How to Buy Star Trek Collectibles

So you want to collect Star Trek stuff? You'll need lots of room and lots of money for this hobby.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Star Trek: 12" Collector action figures IV
• Star Trek: Insurrection Action Figures
• Star Trek: Communicator Exclusives Action Figures
• Star Trek: Transporter Action Figures
• Star Trek: 12" Collector action figures III
• Star Trek: 12" Collector action figures II
• Star Trek: 9" Movie action figures
• Star Trek: 12" Movie action figures
• Star Trek: Voyager Action Figures
• Star Trek: Target Exclusives Action Figures
• Star Trek: Kaybee Exclusives Action Figures
• Star Trek: Generations Action Figures
• Star Trek: First Contact Action Figures
• Star Trek: Warp Factor Action Figures
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Action Figures
• Star Trek: Next Generation Action Figures
• Star Trek: ToyFare Exclusives Action Figures
• Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Action Figures
• Star Trek: 12" Collector action figures I
• Star Trek: 9" Alien Combat Series action figures
• Display Cases
• Display cases

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. Check online auctions, comic book shops, toy stores, toy and game shows, and discount stores for collectibles.

5. Shop different retailers carefully and compare online store prices as well as those of other collectors, which are sometimes available online.

[AudreyBrown]

on 9/29/2008 You know, I mostly collect media...but the idea of having my own NCC 1701-D sure is tempting!