Anyone ever take big breaks from collecting?

[RG]

I've had breaks from collecting lol. It's needed from time to time. I think I'm getting on the edge of taking one now ... maybe, not sure yet lol

[NewForce]

sounds very familiar!
1988-1994: I put together one heck of a Golden Age Comic collection, and collected the entire marvel and dc superhero silver age...also started collecting Star Trek vintage toys (Remco, Mego) and I completed (first time) my WGSH collection (1 of each, either boxed or carded, or loose...no variants, etc, just wanted "one"...had carded Iron Man and Aquaman, etc).
I was a regular buyer and seller in the CBG and ToyShop

1995:sold off my comic collection to fund the start of our business, managed to hold onto my toys

1996-2000: found myself selling virtually everything I had personally collected, to get through the "lean" years of our business (bills to pay)... all my comics I had left, my Star Trek mego collection (I had them all, every carded version, from 5 face, 6 face, 2nd aliens, 3rd aliens, 2nd aliens on 3rd cards, type 1 carded, type 2 carded, etc)...sold off my entire WGSH collection via toy shop and then start up ebay (I still remember a HK buyer for my carded Iron Man, Green Goblin and Aquaman..$1000, $1000 and $750 respectively is what I sold them for! if only I knew then, what I know now...I will try to dig up some of my old Toy Shop ads for nostalgia)...
sold my entire Vintage Star Wars collection (carded, boxed, etc)...also, sold to help fund home purchase...

2001-2002...sold my Star Trek Remco collection (very rare, if anyone has knowledge of)...repurchased most mego's, Star Trek and WGSH, but only loose ones ($ factor).
Purchases Ahmed's loose WGSH all in one shot around this time (2nd time I had "one of each") only to sell it again for new home purchase...

2003-2005...great selling years, action figure sales were great...we imported many containers full of figures from HK during these years...didn't buy too much, but sold tons of new figures (Star Wars, Simpsons, etc) and comics

2005-present... 2005, I re-established myself buying vintage comics (both as a collector and reseller) and in 2007, started collecting Mego's again (as a collector only)...

[Riffster]

mostly collect comics, been doing that since i was 10, 1980 buy em every week, been collecting Megos for a year or so. jumped both feet in but i don't think i'll try and collect them all.

think being the key word

[Bo8a_Fett]

I stop collecting for a week or so every time me and my wife argue about it...lol

[Earth 2 Chris]

I've been collecting non-stop since 1988, but there wasn't much new to collect then. For some stupid reason, I was mostly after "new" stuff in the early days, although the ocassional Mego called to me. After the advent of ebay, my wife started buying me Mego WGSH for my birthday and Christmas. This is around the time I began lurking at the Museum. As my collection grew I got more and more into it. Finally I just jumped in whole hog and I've slowly been piecing together a loose collection of all things Mego Super Hero. I can go several months without buying a Mego, but they are never far from my mind.

Chris

[Collect 'em all!]

I stop collecting for a week or so every time me and my wife argue about it...lol

Oh man, can I relate to that...

[vulcan2074]

I started out by collecting Comic Books and Non-Sport Trading Cards back in 1985.

Around 1990 I really slowed down on Trading Cards and Comics and I started collecting Action Figures.

I collected anything and everything I could get my hands on. I was obsessed, but I couldn't keep it up forever.

So I finally took a break from everything around 2003. I didn't start back up until 2007.

I'm now primarily collecting MEGOs. I've been on quite the mission. At this point I don't know if I'll ever take another break. The last one felt like an eternity. Why did I stop? I really don't know. I just did.

My friends to this day still can't believe how much I love collecting toys. The only person I know that Collects toys is my Sister. Shes been on Hiatus for a few years now.

I've never sold any of my toys. I don't know if I could. I did donate a portion of my collection to my Moms Church and to a Shelter for battered Woman one year for Christmas. I'm so lucky and very fortunate that I had to give back in some way.That was a special year for me.

I will always Love Toys especially my MEGOs.

[nvmbrsdoom5]

I started collecting in my later teens around 1989, collected heavily until around 2000. Divorce and the closing of my shop wound up curbing my collecting habits for a while. I had to sell alot of my Megos and vintage SW to make ends meet at that time and it soured me on collecting for a while. Only on a rare occasion would I buy a toy and it was usually just something cheap I'd see at TRU or something, but no Megos. Finally a few years ago I started getting nostalgic again and it was basically my finding the Mego Museum that got me into collecting again.

So my big break lasted just about five years, I guess. Now I don't collect as heavily and frequently as I once did but I pick up things when I can and on a somewhat regular basis.

[hyperjoe]

Bought many Vintage Star Trek and Space 1999 models 2000-2004.
Master in college no buying 2004-2007
3rd quarter 2007-PRESENT-buying up Mego Space 1999 Palitoy, Prop Models, and other 60-70's Sci Fi TV collectables. Completed vintage star wars fig collection. I love vintage Brit TV shows, Space 1999, UFO, Starmaidens ect...

This year alone, I have spent over 5k in toys. OUCH. I buy and sell toys from garage sales to support my habit .