Just a heads up: You can actually display DSR-50 without her base just fine! I just keep a microfiber cloth underneath her to avoid potential damage but yeah the base isn't 100% necessary.
I think that if the figure is beautiful and makes you happy when you look at it then it doesn't matter if you "know" the character well or not. They are a form of art, after all.
I actually like watching "unhaul" videos. I mean yeah, it's not fun regretting the figures you picked up, but it's just part of the collecting experience. And idk, I like hearing other collector's thoughts/experiences on that. I'm probably in the minority here though because there are a LOT of figures I have regretted buying. 😂 Too much of an impulse buyer. As for which one I regret the most... I can't say for sure, but the Plentiful Apple Harvest Holo figure comes to mind. Just because I knew I wasn't keen on it from the promo pics but convinced myself that maybe I would like it better in person (spoiler alert: I did not). And it was not fun trying to sell it, lol.
A new video from daijoububu? Yes! 🎉 I also have the same issue with being a completionist. I lost count the number of times I picked up something just to complete a set. It really is a blessing and a curse. On one hand, I rarely have trouble finding something to buy. On the other, I tend to end up purchasing figures of characters I strongly dislike. xD
14:23 The Luo Tianyi is still one of the most beautiful figures I've ever seen! 😍I'd never give her away if she was mine. I actually don't care if I don't know the character as long as the figure is beautiful. That doesn't mean that I am not partial to figures of my favorite characters though. xD
I regret kind of a cheap figure, it’s the danganronpa nagito pop up parade, I just really hate the base tbh it doesn’t look nice next to my collection 😭
I also think I feel the most regret over my two pop up parades (bought together) 🥲 at least it’s an in-expensive regret, but I feel like they’re on par with my lowest quality prize figure in terms of both quality and size…over-sized base included
@@piplupinabasket9035 this is so real, I have a miku prize figure and she’s so much nicer than the pop up parade I have ,, I think I’m going to be far pickier about getting pop up parades to avoid regretting it again
The only pop up parade I ever bought was an instant regret! I got the Nanami Kento one and I happened to get some cheap secondhand prize figures delivered the same day and side-by-side he was just so underwhelming compared to them... I've already sold him and I'm honestly glad he's gone.
Could you do a video where you actually sell some figures? Like tips and tricks or what websites to use and stuff like that. Cause there are some figures in my collection that need to go and I have no idea where to list them 😭
Myethos is pronounced My Eethos (long E, o is pronounced like the o in sock). Ethos means "The disposition, character, or fundamental values peculiar to a specific person, people, culture, or movement." So, I think they were trying to give their brand name a deeper meaning or something.
I regret pre-ordering every Miku and then sitting on their delays for years while seeing so many other figures I liked even more from series I was more into overall. Thankfully I ended up canceling quite a few of them and only keeping the ones I "really" liked for the price. I am so weak for Myethos releases, and anything in a damn China dress so I have a lot of things in my collection that I don't even know/care about the source material 😅
I lol'd at those pics of you hanging out with the figure box! 🤣 I really regretted buying the Kotobukiya Bishoujo Celestia figure from MLP. I bought it because it was on sale and I thought she had a pretty design...but I haven't been into MLP since I was like 7 - before Celestia even existed! Luckily I was able to sell her and make back most of my money. But yeah, every time I looked at her I just felt bad haha.
I did order Yae Sakura figure and I’m happy with her (I think it’s because I’m in love with her look and the pink). Alter Asuna is the one I canceled my preorder on lol. What I’ve regretted preordering is every figure off of otakumode lol
I'm regretting buying Shiro Summer ver. from "No Game No Life"... that bent spine, oof. Where was I looking? I also do not like wedding dresses figures, but I have to say that if Azur Lane's New Jersey turns out well I will try to hunt for her in the aftermarket, she's genuinely the first wedding dress figure I found appealing and very much desirable. I also have the Lilly Relium you showed in the video and I love her 😆 And I did not like Laura so I'm okay with not having a complete set 😄 And I don't like China dresses either. Just personal taste. They were very popular and affordable when I was a young teen, they still leave a bit of a cheap aftertaste in my mouth. So happy you are back, your videos are always a delight.
That New Jersey is gorgeous but I keep thinking about a) the potentially ungodly shipping price b) how much goddamn space that staircase will take up and c) the butt floss lol
I don't necessarily regret owning the figures I do, but I do regret preordering some of them that have dropped in value. Could've saved some money if I had patience. But, tbh, if I was really concerned about saving money and being patient I wouldn't keep ordering EMS shipping lmao
Yeah, agree with you on that. Lots of figure prices are tanking. I regretted a lot of pre-orders, not because of the figure but because of the price tanked (GSC Hokusai and Aniplex Hokusai)
Some figures I have slight regrets only because they dropped in price significantly after release, so I felt I could’ve saved a good chunk of money on them. That said, they are from my favorite series (Fire Emblem & Final Fantasy), so me loving the characters and source material does help ease the pain haha 😆 Maybe biggest regret is GSC’s Asuna Goddess figure. As beautiful as she is, she also dropped quite significantly in price and I don’t have that big of an attachment to her. Still a gorgeous figure tho!
On a side note...I noticed this happening more now? Maybe it's because I got into figures around a bad time (2019) but before I would be worried about never being able to buy a figure because of it being impossible to find a few months after release. But it feels like currently it's easier and the price may even go down? So now you have at least a year window to pick up a figure.
If I know anything about a Nintendo product give it a few years and those fire emblem ones will probably sky rocket once they decide to stop producing them ever again like they do with half their stuff. The final fantasy ones though r.i.p It hurts buying something at "new price" then it dropping , the price probably dropped after people referred buying the whole sets of things maybe and sold off their extra characters they didn't want lol That's my guess.
@@ViktorErikFade Totally agree with Fire Emblem! It was the absolute exhausting hunt for the first 3 figures that released for the series that any new ones that release, I don’t hesitate to preorder. Final Fantasy I’m very picky with, the new Adorable Arts line is actually super nice quality, happily preordered them. But I’ve stopped buying the Static Arts line, canceled my other POS cuz oof that quality is not it for that price 😬
Most recently, I regret getting the dress ver. of Cloud Strife. All of the FF7R static figures are disappointing tbh, but I'll keep Tifa and Aerith. Cloud though doesn't even stay on his stand. Lots of people are reporting this same issue. It was a total waste of money.
I don’t really regret buying any figures, but the only thing I do regret is not getting the deluxe version for the Revy in the chair. I really wish I had the deluxe face because it looks way better.
If I´d have to keep one of the figures you regret buying, it would be Luo Tianyi figure. She's so beautiful and unique! I'd love to have her in my collection 💖💖💖 I regret buying Nendoroid Hatsune Miku: Lonely SEKAI Ver. I'm not interesting in collecting Miku nendoroids now so she still is in her sealed box.
Happy to see you back on RUclips again. Very enjoyable video again. You've come a long way since your early RUclips days (and those videos were fun to watch as well). The production value these days is top-notch. I sometimes listen to your videos on the background while driving. 2 Thumbs up!
I’ve never regretted a figure, but I do regret what I’ve PAID for a figure. My first figure I ever bought was Ribbon Heart Miku Prize figure, and I paid $54 on Amazon for her😭
Because of my situation, I can only get figures that I really really want, so I don't really wind up *regretting* them...But I do have one of preorder that I *will* regret, because it's a Revoltech figma-like figure and I hate figmas, and honestly the joints are so ugly...But the face plates and hair are so pretty and it's one of my favorite characters who barely gets merch, and I *should* be happy to get his scale and I am! And I should leave it at that, but I have to have it cause it's *him*...And the nendo when it comes out...I know, I'm pathetic rn
SHFiguarts Legendary Super Saiyan Broly. It's a small 1/12 scale action figure but is legit worth more than any of the scale figures in my collection. I got him for a "good" price but I could've gotten 5-10 SHFiguarts with what I spent. He's got an outdated design, doesn't pose incredibly well, and generally does a poor job at merging in with my other Dragon Ball figures. Just waiting for the right time to sell him...
