Kammys Musing

+ When we moved to Perth in May 2009, I rekindled my passion for Lego.

+ I spent on average $300-400/month to get these Lego sets. Some locally, mostly from the US.

+ Eventually I started selling my extra toys.

+ I joined Nexus Toy Fair which is held every quarter in a year, usually during the school holidays. 9am-12pm on a Saturday, 4 times a year.

+ I became a regular with this 2 cool humans – Jono and Andrew. Occasionally Mike (Andrew’s brother) would join.

+ By selling some of our toys, we actually free up some space (in the house and our wallet).

+ It’s not an addiction, it’s a lifestyle (that’s what I keep telling myself).

+ It’s refreshing to see adults walking around with various toys/comics/collectibles in hands, face gleaming with happiness, sometimes happier than their kids getting dragged along on a Saturday morning, talking passionately with the sellers about their favourite Star Wars figure, or the elusive Transformers set, or the character that should have survived in a TV show. No judgement here.

+ I have now reached a stage where toys are no longer my go to outlet. With a kid in university (and a few more on the way) I plan to step back and concentrate my energy (and money) into new and emerging interests.

+ For now, I plan to “retire” from selling at Nexus Toy Fair.

Until then, stay hungry, stay sane.