I am bringing mine to local toy shops. It helps fill their stock, opens up space for me and I can either pick up a piece I was looking for or take the cash and not have to do all the eBay work. It’s a win for everyone. Personally, I think it’s an opportunity for content for both you and Toy Federation. You could fill a van and you guys could do a celebrity trade in video. It would get a million views
I would love a video series on your progress adding new displays, curating what you find in the totes and overall updating your toy rooms. I’m always curious what choices others make for display and I find it to be one of the finest parts of my own collection.
Vintage toy collecting is no different from any collectibles of historical art and items. I am a firm believer if its not in the of your collection that you feel the need to display it then why have it. I agree with another post redo the basement as a bigger studio and fund it by selling off the items you don’t need in the collection. Its not like you can’t ever get it again. All of this stuff is in constant rotation between all of us.
I'm completely the same. My Embarrassment is a giant stack of plastic boxes that every time I start sorting, several hours pass by, I rediscover it's all really cool stuff, and none of it I want to get rid of
That’s exactly how I always feel when trying to purge some of my collection. Everything I have left I genuinely love and can’t see myself parting with. There’s just too many cool things. I’m always trying to find things I can get rid of though.
This may be the most relatable video for me as a collector that I’ve seen. I feel a better knowing I’m not alone with being overwhelmed with my collection.
Never commented on TH-cam. Also never seen your videos before, but this one showed up for me in my feed today, and I wanted to say I appreciated your honesty and openness about your collecting. I've had similar thoughts about my own collections over the years, and so a lot of what you've said resonates with me. Thank you for sharing!
I get it Dan- I think a lot of collectors feel this especially at this time of the year. You clearly do so much for the toy world, I mean you are a part of its history now! As long as your family is happy and healthy there is no reason to feel shame for this stuff bringing you joy!
I can feel a show on the horizon: Dan's toy therapy. All jokes aside, I know where you're coming from. I took a bunch of my stuff and put it in boxes before Christmas because I said I'm almost I don't need to be collecting this stuff. I'm single with no kids so no one's going to inherit this. And then I am embarrassed thinking how much money I wasted but it makes me happy. So now I kind of want to put all the stuff back out. Haha.
You know I relate. The collection in the basement here got so big, and you can attest to the fact that there was just stuff EVERYWHERE...I went down the opposite path though. I sold 80% of it because it just gave me anxiety walking down there every time. I loved the stuff, but it was at a breaking point. The Theater Room and the small portion I kept makes me MUCH happier.
Definitely a relatable issue! No matter what space you have, eventually it fills up and you reach this conundrum. 😢 This is why you see me set up at the toy shows regularly!
The vac metal shelf was amazing, he says as he covers his eyes from the glare 🤣 . This was a great video Dan - thanks for being brave enough to show us around! I think you've framed up your year really well - goal setting is important! The budget appreciates it as well! I can't wait to follow along.
I just redid my displays and collection, cutting back several collections and packing away others that I feel aren't necessary to display right now. I'm much happier with my collection now, although it is still overwhelming just how much I have. One thing that I thought to myself as I got rid of stuff was "would I rebuy this eventually if it was lost to a house fire or anything?". If the answer is yes, I'll keep it for now. If no, it's outta here. I enjoy having a diverse toy collection but after a while I had to realize that I can't be an archivist and much of what I had felt like I had it just for the sake of having it. I enjoy going to various toy stores and toy shows to see and experience toys I normally would never buy, and that's been a great way for me to both grow and define my collection. Great vid dude! As you go through all those other totes I'd love to see more of them on camera!!
I feel a lot of this to my core! I've collected so many things over the years that I'm running out of space, and things that I'm not sure i have any attachment to. One of the things I plan on doing for my channel this year is specifically showing off toys I already own vs bringing in too many more. You had so many cool things in the totes that you may never have shown off! Maybe it's worth it to do that Swamp Thing or Pizza Thrower clones video after all. ;)
I was waiting for a collection video, thanks for the tease I guess? haha. I've honestly really enjoyed all of your videos. I've seen so many things that were a part of my childhood often locked away in an old memory. My new favorite TH-cam channel.
The struggle is real my friend. I’m currently working on cleaning up my Toy Tomb, and trying to hone in what I keep…and what to let go. I love the idea of a defined HUNT LIST.
I can relate so hard to this. I've begun the task of going through all my stuff from childhood and deciding what to keep and what to sell. Given the space in my house and my current collecting, the sell pile is growing by the day.