I regret my fortitude Levi. I can’t believe I would say such blasphemy but I saw him in I think Gwyn’s video and was like oh Levi is my #1 boy I must have all the figures, so I spent WAY TO MUCH for him in the aftermarket because he was going up in price at the time, I was so worried I wouldn’t be able to get him later. I ordered him the next time I saw him for sale even though I didn’t love the look of the blood. I got him still wasn’t sold on it (I do love him now) and within about a month he go a re-release announcement 🫠🔫 if I had shown any amount of chill could have saved myself SOOOOO much money
I regret some cheap figures and some that I bought because I knew my friends also liked them? Like I got excited thinking oh this is great because it’s so cool to have and show off and bond over! Now I need room abd I wanna sell them and the cheaper ones but I’m afraid to/don’t know how to go about selling
I love the The Luo Tianyi figure!! the design stole my heart, ive listened to her music to understand more about her but i don't actively listen too it. I literally looked behind me as you said china dress to look at her haha, shes the only one i own and worth it
I love most of my figures I've bought, even the really cheap prize figures I've bought in the past, but in hindsight I lowkey regret buying my pop up parade stuff. The line started off really good but after a year it just felt like they started to drop in quality, I dont hate them though, I just think I could've put that money towards a usually nicer looking prize figure or towards some more expensive figures.
I’m glad I’m yet to fall to the completing curse, I have figures from sets and I have felt a small urge to pick the others up but… have resisted, some of the figures you dislike I like a lot such as the yae but everything is obviously each to their own 💗 love to see your videos again and well wishes
I didn't know the Yae Sakura Wedding figure needed support poles. That really sucks cause I wanted this figure, but since they edited out the support poles it feels misleading and kinda sucky. 😓The figure I regret buying is the Nijisanji Kuzuha Kotobukiya figure. I am a big Kuzuha fan and he is my favorite Vtuber, but the drop in quality on his figure is way too noticeable. He legit looks like a bootleg compared to the prototype display photos. I probably would've still bought him if I saw the actual pictures first but then I wouldn't feel so ripped off. 😡
welcome back! omg that point about the support poles - totally agree! i recently got a the Reika bare leg bunny and she came with a really weird support pole that i had no idea about. i had the Furyu Albedo china dress pre ordered earlier in the year but saw the updated pics of the support poles and cancelled because of that, but at least they showed us the poles.
I wouldn't say regret 'buying' but I do regret pre-ordering the Albedo (overlord) China dress ver by FuRyu. I'm really glad I canceled after those support poles were revealed T^T. If I ended up actually paying for it, it would have stayed in the box and then sold off right after lol.
Slight regret is my Trick or Miku scale because it stands out too much with the Halloween theme compared to every thing else in my room and I don't even like Halloween that much lol. My biggest regrets are all the prize figures I got before I got scales, I couldn't afford scales at the time but now the prize figures are just sitting there because no one wants them and I'd feel bad throwing them away
Well you could always ask a friend or family member do they know any younger siblings just getting into anime that would like some of the prize figures. Some prize figures can look good but if they are the noodle stoppers ones or a cheaper made one I get what you mean they can look a little .....lacking in the detail department compared to the big scaled ones that are like $300+ dollars
Kudos to keeping Asuna! 💙 I don't have her in my collection yet but still really want her 😂 I totally regret buying the Zero Two Pop Up Parade though 😅 gonna sell her soon
A figure I regret buying is the Mai estream figure. It came with a set and it just felt like a toy. I thought the figure itself was fine but it just wasn't worth the extra price. I'm also a bit regretful of the Dialga/Palkia GEM EX figure. I loved the ghost pokemon GEM EX figure but the Dialga/Palkia one had quite obvious seams and joints which I don't really like
VTubers are streamers that use an animated avatar, and VSingers are a subset of that who focus on, well, singing. Arguably the most famous group of VTubers are Hololive; I understand their first concert in the United States sold out within minutes. The dedicated VSingers of Hololive are IRys and AzKi, though this distinction isn't immediately apparent. Luo TianYi is apparently a Vocoloid that's popular in China. Unlike Hatsune Miku who arguably has some international fame, Luo TianYi is really only popular in China. In fact, this is the first time I've heard of her. As far as figures that I've regretted buying, I think that goes to some gachapon Samurai Shodown/Samurai Spirits figures that I went out of my way to buy. For figures that cost less than $5 USD each, they're surprisingly good; that said, they're still $5 figures. Among other problems, they don't stand up correctly and are otherwise prone to leaning over time, assuming that they stood upright in the first place!
I have to say my orders/preorders of all 4 girls from Rent-a GF prolly regrettable purchases - I still haven't unboxed Chizuru and Sumi, while Ruka had been downgraded to surface mail (Mami's not out yet). I also think that with the current trend where 1. figures are pricier than usual 2. there is now a surge of preowned figures which up to now were then "rare"/brail (you have a better chance to buy the OG Ryuko Matoi bunny on AmiAmi preowned these days, for example) 3. figures can be bought on release without preordering - we can reduce the risk of blindly preordering just because.
I'm a sort of meditative buyer, it started out with being frugal / unable to afford it, to now just being second nature. I'll add something to cart, look at reviews, videos, and let it sit in the cart... I'll spent a substantial amount of time thinking if I'll still love it in 5 years. I'll also only buy figures from shows / series I've loved for a long time (NieR, Made in Abyss, FMA), rather than what I'm currently hyped about. For example I own 0 attack on titan figures, even though I enjoy it now, I don't know if I'll love the rest of the anime or how it ends... I mostly collect nendoroids too, because they're cute and work well on the same shelf. So it's not as difficult planning themes or buying something that looks out of place on a shelf. The only figure I regret, is I got a miku noodle stopper, thinking it'll look good in my PC, sitting on my GPU... but it looked kinda lame and didn't match the RGB or internals. It was mad kawaii for a black PC. Facebook marketplace is pretty great to sell figures though. I'm doing my best to be minimalist and only hold onto things I really love, and declutter / get rid of the rest, with all things - my clothes, my belongings. Like if you wear a tshirt that you only like 5/10, you'll feel like a 5/10... wear something that you think is 10/10, and you'll feel 10/10. I loved the candid video though, and its always nice listening to someone have the same hobby. :))
The one figure I regret buying so badly was my first ever figure that I paid OVER $300 for. It was my first figure I ever bought so I had no idea there were dedicated stores for figures so I went straight to eBay..already off to a bad start. found ONE listing and got it. First seeing the price I just assumed all figures are that expensive because I would always hear how figure collectors were broke and how expensive it gets soooo I thought that made it legit... 😅 It was the Ichinose Kotomi 1/8 (Kotobukiya) second hand. My "waifu" at the time so I REALLY wanted her buut I defiantly got scammed. Original price was $40 and I've recently seen it on AmiAmi for $90. I will never be able to sell it for how much I paid for so I still have it years later in storage. ❤❤❤
My only regret is getting a Sonic Bunnygirl figurine. It's not bad or anything, it's rly cute but I've realized I don't even like Sonico that much? Don't dislike it, I'll keep it too, but I'm always like "hmmm" when I see it
Figures are a totally different artistic medium than anime, video games, movies, etc. It doesn't matter at all if you know the character or source material. We appreciate figures because of the artistry and beauty that went into the sculpting, color production, etc. I love Cowboy Bebop but I don't have any figures from it because I don't find the characters that visually appealing. On the other hand, I don't play Azur Lane but I have several Azur Lane figures because they're gorgeous. For Cowboy Bebop, I have the complete series on blu-ray and that's good enough for me because I love the story. I don't play mobile games, but I buy their figures because I love the character designs. Simple as that. Don't overthink it! If you find a figure to be beautiful and visually appealing, that's all that matters! Remember, anime is for watching, video games are for playing, and figures are for displaying and admiring. They don't have to overlap.
The one thing I regret buying was my first nendoroid. Its link and zelda botw. It didn't click with me. I don't know why. I traded it for a different one and I loved it ❤.
I'm glad I broke out of wanting to collect sets since usually there's always the well-done ones compared to the rest of its set. Also I aint got that kinda dough to splurge XD
The figure i regret buying the most was my first 1/7 , Sunset Shimmer Bishoujo form MLP x Kotobukiya . Istg the paint job is HORRIBLE, terrible, i own a lot of sega prize fig and all of em have better paint job. She had a lot of scratches?? or idk if they were lit sculpting errors but damn .... she was my holy grail and im so fucking dissapointed by her.
