Do you ever feel like you've bought too much?
Sometimes, but if I'm generally happy with all I've bought and I have the space for it I think it's fine. Is this pic related your collection?
>>5462379
Some days the old "what the fuck am I going to do with all this shit" moods hits me, then several hours later I'm back looking for the best deals on figures I want while adding new ones to the list.
The ride never ends
>>5462434
This. I work weekends right now, 7AM to 3PM so it usually happens about 10AM on Saturday, right when the grogginess wears off on the first day of my work week. It usually takes the form of "what's the point when I'm not going to care about any of this shit in ten or twenty years if/when I have a family?"
I'm way past that. I live in a warehouse at this point.
Gradually I'm slowing down the pace and focus more on unboxing or building stuff I got like 3 years ago...
I need to stop playing with one toy for like a week, and move on to the next sooner.
>>5462379
I have a dozen or so shelves just like yours. How good have you gotten at building them? I think we built 6 when we moved into our bigger house a little over a year ago.
Sort of?? But I don't have regrets about it. I mostly feel over whelmed by it since I live in a small basement suite and have way too much crap in my house.
Ill feel much better when I'm able to live in a larger space to fill up with my Chinese plastic.
Yeah, I did that so I sold half of the stuff I didn't want and had enough to go to Japan with my girlfriend.
You honestly enjoy your money more spending it on experiences instead of objects
At times, yes, but doing so is sometimes the only thing that keeps me from wanting to off myself. All the same, I sell stuff off now & then to try & maintain a balance.
>>5462690
>the only thing that keeps me from wanting to off myself
Same here. This is the collection that depression built. Part of it, anyway. I have another room filled with so many figures and boxes that it's hardly navigable anymore.
While I do actually enjoy everything I buy, deep down I am aware I'm just filling a hole that will never be full.
>>5462690
>>5462841
Nice collection OP. I just sold about 350 some MLs over the past 6 months. Too much to keep up with as well as the price.
Honestly depends, with transformers its a bitch because they take up so much space, especially combiners and titans
>>5462621
>Yeah, I did that so I sold half of the stuff I didn't want and had enough to go to Japan with my girlfriend.
Yeah, but did you buy any figures in Japan? If not, experience wasted.
>>5462379
No. Bought too much? The fuck am I, a broke-ass canadian or something? Toys are cheap and I only buy characters that I love so the urge to ditch them doesn't come up. It's two gigantic plusses.
>>5462841
I fucking hate you so god damned much
>>5463041
duh bruh, I went to the complex mandarake in Akiba and brought shit I wanted, but i cooled down from buying 5-6 items every month to just 1 or 2 items every few months.
it allows me to enjoy what I already have
>>5463330
>it allows me to enjoy what I already have
I feel the same. I have a lot more figures now, but I find himself screwing around with them less compared to back in 2010 or some shit and being a poorfag still in high school.
Not buying a lot of figures anymore, but that's only because my exchange rate is bad. Oh well
honestly i only feel like i buy too much when i get something just because it was rare or because i felt like i needed it to be a part of a collection
most things that i truly want i never regret buying, even if they get stored away
>>5463330
>cooled down from buying 5-6 items every month to just 1 or 2 items
This really helps. You start to appreciate your older toys, and you stop looking at your collection as a history of flavor of the month toys from the last several years.
It also helps to spend some money on your display. I just dropped about 50 bucks on setting up my own shelving, and getting a new bookcase (I don't care for glass cases) and having so much more room allows me to put up more of my collection and have some more space for them. Sometimes you just forget how much fun a toy you bought 3 years ago is.
>>5463330
>buying 5-6 items every month
See, I didn't even know people actually do this. How are your homes not overflowing with toys by now?
>>5462690
As a functional aspie (I work full time but shut my self up otherwise) I know this feel. Kinda made a quote saying for it. Weed to kill the pain, porn for the lust, toys for the heart. Dam kinda fucked up now that I'm typing it
>>5463381
I used to buy 5-6 toys every month, but now there's barely anything I want to buy that isn't a. too expensive on the aftermarket or b. unreleased.
It's frustrating, because recently an uncommon figure popped up on Manda for a good price, and something I've yet to get, but I ended up having to skip it because I couldn't even find anything else I wanted to buy to avoid paying the 500y fee and shipping for just a single figure.
