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Welcome to the collection
of
"Tom"
Owner:
Tom (last name and location withheld)
E-mail: Oldjoes@aol.com,
Website: n/a
When I got back into collecting a year or so ago, I promised myself that I would
NOT let it get out of hand--this time. So I made up some
rules (for me) to follow:
1. My hobby had to pay for itself (i.e.
lots of work buying and parting out large lots and keeping ONLY
the best items needed).
2. Collect only vintage (pre-1978).
3. No vehicles of any kind (they just require too much space).
4. Collect only high end and rare pieces (this made it all the
more challenging and kept my collection size down).
5. Only display as many figures as physically possible while
still looking like a "sane" person whenever company
comes over (you should see some of the looks I used to get).
Finally, I decided my collection room should
be in my finished basement, but it still lacked the space required
for full-sized glass display cases or book shelves. I decided
against the latter, as I wanted to keep my figures all dust free.
So...what I did was lay an 8-foot shelf
across two 5-foot DVD cases that I had (see photo below), and
that gave me the shelf space I was looking for. For my figures
to remain dust free, I invested in ten really nice display cases
from an online site for about $30 each. At first, I started with
one boxed figure in each but as my collection grew I squeezed
an additional figure into each case.
There are two figures missing from the pictures
below that were taken out due to upgrading, and I have about
six more boxed figures that I store in a Rubbermaid tub. I also
have about a dozen joes and a ton of uniforms and gear in my
"for sale" bins (some really nice stuff!).
I decided I've reached my limit and with
the exception of some upgrading or completion of the figures
you see here, I will be not be building my collection any larger
than it is.
---Tom

ONLY mint, vintage figures
are allowed in Tom's collection. But wait...Isn't that a Captain
Lazer in there, Tom? He's not a GIjOE. (But he's still cool!)

Tom's decision to use
only top dollar, quality-built cases keeps every item mold and
dust free. Fantastic!

This closeup reveals
a minty, vintage Captain Action alongside a perfect vintage talking
astronaut (WITH a rare red-top box).
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