Raph Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 As i'm getting older, i cannot help but think, that i need to do something with my Bionicle. But i wonder, do any of you guys still have your Bionicle sets? I'm asking because im getting 30 soon, and i feel little bit of discomfort, cuz i chouldn't keep 7+ sets. Especially because i have only 5 Toa Mata sets and thier canisters, Makuta titan form, and Titan Mata Nui. I don't think they would be interested to anyone since they are all in used condition. That brings little shame on me, because i'm 30 years old, and still have Bionicle sets. Quote http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/JrMasterModelBuilder/SIGs/WeAreWaiting/wearewaiting.swf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambi Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 (edited) I still have all my sets. They were such a big part of my childhood that I don't think I can ever part with them, even if I just keep them stored in a container lol. Edited September 16, 2022 by Bambi 1 Quote [my blog] [custom emotes] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Matoran with a Vahi Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 Not all of them. I sold a lot of my collection while I was at university, several years ago now, because I wasn't using them and wanted to free up space in my room. While there are a few that I do wish, in hindsight, I hadn't been quite so hasty to get rid of, for the most part I don't regret it; I'd rather them having gone to people who enjoyed them rather than just sitting around in a box never getting looked at like most of them would have if I'd kept them. Even then, though, I still kept my old favourites: the classic Toa, the Mask of Light protagonist sets, several Matoran, Muaka & Kane-Ra, and a couple of others - and I'm happy with my decision to do so. They were a big part of my childhood, and I'd feel like I was losing a little something of myself it I let go of those last few. I don't do much with them, but I have some of them on display, and the rest stored away for days when I feel particularly nostalgic. For context, I'm 30, as well. I don't think that you need to feel embarrassed or ashamed for keeping them around, if that's what you want to do; if you still enjoy them, even if that is just on a nostalgic level, then you're not 'too old' for them, in my book. That said, I'm pretty sure you could get something for your sets on eBay if you do decide to go that route. Bionicle stuff seems to command high prices there these days, even when used... certainly higher than they were when I sold mine back then! 1 Quote "New legends awake, but old lessons must be remembered. For that is the way of the BIONICLE." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander123 Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 I still have all of mine. They are proudly on display as well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elephant Knight Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 I still have all mine. And more! I have almost the entire Bionicle set collection, It's all built, and I would say it's about a third of my Bionicle collection as a whole, when you count all the extra parts for building. EKnight 2 Quote My Flickr. Old Bionicles on Brickshelf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metru Minstrel Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 @Raph It depends on who you are, what you do with your time, and what's of value to you. Me, I'm nearing thirty and collect toys. I photograph them, customize them, sometimes do short stop motions... they're one of my happy places. So I still have all of my old Bionicles. In fact I'm just now weeding through them, because I don't need those extra Bohrok I picked up in a thrift store lot, or the Toa Hordika I wasn't into, but got in an Ebay parts bag. I found a local Lego shop in a town about two hours away that will undoubtedly underpay me only to overcharge someone else, but I don't mind because: Small business + Getting it into the hands of someone who will love it + No online fees and shipping = Win-win. However if you no longer feel the need to hold onto your Bionicles and don't want to donate them to a thrift store, you could try selling them on a site like Bricklink? Titan Mata Nui and Makuta fetch pretty good prices, I think, and playwear is to be expected. 2 1 Quote Did you know that insanity is contagious? I've been spreading it for years! All hail Makuta Teridax that creepy guy to my right,Master of Shadows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raph Posted September 17, 2022 Author Share Posted September 17, 2022 2 hours ago, Sidrohan said: @Raph It depends on who you are, what you do with your time, and what's of value to you. Me, I'm nearing thirty and collect toys. I photograph them, customize them, sometimes do short stop motions... they're one of my happy places. So I still have all of my old Bionicles. In fact I'm just now weeding through them, because I don't need those extra Bohrok I picked up in a thrift store lot, or the Toa Hordika I wasn't into, but got in an Ebay parts bag. I found a local Lego shop in a town about two hours away that will undoubtedly underpay me only to overcharge someone else, but I