Hi Pixel Dan, I want to thank you for sharing your collection with us and showing off some of the things you have stored in your basement, for me, one of the best collections you have is Motu Classics, I discovered your channel through the video reviews of this line of figures and they are my favorites. I still watch them... thanks again and I hope you can get everything you want this year, stay heavy and blessings! 🤘😎
It’s awesome that you randomly pulled out Swamp Thing. I just started to recollect that line. It was such a great line that I feel never got the recognition.
The Swamp Thing toy line was definitely an underrated line. I remember them fondly. In the UK we have usually have loft storage rather than basements. My loft is full of empty boxes and tubs of figures. I’d love to be able to display them all but without a man cave I’m very limited on display space. As you say though it is very exciting to rediscover a toy that’s been in storage for a while 😁
I converted my garage into a collectibles/video store to solve the problem of my endless storage. If I can’t see it and enjoy it why hold it? My wife and I put it all out as a store setting. It’s now our favorite place.
It's so crazy I randomly came across this channel today. Same situation, I moved to a bigger house 5yrs ago, but now more of my collection is found in the totes of shame. I beat myself up over it, and wonder if I just sell it all....but every time I go through a tote, I get sucked back into the nostalgia and feels. Going through these comments, though, I find comfort knowing I'm not even close to being the only one. I still would like to downsize somehow, and find a way to rotate and showcase new items that I love. I feel bad they're just stuck in boxes. Goals for '25 I guess. 🤷🏻♂️
Some years back I had the epiphany to go "modular" with my displays. I realized that you can't just "add a case" or wall space forever. So the solution was to setup the room as "modular" and now I swap things out thematically now and again. It's sort of a "have your cake and eat it to method". it's great.
Awesome video senor! Love your collection! My favorite was the remco shelves those 5inch are awesome, and the food fighters line with the fridge so cool! The voltron pilots looked cool enjoyed everything!!
I was you once. I had Star Wars, MOTU, GI Joe, Hot Wheels and other odds and ends. I had fun hunting and attending shows for many many years. I finally realized it had to end after looking at boxes and boxes of toys piled in basements, garages, and various rooms. I decided to let it all go, so someone else could enjoy what I had. You will do the same thing. It will hit you at some point if not already and you will need to free yourself. It will not be easy but it will be refreshing and a relief!!!! Believe me! 😀👍🏻
This video is awesome! No shame in looking at the complete collection, tote and all. I’m in the similar place with my collection and your plan for 2025 is solid. Can’t wait to see where this journey takes you Pixel Dan. 👍🏻
I look forward to your hunts this year! May the grail shine upon you! Personally, as a game collector, I absolutely understand letting go of something, to refocus on what is more important to you.
I actually am going through all my stuff right now! 1st step is to group like things together, while pulling out anything I know for sure I can let go of. 2nd step is fine sorting things in detail, while pairing up loose bits and pieces.
I had the pleasure of meeting you a few years ago at Retropalooza in Arlington where I bought your Masters of the Universe book that is promptly displayed in my bookshelf. Your collection is incredible. I'm slowly building up mine, but I'm not sure where to focus first. I'm thinking Motr but it seems to be getting more expensive by the day.
You may have to change your name from Pixel Dan to Hoarder Dan! Jokes aside, I have only been back into toy collecting the last few years, and it's already boxes and boxes of stored items that I don't have room for (not to mention gigantic playsets like Eternia and Cat's Lair). So no surprise on why you're at this level after many years of collecting!
This video and your message was rad. I’ve been in a goal setting season and it’s been rad. Really looking to do something similar, really focus and reinvest on the things that do spark excitement and let things go. I’m going for personal grails too! Oh and not embarrassing at all, I was expecting a lot worse! 😅 either way, you’re doing it for the right reasons. Stay rad!
I am right there with you with my collection but on a much smaller scale. My long term plan is to make a shed out back with a wood shop on the ground floor and have my entire toy collection displayed up stairs. I just need to win the lottery.
I totally feel you! Thank you for having the courage to show off the basement totes! Best of luck on your goals! I am the same way with several boxes of toys that I want to display and keep, but have no space to do so. I do the same with Yugioh cards (several stacks of cards with no place to go). I am planning to purge soon by following the 'does it bring me joy?' Marie Kondo method! :)
I'll be moving cross country come spring so I've definitely been getting rid of stuff I don't need. There is stuff I brought when I moved here 15 years ago that has literally never left the tote I brought it in. It either got sold to an individual, donated to goodwill, or sold to half-price books.
