I just realized since 2011, I've spent more than $55k on games, anime, figures, and manga
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I also feel this way. But it clearly makes people happy so I guess more power to them.
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Or Final Fantasy Exvius, I've heard people have shelled out into the numerous tens of thousands, lol.
Not really, I actually like the look of the nendos in their boxes, and it's just easier to store them like that surprisingly, since you can't really stack the figures on top of each other.
Most of them are opened since I've looked inside them already, or tinkered with them, but yeah, not about value, more so just don't know how to display them properly with the space I have left, lol.
Indeed.
Brings me joy, and isn't a financial strain, so I'll take it over putting all that into a mobile game or something. XD
I may get to that point where I'm going to start swapping out some of the other figures for some higher quality scales.
The majority of the figures are from one of my earlier trips, and they were cheaper, so I just went to town on them, but now, feels more like quality over quantity is the smarter move. :P
I was surprised too
But I mean, I've slowed down this year, a TON. My last pickup was actually around January, which is the longest I think I've ever abstained from buying these things.
Of course, certainly doesn't help my first day back, I just dropped over $500 earlier on a bunch of PS4 and Vita games again, so yeah...
I think it's the angle on one of them, if you're talking about the ones with the blu-rays on them.
The bowing isn't as bad as the picture made it seem, but yeah, when I saw the picture I started to freak out too, but then looked at the shelf and it was alright, lol.
I've yet to figure that out...
I'm sure I will find a solution by that time. XD
I needed to get my home's carpet stretched like 2-3 years back, and what that meant I had to move EVERYTHING downstairs so they could do the job.
I wish I could find where I put the picture, but once I moved everything downstairs, it was pretty weird seeing all of it just stacked up right next to each other, lol.
Not a whole lot actually.
The only way I'd say yes is if it put you in debt or harmed your personal relationships.
I say go for what makes you happy as long as it doesn't impact others or you in a negative way.
I say go for what makes you happy as long as it doesn't impact others or you in a negative way.
Considering it was amassed over 8 years it doesn't seem like that exorbitant of an amount to spend on your hobby. If I could pile all my digitally bought games physically like that I would probably get the same result.
I like the line of thought that goes something like you're good as long as you own your collection and it doesn't own you. Also one needs to try and not worry too much about getting around to everything in the collection, because at some point the things in the collection become bigger than what's left in your own clock, and that gap only grows the more you collect, with media anyway.
certifiably ;)
do your friends come over to play your games, read your manga, and watch your anime and not talk to you tho?
do your friends come over to play your games, read your manga, and watch your anime and not talk to you tho?
Don't feel bad. Look on the bright side. At least you don't have a crazy Funko Pop obsession to go along with this.
I get displaying your physical media like games and DVD collections, but beyond that, you have lots nendoroids and other figures just stocked in boxes and not being displayed properly. Seems like a waste unless they're super rare or something. It's just my pet peeve as an out of box collector, so don't mind me.
I hate to ask....but are there more things stacked away in that closet space?
I get displaying your physical media like games and DVD collections, but beyond that, you have lots nendoroids and other figures just stocked in boxes and not being displayed properly. Seems like a waste unless they're super rare or something. It's just my pet peeve as an out of box collector, so don't mind me.
I hate to ask....but are there more things stacked away in that closet space?
Oooof. I hate this. Too much stuff. I finally got rid of all my amiibos. $150 for 18 of them. I realized collecting figures, collectors edition, and really any merch is pointless.
I still buy board games but I also have sold off a bunch. I'm taking this approach to anything that isn't necessary.
There's always stuff coming out so I don't need to own everything because it never stops.
I also really hate owning games and books physically. I love my Kindle Oasis, buying games digitally, and I've started ripping my blurays.
I still buy board games but I also have sold off a bunch. I'm taking this approach to anything that isn't necessary.
There's always stuff coming out so I don't need to own everything because it never stops.
I also really hate owning games and books physically. I love my Kindle Oasis, buying games digitally, and I've started ripping my blurays.
Does it bring you joy? Can you afford it?
I mean you are averaging about 800 a month for those years which is a lot but honestly if you can get joy and happiness from it and you can share it with other etc then its fine
It mau be hard to sustain for longer but you do you.
You do seem organized so that helps!.
I mean you are averaging about 800 a month for those years which is a lot but honestly if you can get joy and happiness from it and you can share it with other etc then its fine
It mau be hard to sustain for longer but you do you.
You do seem organized so that helps!.
I want a room like that but instead it's filled with Legos and Transformers.
And i've though spending 3K for my whole gaming setup last holiday was insane... dam.
And i've though spending 3K for my whole gaming setup last holiday was insane... dam.
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It's both.
Things sort of get backlogged due to not having enough time to do everything, so it's more like the backlog keeps growing, but time only moves at one speed, so I'm always going to fall behind at some point, lol.
Then the headline in the paper next day will be, "Man crushed to death by own collection"
I mean, it's going about as well as one would expect. :D
All I'll say is that it's only slightly better than spending on gacha games. At least you get resale.
Really sharp set up. The figure stuff is something I don't personally understand but otherwise, I can see how it would be easy to do that especially if you're still actually buying physical anime and manga releases. If you have some disposable income, why not? That's like.. $5-600 a month? It could be worse. At least you have something tangible and it isn't all blown on gacha..
Op, that's very organized. I'm actually interested in where you got those shelves for the PS4 games. I've been looking for something new for myself.
If you're happy that's all that matters in my opinion. You can't take money with you, may as well spend as long as everything else in your life is in order.
If you're happy that's all that matters in my opinion. You can't take money with you, may as well spend as long as everything else in your life is in order.
~$150 per week on your main hobbies really isn't that outrageous especially when you have so much to show for it and a ton of resale value. I used to piss more than that up against a wall in my 20's (drinking / clubbing for non brits).
Why would someone spend money on any hobby? Why would someone waste their time on a video game forum? People have different interests and priorities. Seems like a silly question.
The weird thing I see in OPs pics is that other than nendos/figmas the rest of the figures are "prize" figures and not the expensive scale figures I was expecting coming into this thread. Hope you didn't get ripped off and spent only around 15-20 dollars or less per prize figure OP.
Also it's just my thoughts but nendos and figmas are meant to be out of their boxes as they are articulate/posable figures. Unless you only bought them to sell them later you're really missing out on the main enjoyment of nendoroid/figmas.
Also it's just my thoughts but nendos and figmas are meant to be out of their boxes as they are articulate/posable figures. Unless you only bought them to sell them later you're really missing out on the main enjoyment of nendoroid/figmas.