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FINAL NOVEMBER UPDATE: "SEE YOU SPACE COWBOY."

This December I will be dealing with the fact that I have been receiving SSI (i.e. permanent disability) for 12 years. With 11 of those 12 years finding this to be an issue, both personally and as a hobbyist.

Let me explain.

Out of every franchise, theme, etc. I have attempted to collect... Star Wars was the only franchise I felt the most comfortable collecting. Simply because my parents worked hard to get me almost all of the original figures, and some other stuff tied to it, from late 1981 to the 1985.

My feeling is that if I talked about my collecting goals in mid-2011, I would have either built a MOC collection surrounding that... Or... Had been a member of NintendoAge prior to my arrival in 2019. And that a lot of the issues, and damage, I did face elsewhere would have not happened.

Which is not a guarantee since my variation of Asperger's/Autism had made me an easy target elsewhere.

So instead of just leaving (again) on terms that were tied to red flags, I need to leave just because my return to Tokyo (injuries and all) is that my "graded collection" goals work better elsewhere. At a forum where graded collectibles, regardless of age and rarity, make sense to the majority of said collectors.

Which is why I am bowing out, with plans to only offer an update if going for a graded MOC Star Wars collection (of any kind) does give me the results I have been aiming for since 2011.

With me also planning to use this time to finish Dark Souls, choose who gets my "Surprise Santa" gift, and hopefully start 2024 ending this accursed issue before I turn 50 (I'm 47, BTW).

So... With that said... Happy holidays.