Im.right there with ya Dan! I got alot of my collection in totes. I want one day to do as you said make great videos but to have a bigger better display place. I'm looking to get a bigger house too. You are not the only one and thanx for sharing buddy.
Really understand that sinking feeling when you see everything piled up like that. You're lucky to have a basement though. I have a huge My Little Pony collection stacked in boxes and tubs, floor to ceiling in what should be a dining room... and my hallway is overrun with dinosaurs. There's a lot of stuff displayed in my studio, but it's a mess too because last year was so crazy. Perhaps this is the year to sort things out
I can totally relate to not having enough space to display everything and being too attached to the items in storage. It’s an issue we all share. I really like the idea of having a list also.
Great video. I once joke about Playmates reusing the Pizza Thrower for their upcoming Power Rangers toyline, now seeing that Chicken Run toy made me think it more possible 😅.
I reached the point where I have my display shelves and one closet for storage. Once those get full then I have to get rid of something before getting something else. It keeps things fresh, keeps me hustling, and doesn’t get overloaded. I did the overload thing and got, well, overloaded.
I've been letting much of my own collection sit in disorganized storage in my basement for the almost two years I've been in my current home and had been feeling pretty bad about that lately. But hearing yours has been sitting for SEVEN years makes me feel not as bad.
I’ve done the same with making my list of things I really want to obtain this year as well as buying less of what I think is neat and more of what I really want and am happy to display.
It be really cool to see you do a video of going through the bins and your thought process on what you are going to keep and get rid of. I know just how hard it is to downsize the collection
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I feel the same... I take toy photography as some sort of escape valve..
Awesome stuff. I've tried to control what I collect. I was mostly transformers, joe classified and TMNT but I've had to stop myself from getting into MOTU or hunting my childhood favorites. It's tough lol
Nice to see the collection Dan. 👍 I have piles of toys myself that I am unsure what to do with, but there are definitely worse problems to have. 😂 I tell my wife they are my retirement plan but I have similar attachments to the the items I find. Thanks for the video man.
I lost my storage unit last year 😱🤯🤯🤯 So many lines Black Star Rambo freedom force all my turtles vintage motu including Castle grayskull😩😩😩 Robinhood prince of theaves ugh 😩 And so much more so iam trying to rebuild one step one punch one round at time How do eat an elephant lol
As far as thinning down, I just try to think...do I FEEL anything as I hold this figure? What is my attachment level? Am I holding on to it just because I always have or because I still look at it and go... 'oh yeaaaaaaaaaaaaah'?
At least you can still point out that you have fewer bins of toys in storage than I do. But I think you may want to start an inventory list so you can actually find items in all of those containers.
I used to have bins like you, now I only collect stuff which I can actually immediately display. If I can't display them, it's like I have not enjoyed their purpose.
Lol. I have a similar list of wants and grails. But my method is on a separate phone with pictures of prices and where I could get them. 😅. Your not the only one Pixal Dan. I just wish I we could win the lottery to buy a mansion for all of our collections. 😊 as well as collecting the "grails".
Awesome video! Love seeing others collections. Are you going to go to the Ohio toy show in March? My kids and I will be there and are huge fans, would love to meet you!
I sold everything but my Transformers recently to a local toy store. Sometimes I regret it but most of the time I don't. It was all sitting in the basement and I wasn't looking at it or playing with anything with it with my kids etc so I sold it. It freed up a bunch of space.
Dan, you will never have to worry about me going after the stuff you are looking for. I've had some storage issues in the past. For me I don't have a real issue with storage.but that has more to do with things I like being expensive. I do have an issue with buying things that other people like and then deciding I don't get enjoyment out of it. D&D and Ghostbusters toys are out as an example.
I'm at a point where I'm selling off chunks and trying to focus on the stuff I really dig. If it's been in a bin for X amount of time, then it can probably go away.
Couldn’t tell you how similar my situation is. I’m trying to figure out what to do this year, or else I’m selling a lot. I have heard of a few people who’ve bought storage sheds to display and/or store their collection. I’ve considered that.
To personally, and that is just one persons opinion, anything that cannot be displayed falls into the category of hoarding ^^ That's where I personally draw the line. if I cannot put it on a shelf (and I mean dedicated shelf space, not taking over all the space in the house, putting toys in the hallway or the living room), then I am not getting it. The truth is, you cannot buy everything, and if you try, you are starting to overspend for stuff that you just "possess", without being able to appreciate and enjoy out in the open.
