Is toy collecting your life long hobby, or just a passing phase in your life?

Marvel Universe Archangel action figure.

While many collectors first pick up toy collecting hobby based on their inborn love for toys and what they represent for them, a lot of other collectors end up collecting toys because they were influenced by friends who happen to be serious toy collectors.  After admiring the sizeable toy collections of others, some collectors start this hobby and have been “stuck” and “deeply poisoned” ever since.

From the number of years I’ve devoted to toy collecting, I can safely conclude that it’s going to be my life long hobby.  I started and am still in it because I love toys for they are and what they represent to me.  I used to be an “underground” collector before the days of the internet.  Then after learning from the world wide web that toy collecting is a popular and serious hobby all over the world, I became more opened about it.  

What about you?  Is toy collecting your life long hobby, or just a passing phase in your life?  Feel free to share your thoughts and comments here!

6 Comments so far

  1. Alex on June 26th, 2010

    Toy collecting is certainly a life-long hobby for moi ;p I wouldn’t and couldn’t stop coz I’m addicted to it HA HA

  2. desmond on June 27th, 2010

    I collect things I like and toys is definitely my favourites of all. I only stop collecting if I have serious financial issues one day :)

  3. Juliana Heng on June 27th, 2010

    Hi Aex & deSMOnd,

    :D

  4. Roy on June 30th, 2010

    I’m hooked for life. :P

  5. nuo2x2-Seiichi on September 20th, 2010

    definitely a life long hobby for me as well !!

    I always enjoyed the thrill to hunt certain toys each time I entered a toy department when I was a kid… then asked myself, could I still be this excited as I’m growing older?? and the answer….
    YES!!

    and now I’m accompanied by a girlfriend who also share the same passion, so I’m kinda living my childhood exciting life til now X D

  6. Juliana Heng on September 21st, 2010

    Hi nuo2×2-Seiichi,

    Wow, now your toy collecting passion is multiplied by 2, LOL! :D

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