Re: Hot Toys - MMS DX 02 - TDK- BATMAN full spec and pics
Salvation/Damnation, please read:
You know that feeling you get when someone confesses that they have done something terrible? Something unthinkable? Something that makes you loose your faith in all that is good and pure?
That sick feeling in your gut. That twisting pain in your heart.
That's what I feel right now as I read the last couple pages. It is way beyond unthinkable to me that someone could buy an
action figure of this caliber and leave it in the box.
If you had never opened it then I guess I can see how you could be thinking that you may sell it in the future as Mint and never opened... but if you are opening them to inspect then anyway it just makes no sense to me.
Guess how many cases I own...
0
But you better believe that I display as many figures as I can!
Bookshelves, CD towers, speakers, you name it! You can display them ANYWHERE!!!
If I had nowhere to display them I would still take them out, pose them and hold them in my hand!!!
Will they get dusty? Yes, but
so what!
At least I am enjoying my figures. I can't tell you how much joy I get out of posing and staring at and photographing these figures! And that's what they were made for!
Maybe you aren't into all that. That's OK, most people aren't. But those people don't buy high-end action figures!!!
If you just want a collectible that is just going to sit in the box, collect "Precious Moments" figurines, or stamps!!!
As far as the dust problem goes: Just wrap some scotch tape around your finger in reverse and dab at the figure and... presto!!! No Dust!!! (And thats just one method.)
I have bought figures and statues on-line that were sold as mint but displayed. It doesn't make me hesitate in the least to buy them. I like knowing that they were loved in the way they were designed to be.
I once bought a sideshow figure that was covered in dust. I mean in the clothes, in the joints, everywhere! 1/2 hour later and it was dust free!!! It sits on my shelf as I type! If it gets dusty again, why I'll clean it!!!
If you can't tell, I have strong feelings about this.
I have no problem with people keeping certain collectibles in the box for investment purposes, but it is a crime to do it with these.
Seriously, collect something other than
action figures! Or better yet, if you can afford it, buy 2 of each figure. One to play with and one to keep in the box. To me that sounds like the ultimate solution for you, especially with all the money you spend on extra parts.
Just buy 2!
On another serious note (and I truly mean this with the best of intentions), if this behavior is coming from a place of mental illness (i.e. obsessive compulsive disorder) please get help. I personally deal with a different form of anxiety disorder and have had great success with cognitive behavioral therapy and medication. [This is not a joke.]
P.S. The suggestion to rotate your collection if dealing with limited space is a good one.