Did you guys like seeing my collection? What should I Do with it all?
Maybe turn your basement into a new display.
I am bringing mine to local toy shops. It helps fill their stock, opens up space for me and I can either pick up a piece I was looking for or take the cash and not have to do all the eBay work. It’s a win for everyone.
Personally, I think it’s an opportunity for content for both you and Toy Federation. You could fill a van and you guys could do a celebrity trade in video. It would get a million views
I would love a video series on your progress adding new displays, curating what you find in the totes and overall updating your toy rooms. I’m always curious what choices others make for display and I find it to be one of the finest parts of my own collection.
Vintage toy collecting is no different from any collectibles of historical art and items. I am a firm believer if its not in the of your collection that you feel the need to display it then why have it. I agree with another post redo the basement as a bigger studio and fund it by selling off the items you don’t need in the collection. Its not like you can’t ever get it again. All of this stuff is in constant rotation between all of us.
I have way less figures and it's the same thing.
I'm completely the same. My Embarrassment is a giant stack of plastic boxes that every time I start sorting, several hours pass by, I rediscover it's all really cool stuff, and none of it I want to get rid of
That’s exactly how I always feel when trying to purge some of my collection. Everything I have left I genuinely love and can’t see myself parting with. There’s just too many cool things. I’m always trying to find things I can get rid of though.
This may be the most relatable video for me as a collector that I’ve seen. I feel a better knowing I’m not alone with being overwhelmed with my collection.
Time for A "What's in that tote" Video series now.
Never commented on TH-cam. Also never seen your videos before, but this one showed up for me in my feed today, and I wanted to say I appreciated your honesty and openness about your collecting. I've had similar thoughts about my own collections over the years, and so a lot of what you've said resonates with me. Thank you for sharing!
I get it Dan- I think a lot of collectors feel this especially at this time of the year. You clearly do so much for the toy world, I mean you are a part of its history now! As long as your family is happy and healthy there is no reason to feel shame for this stuff bringing you joy!
Love the Kenner Swamp Thing stuff!!
Seeing Lord Pixlor sitting in the basement opening totes and doing Arnie impressions! That right there made my day Dan ! 🫢
Don't be embarrassed Dan, it's awesome. You have enough space, no need to feel guilty my man. You provide us all the best toy content.
Opening up storage boxes, is like having Christmas Day over and over again. I try to cycle through some things.
Exactly!
I can feel a show on the horizon: Dan's toy therapy. All jokes aside, I know where you're coming from. I took a bunch of my stuff and put it in boxes before Christmas because I said I'm almost I don't need to be collecting this stuff. I'm single with no kids so no one's going to inherit this. And then I am embarrassed thinking how much money I wasted but it makes me happy. So now I kind of want to put all the stuff back out. Haha.
Dan, please please please do more of these basement tours. It’s fun watching you rediscover your previous purchases
Loved it. Been waiting this video for awhile lol.
AMAZING HE-MAN MOTU collection!!!
yeahhh keep going brother 💪🏻
You know I relate. The collection in the basement here got so big, and you can attest to the fact that there was just stuff EVERYWHERE...I went down the opposite path though. I sold 80% of it because it just gave me anxiety walking down there every time. I loved the stuff, but it was at a breaking point. The Theater Room and the small portion I kept makes me MUCH happier.
True .done the same
Yes sir. I did same
Love that Jayce and the Wheeled Warrior's toys!
Definitely a relatable issue!
No matter what space you have, eventually it fills up and you reach this conundrum. 😢
This is why you see me set up at the toy shows regularly!
The vac metal shelf was amazing, he says as he covers his eyes from the glare 🤣 . This was a great video Dan - thanks for being brave enough to show us around! I think you've framed up your year really well - goal setting is important! The budget appreciates it as well! I can't wait to follow along.
Thanks for sharing another awesome video.
I just redid my displays and collection, cutting back several collections and packing away others that I feel aren't necessary to display right now. I'm much happier with my collection now, although it is still overwhelming just how much I have. One thing that I thought to myself as I got rid of stuff was "would I rebuy this eventually if it was lost to a house fire or anything?". If the answer is yes, I'll keep it for now. If no, it's outta here. I enjoy having a diverse toy collection but after a while I had to realize that I can't be an archivist and much of what I had felt like I had it just for the sake of having it. I enjoy going to various toy stores and toy shows to see and experience toys I normally would never buy, and that's been a great way for me to both grow and define my collection.
