Community => Watto's Junk Yard => Topic started by: DSJ™ on January 5, 2010, 12:32 AM
Title: The Great 2010 Collector's Challenge
Post by: DSJ™ on January 5, 2010, 12:32 AM
2009 is done & gone so onto the 2010 Great Collector's Challenge.
Reference from the past Great Collector's Challenge:
The Great 2009 Collector's Challenge (http://www.jedidefender.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=18675.0) The Great 2008 Collector's Challenge (http://www.jedidefender.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=16581.0) The Great 2007 Collector's Challenge (http://www.jedidefender.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=14610.0) The Great 2006 Collector's Challenge (http://www.jedidefender.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=10787.0) The Great 2005 Collector's Challenge (http://www.jedidefender.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=6073.0) The Great 2004 Collector's Challenge (http://www.jedidefender.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=3353.0)
I'll keep the 2009 Great Collector's Challenge pinned for awhile for those who have not posted their damage year end tally yet.
This year starts off with a bang for me, I have already past the $500. US mark & only 4 days in. What's in it for me this year, anything vintage that is eye candy, maybe the odd animated character maqettes (1 on preorder) & animated character keys if any are done this year. SW Kubricks, well you know I can't past them up so that is going to put a hole in the wallet bank account. :P
I have also been working on my Space 1999 focus so I can see that putting more some more damage "2nd mortage". ;D
I will have to see what happens before/during C5 & what I can find/get. I can see some $$$$ spent in Orlando. >:D
Title: Re: The Great 2010 Collector's Challenge
Post by: Rob on January 18, 2010, 04:34 PM
So far so good, as near as I can tell I haven't spent a dime.
Title: Re: The Great 2010 Collector's Challenge
Post by: Ryan on January 24, 2010, 10:58 PM
I've done really good in January so far this year. Last year my goal was $2000 and I went over by about $44, all in all a good year. I think I'm going to try for a loose goal of $1500 this year. I've really stopped buying as much and retail has been so slow that i think I can mange that. As long as I don't go over $2000 though I'll be happy.
January -$38
- Imperial Scanning Tech $8 - A Very Long Engagement DVD $22 - 2 Willrow Hoods, Bespin Guard, Snowspeeder Luke, Zuckuss $40 - Mass Effect 2 Collector's Edition $22
- **** I got rid of $130
February -$145
- **** I got rid of $145
March -$68
- Where the Wild Things Are (bluRay) $23
- **** I got rid of $91
April-$8
- Imperial Scanning Tech $8
May-$12
- 2 Imperial Scanning Techs $12
June-$0
July-$36
- **** I got rid of $36
August -$526
- AT-AT Driver, Hoth Leia, Echo Base Han, Bespin Luke, Cloud Car Pilot, Dack Raltar, Dengar, Rebel Snowspeeder $80 - Xbox Live 12-month $50 - Halo: Reach Legendary Edition and XBox 360S Halo: Reach Edition Preorders $75
- Vintage Admiral Ackbar, Endor Rebel Commando, and Wooof $21 - Vintage Gamorrean Guard and Rebel Commando$18
2010 TOTAL -$489 Profit
Title: Re: The Great 2010 Collector's Challenge
Post by: Morgbug on January 26, 2010, 04:10 PM
Meh, should have bought it last month for $10 less but I hate doing presells on ebay:
GG Snowtrooper minibust $64.00 shipped.
Title: Re: The Great 2010 Collector's Challenge
Post by: Diddly on February 1, 2010, 06:16 PM
January TLC Snowspeeder Pilot Luke TLC Bespin Guard Family Guy ESB DVD The Simpsons Season 20 DVD TLC Resurgence of the Jedi Battle Pack January Total: $87.56
My cheapest month in almost two years! :o
Title: Re: The Great 2010 Collector's Challenge
Post by: Brian on February 3, 2010, 10:24 AM
Ok, I'm going to try to keep better track again this year after getting off last year. Hoping to reign things in again this year a bit, and should have some slow months coming up until the "vintage" line is released. Here's the month of January for me:
Title: Re: The Great 2010 Collector's Challenge
Post by: DSJ™ on February 3, 2010, 11:17 AM
January total: $782.00 US.
More to come as the months go by, Kuby's, C5, animated maquettes... >:D
Title: Re: The Great 2010 Collector's Challenge
Post by: Ryan on February 16, 2010, 03:09 AM
I'm doing really good so far. Including December of last year I've had three months in a row in which I've actually MADE money. :)
Title: Re: The Great 2010 Collector's Challenge
Post by: JesseVader08 on February 17, 2010, 03:45 AM
Wow, nicely done Ryan.
January ended up being a lot pricier than expected: $365.51. But I added a lot of Vader stuff last month, including the Code 3 Vader's TIE. I can thank Brent for stealing my money. >:(
Title: Re: The Great 2010 Collector's Challenge
Post by: Morgbug on February 17, 2010, 10:29 AM
I'm just waiting for more of your money Jesse. If it's any consolation I'm taking a lot of people's money these days.
Title: Re: The Great 2010 Collector's Challenge
Post by: jedi_master_sal on February 17, 2010, 11:23 AM
I've been doing surprisingly well for just SW stuff. January was pretty slim pickings all around for me. I didn't find much new, so I didn't even have the opportunity to buy much. All told I got 6 figures. Nothing else, not ships, no battle packs or comics packs. So with tax I spent just a little over $50. February is shaping up to be about the same. Only 3 figures purchased at full price and 4 figures at a deep discounted price due to TRU's Pres. Day sale, and one Galactic Heroes pack. Current Feb. tally: $50.
