how often do you 'settle'?

[ortiz344]

I know i do it...by settle, i mean buy a cheaper fig because its close enough?
Sure the hot toys joker is great ...but is the dc direct one good enough?
Id love to have a hot toys hicks but pricewise, i wont do it...so I just got the kaybee hicks.

Hey it aint great but is it enough to keep me going, probably...surely id upgrade if given the chance , but he serves his place.
(not a great example because the difference is SO vast in this case but, ya know).

Actually joker may be a great example:
dc joker>HT joker>BRjoker>DLX Joker>whatever the next even better joker fig is
Im sure some people need them all but, really?


Or maybe no company has even really made a decent rendition of a character you want? Then what (custom route is way expensive)...

 

[minivader]

never, patience generally pays off in the end.

 

[Joker]

What's the point? I'd rather have what I want, or save up until I can get it. Why should I buy something that sucks?

 

[ripper_joe77]

I usually don't settle, if I can't afford something I just start saving.

 

[Darkseed]

Agree. I do not settle. I buy what I want otherwise, IMO it is a waste of money.

 

[915stag51]

Yeah man, save up til you can swing the cash for what you really want...

 

[plasmid303]

Never give up, NEVER SURRENDER.

Uh, wait, that has nothing to do with the topic. I don't settle. I don't like settling, unless it is into a new home and even then I don't like unpacking....

 

[D. Martin]

I never compromise. The best figure is always the one I want.

 

[ortiz344]

Personally, i collect a lot of lines/things and although i afford a lot, i cant always get the top of the line offerings in all of the lines i collect else id go broke fast.

As far as I can tell in the 12" range hot toys is the top...unfortunately for me, they are also priced very high.
roughly
Hasbro 12" =20-30$
SS 12"=40-90$
medicom= 130$
hot toys 150-$

Some figs have options (indy/han hasbro,SS,medicom)
some dont (dutch HT)

I guess i prefer variety and quantity over only selecting a few choice expensive pieces...and noone can convince me, no matter how cool it is, that the hicks hot toys is worth 200-300 bucks...no way...


I know i should focus more but geez
be it the medium (bust /statue/pf/figure/movie prop)
or franchise(SW/indy/pred/aliens/ghostbusters/marvel/dc)
I like em all, its not like this is 'sophies choice' here but gosh, how can anyone focus when so much great stuff is out there?

 

[mywii]

i been this road....get the one that you want ...dont compromise as likely you will regret ...then you buy it and dont know what to do with the earlier fig.

 

[-jay-]

never, patience generally pays off in the end.

Yeah i agree i'd never settle for second best.

 

[dr_teng]

I'm not a fan of settling either. In some cases I don't mind having the figure that's "worse". For example, I like the Bank Robber Joker. Sure, the DX Joker is technically better, but I like his Bank Robber outfit and accessories best, so to me, that's the figure I want.

Of course, in the case of something like the PF Dr. Doom...I might have to settle there.

 

[lerath666]

I find that "settleing" generaly makes you spend more money in the long run. you want something expensive, you cannot afford it, so you " settle" for something simular, but cheaper. HOWEVER, this does not work, as you compare it to other pieces i n your collection, and you find it lacking. slowly, over a long, LONG period of time, you grow to dislike the cheaper piece, untill you finaly break down and buy the more expensive one, generaly at a much higher price than if you had just bought it in the first place, and don't forget the 20-30$ you spent on this "it's just as good" piece.

 

[Mooncat]

The only times I 'settle' is when none of the better manufacturers have made it,

Or Hasbro or equivellant has so I use the parts and bash a custom

Id never buy the cheaper version just to get that particular figure in my collection

Space is at a Premium, if Im putting something in there then I want it to be the best there is

 

[darthCipan]

Sometimes,you cant be patient with certain figs, such as HT OC batman for eg. Once it's gone, you gonna have to fork out a huge chunk of money to buy him from other sellers

 

[Jediguy]

I never compromise. It wouldn't be worth it coz I'd end up getting the figure which i want the most lol

 

[Darth Madden]

I have bought lesser figures not because I am settleing but because I don't care enough about the character to spend 2-3 times as much for the best one (or I don't think the quality is 2-3 times better.) I love my DC Direct Joker and until the DX was announced I didn't feel the need to upgrade to the BR or HT's one.

 

[Kibishii]

I agree that you should not 'settle.' I am dealing with the results of settling RIGHT now. For a long time, I wanted the Wolverine Comiquette, but didn't have the funds; instead I bought the Logan PF and a Bowen FS Wolverine. Now look at me, I am trying to sell my Logan PF and Bowen FS for the cheap to go back and buy the Wolverine Comiquette which has inflated in price over the last year.

 

[Shai]

2 things I regret selling is my Attakus Hulk and my grey Hulk Sideshow vs dio...

 

[galactiboy]

Try not to settle, if I can't afford a figure/don't want to pay for it I just don't worry about it.

And with some, even if its a character I want... if the quality isn't there I won't buy it. I'd rather have a gap in my collection than a crap figure.