SO ROLL ON several years after, in which i moved to not so sunny London, and strolled into a comic-book store, decided to get some comics to fill my very poor evenings, and i see the shop stores some Fantastic Four and X-men figures. I got one, and another, and another...you see, I discovered there was a whole generation like me that started collecting action figures, and now there were magazines that talk about it, and had price lists, and funny strips with figures, and i got hooked.
Today there are programs on TV about, figures go on sale on ebay for hundreds of dollars, and i found myself with about 2000 figures to this day, of different values and there's no sign of stoping. I get alarm for how much some of my toys get sold for on acuctions sites. I used to call my toys "my cheap art collection", but I am afraid cheap are no more.
This days they are under lock and key, in stylish glass cabinets, and i even possess an action figure "hospital and spa" where they get mended and bath regularly.
My criteria when collecting is simple:
1- THEY LOOK AWESOME.
2-NOSTALGIA
3-THEY ARE FAITHFUL TO THE ORIGINAL CHARACTER/PERSON.
AND THAT'S IT. THIS IS ONLY INTENDED TO BE A VIRTUAL (VISUAL?) GALLERY OF MY ENTIRE COLLECTION TO WHICH OF COURSE I WILL KEEP ADDING AS I GO ALONG. ENJOY!
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