I only have 5 figures stashed away since I still have plenty of room inside my display cabinet. Reason they are stashed away is because I don't really like them and will most likely sell them at some point. I have kept all the boxes for my figures simply because it will be much easier when I move out of home as some figures are actually fragile and should be returned to their boxes for transport.
I just try not to get the figure unless it's really appealing to me :) Currently I have 7 figures in total collected over a span for 2 years. I do keep the boxes, not to resell them, as it's easier to place them in the original box when I move/study overseas compared to wrapping them in bubble wrap and risking the precious figures
For me, I store my figures. Danny, the figures you don't want. You can sell it to the members for a special price. For non-members, they pay more. Also, you can give it away in a special contest (member only).
Yeah, I don't buy figures very often, unless I have the money or absolutely love the character.
This is something that I am doing with all of my model kits. One of my goals for the future is to become a really great model builder. My skills have gotten better over the years, and I have come up with a brilliant plan that will not only net me a good collection and let me build models until the day I die, the money I can get from unwanted models/figures can go torwards people who are less fortunate than I am. I appreciate every opportunity and luxury I get in life, and it feels great to help those out that need it. So with that, I can finally build the "model display room" that I want =). Ships, Tanks, Aircraft, and a whole lot o' Gundam. I am finally transitioning to an airbrush, and I'll be airbrushing models from now on to try and get a nice effect. Admiring my own work is awesome, but when it goes torwards someone who needs food on their plate, or a kid in the hospital (who receives a gift from a complete stranger) there is no greater joy (on the planet).
Over the last few years I have been trying to be more selective about what I buy. You will note the words "have been trying". ^^; I do a little bit of everything. Ever so often I get rid of most of my figures. What is in my collection today, or what I buy today may not be there in two or three years. I will give figures away as thank you gifts, or if some one really admires it over time. I have tried selling some, but that can be a real pain. Like many valuable items that can be displayed, I rotate what is out in the open. Usually I keep some in the closet or under the bed in their original boxes or storage boxes. I know it sounds odd that someone would want to get rid figures. I have moved a lot, so I have no choice but to keep my stuff to a minimum. Maybe once my fiancee and I move back to Japan I will let my collection grow larger. I just want a home office/work space again. I miss mine so much, so I'm envious of yours. ^^;
if ever i've got a large collection of figures and got tired on some of them, i'd rather stock them and keep them in their boxes (if ever they survive the mandatory room clean-up) and just store them in a cabinet or something then probably if ever i've got enough money, i'll build a room filled with shelves in my home dedicated to figures and have a small museum or something like that lol XD
I also try to buy only the figures I really like. I have all the boxes in case I have to stock them and... in case of emergency... sell them (hope that will never happen ^.^)
That is a problem for all otakus I presume. If I were to possess figures I would grow tired of with time, I would stock them (and probably regain interest in them after a year or more). For those I'd have really disliked to a certain point, I would rather sell them to people I trust (to not have regrets selling to ones who don't respect figures properly -the idea of getting them back after a change of heart I thought about too-) That is why I always choose to buy things (even food) very cautiously and quite always think of the consequences. Maybe because I'm rather living on the anti-consumerism side and I'm relying on logic. Selling without much loss is also something to keep in mind, but it is obvious enough I guess...!
Mostly I will keep & rearrange my figures on my shelf since I only purchase those I like. However, I still keep their box in case someone interested to purchase from me. You really have tons of figure, danny. May be u should control a bit (but will be bad for us since ur review & opinion about each of them are great)
Maybe its time to bring out your BB Gun and test fire a few shots. Just kidding, it's just the stress of some exams that are coming up. =0
w/ my old gundams/figures/more broken gundams i usually give them away or just toss them to the garbge... but really i had a ton of gundams before...
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I try not to buy any figurines on impulse, that way my room would not be too clattered with them. Then those that I bought would also be the ones I really like, so I would be permanently displaying them.
