"EXPENSIVE PIECES OF PLASTIC"
"20,000Php Barbie for men..."
"It's taking too much of your space at home... And your life."
"LARUAN NA NANAMAN????"
Like any newfound culture, it's always up for a certain degree of judgement. Back then "toys" were limited to kids aged 0-14, anyone over that age limit would be caught dead in ridicule by society. I myself also were pretty shy about publicly stating my toy fixations when I was in college. "Girls and Cars" were the socially acceptable norm.
Fast forward a few years, and "toys" or "collectibles", if you want to be politically correct about it, have grown to be a multi-billion dollar business, spawning numerous conventions for people of the same interest to meet and buy stuff, a lot of movies been shown today have been inspired by toylines of yesteryear
( Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, GI Joe ) and an average Joe being able to walk to a toy aisle to look at some Hot Wheels without being laughed at ( to an extent, but we're getting there )
Collectors are no longer being branded the stereotypical "nerdy-guy-who-still-lives-in-Mom's-basement", like this:
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| Youtube user "VR Reviews" |
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| Youtube user "VR Reviews" |
( But hey, I like this guy's toy reviews. ). Now, there are people like these:
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| by deviantartuser KidThink |
And because of that, I wanted to show the blogging community some toy collectors that I know, that it's okay to "come out of that ManCave and show your collections to the world". I was able to ask permission out of all these people to take a picture of themselves with their collections, or at least "grab" one from their photo-albums from their Facebook profile. These are just a few of them, so I'm like only showing 1-2% of the toy collectors community. Feel free to check them out after this...
CLICK ON ANY PICTURE TO SEE IT IN FULL DETAIL
there are "Seasoned Toy Collectors", the experts, the "masters",
the ones who knows the genuine
from the bootleg, and already knows what they want to collect...
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| by Jhun Capco |
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| by Jhun Capco |
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| by Jhun Capco |
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| by Michael Araujo |
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| by Michael Araujo |
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| by "Sinned Azodnem" |
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| by Robert Lopez Calupitan |
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| by Robert Lopez Calupitan |
while there are some who collect a specific line only...
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| by Perry Berry Jr. |
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| by Jholitz Manumbale |
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| by "Chinito's Garage" |
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| by "Chinito's Garage" |
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| by "Chinito's Garage" |
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| by "Chinito's Garage" |
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| by "D Workx Customs" |
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| by "D Workx Customs" |
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| by "D Workx Customs" |
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| by "D Workx Customs" |
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| by "D Workx Customs" |
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| by Jar Sia |
some still find ways to enjoy collecting toys even
if they are busy with work and all...
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by "Benny's Toy Place"
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...while some still manage to collect even
if they already have kids of their won...
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| by "Tito Reque" |
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| by Rollie Doinog |
...and there are some collectors that
nurtures future generations of toy collectors.
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| by "Jo XToyz" |
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| by "Jo XToyz" |
there are also collectors that are
proud to be as collectors, showing their passion
even in public places...
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| by Adam Lo (right) |
some would display their collections and make
some artistic and creative photo-shoots...
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| by Redjie Rebugio |
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| by Gian Paulo |
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| by Gian Paulo |
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| by Gian Paulo |
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| by Gian Paulo |
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| by Gian Paulo |
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| by Gian Paulo |
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| by Gian Paulo |
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| by Gian Paulo |
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| by Perry Berry Jr. |
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| by "St. Cris Casanova" |
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| by "St. Cris Casanova" |
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| by "St. Cris Casanova" |
there are also collectors that go to
great lengths to customize the look of a toy,
making it a lot better than what the toy company released.
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| by Redjie Rebugio |
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| by Redjie Rebugio |
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| by Redjie Rebugio |
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| by Redjie Rebugio |
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| by Redjie Rebugio |
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| by Redjie Rebugio |
because of my collections I was also able
to meet kind and free-spirited toy collectors from other parts of the world...
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| by Baharfian Novrianto from Java, Indonesia |
...slowly there are female toy collectors
proudly showing off their collections.
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| by "Coco Crunch" |
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| by "Coco Crunch" |
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| by "Coco Crunch" |
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| by Rjona Jheck Mendoza |
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| by Rjona Jheck Mendoza |
Basically we collect to make up that part of our childhood where we did not get that toy that we had years ago, great conversation pieces, stress-relievers and...
Just to have fun...
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| by "Sinned Azodnem" |
I hope these set of pictures inspired you to also start your own collection. Remember, save up, don't buy too much at the first go and always save room for Groceries...
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| by Yours Truly |
- "the king"
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