Great vid dude! As you go through all those other totes I'd love to see more of them on camera!!
I just want to say, thank you so much for all your videos and helping me relive my childhood all over again through your eyes. Keep it up sir
I feel a lot of this to my core! I've collected so many things over the years that I'm running out of space, and things that I'm not sure i have any attachment to. One of the things I plan on doing for my channel this year is specifically showing off toys I already own vs bringing in too many more. You had so many cool things in the totes that you may never have shown off! Maybe it's worth it to do that Swamp Thing or Pizza Thrower clones video after all. ;)
I was waiting for a collection video, thanks for the tease I guess? haha. I've honestly really enjoyed all of your videos. I've seen so many things that were a part of my childhood often locked away in an old memory. My new favorite TH-cam channel.
Love this video. I always think about the psychology of collecting and what is the actual compulsion, joy, negative impact, need to collect.
We need this as a series!!!!
The struggle is real my friend. I’m currently working on cleaning up my Toy Tomb, and trying to hone in what I keep…and what to let go. I love the idea of a defined HUNT LIST.
I can relate so hard to this. I've begun the task of going through all my stuff from childhood and deciding what to keep and what to sell. Given the space in my house and my current collecting, the sell pile is growing by the day.
Hi Pixel Dan, I want to thank you for sharing your collection with us and showing off some of the things you have stored in your basement, for me, one of the best collections you have is Motu Classics, I discovered your channel through the video reviews of this line of figures and they are my favorites. I still watch them... thanks again and I hope you can get everything you want this year, stay heavy and blessings! 🤘😎
Keep it and enjoy it awesome collections
It’s awesome that you randomly pulled out Swamp Thing. I just started to recollect that line. It was such a great line that I feel never got the recognition.
The Swamp Thing toy line was definitely an underrated line. I remember them fondly. In the UK we have usually have loft storage rather than basements. My loft is full of empty boxes and tubs of figures. I’d love to be able to display them all but without a man cave I’m very limited on display space. As you say though it is very exciting to rediscover a toy that’s been in storage for a while 😁
I call dibs on the Swamp Thing trap playset 💪😂 definitely one item I have been wanting for a while.
I converted my garage into a collectibles/video store to solve the problem of my endless storage. If I can’t see it and enjoy it why hold it? My wife and I put it all out as a store setting. It’s now our favorite place.
It's so crazy I randomly came across this channel today. Same situation, I moved to a bigger house 5yrs ago, but now more of my collection is found in the totes of shame. I beat myself up over it, and wonder if I just sell it all....but every time I go through a tote, I get sucked back into the nostalgia and feels. Going through these comments, though, I find comfort knowing I'm not even close to being the only one. I still would like to downsize somehow, and find a way to rotate and showcase new items that I love. I feel bad they're just stuck in boxes. Goals for '25 I guess. 🤷🏻♂️
Some years back I had the epiphany to go "modular" with my displays. I realized that you can't just "add a case" or wall space forever. So the solution was to setup the room as "modular" and now I swap things out thematically now and again. It's sort of a "have your cake and eat it to method". it's great.
Great Collection Dan. 👍
That's the hardest thing about nostalgia. It gets you to collect and hard to let things go
What a fantastic collection
Awesome video senor! Love your collection! My favorite was the remco shelves those 5inch are awesome, and the food fighters line with the fridge so cool! The voltron pilots looked cool enjoyed everything!!
I was you once. I had Star Wars, MOTU, GI Joe, Hot Wheels and other odds and ends. I had fun hunting and attending shows for many many years. I finally realized it had to end after looking at boxes and boxes of toys piled in basements, garages, and various rooms.
I decided to let it all go, so someone else could enjoy what I had. You will do the same thing. It will hit you at some point if not already and you will need to free yourself. It will not be easy but it will be refreshing and a relief!!!! Believe me! 😀👍🏻
This video is awesome! No shame in looking at the complete collection, tote and all. I’m in the similar place with my collection and your plan for 2025 is solid. Can’t wait to see where this journey takes you Pixel Dan. 👍🏻
Dude you really made a great video here. Have a great /successful 2025.
I look forward to your hunts this year! May the grail shine upon you! Personally, as a game collector, I absolutely understand letting go of something, to refocus on what is more important to you.
