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Originally Posted by Shin Densetsu

I think I'll still be collecting but less mass market stuff and more collectibles. The stuff catered towards us like most of the Japanese releases and the 6" Marvel lines(especially the Iron Man 2 6" series) have more appeal to me than most of what is being released in stores now. With Transformers I am venturing more towards the high end stuff than mass market stuff.

Sure the high end stuff is more expensive but I buy them in much more limited quantities. Overall going toward the high end route saves money in the long run. I think Transformers Energon was the big warning sign for me; ever since then I've though at length prior to buying something. I always wonder if the item in question will be appreciable by me 10+ years from now. If I deduct that there is a high possibility that it will, I buy it.

See I don't get that kind of thought, not a knock at you or anythng but (at least in my mind) I have a pretty good idea of what I like and don't and will only pick up what I like or don't

From your energon example, I knew once I got them I would hate most of those figures. They were "OK" but not something I would want to keep so I let them be. The only time I ever have that kind of Buyers remorse is when a figure comes out and then a better version comes out shortly afterward, but even then its more of a frustration over why the company not getting it right the first time (Think Storm Shadow from 25th joes for instance). Beyond that I am pretty good at recognizing what I will collect long term.