Hi guys, here’s a quick post about something that has been on my mind for a while.

One thing I’ve noticed in my collecting adventures, and I know others have too, is that my purchases often seem to come in waves. I’m constantly on eBay (my least favourite buying source) forums and groups hunting down figures. My focus is pretty tight so it makes finding relevant items more difficult for me than for collectors who just collect EVERYTHING STAR WARS. For weeks I have been monitoring my usual sources but I didn’t find anything remotely interesting or financially enticing. Then BAMMMMMMMM, I picked up a Luke Hoth ESB MOC, Luke X-Wing Trilogo and ESB MOCs (I had been hunting down the trilogo for six months), Luke Jedi ROTJ MOC, Luke Bespin ESB MOC, a whole bunch of loose figures and weapons and loads of acrylic from Christian in the UK. Not only did this all happen within a few days but they were all fantastic deals, granted the condition wasn’t exactly Toy Tony’s lofty (and artificial) AFA 90 standards…I haven’t actually received any of the figures yet so the excitement is really building. I think I’ll pee in my pants when they arrive. Here are the pics of some of the figs I’m soon to receive.

I know these bursts in buying activity also occur for other collectors. My question, and the point of this article, is why? Are there special time periods wherein sellers advertise their items? Or is it mainly in my own mind – that something is going on within me that makes me prepared to buy at a certain time? Or is it just completely random? I really have no idea. Just something to think about.

Does anyone have similar experiences? Any theories about why this happens?

Christian