Done.
I have a lot of stuff to get rid of, but the writing is on the wall.
My belief is that we (ARAH fans/collectors) are heading into the same situation that the 12" guys had after ARAH. We are not going to be the focus going forward, if the brand is to survive. That means GI JOE has to reimagine itself once more to try and connect with a new generation.
With that belief, the lack of any movement by Hasbro, or the fandom (look at all Joe boards, they are stalling/dying big time), and it is dawning on me that I just don't have the same interest as I used to have.
I like the 50th anniversary stuff coming out, but I won't be picking any of it up. I am going to keep a small amount of stuff, but I am getting out. I don't even bother with the comics anymore.
As for the boards, well this site has all but died, as much as it pains me to say that. We have a couple of threads that have picked up recently, but there have been days with only 1 or two posts at most. Other sites are doing a bit better, but that isn't saying much.
Time marches on, we as a fandom are fairly old for the "80's boom" of collecting and we haven't had the luck of Star Wars or Transformers where the brand continues on fairly well with either continuing stories of the same universe, or reinvention. However, outside of 12" and Star Wars collectors, we are probably the oldest (avg. age) group collecting. That was bound to eventually catch up to us as well.
Anyway, long rambling story, short. I'm never going to be 100% out, but I'm not going to be buying anymore and I think I'll be just lurking on sites for the most part from now on.