I actually am going through all my stuff right now! 1st step is to group like things together, while pulling out anything I know for sure I can let go of. 2nd step is fine sorting things in detail, while pairing up loose bits and pieces.
I had the pleasure of meeting you a few years ago at Retropalooza in Arlington where I bought your Masters of the Universe book that is promptly displayed in my bookshelf. Your collection is incredible. I'm slowly building up mine, but I'm not sure where to focus first. I'm thinking Motr but it seems to be getting more expensive by the day.
Love the Remco vintage figures
Super relate ,brother. Actually it's a mix of shame and happiness for me
I feel all of that! It was fun seeing some of the stuff in storage. It's hard to warehouse stuff that's not on display.
I love the Shiny Shelf. I plan to make one of my own this winter.
So glad things are going well for you. Hope you are well and take care.
You may have to change your name from Pixel Dan to Hoarder Dan! Jokes aside, I have only been back into toy collecting the last few years, and it's already boxes and boxes of stored items that I don't have room for (not to mention gigantic playsets like Eternia and Cat's Lair). So no surprise on why you're at this level after many years of collecting!
This video and your message was rad. I’ve been in a goal setting season and it’s been rad. Really looking to do something similar, really focus and reinvest on the things that do spark excitement and let things go. I’m going for personal grails too! Oh and not embarrassing at all, I was expecting a lot worse! 😅 either way, you’re doing it for the right reasons. Stay rad!
THIS was a fun video and I 100% identify with. Lets see more videos like this
Ooooh boy...I'm at same point ..especially after starting collecting vhs too😊
I am right there with you with my collection but on a much smaller scale. My long term plan is to make a shed out back with a wood shop on the ground floor and have my entire toy collection displayed up stairs. I just need to win the lottery.
Used this to get motivated to do my own curating for the new year!
Swamp trap is a must for display!
I totally feel you! Thank you for having the courage to show off the basement totes! Best of luck on your goals! I am the same way with several boxes of toys that I want to display and keep, but have no space to do so. I do the same with Yugioh cards (several stacks of cards with no place to go). I am planning to purge soon by following the 'does it bring me joy?' Marie Kondo method! :)
I'll be moving cross country come spring so I've definitely been getting rid of stuff I don't need. There is stuff I brought when I moved here 15 years ago that has literally never left the tote I brought it in. It either got sold to an individual, donated to goodwill, or sold to half-price books.
Im.right there with ya Dan! I got alot of my collection in totes. I want one day to do as you said make great videos but to have a bigger better display place. I'm looking to get a bigger house too. You are not the only one and thanx for sharing buddy.
Really understand that sinking feeling when you see everything piled up like that. You're lucky to have a basement though.
I have a huge My Little Pony collection stacked in boxes and tubs, floor to ceiling in what should be a dining room...
and my hallway is overrun with dinosaurs.
There's a lot of stuff displayed in my studio, but it's a mess too because last year was so crazy. Perhaps this is the year to sort things out
I can totally relate to not having enough space to display everything and being too attached to the items in storage. It’s an issue we all share. I really like the idea of having a list also.
Love to see videos on the Playset you have bought over the years
Great video. I once joke about Playmates reusing the Pizza Thrower for their upcoming Power Rangers toyline, now seeing that Chicken Run toy made me think it more possible 😅.
Started watching hoping to pick up tips on decluttering my loft storage but now I'm looking up the Swamp Thing toyline, doh!
Dan you gotta finish that basement! Some drywall and sub flooring would transform that dungeon !
I reached the point where I have my display shelves and one closet for storage. Once those get full then I have to get rid of something before getting something else. It keeps things fresh, keeps me hustling, and doesn’t get overloaded. I did the overload thing and got, well, overloaded.
Seems like a healthy way to do it.
@ yeah I guess I got a little tired of buying things that immediately got put away and I couldn’t enjoy.
I stick to Toy Lines that mean the most to me from my childhood: MOTU and Star Trek Playmates. That way, I don't end up collecting too much.
I've been letting much of my own collection sit in disorganized storage in my basement for the almost two years I've been in my current home and had been feeling pretty bad about that lately. But hearing yours has been sitting for SEVEN years makes me feel not as bad.
You got at least 5 more years before you need to worry about it then 😄
I’ve done the same with making my list of things I really want to obtain this year as well as buying less of what I think is neat and more of what I really want and am happy to display.
