Collecting Action Figures: Who Does? Who Does Not?

[dr.jones1986]

I said no, I used to collect Star Wars figures and have a sizable collection but I no longer buy them (After I bought a couple for Episode III I stopped collecting). I have only one Indiana Jones figure, the large Disney figure that came out a few years ago...which I think looks much better than the Temple of Doom version they have out now.

[goodeknight]

I am 40, but have the perfect excuse for still collecting. I'm a dad with an 8-year-old son. So there's no collecting carded figures for display. But I do still get to enjoy shopping for figures and searching for them online.

I handed down all of my vintage Star Wars and Secret Wars (Marvel) toys to my son. Nothing really expensive in those lots, so it's okay for him to play with them. I have also bought him a bunch of Narnia figures (not happy with the quality of those), and Indiana Jones figures, playsets, vehicles, etc. Fun stuff.

Kept a few for myself for little displays in my office at work. The Indy figures go well with artifacts I've collected on my travels (statues and carvings, masks, Egyptian funerary cones, drums, crosses, and so on).

[Marshall2288]

I thought I would bump this up. I playing with action figures religiously as a kid all the way up till 8th grade when it died overnight basically. I'm 26 now and I still buy figures though only certain characters. I have quite a few Indy and Han Solo figures but my main collection is Jack Sparrow and Boba Fett. I have a lot of Star Trek figures as well. I dunno, it's just something I enjoy. I only display a few of them in my studio. Most are in a box in the attic. It's the most accessible box in the attic. I made sure of that!

[Thugee]

I've collected action figures since I was 4 yrs old, so maybe around 1995 or so. I always wanted Indy toys when I first watched the movies when I was 8 yrs old and when KOTCS came out I had pretty much stopped buying toys through local retailers (like Walmart and such.). So I went out and bought as many Indy figures as I could. Now I'm only missing 4 Indy things all together. Other figures I collect are:

- Jurassic Park
- Star Wars
- Lord of the Rings
- TMNT
- GI Joe
Also a bunch of assorted figures like Ghostbusters, Gargoyles, Small Soldiers etc.

[Marshall2288]

Yea i was done buying figures when CS came out to. I actually didn't even get them when they came out in stores. i had to play catch up on eBay last year. Since I like to open them anyways I got some good deals. I'm still missing quite a few. Maybe I should try to get the whole line??? Could be cool.