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6/14/2025, 9:54:20 AM
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>>11456297
>Maybe the lesson is less is more?
The worst influence of collecting is buying anything just because you're a fan of it.
Example: I love Rayearth, so when they got figmas, I bought the line as soon as I could afford them. But I also felt underwhelmed with ALL of them. They're fine toys, but I didn't feel the same energy I got watching the anime, so I sold them for just about the same price I got them.
I also have 4 different brands of Chainsaw Man. I don't even watch Chainsaw Man. I'm still building an army of them because that's the potential I see. And I hope to grow it just a teensy bit more if the toys are good.
You can also be a fan AND still collect out of fandom, but I only get the characters I actually care about. Ben 10, for this example. I loved Playmates' improvement of Bandai's endless 5poa shit, but I've made no effort to collect them all throughout its decade of relevance.
So the answer IS less is more. You don't really need them all, no matter how big a fan you are, or how much you like a toy just because it looks great.
>Or to think extra hard about what you truly want to have in your display?
You have to ask yourself "Why do I collect at all?" Is being on display your toys' only purpose? Do you even play with the toys you buy? Don't you imagine long arching stories about them battling each other or just plain hanging out? It doesn't have to be any of these, but you need to wonder why they don't always have a permanent place in your collection, if it means that much to you
>Or that our tastes change overtime and it’s a natural part of collecting to purge and start anew?
I actually think it's healthy that you rotate every 5 years. I review my collection every year and decide which ones stay or don't. Tastes do change, and even im influenced by a show ending, or hype just plain dying. But I stick with what I have because they don't take up space and they have sentimental value that isn't influenced by some exterior source
>>11456297
>Maybe the lesson is less is more?
The worst influence of collecting is buying anything just because you're a fan of it.
Example: I love Rayearth, so when they got figmas, I bought the line as soon as I could afford them. But I also felt underwhelmed with ALL of them. They're fine toys, but I didn't feel the same energy I got watching the anime, so I sold them for just about the same price I got them.
I also have 4 different brands of Chainsaw Man. I don't even watch Chainsaw Man. I'm still building an army of them because that's the potential I see. And I hope to grow it just a teensy bit more if the toys are good.
You can also be a fan AND still collect out of fandom, but I only get the characters I actually care about. Ben 10, for this example. I loved Playmates' improvement of Bandai's endless 5poa shit, but I've made no effort to collect them all throughout its decade of relevance.
So the answer IS less is more. You don't really need them all, no matter how big a fan you are, or how much you like a toy just because it looks great.
>Or to think extra hard about what you truly want to have in your display?
You have to ask yourself "Why do I collect at all?" Is being on display your toys' only purpose? Do you even play with the toys you buy? Don't you imagine long arching stories about them battling each other or just plain hanging out? It doesn't have to be any of these, but you need to wonder why they don't always have a permanent place in your collection, if it means that much to you
>Or that our tastes change overtime and it’s a natural part of collecting to purge and start anew?
I actually think it's healthy that you rotate every 5 years. I review my collection every year and decide which ones stay or don't. Tastes do change, and even im influenced by a show ending, or hype just plain dying. But I stick with what I have because they don't take up space and they have sentimental value that isn't influenced by some exterior source
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