Holy crap Fran. I had NO idea you scaled back THAT much. I'm gonna be honest, there have been certain times when I looked at my collection, displayed ones or MISB, where I have considered selling either most of them or all of them. It's not about the money as well, it's pretty much the same exact line of thinking such as yourself..."they're just sitting there". Also, there have been certain moments out of frustration with HT as a company that have made me reconsider my continued support for them. Within my collection, there are some that stand out and make me yearn for what once was. For instance, the RE4 figures. Man what a way to get into collecting right?! It cost like...$150-$160, came packed...PACKED with accessories. That is what I consider to be HT golden era. Before the dark times...before they became an empire. During that period, if a figure didn't come packed with accessories, they for damn sure came with a second HS, to make us, the FANS feel justified AND satisfied for spending a considerable amount of money.
Nowadays, it's updated figure after updated figure, making the previous release kind of obsolete if you think about it. And it's even more frustrating when they could've nailed certain elements for a particular release, but chose not to because they KNOW another version of the figure is on the way in the future. HT as a company are letting me down as time goes on. Rising prices to unrealistic levels that aren't supported by what comes in the overall package itself, lack of communication with fans, and making back door deals that prevent competition in the market. It's ****ed up.
But I could never push myself past that point. Feelings of regret will undoubtedly fill every inch of my body. And every time a new reveal is shown for a character I like...I can't control myself from asking my local toy shop to order it for me. So I commend you for being able to "quit this addiction". I don't know how you did it, but I applaud you good sir.
At least you're still collecting MP TF. I mean, you can't deny yourself of everything right? Lol IMO that's a hard way to live.
Thank you!
It wasn't easy letting go of my DX13, and my Burton Batman figures..and maybe Robocop. The other ones I truly didn't give a damn.
There was a point in which I was literally buying crap I had no attachment to (some Iron Meh even) mainly because they looked cool. Vehicles that I had no space for, characters that were amazing looking (Hellboy, Some Depp figures) but again, that I never gave a damn about. The HT bug, if you will.
Had I applied myself and stick only to things I actually cared for, maybe, the outcome would've been different, but it was way too late. I had to get rid of them all, I just had to do it. I needed to know I could and that this wasn't an addiction of some sort (It was clearly going into that direction).
When I say addiction, I'm not trying to compare it with drugs, or any of the sort. Some sort of addiction.
But once that was over, I felt in control. Will I ever buy a HT again? Why the hell not! But I'm older and wiser now, and unless all the things that I really want to do are crossed of my list, I won't. Some may say that $300 is completely justified for an action figure because of licenses, detail, etc etc etc etc. But just listen to yourself when you say that though. $300 is not, IS NOT pocket change. You can feed a family three months with that money in some parts of the world.
Now, I'm in no way trying to make anyone feel bad about their spending. You are all free to do whatever you want. That's the reasoning I choose to rationalize my personal spending ONLY.
If these things were cheaper, it would be a different story. I spend at the most, $130 on a full sized Masterpiece Transformer that comes out 3 or 4 times a year if one is lucky. Those things transform into real life vehicles (some not) and look amazing in both modes. Why don't they charge $300 for the "engineering"? Or the real life Nissan/Toyota/Lamborghini/etc license? No, they keep it affordable, something HT will not do. If you were to tell me that there is more engineering involved when making a Batman rubbery figure compared to a freaking semi truck that turns into an amazing looking Prime I would laugh.
Man, I sound like a broken record. I really like what HT does, but I guess I just can't justify it any longer. Too many factors.
