[vwong19]

I love the responses that have been given so far. Obviously we are all adults here and we do not have justify our collecting habbits to anyone (maybe except the wife). Personally I have a list of reasons why I collect.

1. The figures are 3 3/4", similar scale as GI Joes which I grew as a child. I spent countless hours playing with my Joes with my little brother and have nothing but fond memories of that past time. As a child I always wished I had the resources to purchase every Joe and army-build on Cobra so I could reinact battles scenes from the TV show. Unfortunately we didn't have the funds, but we made the most of what we had and I swore that when I had a job, I'd spend all my money on toys.... of course as I grew older, I found other interests such as cars, travel, girls, etc, which put that childish desire on hold.

2. It's good timing.... since I became interested in the Marvel Universe last year, it is not too late and not too soon to start collecting this line. It's too expensive to go back and collect toys from my childhood (i.e. original GI Joes). Before I collected Marvel I did collect GI Joes 25th. I didn't grow up as a Marvel fan, but having seen what has already been produced after 2 waves, I was impressed by the diversity and scope of the line.

3. Nice package.... I really like the artwork on the cards. The package is relatively compact and like to hang them up on my pegboard in my Man Cave. Each character is a good representation of the comic book. I'm not a fan the movie representations. I like the fact that each card has a series # and figure # to help me organize them.

4. I like Marvel comic books.... I started reading Marvel comic books as a result of the required subscription to obtain the exclusive Archangel. Prior to that my only exposure to Marvel was the movies and Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Hero cartoon. The subscription has been money well spent, as I've read over 300 comic books in little more than 3 months. I aim to catch up on the recent Marvel events. This has introduced me to a lot of the characters that I've been collecting and had little knowledge of.

5. Comic-Con.... I went to my first Comic-Con last year. At the time I wasn't into MU or comic books, but liked GI Joe and Transformers. The experience was very fun and exciting. My first site of Galactus was at the Con.... which I regrettably did not purchase.

6. Price is right... obviously I would love for them to be cheaper, but in reality, they are not that expensive to acquire. It's not like we're collecting vintage automobiles or rare artifacts from the Civil War. When I first started collecting, they were cheaper. Now they have gone up as much as 50%, but that is still within the acceptable range especially when compared to what scalpers ask for.

7. Online resources and community... eBay, BBTS, HSH, Amazon, are Toyark are a big reason for my collecting. The reinforcement of the overall desire for these figures further motivates me to buy them. There is anticipation from previews of future releases which wet my apetite. Blogs of other people's collection further makes me want to acquire them because individually the Marvel action figures are nice, but as a collection they look awesome.

8. Two boys.... I have 2 young boys. My 3 year old loves Transformers because I have a Transformers collection (which is now partially his). We watch Avengers every Sunday and play with my loose Marvel action figures. Ever since my kids were born it has reignited my childhood desire to buy toys and collect them all as I expressed in my first reason for collecting.

9. It's fun....