[Trivial Psychic]

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Originally Posted by Frank Richards

Like Trivial Psychic said, sometimes holding off for a figure with better paint means missing out on that figure. Sadly, that happened to me with a few of the figures from ToysRUs's rare Jubilee wave of Marvel Legends.

My approach is to pick the best looking one available at the moment, and do my best not to obsess over whether or not ones I may see later have better paint. Honestly, sometimes it's a struggle, due to my obsessive personality.
On occasion, I will pass on a figure in the hopes of finding one with better paint if it's a figure that I feel absolutely certain I'll find again. Today, for instance, I passed on a Thundra from the Hulk Buster wave, since I feel that I won't have any trouble finding another one, possibly with better paint, in the near future.

A lot of people ate **** with that Jubilee wave when they passed in favor of paint apps. When I finally got my hands on Storm, I honestly didn't care what she looked like, I snagged that thing and snarled at anyone who looked at me funny in the aisle.

The last part is the absolute truth. A lot of it lies in the character you are looking for. When I was hunting down the Guardians of the Galaxy wave for my GF, I cannot tell you how many times I passed on Starlord, Iron Man, and even Gamora. But once I finally ran into Rocket or Nova...there was absolutely no hesitation because I knew I might never run into those figures again outside of Ebay or the occasional local toy show, and at a much higher price.