Giving up collections?
I need some serious advice from fellow collectors...
I just came back from Japan, and I am sorry I have not been on LJ at all! ;__; there was just too much stuff going on...
But now that I have time to think, and my head is clear... I've started to think while looking at my collections, "what IS all this stuff?"
If you don't know already, all of my walls are lined to the ceiling (LITERALLY) with plushies and manga. I don't have a problem with the manga, since I can use them for reference materials, more or less, but what about the plushies?
At this point in my life, I'm not sure how I feel about collecting pokemon anymore. DON'T GET ME WRONG! I will always love collecting, but right now... I feel like more of a hoarder. There are so many random things scattered around... I have plushies of pokemon I just "like" and don't even collect. They take up room, and I just have one thing piled on top of another! My whole room feels like a jungle, and now that I'm getting older, I feel like it is time to stop.
My interests are broadening, and now I've found myself seriously interested in dollfies (or BJDs). I bought my first one during my trip to Japan, and I am completely in love. They are not cheap, but they don't take up space like plushies do, and they are just as, if not way more, lovable (IMO).
I know many of you have faced this tough decision before, so I ask you.... when do you know when it is time to let go of some of your collections? Is it difficult? Do you lose a lot of money?
Things I know I will weed out:
Eevee & eeveelutions
pikachus (dittochus, couplechus, promochus)
All legendary pokedolls (so far have one of each? or more?)
Random legendary plushies
Snivys (Huge carnival snivy, sleepy, talky, etc)
giant magikarp... ANY ADVICE ON HOW TO GET RID OF THIS THING!?!? It takes up so much room.. I want to get rid of it so horribly...
THINGS I AM HESITANT TO SELL (keep in mind these will be pricey...)
Giant pokemon center Lugia
Purple Mirage mew
Mirage Eevee
Why am I thinking of selling these even though I REALLY DO NOT WANT TO...? Because coming back from Japan.. I have a huge credit card bill to pay. I am not even going to joke about how bad it is because it is BAD. I am also going back to school in the fall, and need to pay for tuition UPFRONT (I dont have a student loan and cannot get one). Also, I plan on going back to Japan next year to study and visit my host family.
So how is this going to work out? I dont know.
Any advice? I will probably write more about this later on....
If there is anything in my collection you are interested in, feel free to let me know. I am probably going to list everything on ebay, because I can probably get more from there, than on the comm.
Let me know what you guys think.......... (T__T) blugh