>>5463381
bro it was, my girlfriend was sick of it, and i couldnt stop, it put a big strain on a lot of parts of my life because i was so lost in this obsession. It was a bad habit that really hindered my own growth. I practically lost it all by the time I realized i had to stop.
im just glad I could sell some back to make profit or break even because in worse addictions you dont even get that money back.
>>5462379
>Do you ever feel like you've bought too much?
>Look at my DCUC action figures
I hate myself so fucking much. I do.
>>5463449
This.
I'm fine with my Doom Patrol and other guys who will probably never get figures again, but the rest....
>>5463410
don't let anyone get to you about this, you did the right thing
i was over-collecting once too. look up collector psychology, you'll realize how really fucked up you are for collecting so much. i see so many textbook cases on /toy/. the saddest part is when they aren't even good toys - people ruining their fucking lives over Play Arts Kai, they're better off doing heroin at least there is some sense of enjoyment
SELL ALL YOUR TOYS
KEEP ONE TOY, YOUR "WOODY", BUT MAKE SURE HE IS SOMETHING DURABLE AND NOT TOO EXPENSIVE SO THERE IS LITTLE SUPERFICIAL ATTACHMENT - JUST SOMETHING YOU LIKE
THEN GET A GF AND/OR PET (LIKE A CAT OR A DOG). YOU ARE TRYING TO MAKE TOYS FILL A HOLE IN YOUR LIFE THAT THEY CANNOT FILL. COMPANIONSHIP, SELF WORTH.
>>5463473
>Thinks companionship and self worth actually values anything
You're hilarious
>>5463473
>THEN GET A GF AND/OR PET (LIKE A CAT OR A DOG). YOU ARE TRYING TO MAKE TOYS FILL A HOLE IN YOUR LIFE THAT THEY CANNOT FILL. COMPANIONSHIP, SELF WORTH.
>>5463473
Toys are all I have right now. Don't take dressing up tiny robot girls away from me.
Nope.
>>5463473
But I already have pets and a significant other, what do?
My husband told me last night that he thinks I should stop buying toys. That the house was getting too cluttered. It stresses me out since I love getting toys. I asked if it'd be okay to still buy them but store them away somewhere. But then he said that would just be a waste of money. This is one of my most loved hobbies, I'm a little stressed out about it.
>just let me have my border line hoarder hobby
>>5464394
Just tell the police he raped you and use any money you get in compensation to buy more worthless shit. That'll show him.
>>5463637
>Don't take dressing up tiny robot girls away from me
lol that's fucking pathetic dude get a life
>>5462379
Sometimes, bit I think it is a result of not having proper space.
There's a vacant room here that I am taking over. After some light renovation I will get some Klingsbos and set it all up in there. So I think being physically cluttered in bothers me more than how much I have. Once my room is cleared I'll feel much better
>>5463473
>GET A GF
Nobody listen to this faggot. Keep collecting
>>5464398
Pssssh if I was a real gold digger I would wait 10 years and divorce, taking way more money with me.
>just joking, I'm in a very happy relationship and I'm not a fucking harpy
>>5464449
Maybe one day the male anons of this board could meet a girl with similar interests! And then pool both of your incomes together for maximum toy buying
>>5464401
so tsuntsun
>>5464457
>Maybe one day the male anons of this board could meet a girl with similar interests! And then pool both of your incomes together for maximum toy buying
Had one. I've had several GFs and each time I slowly realized that I just don't want to deal with another person. I like my space and I like alone time to the point where I might as well not even be dating the other person. Not even a big fan of actual sex. I just enjoyed the kinky power play stuff, which I can get the same feeling of online.
>>5462841
Man that looks beautiful. Really nicely setup.
>>5463396
>Weed to kill the pain, porn for the lust, toys for the heart.
Literally my life.
>>5464394
I would say take outside opinions to heart. They see it beyond the emotional attachment. I'm not saying stop collecting, though.
>>5464886
And thats perfectly okay anon! I hope you don't get too much hassle from people over not wanting a SO.
>>5463473
I have a wife and pets and I still need plastic crack. What do I do?
>>5464394
If you get more joy from simply receiving the toy in the mail than actually having it and playing with it (i doubt you play with the dozens/hundreds of toys you probably have collected), then you are suffering from collector psychology which is a form of addiction. You should look inward as to why you enjoy such little things, and look for healthier ways to channel this.
>>5462379
I might if I collected garbage like you.
