| If you're getting into diecast car models and you're not | | | | Because let's be honest, they're toys. You're collecting |
| really sure where to begin, then first of all, don't pull | | | | toys here. Collecting toys and never playing with them |
| your hair out over it. | | | | is like collecting real cars and never driving them. |
| It's not like you're trying to learn trigonometry here, | | | | What it comes down to is that you should really only |
| you're just collecting some toy cars, so here's the main | | | | be collecting diecast models if you're passionate about |
| thing you want to know, make it your motto: Collect | | | | motorsports or classic cars or what have you. You |
| What You Like. | | | | should only be collecting them if you have a real |
| When you go into a hobby shop, most of them sell | | | | appreciation for automotive excellence and scale |
| price guides so you can keep track of how much your | | | | model perfection and attention to detail. |
| collection's worth. Look, forget that those price guides | | | | If you think you're going to get rich turning your diecast |
| even exist. Trying to study them and find patterns and | | | | collection into a retirement fund, go invest in something |
| figure out what's going to make you a millionaire when | | | | safe, instead. If you think you're going to just display |
| you retire is a fruitless pursuit. | | | | them on a shelf and impress people with rare toy cars, |
| You need to treat collecting diecast car models as | | | | forget it, we're not that impressed. But, if you're going |
| what it is: A hobby, not a second job. Listen to your | | | | to put those toy cars to good use, start collecting |
| inner child, not your inner responsible adult. | | | | today. |
| Now that we've gotten that out of the way, here's the | | | | Collecting is a hobby, and a hobby is supposed to be |
| second most important thing to keep in mind about | | | | fun. If you turn it into a chore you have nobody to |
| collecting diecast cars: Take them out and play with | | | | blame but yourself. So do yourself a favor and start |
| them now and then. | | | | enjoying life for what it is, take your toy cars out and |
| Don't be an old fuddy duddy, don't be one of those | | | | play with them. Planning for the future is great and all, |
| guys who buys toys and then puts them behind glass | | | | but you don't want to spend the whole of your adult |
| to ensure that nobody ever has fun with them ever, | | | | years thinking "Boy I can't wait til retirement when I'll |
| take them out, race them across the coffee table the | | | | actually let myself have some fun now and then for a |
| next time you watch racing on TV, and, again, obey | | | | change!" Real collectors collect because they like to, |
| the inner child. | | | | not because they're trying to get rich. |