I've always been an incredible packrat, and as an adult it's really caught up to me. I've discovered that I need to be very selective about what I buy OR I need to be willing to part with more. Until just a short time ago, I couldn't even bear to throw away advertisement magazines! I'm so obsessive about keeping things in perfect condition that I discovered I just don't have the time or energy to do it if I buy everything AND keep everything. My plan is, aside from cheap, "throw-away" purchases, to purchase only what I really want and am able to keep long-term. Those things I'm bored with can go into storage and be pulled out later for my children in the future. Some of my favorite memories and learning experiences were exploring my family's old books and other possessions. As much space as it takes, I am definitely a supporter of keeping original boxes. It makes long-term storage and resale far easier.
Yea, i get tierd of all the gundams i bought for my collection but didnt like it. I should box them up and display my favorites because its getting crowded =/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVDXqPxar90 OMG Danny you have got to see this... From Kari, long time reader of the site, Seattle, Wa
Same sentiments w/ Mac. I just can't seem to throw away any of my stuff. Which is why I think 10x before I buy something. ^^ I still can't get over that Saber figure you have there. heheh!
Hmm I have been very select with the figures I buy, so to say that I was bored with any of them doesn't affect me. I do however, have kept the boxes to them, but I guess I did that for transfer if I decide to move anywhere. Also now that I look at my whole collection, there isn't one thing that I would willingly part with.
for me, parting with some of the collection (model kits, figures, etc) is a sad thing. doesn't matter if you get bored with some of it, the fact that you bought all of them purely because of your passion and love for them... how will the figures will feel if the master who had show them compassion decide to abandon them.. sob sob... hahaha... seriously danny, its better to keep them... yeah!
What is an unwanted figure? I don't know that term. I love all my figures - can't say I'm tired of any of them. I usually don't buy just on a whim though, I stick to character designs I am really into.
thats an awesome noriko takya figure... i would give the unwanted figures away to new masters who will take better care of them than i did...
unwanted figures......whadat?! Mabey it cause I dont have that many 0_o If you giving any away....I would look after one or two quiet well (good home):D
I guess everything becomes boring someday. How sad. T_T
Well I usually keep my figures clean and undamaged even when I'm putting them out for display (well there's the problem of lil kids coming around with their mischievous hands). If I do get bored (which is a rare thing as I'm quite picky on buying figures) I usually repack them nicely to their original boxes and used them as b'day gifts to otaku friends and some chicks who are into anime. As for Gundams, well usually I can resale it to a shop here which deals with Gundam models but only if they are colored and model well.
i don hav any figures but i do hav gundam models! I neva actually get bored wiff mah gundam mg's but i do get bored wiff mah sd gundam models soo i juss put dem in a box and den open dem some day and maybe ders some spare parts i can use.
I sold about 20 figures already. Am thinking of selling away more. See, this is where Otaku do not understand. True love is not about possession but rather about happiness for the other party. LOL. If someone wants the figure more than I currently do, I'll have no qualms selling it/her away to him. Anyway, considering my almost 100+ figurine collection is mostly kept inside my closet in boxes, I don't really see them much either. Which reminds me... does anyone want the Mahoro 1/12 with Bike? Selling for USD100.
I do not posses any figures, only models... I would understand if people wamted to sell theirs but for me its a different story. If I 'DID' have figures I probably would have went to great lengths to get them as the UK aint exactly the most anime orientated nation ever. Ebay would be a pretty easy way for me to obtain figures but think about the import duty they'd slap on it to go with the price of the P&P fees & also no forgetting about the figure itself... so all in all I will end up paying more then agreed by both ebayers
I don't think I have any figures that are unwanted, per se. I tend to display based on what I feel like having out at the time as well as how much room I have. The rest stay packed away till I feel like swapping or find more room. Problem right now is, where I currently reside, I have little room for ANY of my collection. :(
I only have two 1/8 scale PVCs and an incomplete (6 out of 7) gashapon set, so I don't really need to get rid of the figures. I do still keep the boxes in case I get the chance to sell them though...
i would have answered "i don't have unwanted figures" so i answered just taht i'd stock them =)
I dun have that many anime figures mostly are star-wars space ships and figures. Considering selling the Star Wars stuff to make more shelf-space, since the movies are done already and theres not much gonna happen to Star Wars (movie wise). But I will never sell my Metal Gear Solid figures, aparently unopened.
