely on your mom for income that she needs more than I do?
Also, MatPat has the subject of dopamine covered.
So noted
I was wondering today if it's some sort coping mechanism. I collect 1/6 star wars, and time period historical 1/6 figures. I thought it was based on artistry. Being a artist, I'm really into detail. I was blown away the first time I seen a 1/6 boba fett. Part of it is 100 percent the articulation.
Oh yes very much so. It provides a lot of control
The reason for my collection is yes the love of the toys, but also i was not allowed to have a childhood because my mom was an alcoholic, so collecting for me is a way to be ok with my lack of childhood.
Well glad you are enjoying life now!
Man is still a hunter and collector.
Personally, I do not collect toy´s, but i have a big Car collection
Yup, whatever it is, the feeling is still the same.
*9:11* Not unless you’re NECA. 😂😂 meow! 😹
Well...
I love getting figures but I truly do not define my happiness from buying a piece of mass produced plastics from a factory that employs people at a very low wage. Made from materials we should use far less of… oh bummer! Now I’ve guilt about everything! Lol.
Aren't we all..
Skeletor said it best; "I must possess all, or I possess nothing"
So Skeletor was a collector! I knew it
Can you discuss how articulation affects price?
More articulation = higher price. Each piece add to the total piece count of a figure.
I casually collect playmobil mostly historical figures and buildings. They could be categorized as low articulation whic i think helped my in a way bescause it is more of a mental challenge that wat to see them in a believable fantasy situation.
And you realy feel more in control then non dis assemblable toys, bescause i can make silly combinations like a knight with a musket and metal briefcase
That is one of the things that makes Playmobile so cool!
Brilliant. Novel observation. If I were running anything you'd be hired.
I have a small collection now but this last year it's been growing. Mega brand got me, 5pack battle of Eternia set.... I actually told myself I wasn't gonna open it... Yeah that lasted about 20 minutes after I got home.
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@@spectorcreative1872 wow, cool. Smart stuff. I certainly have a lot to learn. You've got keen sense for sure. Ill be revisiting that site through out this next year for sure.
@@spectorcreative1872 thanks again! Very cool
But here's my question.
Collecting is one thing.
But if they just stuff them in a box and have them on display collecting dust.
What's the point if you can't play with them or play with them with your kids and family?
What's the point of stuffing them in a box for "quality and its price."
They can be assets. Overtime.
Well said!
Well thank you! Share with others if you can, it helps the channel a ton!
Yo coleccióno macfarlane spawn vintage, y lo hago por qué mi papá me compraba esos juguetes, pero nunca los que yo quería, si no los que el podía comprar.
Bang on!!!!!
Am 30 year old people judge me buying action figures thinking that am still a kid
I am
I collect toy soldiers, but it's something I furtively do in secret. Not something I'd mention in polite society. 😊
I've got thousands of dollar worth of plastic toys.
At least my vintage was made in Hong Kong and not China.
I have no retirement, but yea, oh yea, lots of "calm" Mr. Toy Industry guy regarding my collection.
You really understand. /sarc
I find it funny how Scott mentions how articulation is so important for adult collectors, yet every picture of toy collections I've seen (including the ones Scott uses for this video), has the action figures on the tremendously dynamic pose of… Standing up, holding their accessories, sometimes holding them up high!! Bit of a waste of all those joints I'd say. Still, I get the point Scott makes about the feeling of accomplishment related with owning all the action figures, and it helps me understand why some people are willing to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on what amounts to very expensive bibelots.
Yeah, when you have figures posed as "waiting for the bus" it does negate having all that articulation. But I would say about 80% of the stuff I have on display is posed how "I want" and that is only possible due to joints &c... Can't em all!
I might display my toys in one pose most of the time but when I fiddle around with them I love posing them. I don't think many collectors purely display the toys without enjoying fiddling around with them too. Though I do feel how you do when it comes to people who never open the figures. If you never open them then the articulation is pointless, as is any sculpt and paint detailing on the back of the toy.
as for people spending hundreds and thousands of dollars on toys. It's the same as anything else. Outside of the essentials like food, shelter, heating etc anything we spend our money on can be considered a waste. But if it's stuff you enjoy and brings you happiness then that's all that matters. Be it shoes, sports memorabilia or toys. Heck, people have bought trinkets and ornaments to decorate their homes for generations. Toys are just modern ornaments.
