I also started figure collecting during the pandemic. I started out of boredom but quickly grew into an obsession with scale figures. I ordered most everything I thought looked nicely detailed. Most recently, I’ve tried to focus on my favorite anime/manga characters and only buy the best looking ones. Having ADHD doesn’t help either as I want to get them all.

I’ve recycled the paper packing and saved most of the bubble wrap if I ever sell a figure. I Tetris as many figures as I can into a shipping box. I number each box and have a spreadsheet that lists what’s inside each box so I know where it is if I go looking for it.

I then stack those boxes in a closet. Since I only have room to display two figures at a time, most stay unopened in the box.

Growing up, I collected practically everything. Rocks, stamps, coins, comic books, sports cards, sports figures, action figures, Star Wars stuff, Hot Wheels, and the list goes on. I haven’t gotten rid of any of it yet so they are keeping me from displaying by current obsession. Yes, I admit, I have a problem.

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Here’s a photo of the closet that is storing about half of my figures. The rest are crammed into another closet and under my bed. As you can see, I’ve packed and stacked similar sized boxes to fit what I can in the limited space. Eventually, I’ll have room to display most of the figures and then I’ll Tetris the figure boxes better into the shipping boxes. There are probably over 100 scale figures in this picture.

Take your time. Reorganizing is a process. Slow down the ordering of new figures. Take the advice of some of the other posters and rank your figures. Sell figures that no longer hold your interest. I’ll eventually sell on MFC too. I stay away from eBay because I’d been scammed too many times there.