Maybe ill take before and after pics.
Please do, I enjoy things like this.
In regards to only washing select figures, why not get a good hot bath going and soak 'em all? I'm not trying to perpetuate my germ phobia, but a good soak never hurt anyone.
(Well, we obviously don't want to soak toys with electronic components, metal bits, decals, etc., but you get the point.)
I've collected toys and video game stuff for the better part of 40 years, and I've learned this: People are n-a-s-t-y. I'll leave the details up to the imagination...
Welcomed currency: Rubber Uglies, rubber monsters, jigglers, vinyl monsters, Arco monsters, Imperial monsters, fish cans....