Not in the anime alley, but for me it's the Transformers x G.I. JOE collab Megatron and Baroness figure. I preordered thinking that the Megatron Figure would be big and solid, but it was hollow when some prototypes were shown but I cannot cancel it anymore. :(
My biggest regrets are the prize figs I ended up buying at the very start, as well as the Wonderful Works Yui Yuigahama Rocker Ver. 1/7. Love the figure, but she has never really fit my collection, and she's not high demand, so it's very tough selling her and I'm praying I can sell her with my Kotobukiya SNAFU figs. lol I also regret getting the Tsukuyo Megahouse fig from Gintama, but only because she was pricey and her quality is definitely not comparable to the price I paid. Still love the character though, so I'll keep her around. lol
the Banpresto - The Idolmaster: Shiny Colors - Espresto Est - Windy And Motions - Asahi Serizawa Statue...it looked so damn pretty in pictures but my god they made her chin SO pointy, it's cringe like 90's yaoi or something T-T
For figures I regret, I regret literally every Vocaloid Nendoroid I've bought. I like Vocaloid music, but I wouldn't say I'm really in the fandom. I only collect figures from a select few series, and nearly every time I've bought a figure outside of that series other than maybe 6 instances (all of which were figures from series I probably would collect if they had more figures and/or more accessible figures), I've regretted it and sold it. I've had a hell of a time selling the Vocaloid Nendoroids though, and honestly just want them gone and want to get my money back to buy something I actually enjoy... I do kind of regret buying some prize/lower price figures in my collection (Banpresto Zenitsu, Pop Up Parade Giyuu, Zenitsu, Tanjiro, and one of my Ichiban Kuji Giyuus)- Demon Slayer is the main focus of my collection but the Banpresto figure is just low quality, the Pop Up Parades are mediocre quality with annoying bases, and the Ichibansho Giyuu has the most massive base that's shaped like a triangle, so it's nearly impossible to fit him anywhere despite the fact that I like the figure itself. He can't even be removed from the base either, so it's not like I can make a smaller base for him, which I'd be willing to do because otherwise I genuinely like the figure! The Banpresto Zenitsu I'm casually selling without much urgency, but the others I haven't bothered to because I like them enough and other than their annoying bases, they match with the rest of my collection.
I think of all the scaled figures I have, I regret buying the Sonico White Cat version by Union creative. It just doesn't appeal to me anymore. HOWEVER I do have about 40 nendoroids which I regret maybe about half of them lmao. I started collecting alot thinking it would be cool to pose and exchange parts but I enjoy scale figures more now.
I kind of regret buying the Fujiwara Chika 1/7 swimsuit ver. by Phat Company. Sure, she's cute, but she just doesn't impress me. The sculpt is decent, but the colour is so bland and boring, and the base is ugly too
Asuna/SAO may not be THE most popular anime series, but it touches a very unique story theme, and obviously an unrealistic wet dream for MMO gamers, so yeah... SAO waifu will always have places in our heart ❤❤
I know a lot may disagree with me, but I still really enjoy SAO. I loved part 1 of season 1, but even though part 2 and then season 2 caused SAO to fall off a bit to me; season 3’s part 1 and 2 had so much positive feedback that I gave it another chance. It was really good! I loved all of the Alicization Arc/War Arc. Definitely give it another chance
Haha, funny enough, my almost literally biggest regret is an Azur Lane Enterprise Wedding figure... I got the Japanese VA's signature and envisioned a nice shrine with this at the center, but she completely eats display case space, dwarfing all the other character pieces/smaller figures... *sigh... still pretty though...
I regret preordering my SpyxFamily and JJK nendoroids. They're pretty much all still in stock at amiami and on sale. Glad I have them, but I could've saved at least a hundred bucks
Only one I've impulse bought and regretted was the Beatless - Lacia - 1/8 - 2018 Black Monolith Deployed Ver. Only reason I regret it is because it is from a show I have not watched or have any attachment to, the figure it self it cool, I guess a second minor regret is the space it takes up.
I regret buying the Felicia Darkstalkers vampire savior figure. 😅 I bought it in the mid 2010s because there were so few Felicia figures on the market and now that Kotobukiya came out with the delightful Felicia figure alongside Morrigan and Lilith, this one is sitting in the back looking even worse. Her pose is awful too with her legs WIDE open to display her...nether area in a very unattractive manner.
I took a long break from watching videos during the endless "EMS not available" period. But I noticed I still did occasional checks on Amiami for whatever cool new stuff appeared. (And were also looking for a figure I really wanted, which I haven't seen yet and worry I'm missing it on some exclusive site). And I can kind of relate to the regrets that comes later in the collecting phase. Here is a list of regrets: 1. To Aru Kagaku no Railgun - Shirai Kuroko - B-style - 1/4 - Bunny ver. (FREEing). Reason being her head is huge and looks bad, and recently they have made a better figure. To Aru Kagaku no Railgun T - Shirai Kuroko - B-style - 1/4 - Bunny Ver., 2nd (FREEing). Ironically same company, same name, but now much better looking. 2. Ikki Tousen - Kan'u Unchou, couldn't find specific figure. Bought it because it was a tan-lines figure, but when I got her and opened her I noticed they got the skin colors horribly wrong and she looks like sickly-gray rather than tan. 3. 2 figures of Haiyore! Nyaruko-san - Cthugha. Not sure what it is, but I love the character design, the poses are not boring, but somehow they aren't quite what I wanted anyway. I'd probably buy a third one if I run into it, despite regretting both the previous ones. It is just hard to explain why I'm not satisfied with them, despite loving the design. 4. One Piece - Boa Hancock - Glitter & Glamours - Special ver. (Banpresto). Love the thorn clothes concept, but this figure was really bland and boring despite it. 5. Hololive - Nousagi - Usada Pekora - Figma (#529) (Max Factory). Love Pekora, but I'm not a Figma collector and would rather have a real scale figure. There is also the general "too much" regrets I feel sometimes. Like when i look at the pile of unopened boxes and see "Skimpy outfit vampire, skimpy outfit vampire, skimpy outfit vampire, skimpy outfit vampire". Tend to start wondering why I need so many. Can't say the same about my tan-lines figures though, which I have like 20 opened and like 10 unopened of and would still buy any figures I find. There is also a single regret regarding what I didn't buy. Which was the super expensive Azur Lane - New Jersey - B-style - 1/4 - Living Stepping (FREEing, Union Creative International Ltd). Been planning about selling some unwanted figures sometime, but worry about needing to pack stuff down and all. Just being lazy.
As a collector of various types of figures but being picky about what I get, honestly bases are typically the reason I regret buying a figure. Some figures (especially prize figures) have obnoxiously big bases. Its to the point I may try starting to customize my own bases for prize figures for the sake of them being smaller. Only other figure I regret is actually my husband's that has a major leaning issue. ;-;
I regretted buying Goddess of Creation Stacia Asuna from Aniplex+... I'm a huge fan of asuna but that figure disappointed me soo much x-x the color was more white than pinkish... and the pose was okey but nothing special eh xd
Haven't made a purchase that i regret it until now, but of course, that's because i'm just arriving to this hobby. I'm barely making my first purchases and waiting for them to arrive. For now i'm giving priority to the characters i like the most, that are from Fate/Kaleid. I understand about those impulsive purchases. The only reason i haven't made them so far, is because i've been short of money. But currently i'm beginning to earn some money, so let's see if that happens to me. I don't know. My house is short in space, and i'm already struggling to find out where i'm going to store so many boxes 😅 But i want a lot of Fate/Kaleid figures so badly!!
the only figures I ever pre-ordered were Aether and Lumine from Genshin Impact but...somehow I never got them and the order was canceled from the website I pre-ordered them from, which is a shame...BUT I did sth dumb like 2 years ago? or last year? I ordered 2 nendoroids from Haikyuu and both of them double. one was an accident and the other on purpose and I don't even know why lol. I sold the doubles...because that was stupid and I don't even have the space to put doubles up o.O
My figure regret... I was super quick to preorder the bareleg Zero Two bunny, I had always wanted the red OG version with the fishnets but her aftermarket is waaay too wild. It's been almost 18 months now and she's still sitting unopened in my room... not only have I run out of space for her, but I thought I would like her new white bunnysuit but from every photo I've seen online it makes her look ungodly pasty white. I've seen some people say she gives raw chicken and I can't unsee it 😭 The paintjob on her hair is super flat on the rerelease too. All around just a disappointing final product. Icing on the cake is I think she was over-purchased because she severely binned and even in unopened condition I don't think I'll make the money back 💔
I guess for me the figure I regret buying is pre-owned Nico Robin figure in her timeskip Revolution Army attire. And I realise now that I bought her because she was cheap, and I actually kinda hate her costume so yeah... It's not a bad figure by any means, it doesn't have much defects and is actually pretty nice looking it's just not for me. I bought her with Perona figure and I actually love Perona figure much more than Robin. So I think I am going to sell this Robin somewhere.
i regret buying my nanami nendoroid, because i'm not that into jujutsu kaisen anymore, and he isn't even my favorite character. i also regret preordering tokrev nendos because their prices dropped so much after release! i could buy them now way cheaper... luckily i'm very picky when it comes to expensive figures so i'm happy with all of my scale figures (6 + 2 on the way)
The only reason I'd want to complete a set is if it was like death note Or Say bleach , but even as I say that I would only want my favorites from bleach and maybe a few side characters. Although ......the death note figures that are sold in sets all look like prize figure quality 😅 Like they aren't "bad" persay unless you look closely But I think they were okay quality because most of them had a run where they came with 1 of the DVDs to collect of the anime
I regret buying the bare leg Rem & Ram figures. Their heads are huge in comparison to my other 1/4 scale figures and the holding hands gimmicks isn’t as cool as I thought it was at the time. I can’t even sell them and recoup what I paid since the have dropped in value in the after market. Also I never watched the anime or read the manga. Idk why I bought them.🤷🏾♀️
I treat anime figures like art collecting...I may not know the character/source material personally, but if it's pretty I want it (ㄒoㄒ). I like beautiful things~ SO no regrets on that front. The only regret I have is seeing the market price going down after release, ouch.
