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Re: The Great 2004 collectors challenge
« Reply #150 on: June 27, 2004, 11:59 AM »
****. I've lost track now...
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Re: The Great 2004 collectors challenge
« Reply #151 on: June 30, 2004, 05:01 PM »
Providing I can stay off ebay tonight, June's total is:

$$654.94

Year to date total:

$$3898.23 :o

that should probably be downgraded by a couple of hundred, considering Andy is a dick and I sent some stuff to Dale to cover the Early bird set.  But I probably missed some stuff, so I'll leave it as is.  

Not much left in Vintage now, two biggies (Yak Face, blue snags) and then a big slow down should occur.  I hope :-\

Hoping to trade my old SW and McFarlane stuff for all the OTC/VOTC needs.  
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Re: The Great 2004 collectors challenge
« Reply #152 on: July 3, 2004, 04:12 PM »
a little late this month, but here we go:

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january 2004:
1/2 - $303 - various momc/loose figures and ships from rebelscum forums
1/7 - $60.33 - 12" biker scout and 12" ewok 2-pack
1/9 - $159.65 - real stands (500 pcs)
1/10 - $28 - star cases
1/20 - $46 - more figures from someone @ rebelscum forums
1/22 - $18 - even more figures from someone @rebelscum forums
1/24 - $30 - wave 1 animated clone wars from target

monthly total for january - $644.98
year to date total - $644.98
year end estimate - $3500
percent of yearly estimate spent so far - 18.4%

february:
2/8 - $26.48 - 2 12" leia w/ speeder at target
2/8 - $60 - unleashed clone, luke, chewie
2/8 - $8.23 - animated yoda at target
2/14 - $10.58 - saga lando skiff and bar2-d2 @ tru
2/18 - $169.70 - total (including cash, trade toys and shipping) for mbna chrome vader bust
2/19 - $41.12 - 9 new saga figs @ tru
2/20 - $15.42 - 3 new saga figs @ tru
2/20 - $354.65 - paypal payment to jedimac for assorted goodies
2/21 - $21.18 - ultra jabba & 3-pack @ tru
2/23 - $78.94 - hall of fame case & shipping for my order @ entertainment earth
2/24 - $85.49 - case of figs bought on ebay including shipping
2/24 - $112.75 - yet another paypal to jedimac for more goodies  

monthly total for february - $984.54  
year to date total - $1629.52    
year end estimate - $3500
percent of yearly estimate spent so far - 48%

march:
3/1 - $28 - clone wars animated figures
3/2 - $23.17 - jango and obi-wan deluxe and shipping
3/2 - $3.85 - shipping cost for trade
3/13 - $90 - greedo and biker scout busts
3/13 - $95 - art-f/x clone trooper kit
3/13 - $40 - 12" garindan and jawas
3/13 - $24 - animated clone troopers
3/26 - $40 - 6 saga figures
3/30 - $54 - 8 saga figures
3/31 - $16.85 - shipping for trades

monthly total for march - $414.87
year to date total - $2044.39
year end estimate - $3500
percent of yearly estimate spent so far - 58%

april:
4/4 - $16.46 - deluxe saga figures
4/10 - $40 - mr mini luke saber
4/20 - $22.25 - shipping for trades
4/28 - $24.94 - rotj 1985 re-release poster from starwarsshop.com  
4/29 - $5.75 - shipping for trades
4/29 - $54 - loose figures @ rebelscum
4/30 - $17.35 - shipping for trades

monthly total for april - $180.75
year to date total - $2225.14
year end estimate - $3500
percent of yearly estimate spent so far - 63%

may 2004
5/1 - $95.00 - koto jango kit
5/1 - $60 - clone wars trading cards box
5/1 - $11 - loose vintage figures
5/5 - $23 - saga figures
5/6 - $16.25 - shipping for trades
5/7 - $12.15 - shipping for trades
5/7 - $16 - saga figures
5/10 - $85 - clone wars prototype figures
5/13 - $21.75 - saga figures
5/18 - $31.79 - star wars super collectors wish book
5/19 - $42.32 - saga figures
5/19 - $70 - flying solo - jeremy bulloch autobiography
5/21 - $112.95 - 12" saga yoda, death star trooper, death star driod, han solo stormtrooper & 12" luke/yoda exclusive

monthly total for may - $597.21
year to date total - $2822.35
year end estimate - $3500
percent of yearly estimate spent so far - 80.5%

june 2004:
6/1 - $50 - 12" biker scout and snowtrooper
6/3 - $57.94 - green clone bust from sws.com (via jedimac)
6/4 - $45 - vintage jedi luke, r2 sensorscope, and leia boussh
6/5 - $183.84 - various stuff from sws.com (clone wars glicee, lightsaber blueprints, shirt, and posters)
6/6 - $100 - mr yavin medal
6/10 - $8.23 - super articulated clone from rite aid
6/23 - $75 - 28 commtech stormtroopers shipped
6/24 - $46 - kubricks star wars series 1 shipped
6/29 - $92.91 - more stuff from sws.com (i'd almost like it if they closed this damn site)
6/29 - $21.55 - shipping for some trades

monthly total for june - $680.47
year to date total - $3502.82
year end estimate - $3500
percent of yearly estimate spent so far - 100.01%

well, i knew that it wouldn't last. the yearly estimate, that is. looking at this, would it be safe to estimate that i'll be spending $7000 this year?? that seems ridiculous to me, but since i spent $3500 over the first 6 months, and there are a lot of things being released later this year i want... i'll just have to wait and see. plus, if sws.com keeps "finding" all these neat things in the lucasfillm archives, there's no telling where my spending will end up.

