This article will tell you about comic book collecting and action figure collecting as hobbies and how much of fun they can be.
Comic book collecting can be a fun hobby for a lot of comic book aficionados. It brings out the kid in us and renews our love for our favorite comic character. Likewise, action figure collecting became a popular pursuit in the 80’s and 90’s when a series of action personas became a rage.
As a kid, comic book collecting and action figure collecting were a routine, which later developed into serious hobbies. Today, I am really proud of my vast collection of Star War character figures, the G.I. Joes and also the series of Spider-man and Superman classic comics. At one point, it was almost an obsession. I still remember how George, Tim & I would discuss and imitate our favorite characters and even behave like our heroes.
Unlike earlier, today there are a number of ways by which you can pursue your comic book collecting hobby. From the local book store to sites on the Internet, you can grab your much loved comics. Although bookstores keep a stock of all the latest comics, for the classics and your childhood favorites, you would have to look at online auction stores. Action figure collecting is mostly a craze among kids and youngsters and very few adults indulge in it. The most preferred action figures are G.I. Joe and X Men among kids. Star War, Lord of the Rings figures and other sci-fi movie characters are the pick of the youth.
While most of us take up comic book collecting and action figure collecting as a mere passion, there are people who also trade in them to make some money out of them. It is important to know how to get your collection graded and where to sell them. Although local second hand stores do buy back old books and figures, it will not fetch you much profit. You can make a good amount of profit by selling them on auction sites.
There are a lot of opportunities online for collectors to interact with other collectors and gain knowledge about trading and the latest books and figures available. Fan forums and blogs make comic book collecting more exciting. Action figure collecting has also come of age and with sophisticated processes being used to create these figures, they are now more durable and long lasting.
By sharing our experiences on comic book collecting and action figure collecting, we can help new and potential collectors and enable them to save time on research.
