Due to really tough times I've had to sell off (and will still be selling) a reasonably large amount of my memorabilia collection, along with a solid 60% of my Pop!s. I literally have no way around it and I've been forced to suck it up and sell (regretfully at a loss mostly).
Anyway, the reason i ask is I'm curious to know if others have found it strangely liberating...
At first I was sick my stomach when sorting Pop!s to get rid off, but after sorting through the first 2 tubs I suddenly started to feel better about the clearing out aspect of what I was doing.
I didn't realize just how many mismatched, uncompleted (in regards to particular lines) and impulse purchases existed in my Pop! collection! Some of which were bought because of old interest in the said franchise / character or because of some long distant vague memory.
I've decided to focus / continue on, complete (or close to) and stick to just a handful of lines. Those being...
- DOCTOR WHO
(I'll never add a River Song or Clara to my collection though...and I sold the x2 11th Doctor I bought, as he's my least fav and they meant nothing to me)
- FUTURAMA
(loved this line from day one)
- BATMAN 66"
(Bring on wave 2)
- SINGLES
I have some standalone releases such as the b9 Robot etc, which I want to keep and I *might* be interested in further standalone releases in future if it's something that really grabs my attention.
- MINISETS
And...I have some comedy 2-figure sets, which I'm keeping due to sentimentality (Like the Christmas Vacation Pop!s). I would definitely consider collecting further mini-lines like this in future (like Tommy Boy) if it appeals. But I'm not exactly looking to buy if you get where I'm coming from...
Oh and I did keep my WILLA WONKA set

The only other new (old?) line which I might get in to is MOTU, but it entirely depends what the 2nd wave looks like. I didn't keep any of the first wave, so we'll have to see...it was my world growing up though and it's still something very sentimental.
Beyond that I have to curve the Pop! collecting habit. I'm determined that even if my situation improves I'm not going to be tempted to buy / collect new franchise lines of Pop!s...
