Up for sale - *sniff sniff*

Well, I haven't done it yet but I think I am going to. About 6 months ago, I started to seriously consider selling another large chunk of my Star Wars collection. I stopped buying toys (for the most part) about 5 years ago, but continued to collect "higher end" stuff, like some of the Gentle Giant busts, Riddell helmets, Applause Statues etc. So, much of that stuff is what I want to sell, leaving only my Vader stuff (save for a few odds and ends - and a ton of opened toys that aren't really worth the trouble of selling - besides, they look good on my Christmas Tree every year).

I've gotten to the point where I really don't have a desire to buy anything else which kind of tells me that I've satisfied my collector "itch" to a large extent. While I've said for years that I'd never sell my collection, I don't really see this as a liquidation, so much as a culling of the herd. I'll still have my "pride and joys" like my Gary Kurtz lucite stars, my lifesize Han in Carbonite, Compulsion Gallery/Attakus/Gentle Giant Vader stuff. But when I tallied up the stuff I'm planning on selling, it came to a nice total of over $1000 - which is double what I paid for them (finally, Star Wars collectibles that increased in value!). I could sure use that money towards other pursuits about now (tuition, travel etc...).

I'm sure I'm not the only one who has reduced their collection in one way or another over the years. I'm sure I'll experience some seller's remorse afterward but do I really NEED all this stuff? The stuff that means the most to me is the stuff I am keeping, so am I doing wrong by myself?

Don't know why I am posting this. Just needed to vent I guess.