The Great 2004 collectors challenge

[DSJ™]

The days are winding down, getting closer to the year end tally. I have keeped track of all my stuff in a log book. All I can say thus far is   

[Morgbug]

Are ya gonna be shy, or let us in on it?  

[DSJ™]

Well ahh... crap! This is in all Canadain Tire bucks! to date:

$9842.87 CDN.

[The Collector]

When and who starts the 2005 thread?

[JediMAC]

You have to be one of the Top 3 finishers in this year's contest to be able to start the next thread, so you're gonna have to wait for one of those guys to start 'er up.  Better luck in 2005!

[The Collector]

No problem. I look forward to making a tally of my purchases. I'm almost afraid to see what it may look like.

[Rob]

I didn't know about this endeavour until about March, so I didn't participate - although I do have all my receipts from about Feb on for tax purposes - so I could do a partial tally.  Either way, I intend to get in on this starting next week.

[Diddly]

I lost track this year, but that shall not happen in 2005.

[Morgbug]

I lost track this year, but that shall not happen in 2005.

I wish I had   Worse, what I have is an underestimate - I know I've forgotten some items, some shipping costs for trades and some customs fees.  My goal for next year is to spend half what I spent this year.  Rotsa ruck

[Jedi Idej]

I intentionally did not tally my purchases. Ignorance is bliss.

I do feel, though, that my total for 2004 is the lowest since the year before Ep I came out.

[Vator]

CREATED JANUARY 3rd 2004 AT 1:11 AM EST,SATURDAY

Key:
*:Target
*&:Wal MART
*-:TRU
*/:K-Mart
*+:Specialty store
*@:Online

PoFR: Point of Future Refrence


January:
1.*- Dwarf Spider Droid 10.99
2.*- Dwarf Spider Droid 10.99
3.*-Boba Fett Unleashed 15.99
4.*R2-D2 Bartender
5.*R1-G4
Total:$49.55($48.95. without Tax)
SW Total:$49.55(48.95 without Tax)

Febuary
1.*&Lando Calrissian Skiff Disguise
Total:5.01(Excluding tax:4.99)
SW Total:5.01(Excluding tax:4.99)


March
1.*@ Major General's Tunic USSR 1975
2.* General Jan Doddona
Total:$110 USD (excluding shipping/tax: $95)
SW Total:$5.99


April
1.*& Captain Antilles
2.*& Captain Antilles
3.*& Captain Antilles
4.*& TIE Fighter Pilot
5.*& TIE Fighter Pilot
6.*& Dutch Vander
7.*- M41 Walker Bulldog
8.*+ Iraqi Deck of cards
Total:$85.23 ($84.34)
SW Total:$35.23($34.89)


May
1.*& TIE Fighter pilot
2.*& TIE Fighter pilot
3.*& HOF '04 C-3PO
4.*& Lando Calrissian Skiff Guard
5.*& Luke Skywalker Jedi Knight
6.* J'Quille
Total:$31.30 (30.88)
SW Total:$31.30 (30.88)


June
1.*+ Imperial Commander (Vintage, loose)
2.*+ Imperial Commander (Vintage, loose)
3.*+ Star Destroyer Commander (Vintage, loose)
4.*+ Star Destroyer Commander (Vintage, loose)
5.*+ A4 16 Customizable Air soft Gun
6.*@ VOTC Han Solo
Total: $96.00
SW Total:$46.00



July
1. *@US Army Merit Medal
2.*- US Heavy Weapons Solider
3.*- US Heavy Weapons Solider
4.*- US Heavy Weapons Solider
Total:44.89
SW Total:


August
1.*Dengar
2.*& Bossk
Total: $11
SW Total: $11


September
1.*& Admiral Ozzel
2.*& Admiral Ozzel
3.*@ Soviet WW2 Reproduction Officers belt
4.*@ VOTC Stormtrooper
5.*@ VOTC Stormtrooper
6.*@ VOTC Boba Fett
Total: $84
SW Total: $50


October
1.*@ VOTC Boba Fett
2.*@ VOTC Chewbacca
Total: $40
SW Total: $40


November
1.*& General Madien
2.*& General Lando
3.*& AT-ST Han Solo
4.* VOTC Lando Calrissian

Total: $36
SW Total: $36

December
1.*& VOTC Boba Fett

Total: $7.46
SW Total: $7.46

Annual Total: $600.44
Exluding Tax: N/A Tax stoped being figured seperately, corruption of data
Annual Total Exculding Shipping: N/A Shipping was also included in some totals, corruption of data
Annual Star Wars: $317.54
Annual Other: $282.90


Estimated price tag for year:$2145
Final out come: $600.44
Departure from estimate: $1544.56

Margine of error:1-5 dollars

Last Wave found: VOTC ROTJ at Wal-Mart (December 27, 2004)
Wave I'm Currently looking for: Non, currently not interested in POTC or Cantina Wave
Best Figure of the Year: VOTC Stormtrooper



Please note:All Money is USD


Completed: January 1st 2005, at 1:24 PM, EST
Time elapsed since creation: 363 days, 12 hours and 21 minuets.

[Morgbug]

Alrighty then, here's how it went. 

January.........................$479.45
February.......................$541.25
March............................$658.24
April..............................$547.47
May...............................$1016.88
June..............................$654.94
July...............................$306.68
August..........................$928.37
September....................$452.50
October.........................$317.01
November.....................$870.96
December.....................$716.66

Total.............................$7490.41
Estimated total.............$5000
Departure from estimate .$2490.41
All values are US dollars

Uh, yeah.  Ok then

Well, I learned I spend a lot of money on toys, too much is quite reasonable to state.  The Canadian dollar factors into that as well, beginning the year in a rather depressed state, but I can make no excuses for the latter half of the year.  At least this year, aside from a vinyl cape Jawa, the vintage collection will add minimal dollars.

A positive caveat I can put on it is that I did pay for a lot of it (1/3?) by selling off my old, vintage toys on ebay, so it was a net zero, for part of that amount.  But holy crap, that's a lot of money.

[DSJ™]

I'm still going through my log book & other related paper work. I know I missed a few things along the way. 

[jadesfire]

My final tally is: $5,730.50
Just over what I estimated but I didn't plan on starting a Gentle Giant collection either .

[chuckles]

Well, my final total came to $4319.69. A good 50% more than I would have estimated at the start of the year.    I could say my goal for this year would to not surpass that, but being a movie year, I'd say chances are slim.