Maybe Mistake?

[Martin Milner]

Looks like a good haul to me, I particularly covet the beach patrol boat, I haven't seen that before but it would complement my "Baywatch" lifeguards theme.

You need to think about what sort of collector you will be. Do you need to have complete sets, or will you just mix and match as you go along? Some folks here are keen to have complete sets and go to great lengths to replace lost parts, then box it all away and never play with it. Others open a new set and immediately add all the small parts to their stock bins. Most are somewhere in between. If you plan to play with it all, does completeness matter? Then again, some sets seem a little light on the small parts and people add their own to make a more rounded set.


In time you'll likely acquire bits you have no use for and can trade for those missing parts.

[Rasputin]

Thanks everyone!  Wow, this is a really great community.  I'm going to like it here

yes you will but your bank account will not 

[twconstantine]

I suppose that is a good question Martin.  I intend to let my little girls just play with the stuff.  They are careful with everything they do and have a healthy respect for toys, which is odd for kids I know, but there you are.  I think I will probably resell a few of the items in this lot and pick up some of the missing parts, but not all.

[Alison01326]

You sound like me! I've bought lots of Playmobil knowing that bits are missing, and as long as the missing bits don't affect the "playability" I don't worry too much. Having said that, though, I put in a massive order for spares earlier in the year to get some of it up to scratch as my son is now old enough and wise enough to realise that he's been short changed (and he's only 5, but he's got three years' catalogues and my Playmobil Collector book for reference now!!).

I occasionally buy odd lots of odd bits on EBay however, as I find that as children move on to X Boxes they are encouraged by their parents to fund the new habit with the sale of old toys. The parents have no idea what they are selling and end up with a pile of odd bits of Playmobil that don't seem to go with anything. I tend to buy these and use what I can. I've just got a lot of oddments which appear to be the bits you remove when you give a small child Playmobil for the first time - cuffs, hats and other assorted bits which are likely to be pulled off and go up into the hoover the first time they are played with.

I think you've done pretty well with that haul.

[Wolf Knight]

I enjoy looking for bits and bobs on ebay that I am missing... 

[Playmoholics]

I agree. I think that the only regrets are the purchases that you don't make and regret later  After time goes by, you won't even remember how much you paid for that lot. The only thing you will likely feel is the satisfaction of having the pieces in your collection. Don't think or regret; just enjoy! 

[Elric]

Not a bad deal in my opinion.  The red corsairs are 50 bucks each on DS.  I think you did just fine.

[Wesley Myers]

I think I will probably resell a few of the items in this lot and pick up some of the missing parts, but not all.

DS - Direct Service from Playmobil will supply what is missing but you need to ask 1) do I really NEED all the mising pieces?  (yes, they're nice to have, but you can get more and others elsewhere) 2) do the missing items really take that much away from the play value?  3) if you start selling things then you won't have as large a collection ...