Yes, of "top favorites" for reasons posted - display of different key scenes, not enjoying some switch-outs re damage fear, love for character(s), like having duplicates of favorites, and finally have small displays in different rooms e.g. can enjoy figs in more places. Just to have them (like having duplicates of favorite disks). Also makes me feel better re a retired figure ever getting damaged e.g. that feeling of security. Some figs are harder and harder to source on secondary market.
A "top favorite" like the WS or CA - I'd go as high as owning 3 or 4, actually on display
- in different small set-ups w. a background. I don't store figs because no plans to re-sell - for me these are art figures and are more or less treated that way (except unlike most art you can change things up
). And finally having duplicates+ allows for custom options but also having an original. Don't always do that w. favorites, but for me it was obvious, fast enough, w. Cap/WS more than one set is needed re display of film character arcs. Same for some SW like Rey/KR.
But I'm not a "complete-ist collector". Am happy enough to buy good used/open figs, depending. Cost IS a factor
and I think hard before any purchase
. But, for me, if the choice is between a wanted duplicate of a favorite and another fig that "I kind of like", I'll probably go w. the duplicate. IMO collecting is a hobby that should make you HAPPY and folks should get what they like (and can afford) and for me, WANT to fuss over re display and take up shelf space and make special bases for etc.
E.g. for me top favorites *may* get the "duplicate/triplicate treatment luv
". Others like DS - for me not a top favorite but up there - I'd love to get two because IMO awesome fig, but just can't afford it unless I give up something else
. Others - for me - Thor, for instance - are picked up when I can get to it. Will say never regretted a duplicate yet - those are the (few) figs I want to put time/space into and it's just kind of a relief having more than one, for me.