[DD Collectibles]

As this is my first post, let me first introduce myself. I'm Danny from Ottawa, Canada. I have joined Toyark as I have recently started looking at the world of action figures, both as a collector and as an investment.

While there are a lot of companies making collectible action figures, my questions are more with respect to the following: Attakus, Kotobukiya, Gentle Giant, Side Show and Hot Toys, as these are the ones I know about for now.

1) As a collector (as opposed to an investment), which one do you fell gives you the biggest bang for your buck? I realize that Side Show and Hot Toys are amazing pieces of arts, but they are (I think) the most expensive of the previously mentioned companies.

2) As an investment, with the potential of reselling, which one is the best investment? For example, the Hot Toys being so expensive, is there really an after market for them? Also, the Koto are less expensive but is there a good after market for them since (I heard) those are NOT limited in production (although Captain Phasma pre-oder on kotous.com is already out of stock).

3) Is there usually more demand on the after market for 8" as oppose to 10"?

4) Any other companies I should look into both for collecting and for investment?

4) Anything else I should consider before I go down this potentially very addictive road?

My apologies in advance if I used the wrong terminology an any point....At least I didn't call them dolls

DD