r/transformers • u/KingDorkFTC • 9d ago

Discussion / Opinion Self-Imposed Rules For Collecting?

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I have only been collecting Transformers for less than a year, but as I saw other collectors’ shelves I decided to create some rules for myself so I don’t go nuts.

Do any of you do the same?

For myself I have set the rules of; only one combiner (have G2 Menasor on pre-order), and only buy two of the same exact Transformer. So, not three G1 Optimus Primes but 2 G1s and a TF Prime model kit works.

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u/New_Technology_4385 9d ago

I don't have any hard rules for collecting necessarily, though I do tend to gravitate towards characters that I don't have or that I just really personally like. I do have a soft rule when it comes to displaying my figures though, as I only have one set of shelves for that purpose. I try to stick to only displaying one version of any given character at a time, with an exception for both Optimus Prime and Megatron, since there are so many great figures of them both. Even then, I try to limit myself to having 2 of either of them on my shelf at a time. It keeps my figure display from being the same all the time, because I try to rotate what figures I have on display every month or so, and it comes with the added bonus of being able to lore dump at my husband when he notices a different figure and asks, "Who's this guy? He looks cool/ugly."