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After 21 years - Time to refocus collection

After 21 years - Time to refocus collection
figment919

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Well, I guess that this day would eventually come. After 21 years as a "Villains Completist" collector it is time to narrow down what I am interested in going forward. I am going to stay with my two favorite Villains, Scar and Hades. I am not going to go after all of the rest.

Why? Just too many mystery sets, blind mystery boxes and LE's that are just too expensive. Economics is playing a big part in my decision, but it certainly is not the only reason.

I am not changing my past Wants/Trades, just keeping to Scar and Hades going forward. The Curse of being a Completist collector has finally caught up with me lol!!

Mike S.
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figment919 said:
Well, I guess that this day would eventually come. After 21 years as a "Villains Completist" collector it is time to narrow down what I am interested in going forward. I am going to stay with my two favorite Villains, Scar and Hades. I am not going to go after all of the rest.

Why? Just too many mystery sets, blind mystery boxes and LE's that are just too expensive. Economics is playing a big part in my decision, but it certainly is not the only reason.

I am not changing my past Wants/Trades, just keeping to Scar and Hades going forward. The Curse of being a Completist collector has finally caught up with me lol!!

Mike S.
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Honestly, it's liberating... It's what made me enjoy my collections again.

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figment919 said:
Well, I guess that this day would eventually come. After 21 years as a "Villains Completist" collector it is time to narrow down what I am interested in going forward. I am going to stay with my two favorite Villains, Scar and Hades. I am not going to go after all of the rest.

Why? Just too many mystery sets, blind mystery boxes and LE's that are just too expensive. Economics is playing a big part in my decision, but it certainly is not the only reason.

I am not changing my past Wants/Trades, just keeping to Scar and Hades going forward. The Curse of being a Completist collector has finally caught up with me lol!!

Mike S.
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I TOTALLY get the "Why" .... so many pins, from so many places.

Plus, the prices, yes, getting to way to high for my pocket book.

And I can relate to @MerlinEmrys comment above too.



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Yeah, that's a heck of a lot of pins to collect. And the number of places releasing them (Loungefly, PALM, even Disney Pins Blog) just keeps increasing. Limiting to Scar and Hades sounds a lot more manageable, but still quite a bit. Regardless, have fun!
 
I totally feel your pain - both economically and pragmatically. With all the new sources for pins popping up and with licensees like Loungefly and others releasing pins in a seemingly never ending flow every week, it's gotten harder and harder to be a completist even within my one film (and related attractions) theme. I'm hanging in there but it gets harder with every passing day.

Even my secondary "collect only what I like" in Marvel is getting to be a lot. I really need to pare that one down. But there are just so many pins in it that I like! lol
 
I think your new ISO plan is smart @figment919

Mostly, I stick with the one's I like also. As a Mickey collector, I actually need to refocus my Mickey collection and weed out pins that I gained, but actually don't really like (anymore.) Tastes change and mine certainly have.
 
I agree that the number of new pins coming out these days is overwhelming. Glad I only collect ones direct from US Disney. So no loungefly, PALM, etc for me. I don't even have to worry about Disneyland Paris, etc. But I am also very much NOT a completist even for what I do collect.
 
figment919 said:
Well, I guess that this day would eventually come.

Why? Just too many mystery sets, blind mystery boxes and LE's that are just too expensive. Economics is playing a big part in my decision, but it certainly is not the only reason.

Mike S.
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Mike, I feel your pain. :( :(
TOO MANY pins from TOO MANY sources! ! Like all these recent Tigger & friends Loungefly Blind Box sets!! I can't keep up. :(

Don't even get me started about the $$ required to keep up with WDI/DEC Cinderella pins!! :(

Thank Goodness I've never tried to be complete overall. Just some subcategories like all Tigger and Cinderella USA Hidden Mickey pins for example.

Time, space & $$ has me rethinking my collecting future as well. Keeping it to pins I REALLY like will help.

Best of Luck with Scar and Hades collecting!! :) :) :) :tigger:
 
I have two collections that I've stopped collecting. One was almost completist, too. All of a sudden there were too many coming out, some being extremely difficult to find, but worse, pins get released and those who have access to them decide they are worth $100 or more and there's no way to keep up with that. I've complained about that before but now it's ended two collections. I will probably get rid of those collections that I worked so hard for because now they aren't fun. They just make me sad. I used to wonder how anyone could form a collection and then just not want them anymore. Now I understand that.
 
tiggeriffic said:
I have two collections that I've stopped collecting. One was almost completist, too. All of a sudden there were too many coming out, some being extremely difficult to find, but worse, pins get released and those who have access to them decide they are worth $100 or more and there's no way to keep up with that. I've complained about that before but now it's ended two collections. I will probably get rid of those collections that I worked so hard for because now they aren't fun. They just make me sad. I used to wonder how anyone could form a collection and then just not want them anymore. Now I understand that.
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Tiggeriffic, I urge you not to make any decisions about your collections until some time has passed. Even if you never add another pin to them, there might come a time when you get enjoyment from them again. It would be terrible to let them go and then regret it.
 
ChipsAhoy said:
Tiggeriffic, I urge you not to make any decisions about your collections until some time has passed. Even if you never add another pin to them, there might come a time when you get enjoyment from them again. It would be terrible to let them go and then regret it.
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Thank you, that's good advice! I have been thinking about this for a few years now, but I haven't done anything yet.
 
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