Greetings All! Am Brand New & Could Use A Little Help!

[vintage]

Hi!

as it says, brand new today, in fact never registered on a forum before in my life!

have been collecting toys now consistently for the last 13 or so years & thought it was about time I used the internet for more than just E-bay, Amazon, Gumtree & the like!

So, question, I read through the terms & conditions & if someone could clarify for me, this 30 spam free posts thing, does that mean as long as I'm asking sensible questions, over a 30 sensible question period etc. & getting legitimate responses then I can start to possibly collect/purchase/trade via this site???


there's many other things is would like to get from this site too, such as advice on where & when specialist sales/auctions occur, information on the UK version of AFA & how I go about it, information on reliable replica parts & the identification of replica's, & more besides!



any help or advice would be most appreciated!



d 

[figurecollector]

Welcome,

Yes, Sensible questions and your sensible responses in various topics go toward the 30 non-spam post count.

Posting the same thread in 5 areas is spamming and does not. You are back to a post count of 1.

[justrygt]

HI welcome,
where are you from? What toy lines do you collect?

[vintage]

Mar 6, 2014 11:53:09 GMT -6 figurecollector said:

Welcome,

Yes, Sensible questions and your sensible responses in various topics go toward the 30 non-spam post count.

Posting the same thread in 5 areas is spamming and does not. You are back to a post count of 1.

Thanks!

I wasn't sure if I needed to place the message in all of the categories I collect.

As the screen name indicates, I collect vintage items only, when I say that I collect items from the 1960's - 1980's, I have a few earlier items & the odd funky more recent item, but as a rule just that time frame.

I have a specific interest in sci-fi items & fantasy items along the Harryhausen lines & such.

I will be looking to build on this in due course so any advice or direction will be gratefully received.

d

[vintage]

Mar 6, 2014 21:44:06 GMT -6 justrygt said:

HI welcome,
where are you from? What toy lines do you collect?

Hi there! Thanks!

I;m currently Bristol - UK based, as it happens I'm a bit of an obsessive collector, my collections currently include :-

Star Wars  /  Thundercats  /  He-man  /  The Black Hole  /  E.T.  /  The Clash of the Titans  /  Star-Com  /  Defenders of the Earth  /  Battlestar Gallactica   /  The A-Team  /  Ewoks & Droids ( SW spin off cartoon series )  /  Ghostbusters  /  Beetlejuice  /  Toy Guns

& am currently focusing on building on :- 

Terrahawks  /  Mego Pocket Heroes  /  Buck Rogers  /  Crystar  /  Dune  /  & so, so, so many more other figure ranges from various film releases, advertising, & general vintage early 70's/80's games.

& that's just my toy collecting! let alone my vintage Elvis Presley collection, my cinema lobby card collection, belt buckle collection, badge collection, cufflink collection, ....... I think you get the idea, I'm a collector-nut!!!

So, as the screen name denotes, I'm a vintage collector only, not really at all interested in the items released these days, every now & then maybe the odd item, but as a rule not at all.

I'm hoping to be able to use this forum as a tool to get more advice, possibly some swap/trade/buy/sell & in general get some focus into my hobby as all I've ever really done is read the odd book & just keep buying more & more items!

So, an help & direction would be appreciated!

And you, where are you based on what's you collecting range???

d

[justrygt]

you have good taste. I primarily focus on the 3.75" lines from the late '70s- early '80s . I have most of what I want but it seems like there will always be a few pieces that are just out of reach. I am in Florida. I am sure we have a few more UK collectors here .

[retro]

YES YOU PRETTY MUCH GOT IT RIGHT JUST ASK OR STATE ACTUAL THINGS NOT JUST SIMPLE ONE WORD ANSWERS THINGS LIKE THAT