THIS is why I'm a packrat!

[paigevz]

My older son was into Pokemon at age 5,6,7.................he had figures, cards, bedsheets, blankets, pillows, plushes, you get the idea.

My younger son was born when older was 7. Soon after that older son moved on to YuGiOh. Many garage sales, school giveaways, handmedowns to boy down the street, and goodwill drop-offs later, we have only the cards and some movies left. I thought it was a flashinthepan. NEVER occurred to me that the newborn babe would someday get into it.

Younger ds finds 3 Pokemon chapter books at a garage sale. Much debate ensues about why a child who is not yet reading needs chapter books, but the 15 cent price tag won out, and he got them. And I read them at bedtime.

He then "found" the Pokemon movies.............they had been in the movie cabinet, but not knowing what they were, he didn't care.........until now.

He is now Pokemon crazy. He wants his room Pokemon (I lament the lost bedsheets now), he want Pokemon clothes, Pokemon toys. Sure, he doesn't need them and will live without them. Older brother DID still have a huge stack of cards, so he has those.

So, I think, well, it'd be nice to throw some of the little figures in his Christmas stocking, right? He doesn't have to have EVERYTHING he wants, but a few nice little figures to play act with. Check Ebay, should be able to get some cheap. No! Now everyone on Ebay says they're COLLECTOR'S ITEMS and I have to pay through the nose if I want any for darlin' son. And you can just bet your booties he'll be asking for 'em from Santa!

Sorry for the long post.........I have learned my lesson, never ever to have any more garage sales!

(And, in a bit of a mini-vent, these collectors are making it really hard to meet my kids' Christmas lists..............they always seem to collect the figures, cars, etc that my kids want and then I can't find them in the stores).

 

[Nanoer]

I didn't get over pokemon till like the end of 7th grade but I remember when I got pokemon sapphire and I was so excited about it that I kept on playing straight for a month and I didn't think about anything else pokemon other than playing the game. It's a long shot but if he has a GBA or something then I'd say get him a pokemon game and LOTS of batteries! And also if you want to get him some cheaper pokemon toys tell him to get into the newer pokemon stuff(ktla is reintroducing the show this fall if you don't have cartoonnetwork) which will be new in stores so not that pricey (walmart is your friend they have the cheapest movies and kid toys than most other stores). If you still want to find some of the older stuff but at a bit higher price I suggest you look at toys r us since not a lot of people go there and they still have stock of a lot of stuff that's sold out everywhere else(trust me when it's 120 degrees and ever store is sold out and a lot of temper's are flying you will find it there)


And just so you know.. I still get out my pokemon games and play for five hours straight two years later so you never know Hoped this helped!

 

[barkley]

hang on to any yugioh stuff you have-ds is big time into it, and wanted a yugioh themed bedroom when we moved a month ago. i went nuts trying to find the sheets and comforter-seems like a year ago there were plenty at all the stores-no more! i finaly ended up finding a set from some internet company and i almost lost out on that-they had to call to change the order because when the went to fill it they found that they were totaly out of stock on one item-and i got the last 2 of another-and they said they can't order the stuff anymore!

it drives me nuts when the kids get hooked on some old cartoon that cartoon network starts running and there are no associated products anywhere to be found! at least i lucked out with carebears-back when dd was still a toddler (and before they got popular again) we had an old video store in town that was going out of bsns. and selling off their videos for $2 each-i remembered carebears from my teen days and thought they were cute so i snapped up all the old videos they had. thank goodness! both dd and ds loved them when they started re-showing them so i was able to pull these out and feed their addiction.

 

[pirateofthecarolinas]

I went through the Pokemon phase with my DS12. I can't and won't go through it with my DS4!

Lori

 

[paigevz]

Just watch out Lori, ours are nearly the same age......................

Guess what? I found Pokemon Yahtzee Jr and some Pokemon episodes at Walmart! Bought one tape today and will go back for the game for Christmas when I can get away................

 

[Hollister]

I remember I was into pokemon until I was 8, I still have my cards. Hoping they will be worth something one day I never had anything but the cards, I didnt like the sheets and books and such

 

[pirateofthecarolinas]

Just watch out Lori, ours are nearly the same age......................

Ugh!


I was successful in never letting him see BARNEY!

Lori