Hi Danny, great space you have here. Just wanted to say hi, and full respect for what you do. Also, I would love those Star Wars models you have, especially the B-wing and Slave-1.......are they the classic toys that have been sprayed.....or models? Please let me know. Cheers Paul
I like to display my figures in the acutal box. Most of my gashapons find a new home inside a clear case for display to protect against dust. I don't like to get rid of any of my figures because each are represent a special gift from my husband.
I don't have any figurines, but if I do, I would be selective on which to buy so there wouldn't be unwanted figures. However, if I do get bored with them, I would just put it aside in a box for figures if I would suddenly have interest in the future.
Most of my figurines are back in their boxes. partly because I don't have a shelf to display them. but then again, I didn't get a shelf because I didn't want to take them out of their boxes. Yup, they are in boxes fro the very same reason as TJ han, except being in boxes, they really really take up tons of space. Besides, I'm not so sure I can actually bear to sell them at the end of the day.
僕はかなり厳選して、本当に欲しいフィギュアだけを買っているので、今のところいらない物はないですね。 もしいらない物が出て、売れないようだったら、誰かとトレードしてみるとかどうでしょう？
I tend to keep all my figures regardless, but if there is a particular one i really don't like, then i will hide it soemwhere in my cupboard. On the other hand, if one of my friends particularly likes it, ill either give it to them, sell it for a good price, of trade :D (trading brings back memories of the old days when i traded stuff as a kid in primary school :P)
I just keep mine wherever I can find room, of course this does lead to a lot of them becoming dusty. I do keep my Gundam boxes though because of the art on the box. Though the boxes themselves are starting to get in the way as well.
I collect certain dolls, I try to keep their boxes in storage to keep the collection somewhat intact, I did had to sell a doll (because of "bonding") issues, so the box came in handy. I was lucky that a friend in UK was interested to adopt the doll into her large collection XD I think selling things comes with a certain amount of complexity as well (how many positive feedbacks you have, if you're trust worthy, how nice your pictures are, how good condition the model is in etc etc) but it could be different with say, yahoo japan? If you let it be known that the model belongs to you.... I wonder if the value will go up even more? (LOL)
Chun, Whats a bonding issue? Syrix, Some of the boxes are really nice - I kept two so far. Arekusu, The good ol days heh ^^; minaseさん、 トレードはいいですね！ Paul, They are classic which I sprayed and painted. Kaito Kun, Are you from the UK? Tragic Comedy, I will retake pics of that Noriko Figure - shes a cutie! Snake Eyes, Steady, LOL! Kari, Nice find - submitted it to the video section. Sam, Understood! -XYZPDQ, Would love to see pics of the room. Red October, Will think about the best way to do it.
I'd give them away its best to share the joy you've felt with a certain figure with another otaku within the community i mean if it doesn't mean anything to you anymore i think its best to pass on the love to someone else
Keep mine boxed mainly because I'm still living in a rented room in a "foreign country" (I'm a PR). No point in keeping them out if I can't display them. When/if I get a home someday, I hope to display them in a closet. I try to buy stuff I really, really like and so far, I think that I may have about one or two out of maybe twenty figures that I may regret keeping. I cannot really imagine selling off my figures... at least not yet.
