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trebleshot · 01-13-2012, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by MeLikeJinx

Wow. You got some awesome willpower... I always feel like if I don't get a certain fig now... I will never get it, so I gotta just man up and buy it at markup.

Lol, it's not so much willpower as lack of funds and learning to be patient over the years. Most of my toy money goes to Transformers, which I'm such a sucker for and that are generally more expensive than MU. So there's only so much that can go towards MU or any other lines I might want.

Then there's also distribution/scalper issues that kind of force me to wait on certain figures. It may not be a popular opinion, but I actually really like revision cases sometimes.

As for the urge to "buy now or never see it again", I feel like that all the time with toys. But I've learned it rarely happens the first time you see a toy at retail. For me, it's around the fourth or fifth time I passed on it that I never see it again. But there are a few exceptions.

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Originally Posted by yourfacehere

Plus it's cheaper when you only buy one or two, rather than the entire collection.

I still intend to collect one of every single-carded MU figure, so it's still a major commitment on my part: 94 figures (Series 1 -3; no variants/duplicates) at $9.00 USD each comes to a total of $846 USD. That's rent for one and a half months or 3 car payments.

I don't even want to think about the math for Peteparker and Exodus's MU collections... =:O

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Originally Posted by MeLikeJinx

I remember Thanos being super hard to find for a while... then like that wave hit all over in the new year and Thanos got re-released in two different revision cases right after that I think. I never thought I would ever see Thanos pegwarm... but he did for a little while.

Man, I wished I lived near you during that time. I never, ever saw Thanos at retail. Not during his initial wave, nor in his revision waves. Not even at my local LCS. Saw just about every other figure in those waves at one point or another, but not him.

Still don't have him, but he's on my short list if I decide to go beyond retail to finish my Series 2 and 3 collections.

01-13-2012, 12:51 PM	#56
trebleshot Dark Lord of the 'Ark Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,224	Quote: Originally Posted by MeLikeJinx Wow. You got some awesome willpower... I always feel like if I don't get a certain fig now... I will never get it, so I gotta just man up and buy it at markup. Lol, it's not so much willpower as lack of funds and learning to be patient over the years. Most of my toy money goes to Transformers, which I'm such a sucker for and that are generally more expensive than MU. So there's only so much that can go towards MU or any other lines I might want. Then there's also distribution/scalper issues that kind of force me to wait on certain figures. It may not be a popular opinion, but I actually really like revision cases sometimes. As for the urge to "buy now or never see it again", I feel like that all the time with toys. But I've learned it rarely happens the first time you see a toy at retail. For me, it's around the fourth or fifth time I passed on it that I never see it again. But there are a few exceptions. Quote: Originally Posted by yourfacehere Plus it's cheaper when you only buy one or two, rather than the entire collection. I still intend to collect one of every single-carded MU figure, so it's still a major commitment on my part: 94 figures (Series 1 -3; no variants/duplicates) at $9.00 USD each comes to a total of $846 USD. That's rent for one and a half months or 3 car payments. I don't even want to think about the math for Peteparker and Exodus's MU collections... =:O Quote: Originally Posted by MeLikeJinx I remember Thanos being super hard to find for a while... then like that wave hit all over in the new year and Thanos got re-released in two different revision cases right after that I think. I never thought I would ever see Thanos pegwarm... but he did for a little while. Man, I wished I lived near you during that time. I never, ever saw Thanos at retail. Not during his initial wave, nor in his revision waves. Not even at my local LCS. Saw just about every other figure in those waves at one point or another, but not him. Still don't have him, but he's on my short list if I decide to go beyond retail to finish my Series 2 and 3 collections. __________________ Last edited by trebleshot; 01-13-2012 at 12:54 PM..