[scottmurdock]

Here's an article I thought you guys would like:
Slideshow: The cost of one man's Star Wars obsession : Bundle
It really got me thinking. This dude says he's spent about $3K on Star Wars stuff. I wonder how much I've spent on my various collections? I've probably spent *gulp* over a grand on Marvel Universe alone this year.

[Da_Last_2_Walk]

Way more than $3,000!

[Snowflakian]

In the past couple of years for me, probably close to a grand maybe 3.
That includes MU, Transformers, DC, legos, GI Joes, and imports.

In my lifetime of collecting though? Oh jeez, um, more than any man ever should.

[Optimus Scourge]

thousand plus. lifetime? lowball guess 20 grand easy completing every series but beat wars over 12 years at least if not way more

[trebleshot]

I'm probably pushing $1000, maybe $1500 this year. Lifetime is easily around $20-30K, but probably a lot more.

About 85-90% of that is Transformers, but I've also spent money on G.I.Joe, Marvel Universe, Iron Man 2, Minimates, Mighty Muggs and a couple other trinkets this year.

I don't even want to think about how many toy lines I've bought during my life.

[pricetb]

Hmm...If I include my Games Workshop addiction along with various other collections, 50-60 grand maybe? Easily 300-500 a month for the last twenty years.

[behindthemask]

wow man to pricetb... I've unfortunatley sold off a lot of my childhood toys for far less then worth and still maintain a good size collection,.. i would like to spend $40-100/month or more depending on whats there and how bad I need it... i'd say if i had all my toys from childhood I would of had 20k easy... tons of g1 transformers,beastwars,ghostbuster,tmnt, etc.. I still have a tub full of figures I'd like to get rid of to buy more marvel inspired stuff

[RichardC]

Over the past 16 years of collecting toys in 32 now
I'd say somewhere between 15 and 20k

[RKillian]

Way too much. But then it's probably not fair to compare the hole that I dug myself into to regular collecting...

[warmachine6]

Justice League Crisis On Two Earths Clip - YouTube

This is pretty much i feel

[Iceman]

My wife asked me this question last night. I would say overall my collection is worth more than 10k but I haven't spent quite that much. I probably spend $1,000 a year +/- a couple hundred. I try to limit myself to $60/month in standard purchases but allow for a few bigger items when the mood strikes me. I typically sell off old stuff if i am buying something for more than $100.