The figure I regret picking up the most is the Iron Maiden Judith by Myethos. She has some quality control issues, and the face on my figure looks quite bad. I also don’t really like gothic style. She was an impulse by because I really wanted a myethos figure, and I am now planning on selling her.
I do that too buy something I thought was pretty and then regret it a year later. I noticed a trend with the figures your most willing to part with are the ones you got out of wanting to be loyal to a brand And the ones you kept you have memories associated with and know more about the characters. Why not just collect from series and games you know of /like? I didn't think I would ever get anime figures or be able to but ai Somnium files the first game came with a standee And ai Somnium files nirvanA Initiative came in with a very pretty figure of a character I love and adore (aiba a female lead in the first game ) As well as maybe a bleach figure that was around $15 bucks in a mystery bag at a anime con And a tiny frieza from dbz because I convinced someone who didn't like dbz to take the pop figure I got given and didn't want (not a fan of them) Aaaannndd 🤔 I think the only other figure I have is a death note Near one with no box from a con because $15 was the cheapest I saw him go for and for the quality of figure out of box I was okay with that price because I love death note, I tried cosplaying him but no one recognizes him :') I have a few standees from a kickstarter but after meeting the author and realizing he was a walking red flag I kind of only regret buying stuff from him tbh ....those are the only ones I semi regret Because I panic buyed two when I only wanted the main character originally ....then added a body pillow to the cart as well......I may look into selling the body pillow in all honesty because that was a big impulse buy and I don't really want it even if it is considered rare I have bad memories of said character now :')
I have a few figures I was disappointed in but I don't regret too much. If I had to sell something, I don't think I could for most of them. My biggest regret is my Ye Xiu Nendoroid because I actually wanted Lord Grim but got this one instead. He can't even hold the trophy accessory and the cigarette one fell out of his hand and I lost it in just a few days of owning him. I probably can't even sell him for a decent price.😅
Well to answer your question I'd say bandai shfiguarts in general is really disappointing for me.From the lose joints that pop off really easily to the lack of accessories oh and the worse one is that my Tobey spiderman figure's arm broke after a few days just......I'm never buying anything shf again
My regret is the 1/8 Ultimate Madoka. Don't display it anymore 'cause I'm terrified it'll break, the box is so huge its preventing me from getting more, and I don't know what to do with it or how to sell it since its so big...
I regret nothing since I don’t really just buy to buy or buy figures I don’t know or absolutely love but I do I regret NOT ordering some figures that came out a while back whilst I had to hold off collecting
My biggest pre order regret has to be the New Jersey Bunny, just because I can afford it doesnt mean that I should and this 66k lump of awesome has been forcing me to cancel so many things because of all the delays. I'm sure I could probably find someone to sell the pre order to but frankly A. I would be nervous about doing so and B. I still really want it.
I regret buying guts from G5 studios, that was honestly a scam, he didn't look like the pictures at all, dosent help that a year later a new guts parade came out for only 60 dollars 1/5 it's price and its 1000x better
I think you have a problem with impulse buying and not knowing exactly what you want. Well good news, you probably arent gonna lose $(earn even) from selling those u dont want.
MY IMPULSE BUY COSTS ARE OK 2 SMALL FIGURES $20 AND ONE FIGURE WICH I FOUND A BETTER VERSION OF IT AND REPLACED IT ALSO AROUND $20 QUALITY ABOVE QUANTITY NEVER FORGET
It would depend on what you mean by "regret". Personally, I feel like I should only regret things that I had control over, that is to say making a decision that I shouldn't have made at the time. I do not believe one should "regret" things that changed the optimal decision after the fact. The difference, for example, would be a better figure coming out for a character for which I had bought a meh figure for due to it being the only one at the time. I do not believe such a thing is a matter of regret as I would not have been able to know and thus have made a different decision. Similarly, figures not coming out as advertised or pricing fluctuation that could have saved me money after the fact are, IMO, not matters of regret. All three of these have happened to me. That said, I do not have any figure that I truly regret buying barring the above. That is to say looking back at the figures I buy, I stand with my decision at the time given the information available at the time. The core reason for this is the fact that I mostly buy figures for character I like, rarely buying OC or characters I don't know much about. As such, as long as I stay in love with the character, I stay in love with the figure. For the most part, I would not buy a figure just because it looks nice--there are way too many of those and the feeling tend to be fleeting.
I have a few figure regrets that luckily werent too expensive, one of them was such an obvious fake but I was so excited to find it I missed the red flags, the other is just low quality and I was again too hype to look up better reviews before checking out..just being dumb really xp
unpopular opinion: asuna > asuka i'm just not into the tsundere trope... like it can be cute but asuka is just rude and mean af the whole time. i hate bratty characters with a passion because it's not quirky or cute it's just giving pick me girl. asuna is just nice. of course she's also way too stereotypically perfect soft anime waifu but at least she's friendly, kind hearted, smart and a strong fighter.
I hate how 2 figures can cost the same but one is huge and has so much detail then the other is great but not as big and doesn’t have as much detail. I’m very particular in getting statues because I want to make sure I’m getting the best statue of that character for the price. My fiancé is the opposite. He loves SAO and needs to have every character in every version in every outfit..it’s so annoying. He has 3 different Alice statues from simple cost to $200 smh
The dsr50 can be displayed off of her base as she's stable just resting on the chair so if the base is putting you off (totally agree btw) then try her without it! Can also confirm first hand she looks great next to that OTS14 figure! 😊
I regret 3 evas from revoltech, joker play from arts kai, iron man from sh figuarts, Kratos from play arts kai and some more maybe, It happens to all collectors at some point. 🤣
Wait, do you not have an ebay page? I know of a youtuber who does expensive audio stuff, he reviews itesm he expects to not like knowing full well that he will get a chunk of the money back selling the stuff he reviews. This eventually leads to such high review cycles that companies sometimes send him review units to boot.
i buyed a figure of imperialdramon dragonmode at a animecon in germany... i mean... i like digimon and the figure is very very cool but this boy doesn`t match with the rest of my collection... but its fine :)
Surprisingly, I regret buying Trick or Miku when she rereleased last year. The design of her outfit is so cute but her face doesn’t do it for me and I don’t love her base. Sad to say I’ll be selling her after just one season.
I totally get you about impulse buying pre-owned. I've been stalking Mandarake new arrivals and I've found some stuff for waaay below the market price elsewhere. I keep being tempted even when it's not something i actually want. It's not like I would try to scalp either because a) I find that distasteful and b) it's really hard to sell stuff from NZ. Still, I can't shake that 'but it's such a good deal!' feeling every time something like that pops up.
A mantra I use is, 'it's only a deal if you actually need it'. For example, there could be a sale where I'd you buy 8 jars of peanut butter you get them for $2 each. Probably a great deal, but I cant go through that much peanut butter by myself. If it's a figure I've been hunting actively at a good price though... I am merely a mortal
Just a heads up: You can actually display DSR-50 without her base just fine! I just keep a microfiber cloth underneath her to avoid potential damage but yeah the base isn't 100% necessary.
I think that if the figure is beautiful and makes you happy when you look at it then it doesn't matter if you "know" the character well or not. They are a form of art, after all.
So true, but it´s better if it´s your waifu too. :)
I actually like watching "unhaul" videos. I mean yeah, it's not fun regretting the figures you picked up, but it's just part of the collecting experience. And idk, I like hearing other collector's thoughts/experiences on that. I'm probably in the minority here though because there are a LOT of figures I have regretted buying. 😂 Too much of an impulse buyer. As for which one I regret the most... I can't say for sure, but the Plentiful Apple Harvest Holo figure comes to mind. Just because I knew I wasn't keen on it from the promo pics but convinced myself that maybe I would like it better in person (spoiler alert: I did not). And it was not fun trying to sell it, lol.
