I gave up collecting a year before Episode II and sold the entire collection.
When it became impossible to track down new figures and it was obvious hasbro was marketing to, and only to collectors...I split. There was too much profiteering going on, people buying up cases from the backroom. We even had someguy go around the Phoenix valley buying what he wanted and creasing ever single card that was left.
I did have EVERYTHING from 1995 to 2001, but it just controlled too much of my life, and finances. I'll still buy the books and the DVD trival pursuit!!! But the toys can lick my balls.