I've budgeted $600 for this year (though I can go over). Given that I still need to catch up on the ANH wave (need Chewie with the Orange droid part) and all but the Black Bespin Guard of the ESB wave, I've got some collecting to do before the summer stuff. But beyond that not much until then. So while there will be a lot of stuff then, I still should be able to stay relative close to my budget, even with the AT-AT, Snowspeeder, and Cloud Car.
Title: Re: The Great 2010 Collector's Challenge
Post by: JesseVader08 on March 2, 2010, 04:50 PM
February was a little easier on the pockets. My biggest expense was on an assortment of stands for my Vader bootlegs.
Jan: $365.51 Feb: $153.55
Total: $519.06
Title: Re: The Great 2010 Collector's Challenge
Post by: Diddly on March 2, 2010, 09:44 PM
February: Zombieland DVD Sony Headphones TLC Ewoks TLC Rancor Keeper TLC Willrow Hood ICMG American Psycho DVD 4GB Memory Card/Mini SD Card February Total: $95.63
Yearly Total: $183.19
This whole "don't spend money" thing is working out quite well. :D
Title: Re: The Great 2010 Collector's Challenge
Post by: Brian on March 4, 2010, 10:39 AM
Haven't really bought anything new Star Wars-wise for awhile now, but picked up a few Marvel figures in February:
Marvel Universe Figures (Thor, Iron Man, Black Widow, Luke Cage) - $28
Total for 2010=$115
Title: Re: The Great 2010 Collector's Challenge
Post by: Diddly on May 1, 2010, 09:21 PM
April: Laptop Mouse TLC Plo Koon TLC Agen Kolar
April Total: $33.54 :o YTD Total: $322.63
Title: Re: The Great 2010 Collector's Challenge
Post by: Ryan on August 29, 2010, 01:14 AM
Wow. I've completely blown away my goal... I've MADE $803 so far this year. :)
Title: Re: The Great 2010 Collector's Challenge
Post by: Morgbug on August 29, 2010, 03:47 PM
Wow. I've completely blown away my goal... I've MADE $803 so far this year. :)
Probably a consistent theme for a lot of people with all the downsizing of collections evidenced in the bst threads. I'm up about two grand overall. Here's what I can recall buying to this point in the year though...
GG snowtrooper bust GG McQuarrie Vader bust Kubrick Dlx Series 1 set Kubrick Dlx red Bib Fortuna Vintage Collection Dack/Cloud Car Pilot
That's about it for this point. I'm aiming at getting a few more things... Kubrick Dlx series 2 set plus both chase figures GG Animated Slave Leia maquette
I think that should cover it for this year.
Title: Re: The Great 2010 Collector's Challenge
Post by: iFett on August 29, 2010, 04:28 PM
I'm not going to get detailed and itemize everything, but I think I've dropped around $2K since July. Don't think I've ever spent so much on toys in such a short span of time. Going back to ignoring this thread though so I don't get sad about the sprained bank account. :)
Title: Re: The Great 2010 Collector's Challenge
Post by: McMetal on September 2, 2010, 11:54 AM
I should probably stay away from this thread too, because I shudder to think what my annual budget is. Thousands I would estimate.
I don't really have a budget per se, I just try to buy everything as soon as I see it on the shelves. Around here if you blink it could be gone and never seen again. Sometimes it can be a real pain to juggle the $$$, but I can usually find a way to make it work. Just this past week I had to dump most of my TVC Wave 1 figures just so I could scrape up the cash to buy the new TCW Slave 1.
I really wanted to get all the new vintage stuff, even the vehicles, but the cost, and moreso the space considerations, dictate otherwise.
On the plus side, my REAL vintage collection is nearly complete, so I won't have to siphon money off for that much longer.
Title: Re: The Great 2010 Collector's Challenge
Post by: Diddly on January 4, 2011, 06:42 PM
Few days late but I finally calculated my purchases from December... $1307.41 for 2010, $1600 less than last year! I think what helped me is that I cut back on DVDs, mainly the big TV show sets. Also the smaller amount of Star Wars toys out there helped (so did the summer clearances!)
Title: Re: The Great 2010 Collector's Challenge
Post by: Ryan on January 4, 2011, 09:25 PM
Nice work Travis. It sure feels good to come in under budget. :)
I SHATTERED my $1500 goal for the year. Instead of spending money I ended up going nearly $2000 under budget and making $489 back on the year. That's the first time I've ever done that since I started collecting back in '96 and '97. I don't know that I can repeat it, but I'm sure glad to have done that well. I probably would have been a bit harder if OT Vintage stuff wasn't hard to come by around me earlier in the year. I was tight on budget the last few months of 2010 so I did end up passing on a few items I really would have liked to have picked up, like the Target Hoth Battlepacks. But in the end I wound up picking up most everything I really wanted this year. :)
January -$38 February -$145 March -$68 April-$8 May-$12 June-$0
July-$36 August -$526 September -$265 October -$0 November -$0 December -$39
2010 TOTAL -$489 Profit :)
Title: Re: The Great 2010 Collector's Challenge
Post by: JesseVader08 on January 5, 2011, 01:39 AM
2010 was a busy year of selling items for me as well, but I more than made up for that. ;)
Grand Total: $5,407.33 spent. I did get a number of great pieces:
Code 3 Vader's TIE Sideshow 12" Vader & 501st Trooper ESB Koto Vader Gentle Giant ROTS Vader statue 12 vintage Canadian carded figures 3 Russian carded bootlegs
...and a ****load of carded Darth Vaders, loose figures, and Galactic Heroes.