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Re: The Great 2004 collectors challenge
« Reply #153 on: July 15, 2004, 09:43 AM »
This is the first time I have really kept track of my collecting spending, and it has been a little surprising to me.  I have always assumed I spent around $30/month, but this year has been higher than that.  I'm nowhere in the same league as some others I know, but still higher than I thought it would be I guess.  June and July have been larger months than usual for me though, so that doesn't help things any:

June Purchases
Captain Antilles - $4.99
Tie Fighter Pilot - $4.99
Tanus Spijek - $4.99
Han Solo (AT-ST) - $6.00
General Madine - $6.00
Bossk - $6.00
Dengar - $6.00
Princess Leia w/Glass - $9.99
**Non Star Wars**
Gandalf the White - $6.99
Pippin in Armor - $6.99
Gimli - $5.88
Spider-Man 2 Magnetic Spidey - $6.00
Spider-Man Classics Black Spidey - $6.99

July Purchases
Luke Skywalker (Dagobah) - $4.77
Yoda (Dagobah) - $4.77
Obi-Wan (Spirit) - $4.77
R2-D2 (Dagobah) - $4.77
Cloud Car Pilot - $4.77
Leia Bespin - $4.77
Lobot - $4.77
Han Solo (OTC repack) - $4.77
Han Solo (Vintage OTC) - $10.99
Princess Leia (Vintage OTC) - $10.99
Obi-Wan Kenobi (Vintage OTC) - $10.99
Minimates Pack (Spidey, Carnage, Thing, Dr. Doom) - $7.99
Minimates Pack (Spidey, Doc Ock, Cap America, Absorbing Man) - $7.99
Carnage (SMC) - $7.99

Total for the Year (Star Wars) - $300.35
Total for the Year (Everything) - $389.76

That doesn't include a Vader's TIE I got, since I used a gift card, and a few other birthday gifts.  Also a couple of Spidey comics along the way.  Like I said, more than I expected to spend so far this year...but not as bad as it could be (at least that is what I tell my wife ;))

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Re: The Great 2004 collectors challenge
« Reply #154 on: July 15, 2004, 12:30 PM »
Brian, just point your wife at this thread.  After she see's what Adam and Dave have spent, she'll think you're positively sane :-*
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Re: The Great 2004 collectors challenge
« Reply #155 on: July 15, 2004, 10:38 PM »
 >:(

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Re: The Great 2004 collectors challenge
« Reply #156 on: July 15, 2004, 11:28 PM »
>:(

Dude, you're $395.41 behind me.  Suck it up :P
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Re: The Great 2004 collectors challenge
« Reply #157 on: July 16, 2004, 12:05 AM »
Dude, you're $395.41 behind me.  Suck it up :P

psssh, i could make that up in one night  ;D

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Re: The Great 2004 collectors challenge
« Reply #158 on: July 16, 2004, 12:13 AM »
ttthhhhhhhhhhhhppppppt.   I bought a vintage Yak Face today, you're even further behind :-*
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Re: The Great 2004 collectors challenge
« Reply #159 on: July 16, 2004, 12:17 AM »
yeah, but it was a cheap one, i saw it (you lucky bastard!) - besides, it's the middle of the month, and if that's all you've bought this month, then i'm probably ahead of you  :P

look at us, arguing over who's spending more money on this crap

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Re: The Great 2004 collectors challenge
« Reply #160 on: July 16, 2004, 01:01 AM »
Noooooooooooo, today was cheap, rest of month wasn't.  Though in theory it should get cheaper, lessen of course I keep going on that stoopid trilogo carded crap idea.  

Hi Mrs. Mosnab, Brian's very sane.  Really ;D

Hey Dave, race ya to SSW.com so we can buy that Yoda print ;)
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Re: The Great 2004 collectors challenge
« Reply #161 on: July 16, 2004, 01:04 AM »
don't tempt me. i'm this close to buying some of the new jersey's that they have especially the "assassins" basketball one, and i really want that boba fett print as well. yoda and vader are nice as hell too, but if i could only get one, it would be the fett.

looks around room to see what he can sell on ebay to make enough money to buy fett print

