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Post by admin1 aka Ed on Apr 5, 2015 19:59:14 GMT -5
You,
Do you collect OLDER toys than your robot collection?
I've been gearing up my research on early Americana….
Ed
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Post by Mr. Ginrai on Apr 5, 2015 22:59:20 GMT -5
Yes...to a point. I have toys that go back to the 50s/60s/70s (and through today as well) while my collection mainly focuses on 80s era (roughly '77/'78 through '92 to cover early attempts, transition pieces and late releases).
Strangely, most of my pre-period collection stuff is NOT robot related and the items, while sometimes related by type or genre, are quite varied.
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Post by mecha-mania on Apr 6, 2015 2:29:33 GMT -5
Nah, not for me, 70s to 80s stuff are as far back as i would go. Certainly no tin toys for me, and i do know they dont come cheap.
Edit: and whenever i come across such a thread, i cannot help but bring up the question on whether such collection will survive till the next generation. As it is, toys in the 50s till late 60s already have no appeal to me as i never even come across them in my childhood and even if i did, it is barely memorable to me. I am wondering the highly prized vintage toys of today such as the SG-01 will hold its value in say 20-30 years time? Would the younger generation want them at all? Even the SOC toys of today might not be spared when the time comes. Just a thought on my end.
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Post by reVolVer on Apr 6, 2015 4:36:40 GMT -5
Nah, not for me, 70s to 80s stuff are as far back as i would go. Certainly no tin toys for me, and i do know they dont come cheap. Edit: and whenever i come across such a thread, i cannot help but bring up the question on whether such collection will survive till the next generation. As it is, toys in the 50s till late 60s already have no appeal to me as i never even come across them in my childhood and even if i did, it is barely memorable to me. I am wondering the highly prized vintage toys of today such as the SG-01 will hold its value in say 20-30 years time? Would the younger generation want them at all? Even the SOC toys of today might not be spared when the time comes. Just a thought on my end. yup. theres no sense in buying toys u knew nothing about. 70s-90's chogokins are already expensive as it is... so why add toys u cant even relate. (unless u are bored with slow chogokin releases and u have lots of cash u just want to spend hehe) as for SOC toys having some worth 2 to 3 decades from now,, well we can never tell.. unless the next generation will see a new animation of these classics robots (the mazinkaisers/shin getters/etc. of today) for them wanting to buy older versions of chogokins(the now socs). As for these SOCs lasting for ages hehe.. well just enjoy these chogokins while its still good. life is short. |
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Post by Mechanical Flesh on Apr 6, 2015 8:22:22 GMT -5
I've heard several times that, when it comes to your collection, one thing is very important: focus. Focusing on a certain type/line of toys, and from a certain period of time, helps a lot.
That said, I've decided that for now I will focus on buying relatively recent (2000-ish till present day) representations of classic super robots (1972-1984). That means, SoCs, SRCs, Brave Gokins, some things from Marmit or Max Factory... those things will do.
I thought many times though, to include older toys in my collection, Bandai Chogokins from the golden era and whatnot, I realize that the prices people ask to sell us a copy of a, say, GA-01 (box and toy in good conditions) is mindboggling. Those things are just so expensive, that I simply can't afford them right now. Maybe the situation will change for the better in some years (talking about my income here), and I'll start collecting something from the 70's and 80's, who knows.
But right now? Anything more than 20 years old is just too expensive for my poor wallet. So I'll just focus on my SoCs and my SRCs for the time being.
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Post by Mr. Ginrai on Apr 6, 2015 11:03:38 GMT -5
I'll add to my previous post from above that the toys older than my collection are few. Meaning there are enough of them, but nothing to get out of focus - each item that falls into my "older than" category has some kind of connection to my family, my past, or theme similar to what I collect.
As to cost of vintage, yes, some items are prohibitively expensive. While I have bought both cheap and very very expensive items, I guarantee you that my focused buying and patience has actually cost me less money than if I was a modern toy (SOC, for example) collector.
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Post by Lejam on Apr 6, 2015 11:33:46 GMT -5
Few years ago I ordered Matchbox SDF1, gakken Mospeada Alpha fighter (red), Takatoku 1/40 Orgroid and Nikick).
I am still tempted to get a Popy Battleshark for custom...
But going to ultra vintage (for the 70's/80's collectors) is a expensive hobby and vortex...
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Post by Mr. Ginrai on Apr 6, 2015 11:58:18 GMT -5
Few years ago I ordered Matchbox SDF1, gakken Mospeada Alpha fighter (red), Takatoku 1/40 Orgroid and Nikick). I am still tempted to get a Popy Battleshark for custom... But going to ultra vintage (for the 70's/80's collectors) is a expensive hobby and vortex... Not if you stay specific and focus like I did  Those are great picks for vintage Lejam, good choices! |
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Post by faelon on May 10, 2015 22:42:34 GMT -5
I'm much the same as Mechanical Flesh. I am mainly focusing on modern representations of classic 70's to 80's stuff with some minor dipping into a few select 90's subjects if I like the end result. I have a collection of some older trains including a few early Lionel pre war tin pieces. But those are all mostly things that I inherited from friends and family and not stuff I very actively sought to buy.
My collection has a few older actual 70's and 80's pieces that were what survived my own childhood. But while I findly remember them, I tend to collect good representations of the characters that I remember fondly. My sense of nostalgia for the actual old stuff is more limited. For example I will happily and gleefully enjoy a modern MP Transformer far more than an authentic 1980's G1 representation of the same character that looks like a half assed badly proportioned robot. The same goes with the Gokins. GA-01 was wonderful for its time and what it was. But having grown up playing with it (or a friends at least) and now being able to compare it to the modern stuff? Someof the "amazement" wears off a bit. At least at the prices people are asking for it.
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Post by B- on May 18, 2015 16:16:05 GMT -5
No I only collect Modern versions of 70s/80s Super Robots with animes who aired from 1972-1984 and spinoff SRs from animes from those years {Mazinkaiser etc} I DO make a very few exceptions like Takatoku Time Bokan insects..as they fit in well with the CMs modern ones...I own Peach Kurin the bee.
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Post by samazinga on Aug 29, 2015 15:13:47 GMT -5
I haven't ever pulled the trigger on anything that old. I think my Jumbos are the oldest thing I have currently, and they're older than I am by almost 20 years. The only thing I can think of that I would really consider older than my Bots would be my soda bottle collection or old movie recorder collection, both of which I have been slowly getting rid of. Too many directions at once to be a real collector of any.
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Post by fredeliza on Aug 29, 2015 18:20:01 GMT -5
Still need to buy an original popy voltes (exact same one I got when I was 7 yrs old).
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Post by xtrlowz75 on Sept 22, 2015 22:40:48 GMT -5
Not that they're older, but began adding the Star Wars "Vintage Collection" in this year, the ones made on the old style figure cards 2009-2012. They are very cool and a small controllable collection with my godaikin. Keeps the wife happy too if its a small collection and not house space overwhelming.
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