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The Psychology of Collecting (Marvel.)
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Tarquinius
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No, you did fine. I realized as I typed that as you said, I covered much of the same aspects. You just covered the entire dysfunctional/shame other's perceptions better than I.
It's the same as Coin collecting and stamp collecting though. The QC of the figure you have, the minor differences, the grade, how it ages, plus the sentimental value you put into it.
Sure customizing is great to expand your roster, but even then, you're buying doubles. One original, one to tweak. Similiar to as I suggested Precious moments collectors or snow globe collectors. They buy the same, sometimes different ones from different areas, or special release ones, or even just a double to hand paint themselves. Just as we have con exclusives, subscription service ones, and special retailer packs or exclusives.
Its definitely true that this feeds one bad habit, which is the over consumerism. But again, I feel like this another common but not universal issue. Just helps answer some of the WHY question. Defintiely not applicable to everyone, like me for example. I'm perfectly content with having a collection of just figures produced by Hasbro, not customized.
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