Botcon 2001...How does one begin an Obsession?

To say that Botcon 2001 was the beginning would be misleading at best. I mean, I still to this day vividly recall obtaining my very first Transformer when I was still only five years old and carrying it with pride through my father's restaurant.

Now whether that is a real memory or something that has been conglomerated over the years I can't say. But while that might have been the beginning of my relationship with these little plastic toys, Botcon 2001 was the event that changed that relationship forever.

Starting from Scratch...almost

When one sells their entire collection and then decides they want to start again, where do you start? Do you try to obtain everything you let go of, or do you explore new opportunities?

This is the question I find myself facing.

The G2 Stunticons - A Grail Like No Other

Upon coming back to this blog and looking through the last series of posts, I’m actually amazed I never took the time to sit down and chronicle what had to be one of my biggest successes as a collector in my history.

Finding and purchasing a set of carded G2 Stunticons.

Transformers ONE

This isn’t going to be a movie review, because I don’t do those. But more like a retrospective, now that we’re about a year post-release of what I consider one of the best Transformer movies produced.

IT NEVER ENDS!!

When Simon Furman penned those words into Transformers #79 I imagine he had no real idea of how they would continue to resonate through the fandom for decades to come and in some ways define what Transformers means.

Update: The End...and The Beginning

Well...

It's been one hell of a ride.

Five Tips to Sell Transformers Right: A Journey Through Transformer Land

(Guest Post courtesy of Matthew Camaratta from Transformerland.com)

“It’s not safe to buy stuff online.”

Collection Room Update

Just the picture. Not much else going on 😉

One Year Later...

So despite the fact I have "officially" ended my Transformer blogging days, it doesn't mean my collection doesn't still continue to grow and evolve. I suppose my ultimate goal is to have my very last post reflect a completely finished collection room, and when I say finished I mean all the G1 figures and boxes complete and displayed, and all ID tags in place. Things like Masterpiece won't be done for a while so that section will always continue to grow.