Snake eyes, I agree .... I want some 2 .... hehehe!! I usually just rearrange them, I could never EVEr get bored of my figures, especially "DEARS REN, KANO UNCHO, GOTHIC LOLITA REI" ..... (please Danny, send some UNWANTED figures to Snake eyes and Me 2 ... hehehe)
nice collection... if u get bored of them.. send em to me! (I only got few and they are too expendsive for me ot Buy... expectally I live in Dallas, TX and plus I dont work... and i go school..
Danny Sorry, almost forgot to reply, (had to track back :P) "Bonding" kinda means a connection of sorts with the doll/figurine? Example: Apparently some people "fall in love" with photos or idea of a particular doll release, but when a purchase is made, find themselves not really playing (dressing/photographing) with the doll? The unfortunate doll ended up being stored away, unloved or neglected O_o; Which eventually end up doll being put on sale (or the like) :3
I really can't get myself to sell my figures,i have traded a few before thou. I do stock some old figures untill i make more room to display them.
I'm kinda a preserver type of person and so far i haven't sell or throw away all of my belonging. I think i even still have my elementary school textbook somewhere. :) So i think I'll also keep all of my figure complete with their boxes. But one of my figure, i got from ebay happened to be a fake one. I regret it so much. Never want to buy figure from ebay again. The question is, what do you think should I do to this fake figure?
if i had my figures placed randomly on my worktable i wouldnt be able to do any work done... hehe. wouldnt those figures "bend over due to the heat from the sun and such?
Nice table o' figures. mine dosen't even count up to 1/10 of the total number...
Wow! You do have a lot of figures stocking really fast,well for me sometimes I give them away to a friend,your my friend too Danny, so. . . . . can you give me Fugiko Mine? Hehehehe!! (I was only joking man.)
Wow! You have about the same number of figures I do! O_O
I really need to sort my figures in some fashion. They are starting to take over my workspace at home . . .
great collection Danny. I have about 45 figures ranging from 1/8 to 1/5 in scale.. there's only two I'm not so happy about so we'll see what I do to them. Trading them most likely
this post is a quote to 'whybee'from sg. well what u can do wif ur fake figure is this 3 options: 1)give it to sumbody else for free. 2)throw it away. 3)keep it for display.
みんなに「バカ」って言われるけど、まず友達に聴き、欲しい人がいない場合、捨てます。 マジで！ -KAZU
well let me think????....give them away!!(NO WAY).....sell them?(nope), lets just say that i will display them proudly till the day the world ends!!, i will buy more display cases and have wall to wall anime figures!.....u can never have too much of a good thing(especially anime!)
Owh2.. the killer question asked by a relative and friend of mine. The answer; a plain and simple "i'll keep them, thank you"... See, the first thing is that i'm still a newbie in this figurine (i know they are referred to as figures, but i can't help calling them figurines... coz i only collect *ahem* ladies) thing but heck, i'm loving it. ok2 since i'm still new, some people around me just could get the fact into their head (and heart). but still, after collecting some very nice ones (namely the new Kureha, the maid version of Tohsaka Rin, and a few nicely crafted Gashapons), i intend to go further... Yehaaa!!! One thing though, it's kinda hard to get my hands on the figurines i like (my dearest Rei Ayanami... aishiteru). does anyone especially those living in Malaysia know where i could get my hands on this???
First, i just stash away unwanted figures. I find for the perfect time to give it away. At the moment there is only 1 PVC figure i don't want. But yeah i always save the boxes. It keep the figure from losing it's true value.....plus you need them if you are gonna be moving out and whatnot.
i seldom get bored of my figures. that's why i bought them in the first place, because i really loved it. ^^; in rare cases in which i really get bored of them, i'll stock them up by putting in less obvious places to make space for new figures.
I've yet to get bored with a figure but I have gotten some and almost immediately felt disappointed with them (this has happened only twice). Seems a shame to store figures...even ones I didn't like. So I sell them. I'd feel too guilty that I paid money for them just to keep them in the dark in a box somewhere when someone else may enjoy them.