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Re: The Great 2004 collectors challenge
« Reply #162 on: August 1, 2004, 07:57 PM »
first of the month already?? well, a quick recap:


january 2004:
1/2 - $303 - various momc/loose figures and ships from rebelscum forums
1/7 - $60.33 - 12" biker scout and 12" ewok 2-pack
1/9 - $159.65 - real stands (500 pcs)
1/10 - $28 - star cases
1/20 - $46 - more figures from someone @ rebelscum forums
1/22 - $18 - even more figures from someone @rebelscum forums
1/24 - $30 - wave 1 animated clone wars from target

monthly total for january - $644.98
year to date total - $644.98
year end estimate - $3500
percent of yearly estimate spent so far - 18.4%

february:
2/8 - $26.48 - 2 12" leia w/ speeder at target
2/8 - $60 - unleashed clone, luke, chewie
2/8 - $8.23 - animated yoda at target
2/14 - $10.58 - saga lando skiff and bar2-d2 @ tru
2/18 - $169.70 - total (including cash, trade toys and shipping) for mbna chrome vader bust
2/19 - $41.12 - 9 new saga figs @ tru
2/20 - $15.42 - 3 new saga figs @ tru
2/20 - $354.65 - paypal payment to jedimac for assorted goodies
2/21 - $21.18 - ultra jabba & 3-pack @ tru
2/23 - $78.94 - hall of fame case & shipping for my order @ entertainment earth
2/24 - $85.49 - case of figs bought on ebay including shipping
2/24 - $112.75 - yet another paypal to jedimac for more goodies  

monthly total for february - $984.54  
year to date total - $1629.52    
year end estimate - $3500
percent of yearly estimate spent so far - 48%

march:
3/1 - $28 - clone wars animated figures
3/2 - $23.17 - jango and obi-wan deluxe and shipping
3/2 - $3.85 - shipping cost for trade
3/13 - $90 - greedo and biker scout busts
3/13 - $95 - art-f/x clone trooper kit
3/13 - $40 - 12" garindan and jawas
3/13 - $24 - animated clone troopers
3/26 - $40 - 6 saga figures
3/30 - $54 - 8 saga figures
3/31 - $16.85 - shipping for trades

monthly total for march - $414.87
year to date total - $2044.39
year end estimate - $3500
percent of yearly estimate spent so far - 58%

april:
4/4 - $16.46 - deluxe saga figures
4/10 - $40 - mr mini luke saber
4/20 - $22.25 - shipping for trades
4/28 - $24.94 - rotj 1985 re-release poster from starwarsshop.com  
4/29 - $5.75 - shipping for trades
4/29 - $54 - loose figures @ rebelscum
4/30 - $17.35 - shipping for trades

monthly total for april - $180.75
year to date total - $2225.14
year end estimate - $3500
percent of yearly estimate spent so far - 63%

may 2004
5/1 - $95.00 - koto jango kit
5/1 - $60 - clone wars trading cards box
5/1 - $11 - loose vintage figures
5/5 - $23 - saga figures
5/6 - $16.25 - shipping for trades
5/7 - $12.15 - shipping for trades
5/7 - $16 - saga figures
5/10 - $85 - clone wars prototype figures
5/13 - $21.75 - saga figures
5/18 - $31.79 - star wars super collectors wish book
5/19 - $42.32 - saga figures
5/19 - $70 - flying solo - jeremy bulloch autobiography
5/21 - $112.95 - 12" saga yoda, death star trooper, death star driod, han solo stormtrooper & 12" luke/yoda exclusive

monthly total for may - $597.21
year to date total - $2822.35
year end estimate - $3500
percent of yearly estimate spent so far - 80.5%

june 2004:
6/1 - $50 - 12" biker scout and snowtrooper
6/3 - $57.94 - green clone bust from sws.com (via jedimac)
6/4 - $45 - vintage jedi luke, r2 sensorscope, and leia boussh
6/5 - $183.84 - various stuff from sws.com (clone wars glicee, lightsaber blueprints, shirt, and posters)
6/6 - $100 - mr yavin medal
6/10 - $8.23 - super articulated clone from rite aid
6/23 - $75 - 28 commtech stormtroopers shipped
6/24 - $46 - kubricks star wars series 1 shipped
6/29 - $92.91 - more stuff from sws.com (i'd almost like it if they closed this damn site)
6/29 - $21.55 - shipping for some trades

monthly total for june - $680.47
year to date total - $3502.82
year end estimate - $3500
percent of yearly estimate spent so far - 100.01%

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july 2004:
7/3 - $160 - koto obi-wan, mr mini saber, and 2 clone 3 packs
7/5 - $73.20 - otc figures from rs
7/6 - $63.55 - otc figures from tydirium
7/14 - $21.28 - shipping for trades
7/22 - $135 - otc/votc/12" votc figures bought off rs
7/27 - $56.16 - another order from sws.com  ::)
7/27 - $22.95 - shipping for trades
7/27 - $20.32 - galactic heroes 2 packs @ kmart
7/29 - $23 - otc figures from nataku

monthly total for july - $575.46
year to date total - $4078.28
year end estimate - $3500
percent of yearly estimate spent so far - 116.52%

see? this is what i was talking about in that "has it gone too far" thread  :D

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Re: The Great 2004 collectors challenge
« Reply #163 on: August 1, 2004, 10:12 PM »
I think you might have me now Dave.  July was kind of inexpensive, relatively speaking.  I think Dale shipped that blue Snag, so maybe not though :-\
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Re: The Great 2004 collectors challenge
« Reply #164 on: August 1, 2004, 10:26 PM »
I think you might have me now Dave.

great. there's something to be proud of.