>>5464931
I mean, some people just like collecting. I've always loved it no matter how happy I am. Started with Pokemon, moved to rare video games, then Magic cards. Collected coins for a while when I worked retail (made, like, 500 bucks over a year of trading out shitty dimes for silver dimes.) And now I collect revolvers and toys. Never been a problem, never hurt my finances, life, or relationships.
Well, my first experience of toy collecting was on a trip to Japan with my gf. I didn't even know it was a hobby that existed; just walked right into Akiba like a dope, and nearly died from the excitement. If you've ever been, you know it's balls-to-the-wall hardcore. It's a constant wave of "I WANT", even for franchises you've never heard of.
But you quickly realise that it's plastic heroin and there is so much, that you just can't have it all, or even take it home. When I got back I did start a small collection of Pokémon figs, mostly rare stuff (D-Arts, Red Nendo etc.). That quickly bitch-slapped my wallet. So since then I've been very selective about it so I don't end up broke. I think the only fig I'm interested in that's coming up is the Red and Green Nendos.
It definitely fills a hole though. With the Pokémon, I know I'm trying to recapture childhood joy. But it's pretty fleeting. So I can sympathise with people who are lonelier or more unhappy than me. It's easy to fall in to.
Yes.
...but then the voices tell me that I need to buy more.
>>5465022
>just walked right into Akiba like a dope
To be fair, no one is prepared for that.
Plus I hear since I've went there that it's become more touristy and prices for figs are through the roof.
>>5465087
Shit. I just realized that pic isn't actually Akiba.
And even those years ago the prices seemed a bit less outside. It makes sense, of course. Even then it was prime real estate and they have to pay rent. Still. That was pretty amazing. I'd like to go back to Akiba anyway.
>>5465087
Yeah, I remember we spent several hours in one building. My gf isn't into collecting, but even she got a kick out of it.
I was only there a few months back, so I wouldn't have been aware of the price of figs. Maybe it's the tourists, like you say. Otaku culture in the West has definitely grown a lot in recent years.
>>5464401
>tripfag calling someone pathetic
>lol
>>5465297
It's a pretty blatant and obvious joke if you know who planelegs is. You're on a toy collecting imageboard at 6 PM on a Saturday night. Get over yourself.
>>5465322
As are you.
>>5465322
>paying any mind to a tripfags identity
>judging me for doing what you're doing
>implying i ever implied my life was any good
>>5465076
is that a replica or screen used Coraline
>>5465351
Looks like it's just a regular bendy Coraline
It's crazy how much they go for now, considering they were clearanced off really fast and stayed in stores for what seemed like a year that way.
>>5462379
I do. But then I think, "Who gives a shit? And why do I give a shit if they give a shit?"
>>5465022
I know that feel.
I limit myself to collecting newer Marvel Legends since toybiz traded articulation for sculpts and comics is the one hobby I know that has stayed with me for a good 10 years and counting, I can't say the same with anime so I'm not into figuarts or figma that bad but they're neat and I'm leaning more on bandai because licenses and nostalgia.
I have one or two of each of the more notorious toylines so I already know what to expect but I know that once I get a good ammount of Avengers and villains my collecting is going to slow down or just simply end. it's that dreadfull feel of completition that's going to devour me inside and i'm terrified .
>>5465076
dude I like your devotion and commitment but
>statueshit
>>5467093
Got anymore of those nekkid Coraline figure pics?
>>5467093
I have three of them, both from pic related and and another with a yellow raincoat.
>>5468752
[spoiler]I got several photos of my naked Coraline grabbing my own cock.[/spoiler]
>>5470072
Huh.
Well more power to you sir.
>>5462841
good taste brah
>>5462379
Sometimes but it makes me happy.
>>5467093
No shit? Never saw a single one in stores where I lived at the time.
>>5476203
Forgot image.
>>5476211
The other half
>>5476216
>MP Soundwave
Lucky bastard. You must be one of the 3 people in the world that owns one.
The rest are being slowly distributed at like 5x the price by scalpers.
>>5476230
I'm actually considering getting it for scalper prices, he's the only transformer I've ever wanted.
>>5476230
I got him from amiami. And I have more MP Transformers coming from them.
>>5476230
Why do people act like MP Soundwave is so rare? I bought mine at Toys R Us without any problems, and there are a shit ton of scalpers in my area. Was he that hard to find elsewhere?
>>5476286
Let me add that I'm the same guy who commented earlier that he never saw a single Coraline toy, but I managed to find a Soundwave for myself and one for a friend, maybe my area is just weird.
