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22 December 2023
Well, it’s finally come to this. A day I thought would never come. I, Jeremy Scott… am selling most of my toys.
I know, I know—take a deep breath and we can both get through this. I can hear all of you now, “But, why Jeremy-- why are you selling all of your little plastic babies?” Well, that requires a somewhat lengthy explanation.
To put it mildly, I am a complete toy junkie. For some, Cocaine is their El Guapo. For others, crack and heroine is their El Guapo. For me, El Guapo is a big, scary plastic monster that threatens to eat me out of house and home. You see, I buy just about everything I can get my grubby hands on. Everything that I find even slightly cool is a must-have. I can’t continue on this dark path. With every new item I purchase, the bigger the albatross on my shoulder gets.
The last time I moved, I had to get an extra 12\' x 6\' trailer attached to an already huge moving van-- just to haul my toys! Even I, a self-professed toy junkie, can see that this is not healthy, and the only prescription I can see curing me is a great big dose of cold turkey.
It’s more than that, though. I can’t believe I am going to say this, but I am getting older. My tastes are changing. Suddenly, saving money for more substantial things, like a house, seems more important than buying a ton of useless little pieces of plastic. I’m almost 30 and every one knows my name at Toys R Us, for Christ\'s sake! I mean, come on-- do I really need an entire gross of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer toys boxed up in the attic?
Don’t get me wrong. I’m not advocating that everyone needs to grow up and start acting like an adult. I’m just saying maybe it’s time for me to start making wiser decisions. I’m still going to go to Chuck E. Cheese and go completely nuts on their air hockey table. I’m just going to hold my wallet a little tighter when I walk by the toy case.
That being said, I’m not really going to go completely cold turkey. I am going to hold on to a few of my nicer items. I have a great collection of Star Wars props and statues that I will definitely hold onto, and I really couldn’t see myself selling my collection of Simpson’s toys. Just from now on, I am going to emphasize quality over quantity. I think keeping my collection down to a few essential items-- instead of buying a lot of stuff I throw on the shelf and never look at-- will be much better for me and my wallet in the long run. None of this changes my attitude toward action figures themselves. I will obviously always love everything about the world of toys, and I will continue writing this monthly column. I will just try to hold my head on straight while I walk through my local department store.
Now that I have confronted the problem, I have to deal with the problem. What the hell do I do with all this stuff that is keeping me down? EBAY baby, EBAY! Over the next few months, I am going to be selling nearly 80% of my collection on \"The \'Bay\". I’m talking about a lot of stuff here-- some opened toys, and a lot of items still in the package. I know there are a lot of toy fans out there who read my column. Well, now you have the opportunity to snap up items from my own personal collection. I will be putting up huge collections of open toys, from Mezco’s Family Guy to Mcfarlane’s Matrix line, at huge savings off the retail price.
IT WILL BE COMPLETELY INSANE!
Whoa, sorry about that. I turned into Crazy Eddie there for a second.
In all seriousness, if you have an interest in action figures, you might want to check out my wares. All of the open figures are in terrific shape, and have been well cared for. Just go to Ebay and check out the auctions of one mr.jocco. All the proceeds go to the recovery of an obsessed toy addict. End of shameless plug.
artid
3337
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issue
vol 8 - issue 02 (oct 2005)
section
entertainmental