Hobbies And Interests
Things You'll Need
Instructions
Decide which items you want to collect. Action figures are popular and take up less space than vehicles. Ornaments have been released every year starting in 1991. There are dolls, dioramas, pewter figures and ships, plates, posters, clocks, watches ... you get the idea.
Be willing to shell out some cash - this stuff isn't cheap. Most of the figures run between $10 and $35 each. A Franklin Mint-issued USS Enterprise NCC-1701 will set you back $180 - and that's just for current items. Out-of-production pieces are generally more expensive.
Scope out the exclusive releases from Target, Kaybee Toys and ToyFare. Each store carries items exclusive to its own chain. For instance, only Target carries a 4 1/2-inch Spatial Interphase Captain James Kirk and Mr. Spock set.
Check online auctions, comic book shops, toy stores, toy and game shows, and discount stores for collectibles.
Shop different retailers carefully and compare online store prices as well as those of other collectors, which are sometimes available online.