A new video from daijoububu? Yes! 🎉
I also have the same issue with being a completionist. I lost count the number of times I picked up something just to complete a set. It really is a blessing and a curse. On one hand, I rarely have trouble finding something to buy. On the other, I tend to end up purchasing figures of characters I strongly dislike. xD
That Asuna is really beautiful. Those icey blue colors and metalic finish. Very clean, pure and cold.
14:23 The Luo Tianyi is still one of the most beautiful figures I've ever seen! 😍I'd never give her away if she was mine. I actually don't care if I don't know the character as long as the figure is beautiful. That doesn't mean that I am not partial to figures of my favorite characters though. xD
Hayley saying SAO season 1 was a "canon event" for her had me rolling. Girl, me too
I regret kind of a cheap figure, it’s the danganronpa nagito pop up parade, I just really hate the base tbh it doesn’t look nice next to my collection 😭
If you like everything else about them, there’s tutorials on making custom acrylic bases for figures that work super well!
I also think I feel the most regret over my two pop up parades (bought together) 🥲 at least it’s an in-expensive regret, but I feel like they’re on par with my lowest quality prize figure in terms of both quality and size…over-sized base included
@@idiotoninternet ooh I might have to try that !
@@piplupinabasket9035 this is so real, I have a miku prize figure and she’s so much nicer than the pop up parade I have ,, I think I’m going to be far pickier about getting pop up parades to avoid regretting it again
The only pop up parade I ever bought was an instant regret! I got the Nanami Kento one and I happened to get some cheap secondhand prize figures delivered the same day and side-by-side he was just so underwhelming compared to them... I've already sold him and I'm honestly glad he's gone.
Could you do a video where you actually sell some figures? Like tips and tricks or what websites to use and stuff like that. Cause there are some figures in my collection that need to go and I have no idea where to list them 😭
Mfc, ebay
Myethos is pronounced My Eethos (long E, o is pronounced like the o in sock). Ethos means "The disposition, character, or fundamental values peculiar to a specific person, people, culture, or movement." So, I think they were trying to give their brand name a deeper meaning or something.
I regret pre-ordering every Miku and then sitting on their delays for years while seeing so many other figures I liked even more from series I was more into overall. Thankfully I ended up canceling quite a few of them and only keeping the ones I "really" liked for the price.
I am so weak for Myethos releases, and anything in a damn China dress so I have a lot of things in my collection that I don't even know/care about the source material 😅
I lol'd at those pics of you hanging out with the figure box! 🤣
I really regretted buying the Kotobukiya Bishoujo Celestia figure from MLP. I bought it because it was on sale and I thought she had a pretty design...but I haven't been into MLP since I was like 7 - before Celestia even existed! Luckily I was able to sell her and make back most of my money. But yeah, every time I looked at her I just felt bad haha.
I did order Yae Sakura figure and I’m happy with her (I think it’s because I’m in love with her look and the pink). Alter Asuna is the one I canceled my preorder on lol. What I’ve regretted preordering is every figure off of otakumode lol
I'm regretting buying Shiro Summer ver. from "No Game No Life"... that bent spine, oof. Where was I looking?
I also do not like wedding dresses figures, but I have to say that if Azur Lane's New Jersey turns out well I will try to hunt for her in the aftermarket, she's genuinely the first wedding dress figure I found appealing and very much desirable.
I also have the Lilly Relium you showed in the video and I love her 😆 And I did not like Laura so I'm okay with not having a complete set 😄
And I don't like China dresses either. Just personal taste. They were very popular and affordable when I was a young teen, they still leave a bit of a cheap aftertaste in my mouth.
So happy you are back, your videos are always a delight.
That New Jersey is gorgeous but I keep thinking about a) the potentially ungodly shipping price b) how much goddamn space that staircase will take up and c) the butt floss lol
I don't necessarily regret owning the figures I do, but I do regret preordering some of them that have dropped in value. Could've saved some money if I had patience. But, tbh, if I was really concerned about saving money and being patient I wouldn't keep ordering EMS shipping lmao
@@amandak.4246 You are not at all wrong. There are certainly both pros and cons to preordering
Yeah, agree with you on that. Lots of figure prices are tanking. I regretted a lot of pre-orders, not because of the figure but because of the price tanked (GSC Hokusai and Aniplex Hokusai)
Some figures I have slight regrets only because they dropped in price significantly after release, so I felt I could’ve saved a good chunk of money on them. That said, they are from my favorite series (Fire Emblem & Final Fantasy), so me loving the characters and source material does help ease the pain haha 😆
Maybe biggest regret is GSC’s Asuna Goddess figure. As beautiful as she is, she also dropped quite significantly in price and I don’t have that big of an attachment to her. Still a gorgeous figure tho!
On a side note...I noticed this happening more now? Maybe it's because I got into figures around a bad time (2019) but before I would be worried about never being able to buy a figure because of it being impossible to find a few months after release.
But it feels like currently it's easier and the price may even go down? So now you have at least a year window to pick up a figure.
If I know anything about a Nintendo product give it a few years and those fire emblem ones will probably sky rocket once they decide to stop producing them ever again like they do with half their stuff.
The final fantasy ones though r.i.p
It hurts buying something at "new price" then it dropping , the price probably dropped after people referred buying the whole sets of things maybe and sold off their extra characters they didn't want lol
That's my guess.
@@ViktorErikFade Totally agree with Fire Emblem! It was the absolute exhausting hunt for the first 3 figures that released for the series that any new ones that release, I don’t hesitate to preorder.
Final Fantasy I’m very picky with, the new Adorable Arts line is actually super nice quality, happily preordered them. But I’ve stopped buying the Static Arts line, canceled my other POS cuz oof that quality is not it for that price 😬
@@Msis03 it's good to be picky sometimes,
Because if a lot of others buy it anyway you'll probably be able to find it used later
So win win
Most recently, I regret getting the dress ver. of Cloud Strife. All of the FF7R static figures are disappointing tbh, but I'll keep Tifa and Aerith. Cloud though doesn't even stay on his stand. Lots of people are reporting this same issue. It was a total waste of money.
I find most of Square Enix figures not great for the money, I have one I got but only because I love 2B.
I don’t really regret buying any figures, but the only thing I do regret is not getting the deluxe version for the Revy in the chair. I really wish I had the deluxe face because it looks way better.
If I´d have to keep one of the figures you regret buying, it would be Luo Tianyi figure. She's so beautiful and unique! I'd love to have her in my collection 💖💖💖 I regret buying Nendoroid Hatsune Miku: Lonely SEKAI Ver. I'm not interesting in collecting Miku nendoroids now so she still is in her sealed box.
Happy to see you back on RUclips again. Very enjoyable video again. You've come a long way since your early RUclips days (and those videos were fun to watch as well). The production value these days is top-notch. I sometimes listen to your videos on the background while driving. 2 Thumbs up!
I’ve never regretted a figure, but I do regret what I’ve PAID for a figure. My first figure I ever bought was Ribbon Heart Miku Prize figure, and I paid $54 on Amazon for her😭
Because of my situation, I can only get figures that I really really want, so I don't really wind up *regretting* them...But I do have one of preorder that I *will* regret, because it's a Revoltech figma-like figure and I hate figmas, and honestly the joints are so ugly...But the face plates and hair are so pretty and it's one of my favorite characters who barely gets merch, and I *should* be happy to get his scale and I am! And I should leave it at that, but I have to have it cause it's *him*...And the nendo when it comes out...I know, I'm pathetic rn
SHFiguarts Legendary Super Saiyan Broly. It's a small 1/12 scale action figure but is legit worth more than any of the scale figures in my collection. I got him for a "good" price but I could've gotten 5-10 SHFiguarts with what I spent. He's got an outdated design, doesn't pose incredibly well, and generally does a poor job at merging in with my other Dragon Ball figures. Just waiting for the right time to sell him...
I regret my fortitude Levi. I can’t believe I would say such blasphemy but I saw him in I think Gwyn’s video and was like oh Levi is my #1 boy I must have all the figures, so I spent WAY TO MUCH for him in the aftermarket because he was going up in price at the time, I was so worried I wouldn’t be able to get him later. I ordered him the next time I saw him for sale even though I didn’t love the look of the blood. I got him still wasn’t sold on it (I do love him now) and within about a month he go a re-release announcement 🫠🔫 if I had shown any amount of chill could have saved myself SOOOOO much money
I regret some cheap figures and some that I bought because I knew my friends also liked them? Like I got excited thinking oh this is great because it’s so cool to have and show off and bond over! Now I need room abd I wanna sell them and the cheaper ones but I’m afraid to/don’t know how to go about selling
I love the The Luo Tianyi figure!! the design stole my heart, ive listened to her music to understand more about her but i don't actively listen too it. I literally looked behind me as you said china dress to look at her haha, shes the only one i own and worth it
Completing sets is definitely my weakness too, it’s so hard to train yourself to think otherwise.
if you don't like the yae sakura figure please give her to me she is my dream 😭 but she is so expensive 😭😭😭
I love most of my figures I've bought, even the really cheap prize figures I've bought in the past, but in hindsight I lowkey regret buying my pop up parade stuff. The line started off really good but after a year it just felt like they started to drop in quality, I dont hate them though, I just think I could've put that money towards a usually nicer looking prize figure or towards some more expensive figures.
