when did you make the figure commitment?

[darkknight]

Mines was HT Wolf Predator. Now I got all the Hot Toys Batman toys on order including the vehicles. A few years back I was always debating if I should purchase Medicoms Naked Snake on ebay below $140. Back then I thought that was insane for a figure. Still no luck on finding one for a decent price.

 

[freestylex06x]

all i will say that is that our hobby is an expensive one

 

[ursusntn]

I preordered The Batman HT Dark Knight figure yesterday, date of arrival say Oct. first Hot toys item I,ve purchased,but all the pictures make them look so impressive I had to take the plunge.

 

[Dutch]

My first was Hot Toys Aliens Ripley, $113 shipped. Since I collect other toys, paying over $100 for a toy isn't out of the ordinary for me. Though admittedly I think these six scale figures are starting to get too expensive and I might have to quit this hobby soon.

 

[cerealkeller]

I started with Sideshow Jedi Luke when they got the license. I'm 32 and have been collecting Hasbro Star Wars my whole life. I remember feeling ashamed to be buying the Power Of the Force figures when they first came out, but my girlfriend at the time was like"you love Star Wars, why feel stupid?" That philosophy has stuck with me since, but I only buy what I want and I'm an opener. My first Hot Toys was their AVP Alien and now collect Sideshow Star Wars, Hot Toys Batman, Hot Toys Aliens thats pretty much it. A few Hasbro SW things, but they kind of lost me. I do have a girlfriend now that wishes I didn't spend so much on these but understands that I'm a dork at heart and feel likes it keeps me young.

 

[Cryoguns]

My first $100+ figure was the Hot Toys Hicks. I just had to preorder him when I saw him.

It kinda went downhill from there... HT just kept putting out so much great stuff. I really had to scale back on my other collectibles.

 

[Ven]

yamamoto Snake figure, Medicom real world neo, Medicom Snake, Medicom Luke, and it goes on...

 

[Ven]

and yes age doesn't seem to matter while collecting.. 17 only.

 

[lilnoosh1]

i was browsing on the internet one day looking for some POTC figures then one day i stumbled upon the medicom and HT jack sparrow, this was a world of figure collecting that was hidden from me. I started saving up for the HT jack sparrow and by the time i had enough Australian dollars to buy one they released a second sparrow figure in the cannibal form. So i thought to myself which one should i buy and then The Joker was released so i impulsively bought it for about $200 AUD.

 

[jkno]

My first expensive item I bought was the Premium Format Vader just after my Ph.D., when my salary was bigger. After that cheaper figures but still in $100 range were easier to acquire.

 

[The Tuggernaut]

my first peice over $100 was the Han Solo pf. Now that I think of it I shouldve bought something else for the same amount... something better!

 

[customizerwannabe]

Bought an orgiinal GI Joe Breeches Buoy set in 1995 for a couple hundred and have never looked back. My costliest was a MIB Flying Space Adventure set that set be back almost 2K back then. Sold it before the market kinda collapsed.

 

[a-dev]

I first bought sideshow Terminator figures but they're under 100. However they did start me off - I then needed to have other 12 inch representation of my favourite film creatures/characters and who does those best? - Hot f'ing toys. I first bought Ed-209, so that made those mere 100euro figures seem like conservative spending!

 

[a-dev]

what is the average age around here? I hear stories of wives and such so im interested. I always have trouble finding funds to buy the figures I want, what about you guys? Do you guys set a limited every year or what because it seems like too many good things are coming out at the end of this year all at once. (HT Dark Knight Line, Iron Man, etc)

Turned 26 the other day, got my birthday email from the forums - so thanks sideshow freaks team...even though it was probably automated!

I don't budget myself. If anything I keep expanding my boundaries. Only took up collecting in the Superhero genre this year with 2in1Supes, every single item in the Dark Knight line and Iron Man mark III. However with so much on preorder I recently cancelled a 2nd 2in1 superman plus the Lost Predator, as I don't particularly need them. So there was a small measure of self discipline - I really should show more.

 

[King Darkness]

I had been by from Sideshow for awhile, but then their figures were only $50, my 1st $100+ figure was Hot Toys Scar. Glad I only had to pay retail on him.

 

[Bonehead15]

I feel like an old fart here.


My first $100 + figure was a DRAGON figure when I had a huge WWII collection. I believe it was some time in the mid 90's or earlier. I bought it at the Chicago Comic Con.

 

[Nuka Cola Kidd]

I feel like an old fart here.


My first $100 + figure was a DRAGON figure when I had a huge WWII collection. I believe it was some time in the mid 90's or earlier. I bought it at the Chicago Comic Con.

Which figure was it? Up until Iron Man and TDK.. Dragon figures were the only 1/6 figures i collected. I wanna see if i have it.

 

[customizerwannabe]

I feel like an old fart here.


My first $100 + figure was a DRAGON figure when I had a huge WWII collection. I believe it was some time in the mid 90's or earlier. I bought it at the Chicago Comic Con.

You ARE an old fart...I'm probably older though.

 

[Kovach]

First one was HT Predator 2 Elder. I'm a Pred fan and I just couldn't let it pass. My second one was HT Wolf, and now I am waiting for the HT T-800 Endo and HT Joker to arrive (bought them from the same seller). Probably the last figure I will buy is HT P1.

 

[CogPaul]

Spare a thought for the international collectors who have just started - most figures are well over $200 with postage and taxes and PF's are nudging $300! I don't feel like I have made a figure commitment so much as feeling like I have sold my soul.

......And when that first Robocop PF arrives it will all be worth it