[Serious Lee]

Thanks for the 'cold' truth Iceman and Snowflakian, you both have very valid points that I agree with whole heartedly.

As to Iceman's point about kids having to much material at hand these days to maintain for example, collecting action figures. Are we getting a glimpse of the future with 3D printers that say, if a kid actually wanted to make his own, or does a tangible 'hero', beit video game, super hero or other even appeal to children in 10 years from now? Or less?

With movies now, our childhood cartoons are living and breathing, and of course that's a perfect time for toy companies to collect. However, my gf's son thinks SW 6" figures are so cool and whatnot, but doesn't want to open them, in hopes they may be valuable or likely has little to no interest in the posing or handling. He's 13, and all his pals swoon over his figs, but for about 5 minutes and then on to 'video gaming' in some form.

Could we be the peak of action figure collecting? Is this the apex of the hobby? I know that interests fade and reappear in time for certain things, but....