First of all...frugal, I'll take that...but NEVER cheap.
Well I'm not kidding you in particular. It's just interesting that people complained so much about something they just had to have and will never use. I guess that's the mark of a "collector". I'm not a collector then. I just buy what I do like. Then again, comics is what got me here, and people complain online about comics but will still buy them to not mess up their perfect run, meanwhile their monetary support to the company ensures nothing will change.
But It's not about being cheap. I clearly have to think about what I'm spending more than you. I've seen what you have and I've read your comments. Some of us can't just spend an extra $100 like that or buy the same statue again. It has nothing to do with being cheap. It was needless to go there...nobody on here is cheap if we're collecting these things in any capacity. Plus I'm back-collecting things I missed. All my SS stuff I bought this year, so I'm in no ways cheap. But I do have to pay my bills before I buy a statue.
Like I said before, I didn't order it at the very beginning because I didn't know what Sideshow was before this year. Comic shops in my area never sold SS (none of them!), and before 2011 I only had 3 full size statues of 3 of my most favorite characters. Never had the time or money to browse around the internet and really get into statue collecting. I'm 3 years out of college now, so I'm getting to a place where I can afford more and discover more as I pay debt.
But I have been very fortunate. I got some good SS pieces this year from great sellers, so like I said before you commented, I will settle for a Reg. Cyclops if need be, have my Blue Team and be happy with it. I'll agree with you, you definitely wanted the Exc. more than me if you're paying $100 more for something that just came out. I NEVER said this Exc. was a must, I said I would like it to actually display and not keep it in a box like so many others. It's okay for me to say what I'm thinking.
Are you even cosigning that second paragraph, which made no sense? Because that's exactly what I'm going to say...