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Hello to the community. I introduced myself a few weeks ago and told some about a fire i had in Sept of 2007. I told some of you i would explain further.
So in September of 2007 i was called by my neighbor telling me there was a huge fire at our apartment complex. I was part of 4 apartments, 2 on each floor. By the time i got home the place was almost out but had burned to the ground. It was a lit cigg in the next apt that caught some paint on fire and it went quick from there. I was already partly moved into my fiancee's house and had most of my apparel and electronic stuff with her. All of my collectibles were still at my apt. Everything i had collected since i was a wee little collector was burned, melted, or flat out obliterated with no signs of it. I lost every Luke Skywalker, every Cobra soldier, every baseball, hockey, football, and basketball card. Well you guys get the point. I know there are several big time collectors out there. I had a lot of stuff. Lots of mint in the package stuff and just as much opened stuff. Hey i was an equal opportunity collector, i had to free several figures from the evil clamshell. Like i said i had been collecting for almost 30 years at this point of my life.
Ok this is the real important part of my message. Of all the stuff i had i never had insurance on any of it. Worst of all, i still don't know how much i lost cause i never wrote it down and took pictures to document it. Just imagine tomorrow everything you had was not just gone but destroyed. As you can tell this is still a very hard part of my life. Thank god i had my fiancee through everything and we are still getting married this April.
So for all you super collectors out there, trust me you will never remember everything you have right now. Take pictures of everything and write it down so even someone not knowing anything about toys can understand it. I can't even put into words just how bad the last year was. But i have my health, my upcoming marriage and the next part of my life to build my collection again. If anyone wants to donate that spare mego or hansolo you can spare. Anyway be safe this new year and my name is mark and i am a megoholic.
So in September of 2007 i was called by my neighbor telling me there was a huge fire at our apartment complex. I was part of 4 apartments, 2 on each floor. By the time i got home the place was almost out but had burned to the ground. It was a lit cigg in the next apt that caught some paint on fire and it went quick from there. I was already partly moved into my fiancee's house and had most of my apparel and electronic stuff with her. All of my collectibles were still at my apt. Everything i had collected since i was a wee little collector was burned, melted, or flat out obliterated with no signs of it. I lost every Luke Skywalker, every Cobra soldier, every baseball, hockey, football, and basketball card. Well you guys get the point. I know there are several big time collectors out there. I had a lot of stuff. Lots of mint in the package stuff and just as much opened stuff. Hey i was an equal opportunity collector, i had to free several figures from the evil clamshell. Like i said i had been collecting for almost 30 years at this point of my life.
Ok this is the real important part of my message. Of all the stuff i had i never had insurance on any of it. Worst of all, i still don't know how much i lost cause i never wrote it down and took pictures to document it. Just imagine tomorrow everything you had was not just gone but destroyed. As you can tell this is still a very hard part of my life. Thank god i had my fiancee through everything and we are still getting married this April.
So for all you super collectors out there, trust me you will never remember everything you have right now. Take pictures of everything and write it down so even someone not knowing anything about toys can understand it. I can't even put into words just how bad the last year was. But i have my health, my upcoming marriage and the next part of my life to build my collection again. If anyone wants to donate that spare mego or hansolo you can spare. Anyway be safe this new year and my name is mark and i am a megoholic.
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