Firestorm is an interesting choice.
He always is
Still is
St. Patrick's Day = I buy myself a present. It's also me bluddy birthday, sonny Jim!
All days are about presents, especially Arbor Day
Growing up I wasn't allowed to have most of the things that were cool or popular. Not because we couldn't afford it, my parents just used religion as an excuse. No Pokemon, super heroes, comic books, halloween, wrestling, Harry potter, you name it. Now as an adult I can make up for what I was deprived of as a kid. Hell I didn't even have Saturday morning cartoons. Anyone who even had those growing up had it better than me 😂
Instead of having my money go towards video games, my money would go towards not just dinosaur toys, but from Walking with Dinosaurs or Jurassic Park/World.
All dinosaur toy spends are a good idea
Nobody can tell me that the goldfinger db5 from playmobil is made for kids … i never hear a todays 6yo kid saying ..“i want the og enterprise from playmobil“ 😂… this is made for adults .. many toy companies sell more toys to adults buying for themselfs as for their kids …
I have been collecting toys since 1996 because I find the stuff people used to collect like Knives, stamps, guns ect boring. Toys are not boring they have a life of their own from the movie they represent to the artwork on the box or package, it's just a really fun hobby....right now I'm collecting a lot of the new Fortnite toys, Jurassic World and Godzilla stuff...the only toys I do not like to collect are anything Hot Wheels or Star Wars....there is just too much of it
And their will only be more as time goes on
You didn’t dive deep enough into the nostalgia factor. Perhaps a good idea for a future video
Coming up!
Do you think this particular hobby will become extinct once Generation X is gone? (With the exception of a few youngsters who get it passed on by their dads).
I think that more and more kids will be using screens and robots in the future
Around the 10:20 mark gets just a bit sad. I understand where your coming from about not being a sports kid and having no trophies on your wall, but the whole "sense of accomplishment" from purchasing plastic off a shelf vs participating in a team activity with fellow humans in something that's physically demanding is no comparison whatsoever. We just have to accept some of us are slaves to the souless multi billion dollar corporations who prey on our nostalgia. Statements like these make me embarrassed to have some action figures as a young adult. We aren't doing anything except opening our wallets to these companies. Thats it. Maybe I took you out of context and I apologize for that.
Well I don't personally see it as sad, we (being collectors) love getting toys and seeing a collection as a sense of accomplishment is a happy thing.
GOTTA CATCH EM ALL ! GOTTA CATCH EM ALL !
It’s an addiction
My g1 god ginrai is a nice trophy on my shelf haha
Yup.That is how it works!
I collect stuff in videogames much rather over toys or stuff irl
Cause we could not afford to buy it when we were kids
Very much so
He who dies with what he wanted wins. Doesn't have to be the full collection, because some parts of the collection we don't give a rats ass about. Do you.
Idk about you but with the price and frailness of these "toys" I dont think these were meant for kids
Well they do depend on those sales. Their are not enough adult collectors to support moq
It's not the same as sports and other hobbies collecting things doesn't take any skill.
Clearly you have never debated retroblasting
Star Wars toys = Gateway drug!
Totally
I have got to be honest with you it’s is wrong to collect toys when we are adults and that’s why I have stopped collecting for because it’s wrong to be collecting toys when we are adults
Good for single guy. No wife will like it.
Mine seems to be fine!
@@spectorcreative1872 Maybe you making money not broke after buying those
Arrested development.
It's childish
Everything is
I really don't understand this behavior.
These people pay ridiculously high amounts of money to collect toys.
Toys are made to play, not to collect. Even Toy Story (a kids movie) gives that message.
On the other hand, I don't understand why to buy something you will not even use.
These people accumulate toys massively just to have them, it's like some kind of mania or obsession.
I understand that some of them may want to have now what they were not able to have when they were kids. Nevertheless, as you grow up, you suppose to change your interests, not to keep the same interests you had when you were a kid, that's part of growing up.
I don't understand people who don't understand simple things, even after it's been explained to them. ...But whatever.
Yuck. I think it's repulsive when adults keep toys.
Everyone has different interests.
@@fluorite1965stop gaslighting his concerns