Click on the picture to see this Collection!! Name: Eric Fernandez Location: Action Figure Haven

1) What do you Collect?
Alot ! Transformers, GI Joe, Star Wars ,McFarlane, Marvel, DC, Neca, Masters
of the Universe, Halo..... and many, many, many, more

2) When and how did you start Collecting and what keeps you going?
Well I ofcourse had alot of toys when I was a kid , but I became a very hard
core collector in the mid 90's.

3) Why do you Collect what you Collect?
I just loved several of them when I was a kid, and still do now.

4) When did you begin to display your Collection?
Over ten years ago.

5) How do you get your inspiration to organize and display your Collection?
It just comes to me.

6) Do you "Collect' em all", or just the ones you like?
ALL!

7) Do you have a favorite character that you Collect?
Not particularly.

8) Which item in your Collection would you say is your absolute favorite and
why?
I have somany I can't even say.

9) How much do you spend a month on your Collection?
Usually between 2 to 4 hundred dollars .

10) Which item was the most difficult to obtain?
The rare Japanese Transformers called the Dino-Cassettes... a set of four of
them.

11) What is the oldest item you own and the one with the most value?
Well I have an old Mego Spiderman, but I have alot of very valuble
Transformers

12) What is your "Holy Grail"?
My Decepticon Cassettes & Soundwave.

13) What inspires your to purchase an item to add to your Collection?
To complete a set, or perhaps to enlarge my Armies.

14) Customizing figures and statues has become very big, have you ever
purchased a custom figure or statue and have you ever tried making one?
Yes, alot.

15) Where do you make most of your purchases from?
Stores, TRU, Walmart, Target, K Mart, Kaybee, Ect......

16) How does your partner (wife/girlfriend/husband/boyfriend) feel about your
collection?
They all respect my collecting.

17 ) Do you ever get hassled about being a toy collector?
Not really.

18) What will happen to your collection after you've passed away?
I'm not sure yet.

19) Is your collection insured?
Yes.

20) What is missing from your collection that you hope to one day acquire?
Alot of rare Lucky Draw Transformers.

21) What toy did you have as a kid that you most wish you had kept or, at
least, kept in good condition for your collection?
my GI Joe Defiant Complex

22) If you needed to raise cash quick, would you consider selling (some of)
your collection? If so, what would you NEVER sell?
No.

23) What is the usual reaction when people see your collection?
WOW !

24) Do you attend conventions for some of your purchases? could you tell us
about that?
No.

25) Most collectors today go on what they call a toy run, do you participate
in that as well? And what are your favorite spots? Tell us about your
routine.
Yes, I usually hit my local TRU Everyday, and usually 4 days a week I hit 2
Walmarts, 1 Target, a Kaybee, and a K-Mart.

26) How do you decide what to take out of the package and what stays sealed?
Well I open just about everything, but when I hear of something being rare
or hard to find I'll buy one to keep sealed.

27) At what stage do you think your collection will be at 10 years from now,
do you think you would have grown tired of it?
I really don't know.

28) What advice would you give someone who just started a collection
Don't get into Army Building!