>>5462379
I don't own that much, but I'm starting to rethink my choices so far. My collection's a bit disjointed
>>5476286
Because scalpers gobbled up the supply for him damn near instantly. It was so bad stores had to change their policies afterward regarding MP's.
>>5462379
>two of that generic yellow peg warmer
>showcased as if he's the holy grail of figures
You've gone overboard anon
>>5462379
Yes, and I have, but I genuinely enjoy it and I make a point of cycling stuff in and out of storage regularly so I can continue to enjoy it.
I just had model kits until I started coming here. Now I'm trying to decide what series I want to collect. I never should have started.
>>5477626
That sounds like me. I'm getting back into gunpla now (considerably cheaper).
>>5477648
I do miss having the option to handle the details on your model kits. I'm not the best at it but the finish product looks nice
>>5462841
>I have another room filled with so many figures and boxes that it's hardly navigable anymore.
Don't fucking say that, you're killing the fantasy I'm having with that photo. It made me think, damn, this guy's into a lot of the same stuff I'm into. With a little more care and thought, I can have a classy setup that isn't over stuffed with shit, and not have mountains of $20 toys I couldn't care less for piling up all over the apartment. Some day I too can have self control and put thought into quality and not quantity... But then I find out you're just like the rest of us. And depressed too? God. Damnit.
>>5477719
that's some fantasy you want live in.
What else are you deluded about?
>>5462841
Fuck I just remembered how much I wanted that Darth Maul statue.
>>5470964
This is wrong. He's a obviously normie shitstain with normie shitstain tastes. Nice figures, yes, but Star Wars, Aliens, Iron Man, etc.? Fucking pop garbage.
>>5462841
This is why you're unhappy, Anon. You were born to play golf and eat hot wings in a sports bar like the retard you actually are. Pic related, let me tell you about suffering.
>>5482193
>fucking pop garbage
Well yeah, that's what gets the most quality merch though. That guy has almost exclusively statueshit though so you're probably right about him being a normalfag.
I definitely have WAY too many toys. I have a closet packed to the gills with packaging and random bits. One major problem I have is that whenever I need some quick cash I sell a cool toy that is an easy sell, instead of clearing out all of my junkers.
>>5482500 is my shit as well
>>5477626
What are those red and brown One Piece boxes? What line is that?
>>5482208
>Well yeah, that's what gets the most quality merch though.
Most yes, but there's plenty of relatively obscure stuff that gets good merch. Look at Sentinel, Arcadia/ Yamato, Kotobukiya, Threezero, etc. All great manufacturers that do stuff more interesting than just movie shit.
I get <20 figures a year and am already out of space. I need storage. What do you guys use? Tubs?
>>5462379
Not really. I have the space and money to display everything, and I only buy figures whose source material is important to me. I also try to avoid buying two figures of the same character.
I have more problems with keeping my display looking good. I think I might group them by colour this time.
>>5482193
Was that figure really $7.99 back in 1987 or am I misreading it?
Compared to you guys I collect only a moderate amount. At most $1,500/year (and for several years it's been $0.) Then I lose $20,000 on the market (like I have YTD) and I realize that worrying about what I spend on toys means nothing.
>>5484624
I think that's its price now.
>>5477263
You retard
>>5484646
You retard
>>5484624
I think it says 17.99.
>>5484643
The fuck are you doing with your portfolio anon?
>>5485490
I am retarded, but please explain in detail why I'm retarded so I can better hide it in the future.
>>5477263
Not OP, but pretty sure he just set them up by teams, of which Retconboy is a member of both.
>>5484646
But that looks like an old TRU price sticker, and I don't think this line has been re-released by that ReAction company has it? I just thought it was strange because this line came out around 1987; I never got any back then but I can recall buying GI Joes for about $3.25 around 1987-89.
>>5485558
There is no way that is a $17.99 figure in the 80s
>>5464891
Yahhh I'm not the only one. Ok time to cry under the desk at work
>>5486212
Don't think I ever saw a toy store sell secondhand. Best I've ever been able to do was clearance sales. God, I think it was around 1988 when a Woolworth's drug store clearanced all their GI Joes for a dollar each. I got so many Joes that day.
>>5486265
Then maybe it was just twice as expensive as normal. Was LJN Toys known for being greedy or anything?
Alright, here's a different take on the "have I bought too much" feeling. After owning my home for 11 years, my home insurance company left the insurance market and transferred me to a new company. Now that new company wants to do an external AND internal survey of the property, including taking photos. Guess who's been packing up toys into multiple 27-gallon storage totes?
