Collectible Car Clutter

I love my parents dearly but they have their quirks. They are packrats. Hubby and I have known it for years. I have never considered hubby to be a packrat, or myself for that matter. I’m not ready to be on an episode of Hoarders or anything, but the time has come for something to be done. I don’t mean that we’re hoarding junk, although we both certainly do have our fair share. I mean that we like to collect things. Here’s an example that not only applies to me, but it applies to my Dad as well. The thing that I’m referring to is diecast collectible cars.

That picture right there above is of some of my collectible cars. They’re all diecast Rusty Wallace cars. I started collecting them many, many years ago, long before Rusty even thought about retiring. Hubby put them on two giant wood shelves in our bedroom. The shelves are now full. I never really get to look at the cars and enjoy them, because they’re stacked up in the bedroom. All they basically do is sit there collecting dust and cobwebs.
My Dad also collects diecast collectible cars. He collects cars from his favorite driver, Bill Elliott. My Mom gave him some of his cars, and hubby and I gave him the rest. Dad’s collection lives in the downstairs of their house. Noone really goes down there and uses that room, so they really aren’t being looked at and enjoyed. Like mine, Dad’s collectible cars just sit around collecting dust and cobwebs.
Recently I decided that it’s time to declutter a bit. When I looked at my collection of cars I came to the conclusion that I never really considered what would happen to the collection over time. Had I considered the future, I probably would have opted to collect miniature sports helmets or something small along those lines. Rusty’s retired now. The cars probably wouldn’t sell for all that much. And, as much as I am attached to them, I’d also like to declutter the house a bit.
Have you collected any items over the years that you’re not sure what to do with anymore?