I’m glad I’m yet to fall to the completing curse, I have figures from sets and I have felt a small urge to pick the others up but… have resisted, some of the figures you dislike I like a lot such as the yae but everything is obviously each to their own 💗 love to see your videos again and well wishes
I didn't know the Yae Sakura Wedding figure needed support poles. That really sucks cause I wanted this figure, but since they edited out the support poles it feels misleading and kinda sucky. 😓The figure I regret buying is the Nijisanji Kuzuha Kotobukiya figure. I am a big Kuzuha fan and he is my favorite Vtuber, but the drop in quality on his figure is way too noticeable. He legit looks like a bootleg compared to the prototype display photos. I probably would've still bought him if I saw the actual pictures first but then I wouldn't feel so ripped off. 😡
regret buying the prize figures. I've come to realize that space is a much bigger issue for many of us collectors.
welcome back! omg that point about the support poles - totally agree! i recently got a the Reika bare leg bunny and she came with a really weird support pole that i had no idea about. i had the Furyu Albedo china dress pre ordered earlier in the year but saw the updated pics of the support poles and cancelled because of that, but at least they showed us the poles.
I wouldn't say regret 'buying' but I do regret pre-ordering the Albedo (overlord) China dress ver by FuRyu. I'm really glad I canceled after those support poles were revealed T^T. If I ended up actually paying for it, it would have stayed in the box and then sold off right after lol.
Slight regret is my Trick or Miku scale because it stands out too much with the Halloween theme compared to every thing else in my room and I don't even like Halloween that much lol.
My biggest regrets are all the prize figures I got before I got scales, I couldn't afford scales at the time but now the prize figures are just sitting there because no one wants them and I'd feel bad throwing them away
Well you could always ask a friend or family member do they know any younger siblings just getting into anime that would like some of the prize figures.
Some prize figures can look good but if they are the noodle stoppers ones or a cheaper made one I get what you mean they can look a little .....lacking in the detail department compared to the big scaled ones that are like $300+ dollars
I’m so happy you’re back uploading videos!!
Kudos to keeping Asuna! 💙 I don't have her in my collection yet but still really want her 😂
I totally regret buying the Zero Two Pop Up Parade though 😅 gonna sell her soon
A figure I regret buying is the Mai estream figure. It came with a set and it just felt like a toy. I thought the figure itself was fine but it just wasn't worth the extra price. I'm also a bit regretful of the Dialga/Palkia GEM EX figure. I loved the ghost pokemon GEM EX figure but the Dialga/Palkia one had quite obvious seams and joints which I don't really like
VTubers are streamers that use an animated avatar, and VSingers are a subset of that who focus on, well, singing. Arguably the most famous group of VTubers are Hololive; I understand their first concert in the United States sold out within minutes. The dedicated VSingers of Hololive are IRys and AzKi, though this distinction isn't immediately apparent.
Luo TianYi is apparently a Vocoloid that's popular in China. Unlike Hatsune Miku who arguably has some international fame, Luo TianYi is really only popular in China. In fact, this is the first time I've heard of her.
As far as figures that I've regretted buying, I think that goes to some gachapon Samurai Shodown/Samurai Spirits figures that I went out of my way to buy. For figures that cost less than $5 USD each, they're surprisingly good; that said, they're still $5 figures. Among other problems, they don't stand up correctly and are otherwise prone to leaning over time, assuming that they stood upright in the first place!
I have to say my orders/preorders of all 4 girls from Rent-a GF prolly regrettable purchases - I still haven't unboxed Chizuru and Sumi, while Ruka had been downgraded to surface mail (Mami's not out yet). I also think that with the current trend where 1. figures are pricier than usual 2. there is now a surge of preowned figures which up to now were then "rare"/brail (you have a better chance to buy the OG Ryuko Matoi bunny on AmiAmi preowned these days, for example) 3. figures can be bought on release without preordering - we can reduce the risk of blindly preordering just because.
I'm a sort of meditative buyer, it started out with being frugal / unable to afford it, to now just being second nature. I'll add something to cart, look at reviews, videos, and let it sit in the cart... I'll spent a substantial amount of time thinking if I'll still love it in 5 years. I'll also only buy figures from shows / series I've loved for a long time (NieR, Made in Abyss, FMA), rather than what I'm currently hyped about. For example I own 0 attack on titan figures, even though I enjoy it now, I don't know if I'll love the rest of the anime or how it ends... I mostly collect nendoroids too, because they're cute and work well on the same shelf. So it's not as difficult planning themes or buying something that looks out of place on a shelf. The only figure I regret, is I got a miku noodle stopper, thinking it'll look good in my PC, sitting on my GPU... but it looked kinda lame and didn't match the RGB or internals. It was mad kawaii for a black PC. Facebook marketplace is pretty great to sell figures though. I'm doing my best to be minimalist and only hold onto things I really love, and declutter / get rid of the rest, with all things - my clothes, my belongings. Like if you wear a tshirt that you only like 5/10, you'll feel like a 5/10... wear something that you think is 10/10, and you'll feel 10/10. I loved the candid video though, and its always nice listening to someone have the same hobby. :))
The one figure I regret buying so badly was my first ever figure that I paid OVER $300 for.
It was my first figure I ever bought so I had no idea there were dedicated stores for figures so I went straight to eBay..already off to a bad start. found ONE listing and got it. First seeing the price I just assumed all figures are that expensive because I would always hear how figure collectors were broke and how expensive it gets soooo I thought that made it legit... 😅
It was the Ichinose Kotomi 1/8 (Kotobukiya) second hand. My "waifu" at the time so I REALLY wanted her buut I defiantly got scammed.
Original price was $40 and I've recently seen it on AmiAmi for $90. I will never be able to sell it for how much I paid for so I still have it years later in storage. ❤❤❤
My only regret is getting a Sonic Bunnygirl figurine. It's not bad or anything, it's rly cute but I've realized I don't even like Sonico that much? Don't dislike it, I'll keep it too, but I'm always like "hmmm" when I see it
I accidentally bought the same figure twice, about two years apart. That's when I finally realized that I had collected too many 😵
I regret impulse preordering from native. It’s the tanned Caroline Yuri bunny because I just don’t care about it anymore. So yeah 😅
Figures are a totally different artistic medium than anime, video games, movies, etc. It doesn't matter at all if you know the character or source material. We appreciate figures because of the artistry and beauty that went into the sculpting, color production, etc. I love Cowboy Bebop but I don't have any figures from it because I don't find the characters that visually appealing. On the other hand, I don't play Azur Lane but I have several Azur Lane figures because they're gorgeous. For Cowboy Bebop, I have the complete series on blu-ray and that's good enough for me because I love the story. I don't play mobile games, but I buy their figures because I love the character designs. Simple as that. Don't overthink it! If you find a figure to be beautiful and visually appealing, that's all that matters! Remember, anime is for watching, video games are for playing, and figures are for displaying and admiring. They don't have to overlap.
The one thing I regret buying was my first nendoroid. Its link and zelda botw. It didn't click with me. I don't know why. I traded it for a different one and I loved it ❤.
I'm glad I broke out of wanting to collect sets since usually there's always the well-done ones compared to the rest of its set. Also I aint got that kinda dough to splurge XD
The figure i regret buying the most was my first 1/7 , Sunset Shimmer Bishoujo form MLP x Kotobukiya . Istg the paint job is HORRIBLE, terrible, i own a lot of sega prize fig and all of em have better paint job. She had a lot of scratches?? or idk if they were lit sculpting errors but damn .... she was my holy grail and im so fucking dissapointed by her.
