your collection....How much does it cost? (1 Viewer)

[Poppo]

I am curious.....How much money have you spent until now for your TS collection? And how much do you spend per month in average? I spent untill now bout 3700 euros...

 

[Deitz]

I do not know. I never kept track of the costs. I do know it was in my budget. I never put TS on the credit card unless I can pay it off at the end of the month.
Brian

 

[jazzeum]

Good policy Brian. That should apply to anything we purchase in life (except maybe a house or a car) :smile2:

 

[AIDMAN]

I really dont know!!!!!!!!!. I buy stuff when i can afford it, dont when i cant!!. Maybe a bit lax on my part. my stuff is not insured so i guess
one day i should really take the time to sit down and add up what it is worth and get it insured!!!.

Steve

 

[Poppo]

I do not know. I never kept track of the costs. I do know it was in my budget. I never put TS on the credit card unless I can pay it off at the end of the month.
Brian

I think you are right, better not to make the total maybe!!

 

[PanzerAce1944]

I think that may be a personal question to some but if you are a serious dedicated collector that amount gets rather high once you surpass being in the hobby 2 or 3 years. I could trade off my collection to buy a new automobile if needed, but I enjoy my stuff everyday that I look at it

 

[Poppo]

I think that may be a personal question to some but if you are a serious dedicated collector that amount gets rather high once you surpass being in the hobby 2 or 3 years. I could trade off my collection to buy a new automobile if needed, but I enjoy my stuff everyday that I look at it

I agree with you...I also enjoy my stuff everyday, and even thinking of it when I am not home. It is a very pleasing and relaxing thing and a way to forget problems and routine.Nice also to have a passion in a boring, empty, flat historic period which we are living. Also, it makes a living decoration for home and an original thing to show people. When I feel sad or worried for something , I think of what I will do to improve a dio for example..So also for me those money were well spent...

 

[wayne556517]

To me priceless......................^&grin

 

[Beaufighter]

To me priceless......................^&grin

Wayne,

No one can top that. Well said/done sport. In short, for me...my collection is the source of my sanity which has a value I probably can not fathom.

Hang Tough,
Marc

 

[ucla1967]

I don't really know. At one time, I was keeping track, but the number got so large as to scare me as it approached six figures. The good news is that it was all paid for with my disposable income, so I don't worry about it.

 

[AIDMAN]

I don't really know. At one time, I was keeping track, but the number got so large as to scare me as it approached six figures. The good news is that it was all paid for with my disposable income, so I don't worry about it.

Hey Mike...Can you please explain just what disposable income is??....And more important "where do you find it"???.

Steve

 

[Mitch]

no idea and not really all that interested if Iam honest. I have never sat down with a calculator and added it all up
Mitch

 

[Isandlwana]

I've spent almost £15,000 on Toy Soldiers in seven years. I do keep a record in case I sell them on. I would hope they are now worth £23,000 having kept an eye on what some of the pieces I own make on the secondary market.

Why do I keep a record? Primarily because I am employed within a certain part of the Civil Service and am fully cognisant with my obligations as a UK taxpayer and indeed the imminent commencement of a very large project and crackdown on ebay traders be they businesses or casual traders by said department.

 

[Rob]

Don't know the actual value, all I need to know is its insured!:smile2:

Rob

 

[uksubs]

I've spent almost £15,000 on Toy Soldiers in seven years. I do keep a record in case I sell them on. I would hope they are now worth £23,000 having kept an eye on what some of the pieces I own make on the secondary market.

Why do I keep a record? Primarily because I am employed within a certain part of the Civil Service and am fully cognisant with my obligations as a UK taxpayer and indeed the imminent commencement of a very large project and crackdown on ebay traders be they businesses or casual traders by said department.

So you telling me anyone who sell on ebay should be paying tax on the item they sell ?

 

[Mitch]

Neil...

I remember hearing about this in the newspapers months back and from a mate who works for HM customs They nabbed a guy who had nearly half a million quid of unclaimed sales last year and, tried through the courts to get the names of 33,000 of the biggest sellers on e-bay.
Mitch

 

[Isandlwana]

So you telling me anyone who sell on ebay should be paying tax on the item they sell ?

HMRC have historically undertaken extremely large projects on certain professions where it is guarenteed that the yield will be high. In the five years leading up to the fiscal year 2010/11 HMRC lost 30,000 staff and these projects were shelved until further notice. We previously went to town on the likes of subcontractors, market traders and the largest project in recent memory focused on taxi/mini cab drivers because we know the retention of records in all of these professions is generally inadequate.

Now HMRC is going to crack down on ebay trading in a project that is unparalelled. The Treasury wants their cut. If I were the guy trading as I.C. Toys on ebay I'd be bricking it!!!

 

[mikemiller1955]

I don't like to think about how much I have spent on figures...it makes my stomach hurt...^&grin

 

[uksubs]

HMRC have historically undertaken extremely large projects on certain professions where it is guarenteed that the yield will be high. In the five years leading up to the fiscal year 2010/11 HMRC lost 30,000 staff and these projects were shelved until further notice. We previously went to town on the likes of subcontractors, market traders and the largest project in recent memory focused on taxi/mini cab drivers because we know the retention of records in all of these professions is generally inadequate.

Now HMRC is going to crack down on ebay trading in a project that is unparalelled. The Treasury wants their cut. If I were the guy trading as I.C. Toys on ebay I'd be bricking it!!!

Well thank for information

 

[ostrein]

Its not really the price of my collection which matters most - the BIG value I have in my wife supporting all my craziness. Thats priceless! :smile2:

I hope she's reading this now so that I can place my next order soon {sm4}

Oliver