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I am with Sonne on this one, I received everything in the first series for Christmas in 1982 when I was 6 years old. I continued collecting until the early 90's, when the neon brigades and star brigades and all those figures hit, so I stopped. I was in high school at this point and most of my toys had been lost or broken over the years due to heavy heavy play in the sandbox and dirt piles and mud holes.

When I was living on my own a few years later, the 1997 Toys R Us exclusive packs were released, and I picked up a few of those, but with lack of new figures, continuous releases, and the fact that at the time I had no vintage Joe stuff left, I lost interest quickly.

Then 2002 rolled around and the line relaunched, army building became a huge thing to do, and eBay allows one that is patient enough to purchase Joe stuff for cheap if you dig hard enough (I picked up a Joe HQ from 83 for $0.99 plus $6.00 shipping complete), plus I discovered the toy shop I deal with an hour from here. So collecting exploded for me in the past few years. I still have a few pieces my collection lacks but I will acquire them eventually. Thankfully Misty supports the hobby.

05-13-2007, 10:05 AM	#6
Fisher Veteran Offline --> Posts: 217 --> Join Date: Aug 2006	I am with Sonne on this one, I received everything in the first series for Christmas in 1982 when I was 6 years old. I continued collecting until the early 90's, when the neon brigades and star brigades and all those figures hit, so I stopped. I was in high school at this point and most of my toys had been lost or broken over the years due to heavy heavy play in the sandbox and dirt piles and mud holes. When I was living on my own a few years later, the 1997 Toys R Us exclusive packs were released, and I picked up a few of those, but with lack of new figures, continuous releases, and the fact that at the time I had no vintage Joe stuff left, I lost interest quickly. Then 2002 rolled around and the line relaunched, army building became a huge thing to do, and eBay allows one that is patient enough to purchase Joe stuff for cheap if you dig hard enough (I picked up a Joe HQ from 83 for $0.99 plus $6.00 shipping complete), plus I discovered the toy shop I deal with an hour from here. So collecting exploded for me in the past few years. I still have a few pieces my collection lacks but I will acquire them eventually. Thankfully Misty supports the hobby. __________________ I Am Pilot Error... I Am Fetal Distress... I Am The Random Chromosome... I Am Complete And Total Madness... I Am Fear!