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Well,after 3 years of living in our apartment,we recently found out they have sold the complex to demolish it and build condos.We only found out because I overheard another couple discussing it with someone in the leasing office while I was picking up a package.(cars of course)They said the deal closes on the 21st and they are only required to give 30 days notice.So we are very limited in where we can move in order to stay in my son's school district.Of our choices,not one has enough room for me to store,much less display all my cars.I have been fortunant that the apartment we live in now has a full length hall way and three huge closets,and I have managed to fit over 1000 cars on the wall and still leave most of the place pretty normal for the wife,but those days are over and now I am at a crossroads...
I am nuts about Dodge and Plymouth musclecars,thats how this whole deal started for me.I happened to be in a Toy R Us sometime in late 94-early 95 and saw my first JL's.I didn't buy any that day but they stuck in my head and soon I started picking them up here and there.I probably had about 50 (mixed brands included) within six months and haven't slowed down since.I hit hyper-drive once I got internet active and finished up most of the JL regs and nearly all the other guy's stuff,then I started on WL's.At this point I think I have about 2000-2500 diecast in the apartment,including 130-140 WL's.I have enjoyed collecting immensly over the past ten years and still do,but I always thought if I ever got tired of it maybe I could get out with a little dough to get a full size musclecar,just a decent driver/project,you know?
I am just at a point where I need to decide if I am going to continue,or move on to other interests,but judging by what I have been paying for good white lightnings lately this doesn't seem to be the optimum time to sell my collection.I am not sure I could even bear to sell,I love my cars,but the thought of them all being out of sight in boxes just makes it all seem so useless to me.Renting storage is out of the question,as we will be paying higher rent already.If I can't display them I'm just not sure I want to keep going anyway.I just feel sick.....
A couple of good Tupperware style storage bins should hold what you have and take up little space until your situation changes. Die-cast is not an investment so I can't address that part of it but I bet it would be hard in the future to go back and get all the casting you have now if you sell. The eight dollar investment in storage is well worth the hedge here.
Don't give up on them, you won't be in a small Apartment all your life. Downsize maybe, but KEEP your favorites, even if you have to box them up. In my experience, you may regret letting them go in the future.
Thanks guys.
Markhos-Thanks for the suggestion.
I agree diecast is not a GOOD investment but it is an investment in the sense there is and will be some market for it when you are gone,either literally or figuratively.We're all just basically caretakers,unless you plan on one huge coffin.These cars will outlive us and in most cases are very unlikely to be disposed of or destroyed en masse.These things will be all over earth indefinately and are a tradable,sellable commodity,maybe prices will go up,maybe down,but it's all just cycles.I don't see the whole hobby dissapearing anytime soon.
Whether or not it is a motive is up to each individual,but the fact is they are worth money.
My motive is I love cars,all sizes.Yes it is nice to think I can have a hobby where I am not just throwing money in the ocean,but I didn't start buying toys with illusions of grandure.
good luck with your decision,I can't offer any advice because I can relate in a way,I need to downsize because I'll just never be able to display everything I have. I just cringe at the thought of getting rid of some,how do you decide what goes and what stays...and I just keep buying more
I store all of my cars in my parents basement and attic. I have no room where I live either (price you pay to live in the city). I got over the fact years ago that I cant display them all. I just buy them and throw them in storage bins. I dont care if I cant see them, I'm just happy that they are there.
meat packing boxes could work pretty good too....very sturdy for protection....besides, what's a few dozen boxes stacked in a corner for a while ?
A few dozen more boxes for the wife to complain about.She has specific ideas on what the bedroom should look like,cardboard furniture not included.
The more I think about it,maybe the move is kinda making me realise if I keep going at this rate there will never be enough space.They have just about killed me lately with Sweet,10 car sets,Mopar Muscle,Street Freaks,etc.,etc... all at once.I can't see paying rent for a room for my collection while my two kids share a room or something.I love this stuff but where will it end?
How many here have days where this crosses your minds?
I have noticed a few drop out officially but then I see one or two of them buying again on the bay.Are we truly addicted?
Just seeking a little insight from like-minded people.
How many here have days where this crosses your minds?
It crossed my mind about two years ago and hasn't left. Unfortunately, those boxes I referred to in my last post are still there. I just haven't acquired what it takes to let them go. I loathe the boxes, but yet I can't come to terms with the effort it would take to dispose of them, and the reality of losing a large portion of the money I spent on them. I never planned on making money on them, but anytime you have to absorb a loss on anything in life it hurts.
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HEy tystik73, WE have the Same Sickness!! I love your collection, very nice!
Your smarter then me, You just go for the MOpars which you can still stay on top of, I buy lot more stuff so it gets so hard keeping up, Dont Give up.
I hear ya when you say they released a lot of mopar sets lately, well thats awsome for us, I think they will die down for a bit, so you have time to get em all before they come out with more mopar series.
Its going to be hard to display them all man, that will never end unless you got $$$$$$$$$$$$$$.
just display what you can and store what you cant. when you get a bigger house you will be happy!
Good luck and good bless, But if you do happen to part with any of your Mopars, Please let know first They would go to a good MOpar home
Each year I give more and more thought to just duct taping the plastic storage bins shut, putting them on a shelf and forgetting about them for 10-20 years. I just keep getting more and more and it just puts me further and further behind. I already have over 1300 in display cases and bookshelves in the office at home and still have waaay more that I have stored. An, unlike mid, it does bother me that I can't see them when I want. The longer I collect, the more I don't get to see, heck I might as well just go to somebody else's house and look at theirs for all the good they do me stored away in the basement. The day is coming when I will either put them all away or have one hell of a garage sale....