Refusing an internal inspection means they'd probably drop me as a customer, and there's no way I want some stranger seeing all my toys. God damn.
Yea but I also have around 10 guitars, 3 amps and a dozen pedals. It all works out in the end. I got no debt and a savings account so I'm good.
>>5486328
>there's no way I want some stranger seeing all my toys
Why? Are you a degenerate ponyfag or something?
Not sure where to post this so figured I'll just post here
Kind of a dumb post anyways but figured some toy discussion is always fun...
I'm trying to limit my collection and maybe sell things off and only focus on certain things.
I'm keeping a DBZ, Star Wars, and Smash Bros display. Other than that, I have Aigis and Yu from Persona, Kat from Gravity Rush, Asuka figma, and the 2 Mako nendos.
I plan on selling Makos, but wondering what to do with my other 'extra' figures. I am thinking of pooossibly just selling them, but I also kind of want to keep my Persona figures. At the same time I'm thinking of keeping the girl figmas, and maybe selling off Yu and Makos. And then possibly building a small girl figma collection, adding other popular girls like Mikasa, etc...although I already did sell my Ryuko so that would be a slightly sad collection to start up again.
Anyways, let me know what you think, although obviously it's ultimately up to what I desire, but figured I'd throw this out there! Should I build up Persona and by the Teddie Nendo and some D-Arts?! Or build up a girl figma collection and get me a new Snow Miku! Or, just limit myself, save my wallet, and focus just on the DBZ, SW, and Smash?
Thanks!
>>5486373
>>5486390
Did his post trigger you?
>>5486355
No pony stuff, but I've got toys from lots of lines. Everything from Joes, to older McFarlane figs, Godzilla, Jurassic Park, a few mecha. Call it silly adult pride or something. Just don't want a stranger thinking I'm a manchild.
Heck, even when you've got a home fully paid off sometimes it doesn't seem like it's totally yours.
>>5486328
Let them see em. Insure them.
>>5486533
That's a really good point. Just don't want some guy seeing my shelves of nerd crap.
When unpacking them, I'll take pictures and keep the photos off-site. Some website suggested not having all your pricy stuff out when the insurance inspector comes around. Thanks for the tip.
>>5462379
now that I'm really only collecting figures I really want and not getting the ones I somewhat like too, to complete whole lines, no.
I just feel like I haven't bought enough shelves.
>>5486373
Just focus for now. I think you're going to get overwhelmed. I have OCD regarding which series gets group together. I only have one detolf so any more figures and I will have to get another one. But all on you, if you can afford it and have the room do whatever the fuck you want to.
I feel like I'm not as bad as these textbook cases but I could be lying to myself.
I know I am a completionist. For example. I NEED all the dc icons figures and all the MCU marvel legends. But I have self control in the sense that my completionism is constrained, for example I only feel compulsion to collect the mcu marvel legends, not the full line including comic book versions. I may feel inclined to buy some staple characters like spidey or iron fist but I don't want nuke or cap wolf etc..
The thing is also I have a lot of different interests that take up my toy money like guitar, comic books, vidya.. so I rotate my hobbies every few months
do I have an actual problem?
>>5486596
Thanks, yeah I think you're right and I'll likely get overwhelmed. I also only have one detolf and I really only have room for the remaining figures I want to get in the collections I own, so extras would really start to cause space issues too besides not exactly fitting in.
Cool, thanks.
help.
>>5486561
how old are you?
Who gives a damn what some suit thinks? You're an adult, responsible in the sense that you have a paid off house. You can live your damn life the way you want. Life is too short for bullshit like that.
Get your collection insured too incase of god knows what.
>>5486630
Have you put them together? Or just there for storage?
>>5486706
I've built maybe 6 of them
>>5486641
I'm 39. Like I said, silly adult pride. But yeah, I will get my collection documented and insured. That's part of the reason for having home insurance in the first place. Thanks for your advice, I do appreciate it.
>>5486630
lel
You have the same storage setup as me.
>Want to buy more lego
>already have a fucking hoard
>>5486630
weebshit doesn't sell back. consider suicide.
>>5486709
You have a problem
I only feel as if I've bought too much when I realize I have too much to display. I moved from a house with an extra room into a house with less space so figuring out what to display is kind of rough.
It's more like how do you get rid of the stuff after you realize to much