Camera angle is just right...awesome positioning *wink wink...nice that you're uploading again...can't wait to see more 😊
Not in the anime alley, but for me it's the Transformers x G.I. JOE collab Megatron and Baroness figure. I preordered thinking that the Megatron Figure would be big and solid, but it was hollow when some prototypes were shown but I cannot cancel it anymore. :(
My biggest regrets are the prize figs I ended up buying at the very start, as well as the Wonderful Works Yui Yuigahama Rocker Ver. 1/7. Love the figure, but she has never really fit my collection, and she's not high demand, so it's very tough selling her and I'm praying I can sell her with my Kotobukiya SNAFU figs. lol I also regret getting the Tsukuyo Megahouse fig from Gintama, but only because she was pricey and her quality is definitely not comparable to the price I paid. Still love the character though, so I'll keep her around. lol
the Banpresto - The Idolmaster: Shiny Colors - Espresto Est - Windy And Motions - Asahi Serizawa Statue...it looked so damn pretty in pictures but my god they made her chin SO pointy, it's cringe like 90's yaoi or something T-T
For figures I regret, I regret literally every Vocaloid Nendoroid I've bought. I like Vocaloid music, but I wouldn't say I'm really in the fandom. I only collect figures from a select few series, and nearly every time I've bought a figure outside of that series other than maybe 6 instances (all of which were figures from series I probably would collect if they had more figures and/or more accessible figures), I've regretted it and sold it. I've had a hell of a time selling the Vocaloid Nendoroids though, and honestly just want them gone and want to get my money back to buy something I actually enjoy...
I do kind of regret buying some prize/lower price figures in my collection (Banpresto Zenitsu, Pop Up Parade Giyuu, Zenitsu, Tanjiro, and one of my Ichiban Kuji Giyuus)- Demon Slayer is the main focus of my collection but the Banpresto figure is just low quality, the Pop Up Parades are mediocre quality with annoying bases, and the Ichibansho Giyuu has the most massive base that's shaped like a triangle, so it's nearly impossible to fit him anywhere despite the fact that I like the figure itself. He can't even be removed from the base either, so it's not like I can make a smaller base for him, which I'd be willing to do because otherwise I genuinely like the figure! The Banpresto Zenitsu I'm casually selling without much urgency, but the others I haven't bothered to because I like them enough and other than their annoying bases, they match with the rest of my collection.
I think of all the scaled figures I have, I regret buying the Sonico White Cat version by Union creative. It just doesn't appeal to me anymore. HOWEVER I do have about 40 nendoroids which I regret maybe about half of them lmao. I started collecting alot thinking it would be cool to pose and exchange parts but I enjoy scale figures more now.
I kind of regret buying the Fujiwara Chika 1/7 swimsuit ver. by Phat Company. Sure, she's cute, but she just doesn't impress me. The sculpt is decent, but the colour is so bland and boring, and the base is ugly too
Asuna/SAO may not be THE most popular anime series, but it touches a very unique story theme, and obviously an unrealistic wet dream for MMO gamers,
so yeah... SAO waifu will always have places in our heart ❤❤
I know a lot may disagree with me, but I still really enjoy SAO. I loved part 1 of season 1, but even though part 2 and then season 2 caused SAO to fall off a bit to me; season 3’s part 1 and 2 had so much positive feedback that I gave it another chance. It was really good! I loved all of the Alicization Arc/War Arc. Definitely give it another chance
Haha, funny enough, my almost literally biggest regret is an Azur Lane Enterprise Wedding figure... I got the Japanese VA's signature and envisioned a nice shrine with this at the center, but she completely eats display case space, dwarfing all the other character pieces/smaller figures... *sigh... still pretty though...
I regret preordering my SpyxFamily and JJK nendoroids. They're pretty much all still in stock at amiami and on sale. Glad I have them, but I could've saved at least a hundred bucks
Only one I've impulse bought and regretted was the Beatless - Lacia - 1/8 - 2018 Black Monolith Deployed Ver.
Only reason I regret it is because it is from a show I have not watched or have any attachment to, the figure it self it cool, I guess a second minor regret is the space it takes up.
I regret buying the Felicia Darkstalkers vampire savior figure. 😅 I bought it in the mid 2010s because there were so few Felicia figures on the market and now that Kotobukiya came out with the delightful Felicia figure alongside Morrigan and Lilith, this one is sitting in the back looking even worse. Her pose is awful too with her legs WIDE open to display her...nether area in a very unattractive manner.
I took a long break from watching videos during the endless "EMS not available" period. But I noticed I still did occasional checks on Amiami for whatever cool new stuff appeared. (And were also looking for a figure I really wanted, which I haven't seen yet and worry I'm missing it on some exclusive site). And I can kind of relate to the regrets that comes later in the collecting phase.
Here is a list of regrets:
1. To Aru Kagaku no Railgun - Shirai Kuroko - B-style - 1/4 - Bunny ver. (FREEing). Reason being her head is huge and looks bad, and recently they have made a better figure. To Aru Kagaku no Railgun T - Shirai Kuroko - B-style - 1/4 - Bunny Ver., 2nd (FREEing). Ironically same company, same name, but now much better looking.
2. Ikki Tousen - Kan'u Unchou, couldn't find specific figure. Bought it because it was a tan-lines figure, but when I got her and opened her I noticed they got the skin colors horribly wrong and she looks like sickly-gray rather than tan.
3. 2 figures of Haiyore! Nyaruko-san - Cthugha. Not sure what it is, but I love the character design, the poses are not boring, but somehow they aren't quite what I wanted anyway. I'd probably buy a third one if I run into it, despite regretting both the previous ones. It is just hard to explain why I'm not satisfied with them, despite loving the design.
4. One Piece - Boa Hancock - Glitter & Glamours - Special ver. (Banpresto). Love the thorn clothes concept, but this figure was really bland and boring despite it.
5. Hololive - Nousagi - Usada Pekora - Figma (#529) (Max Factory). Love Pekora, but I'm not a Figma collector and would rather have a real scale figure.
There is also the general "too much" regrets I feel sometimes. Like when i look at the pile of unopened boxes and see "Skimpy outfit vampire, skimpy outfit vampire, skimpy outfit vampire, skimpy outfit vampire". Tend to start wondering why I need so many. Can't say the same about my tan-lines figures though, which I have like 20 opened and like 10 unopened of and would still buy any figures I find.
There is also a single regret regarding what I didn't buy. Which was the super expensive Azur Lane - New Jersey - B-style - 1/4 - Living Stepping (FREEing, Union Creative International Ltd).
Been planning about selling some unwanted figures sometime, but worry about needing to pack stuff down and all. Just being lazy.
As a collector of various types of figures but being picky about what I get, honestly bases are typically the reason I regret buying a figure. Some figures (especially prize figures) have obnoxiously big bases. Its to the point I may try starting to customize my own bases for prize figures for the sake of them being smaller.
Only other figure I regret is actually my husband's that has a major leaning issue. ;-;
I regretted buying Goddess of Creation Stacia Asuna from Aniplex+... I'm a huge fan of asuna but that figure disappointed me soo much x-x the color was more white than pinkish... and the pose was okey but nothing special eh xd
Haven't made a purchase that i regret it until now, but of course, that's because i'm just arriving to this hobby. I'm barely making my first purchases and waiting for them to arrive.
For now i'm giving priority to the characters i like the most, that are from Fate/Kaleid. I understand about those impulsive purchases. The only reason i haven't made them so far, is because i've been short of money. But currently i'm beginning to earn some money, so let's see if that happens to me. I don't know. My house is short in space, and i'm already struggling to find out where i'm going to store so many boxes 😅 But i want a lot of Fate/Kaleid figures so badly!!
the only figures I ever pre-ordered were Aether and Lumine from Genshin Impact but...somehow I never got them and the order was canceled from the website I pre-ordered them from, which is a shame...BUT I did sth dumb like 2 years ago? or last year? I ordered 2 nendoroids from Haikyuu and both of them double. one was an accident and the other on purpose and I don't even know why lol. I sold the doubles...because that was stupid and I don't even have the space to put doubles up o.O
My figure regret... I was super quick to preorder the bareleg Zero Two bunny, I had always wanted the red OG version with the fishnets but her aftermarket is waaay too wild. It's been almost 18 months now and she's still sitting unopened in my room... not only have I run out of space for her, but I thought I would like her new white bunnysuit but from every photo I've seen online it makes her look ungodly pasty white. I've seen some people say she gives raw chicken and I can't unsee it 😭 The paintjob on her hair is super flat on the rerelease too. All around just a disappointing final product. Icing on the cake is I think she was over-purchased because she severely binned and even in unopened condition I don't think I'll make the money back 💔
I guess for me the figure I regret buying is pre-owned Nico Robin figure in her timeskip Revolution Army attire. And I realise now that I bought her because she was cheap, and I actually kinda hate her costume so yeah... It's not a bad figure by any means, it doesn't have much defects and is actually pretty nice looking it's just not for me. I bought her with Perona figure and I actually love Perona figure much more than Robin. So I think I am going to sell this Robin somewhere.
