Oh boy a star wars toys thread!
I used to spend a LOT of money on star wars toys. I used to save up all my allowance (and later salary) and go to collectable shows. I was lucky that I already had a sizeable collection before ebay and action figure grading came out. Those really made prices skyrocket! For example, I bought a c-3po 12 back in mint condition for $200 in the year 2000. today that same figure would sell for $2000 on ebay! I couldn't buy any figures when the prices got that high so I stopped collecting...
I sold most of my figures to help pay for a house but I still have pictures... (sorry for the watermark)