don't mind because: Small business + Getting it into the hands of someone who will love it + No online fees and shipping = Win-win. However if you no longer feel the need to hold onto your Bionicles and don't want to donate them to a thrift store, you could try selling them on a site like Bricklink? Titan Mata Nui and Makuta fetch pretty good prices, I think, and playwear is to be expected. Good luck with your thing)). I guess i can try to sell them. I dont know any thrift stores in my city, but i see what i can do. But i'll keep at least Kopaka, because he is my first Bionicle. Thank you. It gets me little comfortable. Quote http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/JrMasterModelBuilder/SIGs/WeAreWaiting/wearewaiting.swf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raph Posted September 17, 2022 Author Share Posted September 17, 2022 16 hours ago, That Matoran with a Vahi said: Not all of them. I sold a lot of my collection while I was at university, several years ago now, because I wasn't using them and wanted to free up space in my room. While there are a few that I do wish, in hindsight, I hadn't been quite so hasty to get rid of, for the most part I don't regret it; I'd rather them having gone to people who enjoyed them rather than just sitting around in a box never getting looked at like most of them would have if I'd kept them. Even then, though, I still kept my old favourites: the classic Toa, the Mask of Light protagonist sets, several Matoran, Muaka & Kane-Ra, and a couple of others - and I'm happy with my decision to do so. They were a big part of my childhood, and I'd feel like I was losing a little something of myself it I let go of those last few. I don't do much with them, but I have some of them on display, and the rest stored away for days when I feel particularly nostalgic. For context, I'm 30, as well. I don't think that you need to feel embarrassed or ashamed for keeping them around, if that's what you want to do; if you still enjoy them, even if that is just on a nostalgic level, then you're not 'too old' for them, in my book. That said, I'm pretty sure you could get something for your sets on eBay if you do decide to go that route. Bionicle stuff seems to command high prices there these days, even when used... certainly higher than they were when I sold mine back then! Thanks. I will tell you most barbaric thing ever said on this forum)))) I had 2004 Toa Vakama and Onewa, Turaga Vakama, Gahlok, Takanuva 2008, Takanuva 2010, Avak, Dekar, Defilak, Ehlek, Gaaki, Malum, Mata Nui. Out of these Vakama Oneva Vakama, Gahlok, and Malum were given away without my knowledge year ago, and my Avak, Ehlek and Mata Nui, Takanuva 2010, and Takanuva 2008 sets fell apart because of 2006-2009 joint socket quality.........i had to trow them away back in 2017 mainly because they were not worth anything, and i did not want to waste time to sell them. Now i feel little bit of regret, but hey, what's done is done. I keep my Bionicle remaining sets mostly for nostalgia. They are nostalgic for me too. And i feel pretty much same as you do, they were part of my childhood. Especially my Kopaka. He is my first toa. I see what i do with them. Quote http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/JrMasterModelBuilder/SIGs/WeAreWaiting/wearewaiting.swf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taria Pakari Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 (edited) I still have mine, but they've been dismantled for over a decade now. Edited September 17, 2022 by Taria Pakari English is hard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa Turing Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 I left most of mine at my parents' house when I moved out, and I'll still occasionally play with them for old times' sake when I visit, especially when younger cousins are around. I brought all my sets from 2001-2003 along with me though, that's the era that I decided I'm going to try to collect and display. 1 Quote I really need a better signature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Inika Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 I’m 26, I still own and enjoy all of mine (200+). I don’t plan on ever selling them. Do what makes you happy. If you have other things in your life that make you more happy, focus on those. If looking at your bonkles and holding them in your hands makes you happy, do that. 3 1 Quote "You are an absolute in these uncertain times. Your past is forgotten, and your future is an empty book. You must find your own destiny, my brave adventurer." -- Turaga Nokama Click here to visit my library! