Carsonsmith is a serious collector  Gender: Male Location: Canada I collect: Star Wars, Vintage Game Consoles (games), toys of the 1980s and other cool stuff that I can get my hands on.... The most I've spent on an item: $200 Annually I spend about: $1200 I purchase a new item: 1 Time A Month A few words about myself: I have been collecting Star Wars since 1998/99. I sold what I originally had as a child.... I am so sorry for that!! I love anything and everything vintage and my interest really is in the toys I had or wanted as a child. I love the 1980's, the movies, the music, the TV shows and the toys! About my collections: I love to talk about my collection, not everyone cares about collecting or Star Wars, so when I have a chance to share I jump at it. My vintage collection is what means the most to me because these were the toys that were out when I was a child.... I guess I am getting some of my childhood back by collecting the toys I had as a child. About my interests: I collect Star Wars, anything vintage that I can get my hands on really. I started a few years ago collecting vintage video game consoles. I love the 1980's and I am a Leonard Cohen fan. I love the Internet and video games.  My Latest Collections - see all collectionsFeatured Interview: The Action Figures Are Strong with This One.
CQ: How many items do you have in your collection? How did you get started? I honestly do not know exactly how many items I have in my collection, but I know that it’s very extensive. If I had to take a hypothetical guess I would have to say a few thousand individual pieces give or take, but that’s just a guess. I have always been interested in collecting and as a child I had small hobbies, like collecting stamps and coins. Growing up Star Wars was my favorite movies and series of toys, but I sold my childhood toys except for a few pieces as a young adult (I am very, very sorry for that). In 1998/99 with the exciting news that the original trilogy was going to be re-released, followed by Star Wars Episode 1, The Phantom Menace I decided that it would be cool to get back into collecting Star Wars. So with every new Star Wars item I bought I started to re-live my childhood and it was very addicting and fun.
CQ: In the box or out of the box? Do you have two sets - one to preserve and one to play with? Anything I buy new I keep in its original packaging except anything that was bought opened, like off eBay or something. I know that a lot of collectors say that they take their figures out to display and enjoy them and that’s fine, but for me I love to keep things as new as possible and leaving them in their boxes or packages will make sure that the figure inside will be kept as new as possible. I do not have any intentions of selling my collection, but the value dose rise when things are kept new.
CQ: The Star Wars Trilogy or the First Three? How does this affect the items in your collection? The original trilogy in my opinion will always be the best; these were the three that started it all. I love the look and packaging of the newer figures, but the new toys (1995 and up) do not compare to the original toys made by Kenner. The vintage part of my Star Wars collection is honestly my favorite and it’s something I take pride in and love to talk about.
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