You should open up a toy museum and display your collection. I'm sure lots of people would want to see it 😁
It be really cool to see you do a video of going through the bins and your thought process on what you are going to keep and get rid of. I know just how hard it is to downsize the collection
I feel the same... I take toy photography as some sort of escape valve..
Awesome stuff. I've tried to control what I collect. I was mostly transformers, joe classified and TMNT but I've had to stop myself from getting into MOTU or hunting my childhood favorites. It's tough lol
Nice to see the collection Dan. 👍 I have piles of toys myself that I am unsure what to do with, but there are definitely worse problems to have. 😂 I tell my wife they are my retirement plan but I have similar attachments to the the items I find. Thanks for the video man.
I'd love to see a review of the SWAMP THING toy line (perfect for Halloween this year) lol. I had a bunch as a kid and loved the line.
Glow in the dark scythe. Had to rewind while listening because I never heard Scare Glow had a scabbard lol.
That swamp trap would be great for Mossman
I lost my storage unit last year 😱🤯🤯🤯
So many lines Black Star Rambo freedom force all my turtles vintage motu including Castle grayskull😩😩😩
Robinhood prince of theaves ugh 😩
And so much more so iam trying to rebuild one step one punch one round at time
How do eat an elephant lol
As far as thinning down, I just try to think...do I FEEL anything as I hold this figure? What is my attachment level? Am I holding on to it just because I always have or because I still look at it and go... 'oh yeaaaaaaaaaaaaah'?
Attachment is a big thing for me! Did I buy this because I actually like it, or did I buy it because I thought I needed it?
Sweet you inspired me to make a video related on my toy collection also thank you
At least you can still point out that you have fewer bins of toys in storage than I do. But I think you may want to start an inventory list so you can actually find items in all of those containers.
Time to donate everything to Goodwill Dan lol 😂
Awesome job dan with vlog drop a line for you
I used to have bins like you, now I only collect stuff which I can actually immediately display. If I can't display them, it's like I have not enjoyed their purpose.
I keep all my motu figures in my lounge and bedroom on shelfs with the big motu playsets EPIC collection dan👍
Awesome!
Lol. I have a similar list of wants and grails. But my method is on a separate phone with pictures of prices and where I could get them. 😅. Your not the only one Pixal Dan. I just wish I we could win the lottery to buy a mansion for all of our collections. 😊 as well as collecting the "grails".
I’m shocked. Wasn’t expecting to see that. You really need a room only dedicated to your collection. What happened to your huge MOTU Classics shelves?
Love the comic spinner rack. Any recommendations on where you picked this up and what a decent price is?
Awesome video! Love seeing others collections. Are you going to go to the Ohio toy show in March? My kids and I will be there and are huge fans, would love to meet you!
I sold everything but my Transformers recently to a local toy store. Sometimes I regret it but most of the time I don't. It was all sitting in the basement and I wasn't looking at it or playing with anything with it with my kids etc so I sold it. It freed up a bunch of space.
It's so weird to have a toy collector of our age without any GI Joe & Transformers.
2025 is looking like an exciting year for you! Excited for the journey
Dan, you will never have to worry about me going after the stuff you are looking for. I've had some storage issues in the past. For me I don't have a real issue with storage.but that has more to do with things I like being expensive. I do have an issue with buying things that other people like and then deciding I don't get enjoyment out of it. D&D and Ghostbusters toys are out as an example.
I'm at a point where I'm selling off chunks and trying to focus on the stuff I really dig. If it's been in a bin for X amount of time, then it can probably go away.
Couldn’t tell you how similar my situation is. I’m trying to figure out what to do this year, or else I’m selling a lot.
I have heard of a few people who’ve bought storage sheds to display and/or store their collection. I’ve considered that.
I have plastic totes and two ottoman boxes for my action figures, books and other toys!! I can’t afford a shelf!!!!
As part of going through the storage boxes you should add labels to them to help with keeping track of them.
Literally hundreds of videos to be made out of the content in your basement, I can't wait!
To personally, and that is just one persons opinion, anything that cannot be displayed falls into the category of hoarding ^^ That's where I personally draw the line. if I cannot put it on a shelf (and I mean dedicated shelf space, not taking over all the space in the house, putting toys in the hallway or the living room), then I am not getting it. The truth is, you cannot buy everything, and if you try, you are starting to overspend for stuff that you just "possess", without being able to appreciate and enjoy out in the open.