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TERIDAX941 Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 I'm 30, and I have almost all of my old collection still (and now more besides)! I still tinker with them, build a moc or two and then tear those apart and build the original characters again, but mostly I'm saving my collection for my son when he's old enough. I have all of the comics and books as well which I'm planning on sharing with him as well, so I'm totally okay with keeping my collection to pass on to him. 3 1 Quote Formerly Iron_Man5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raph Posted September 21, 2022 Author Share Posted September 21, 2022 5 hours ago, TERIDAX941 said: I'm 30, and I have almost all of my old collection still (and now more besides)! I still tinker with them, build a moc or two and then tear those apart and build the original characters again, but mostly I'm saving my collection for my son when he's old enough. I have all of the comics and books as well which I'm planning on sharing with him as well, so I'm totally okay with keeping my collection to pass on to him. I was thinking same thing. Save them for my children. Quote http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/JrMasterModelBuilder/SIGs/WeAreWaiting/wearewaiting.swf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nescent Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 Mine are disassembled and stored haphazardly in the shed. I'm hoping my children will take to them when they are older, but even if they don't, I doubt I'll ever have the heart to sell them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reya Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 The original six Toa and an orange Vahi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(-Kopaka Toa of Ice-) Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 A few but most of the older sets from 2006-7 and 2002-3 were sold. As a adult my current room (live with parents) also doesn't have the shelf capacity to display most of them so there are only a select few along with a few Transformers figures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aiden Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 (edited) Enjoying a hobby or having some "kids toys" is nothing to be ashamed of! If you ever have kids they'd be perfect to pass down to them. I don't have any of my two original Bionicles I had as a kid, they were tossed, but I've been collecting a lot recently! Edited October 14, 2022 by Tohunga Premium 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa Zakok Toa of Time Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 I still have all of my sets, i've been inspired recently to pull them out and hop back on the train. Bionicle 4 Life ❤️ 1 Quote C.O.T. Is my place now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
confused piraka Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 same here I just had 2 glatorain and a few g2 but now I'm getting back into Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nektann Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 I started collecting in 2015, I sold almost all of my G2 that was still intact and a good portion of my G1, but I have the important stuff like a sealed ehlek still(I'm gonna open him in november.) Quote Bazinga! I've been a Bionicle Fan since early 2015 and have been aware of it since 2008. Was a bit late to the party due to my age, but that doesn't matter now. Looking for krana and sealed G1 sets at below market value if possible, (otherwise it'll be a few years before I care to collect sets I don't care as much about) Bohrok Kal and Krana Kal Mask Pack sets are ones I am particularly looking for atm. I go by Nektann or Marcato usually online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
confused piraka Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 you sure your going to open that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.B.O.C Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 I keep mine. Been collecting since 2001, with periods of downtime. More recently I've been back into completing my collection, and it's been both fun and uh... interesting, to see how the market has shifted post-COVID and as BIONICLE becomes a nostalgic thing for those with disposable income. Certainly having to get used to the prices things command now. Far cry from BST 15+ years back. No plans on selling them, but storage does become a factor. It doesn't help that I collect other things as well! I don't think I have more of a distinct sentiment than other people have expressed - but I would say there's no shame in owning something you enjoy. The mindset to feel ashamed of it is definitely pervasive, but toy collecting has definitely become far more normalized nowadays than it used to be. I think you would find (and may have seen from posts here) that most people here are adults who collect. I find people who are excessively judgemental of other people's harmless hobbies tend to be oddly insecure themselves, and project. I personally always think its fun for people to have hobbies they're passionate about - and you'd be surprised how many people feel the same way. I feel like Marie Kondo's advice often gets thrown around poorly - but if it sparks joy, no harm in keeping it. Selling is an option too, if you think other people might enjoy them more. Particularly that titan Mata Nui. It might currently be the most expensive BIONICLE set in the secondary market? My philosophy with selling is that it's nice to sell to people who also want to enjoy it. However, I really don't sell, so not my forte. 1 Quote My Brickshelf, please don't copy!... ...Looking for shiny Regirock, Articuno, and Virizion!(Can trade most any legendary for them!)My 3DS friend list is full, sorry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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