[domshen]

"the only way to win is not to play!" LMAO

I dont feel that way. I personally love collecting, I prefer to buy in stores because a big part of it for me is the rush of the hunt. Flipping through all those crappy peg warmers to finally find that figure that you have been lusting after for so long. I love revision cases because I wont pay above retail. I may pick up a couple extra exclusive figures or maybe some harder to find stuff to trade people on the boards with to get figures that I cant find in my area but I dont collect for the "possible value". If there where the case I would not open every figure I buy and put it on a shelf :-D.

I went to a small TF convention this weekend and a buddy had a dealer table so I took a few TF's that I didnt want in my collection or I didnt want to figure out how to pack when I move next month and just about broke even on what I originally paid for them. I was able to under cut BBTS and EBAY prices for people, get about what I paid for and help some fellow collectors fill in some gaps. I consider that a win win in my book.