Up until 5 years ago i was working @ a second hand store. We would get tracker trailer loads of used items from the U.S.
I was bring home 5 to 10 grocery bags PACKED full of vintage and modern loose toys. And i was also collecting and buying toys @ stores brand new. When id get home with loose stuff it went in a cardboard box. One for ninja turtles one for star wars one for g.i joe and so on. When id get home with MOSC stuff, it went in a plastic bag and in a sealed tote box.
Anyway, One day i was unloading one of these big boxes the stuff came in ( boxes where 4 feet tall/ 4 feet wide and 4 feet long ) They called'em gaylord boxes...? Whatever..
So, im there unloading this thing, i get half way to the bottom and BOOM! From the middle of the box to the bottom, some guys 1982 to 1987 MASSIVE G.I JOE COLLECTION. 50 vehiles in there easy, all nicely packed. 3 green 82 or 83 vamps/ a stinger / skystricker complete without Ace and parachute. 3 or 4 missle defence systems. x-30, the bridge laying tank/ black cobra jet/ couple flack canons and on and on it went.........
Of course it landed @ my house..LOL for like 20$
My problem with collecting was, i wanted the modern stuff..And in 2007 the modern stuff was priced through the roof, and a lot of it wasnt made yet..LOL.. And im a completist , i couldnt see myself trying to collect everything from 80's g.i joe. Plus i knew the cost assosited with that.
So i had my g.i joe collection plus this mega lot i found plus my friends collection that i got for like 30$. There was a lot of stuff. But i only had like 50$ in it...I thought i was doing good by posting it on kijiji for 350$. Guy shows up. Offers 250$ I said take it...
And take it he did. plus the 40 pound bag of figures/ plus the 10 pound bag-o-eweapons/ plus 20 pound box of misalanious peaces.
All for 250$....
Also sold my MOSC collection and all my loose stuff from every other toy line. 1100$ for everything. There was a lot of stuff there also. I had to ship it to the guy. I remember boxing it all up, and FILLING,,,FILLING !! The back of my truck. I just dont mean the cab i mean the box on the back FULL, to the brim plus some in the cab too. It was only an Chevey s-10 truck, but it holds a lot of toys...!!!