Made a rule for myself if I only "like" a figure then I don't buy it. But if I "LOVE" it then I will pre-order! method works for me :P
i regret buying my nanami nendoroid, because i'm not that into jujutsu kaisen anymore, and he isn't even my favorite character. i also regret preordering tokrev nendos because their prices dropped so much after release! i could buy them now way cheaper... luckily i'm very picky when it comes to expensive figures so i'm happy with all of my scale figures (6 + 2 on the way)
The only reason I'd want to complete a set is if it was like death note
Or
Say bleach , but even as I say that I would only want my favorites from bleach and maybe a few side characters.
Although ......the death note figures that are sold in sets all look like prize figure quality 😅
Like they aren't "bad" persay unless you look closely
But I think they were okay quality because most of them had a run where they came with 1 of the DVDs to collect of the anime
I regret buying the bare leg Rem & Ram figures. Their heads are huge in comparison to my other 1/4 scale figures and the holding hands gimmicks isn’t as cool as I thought it was at the time. I can’t even sell them and recoup what I paid since the have dropped in value in the after market. Also I never watched the anime or read the manga. Idk why I bought them.🤷🏾♀️
I treat anime figures like art collecting...I may not know the character/source material personally, but if it's pretty I want it (ㄒoㄒ). I like beautiful things~ SO no regrets on that front. The only regret I have is seeing the market price going down after release, ouch.
The figure I regret picking up the most is the Iron Maiden Judith by Myethos. She has some quality control issues, and the face on my figure looks quite bad. I also don’t really like gothic style. She was an impulse by because I really wanted a myethos figure, and I am now planning on selling her.
I do that too buy something I thought was pretty and then regret it a year later.
I noticed a trend with the figures your most willing to part with are the ones you got out of wanting to be loyal to a brand
And the ones you kept you have memories associated with and know more about the characters.
Why not just collect from series and games you know of /like?
I didn't think I would ever get anime figures or be able to but ai Somnium files the first game came with a standee
And ai Somnium files nirvanA Initiative came in with a very pretty figure of a character I love and adore (aiba a female lead in the first game )
As well as maybe a bleach figure that was around $15 bucks in a mystery bag at a anime con
And a tiny frieza from dbz because I convinced someone who didn't like dbz to take the pop figure I got given and didn't want (not a fan of them)
Aaaannndd 🤔 I think the only other figure I have is a death note Near one with no box from a con because $15 was the cheapest I saw him go for and for the quality of figure out of box I was okay with that price because I love death note, I tried cosplaying him but no one recognizes him :')
I have a few standees from a kickstarter but after meeting the author and realizing he was a walking red flag I kind of only regret buying stuff from him tbh ....those are the only ones I semi regret
Because I panic buyed two when I only wanted the main character originally ....then added a body pillow to the cart as well......I may look into selling the body pillow in all honesty because that was a big impulse buy and I don't really want it even if it is considered rare I have bad memories of said character now :')
I have a few figures I was disappointed in but I don't regret too much. If I had to sell something, I don't think I could for most of them. My biggest regret is my Ye Xiu Nendoroid because I actually wanted Lord Grim but got this one instead. He can't even hold the trophy accessory and the cigarette one fell out of his hand and I lost it in just a few days of owning him. I probably can't even sell him for a decent price.😅
Well to answer your question I'd say bandai shfiguarts in general is really disappointing for me.From the lose joints that pop off really easily to the lack of accessories oh and the worse one is that my Tobey spiderman figure's arm broke after a few days just......I'm never buying anything shf again
My regret is the 1/8 Ultimate Madoka. Don't display it anymore 'cause I'm terrified it'll break, the box is so huge its preventing me from getting more, and I don't know what to do with it or how to sell it since its so big...
Thanks for being real with us, in regards to collecting and it's ups and downs. 😁💓🤗
I regret nothing since I don’t really just buy to buy or buy figures I don’t know or absolutely love but I do I regret NOT ordering some figures that came out a while back whilst I had to hold off collecting
My biggest pre order regret has to be the New Jersey Bunny, just because I can afford it doesnt mean that I should and this 66k lump of awesome has been forcing me to cancel so many things because of all the delays. I'm sure I could probably find someone to sell the pre order to but frankly A. I would be nervous about doing so and B. I still really want it.
I regret buying guts from G5 studios, that was honestly a scam, he didn't look like the pictures at all, dosent help that a year later a new guts parade came out for only 60 dollars 1/5 it's price and its 1000x better
I think you have a problem with impulse buying and not knowing exactly what you want. Well good news, you probably arent gonna lose $(earn even) from selling those u dont want.
MY IMPULSE BUY COSTS ARE OK
2 SMALL FIGURES $20
AND ONE FIGURE WICH I FOUND A BETTER VERSION OF IT AND REPLACED IT ALSO AROUND $20
QUALITY ABOVE QUANTITY NEVER FORGET
It would depend on what you mean by "regret". Personally, I feel like I should only regret things that I had control over, that is to say making a decision that I shouldn't have made at the time. I do not believe one should "regret" things that changed the optimal decision after the fact.
The difference, for example, would be a better figure coming out for a character for which I had bought a meh figure for due to it being the only one at the time. I do not believe such a thing is a matter of regret as I would not have been able to know and thus have made a different decision.
Similarly, figures not coming out as advertised or pricing fluctuation that could have saved me money after the fact are, IMO, not matters of regret. All three of these have happened to me.
That said, I do not have any figure that I truly regret buying barring the above. That is to say looking back at the figures I buy, I stand with my decision at the time given the information available at the time. The core reason for this is the fact that I mostly buy figures for character I like, rarely buying OC or characters I don't know much about. As such, as long as I stay in love with the character, I stay in love with the figure. For the most part, I would not buy a figure just because it looks nice--there are way too many of those and the feeling tend to be fleeting.
I have a few figure regrets that luckily werent too expensive, one of them was such an obvious fake but I was so excited to find it I missed the red flags, the other is just low quality and I was again too hype to look up better reviews before checking out..just being dumb really xp
unpopular opinion: asuna > asuka
i'm just not into the tsundere trope... like it can be cute but asuka is just rude and mean af the whole time. i hate bratty characters with a passion because it's not quirky or cute it's just giving pick me girl. asuna is just nice. of course she's also way too stereotypically perfect soft anime waifu but at least she's friendly, kind hearted, smart and a strong fighter.
I hate how 2 figures can cost the same but one is huge and has so much detail then the other is great but not as big and doesn’t have as much detail. I’m very particular in getting statues because I want to make sure I’m getting the best statue of that character for the price. My fiancé is the opposite. He loves SAO and needs to have every character in every version in every outfit..it’s so annoying. He has 3 different Alice statues from simple cost to $200 smh
The dsr50 can be displayed off of her base as she's stable just resting on the chair so if the base is putting you off (totally agree btw) then try her without it! Can also confirm first hand she looks great next to that OTS14 figure! 😊
My biggest regret is FSN 15th Anni set. Eventually, I have to sell the set for 50% off (unopened)
I regret 3 evas from revoltech, joker play from arts kai, iron man from sh figuarts, Kratos from play arts kai and some more maybe, It happens to all collectors at some point. 🤣
Wait, do you not have an ebay page? I know of a youtuber who does expensive audio stuff, he reviews itesm he expects to not like knowing full well that he will get a chunk of the money back selling the stuff he reviews. This eventually leads to such high review cycles that companies sometimes send him review units to boot.
i buyed a figure of imperialdramon dragonmode at a animecon in germany... i mean... i like digimon and the figure is very very cool but this boy doesn`t match with the rest of my collection... but its fine :)
Surprisingly, I regret buying Trick or Miku when she rereleased last year. The design of her outfit is so cute but her face doesn’t do it for me and I don’t love her base. Sad to say I’ll be selling her after just one season.
I regret buying the Shima Rin scooter figure from Alter. She's beautiful, but don't fit in with the other figures in my collection.
I'm surprised how you consider $150/200 expensive for one these figures when this is their usual price or higher on the after market
I totally get you about impulse buying pre-owned. I've been stalking Mandarake new arrivals and I've found some stuff for waaay below the market price elsewhere. I keep being tempted even when it's not something i actually want. It's not like I would try to scalp either because a) I find that distasteful and b) it's really hard to sell stuff from NZ. Still, I can't shake that 'but it's such a good deal!' feeling every time something like that pops up.
A mantra I use is, 'it's only a deal if you actually need it'. For example, there could be a sale where I'd you buy 8 jars of peanut butter you get them for $2 each. Probably a great deal, but I cant go through that much peanut butter by myself.
If it's a figure I've been hunting actively at a good price though... I am merely a mortal
@@erynflynn8467 Wise words to live by!
I ordered all 5 of the quintessential quintuplets pajama figures, probably should have just used that money for a scale figure lol
I regret buying some of the nendoroids I have and I mainly bought them just to complete sets. Now they just sit in their box unopened.