@@alexvn003 most figures tend to at least double in price afterwards and depending on the company as well as popularity of the figure, they may never see a re-release.Pre order prices stay the same when it's in stock but after gg.
BiCute Bunnies, elCOCO and Artist Masterpiece/AMP+ are few of the lines that competes with the pricey scaled figures with good quality/prepainted and scaled!
I started off with prize figurines then got some nendoroids bit quite pain in ass to keep their accessories. Now im slowly getting scales with my POs BUT probably my last po since the prize of scales are so crazy today 😭
I just got into figure collecting, and I was super happy to find out houseki no kuni had figures. Unfortunately my bank account was not happy at the retail price 🤣. Hopefully the anime gets a season 2 and we get more figures cuz they are beautiful!!!!
As a long time collector, price of figure have sky rocket ridiculously for the past 4 years. Nendoroid used to be max at 65 but 65 now is a starting point. High quality are usually 250 -300 max and now they are starting price, it just hurt the wallet too much
@@holie02 Just checked Archonia's prices, you're really just better off paying the tax yourself scales that are more expensive lol. E: if it doesn't dip above 30+% in your country.
Thanks for the tips!! I'm still considering at the moment and not allowing myself to actually start buying scales (only prizes for now and as few as possible), but tips on "whether to buy or not" would be very helpful... also because I have never owned a scale and haven't seen one in person since like 2.5 years ago, I can't fathom what it feels like to have one and thus I'm not sure how happy it would make me? but I definitely adore surfing on myfigurecollection it's my new haha
I got one after being very skeptical and the quality difference is unfathomable. As long as it's in your budget I definitely recommend getting a scale.
I recommend it but be careful, it's addictive not unlike gambling (or I suppose gacha is a more apt comparison for us). As a collector nothing quite gives you that childlike glee as receiving a new figure in the mail after waiting months for it to be released and finding a place where it looks nice alongside your collection. But I strongly recommend giving yourself an "allowance" each year of how much you're willing to spend and firmly sticking to not going over that amount (I don't know what your income is like so I can't say what that'd be for you but $750-1500 is probably a reasonable number for a low to middle class income). I've made the mistake in the past of not sticking to that rule and spending unreasonable amounts on figures in pursuit of that almost Christmas morning as a kid like feeling you get when one arrives. The best strategy is to check each quarter what figurines are going to go up for pre-order and plan accordingly. Know what you're going to buy long before you do, otherwise random figures will just pop up without you knowing they were coming and you'll feel the urge to spontaneously buy it because "It's my favorite character and I can go a little bit above what I'm allowing myself right?" rinse, repeat.
@@spongeunction Too real but I imagine helpful to a newcomer. I think anyone who collects figures went through that phase of buying them like candy and then regretting it financially later on. Better to know that ahead of time and not run into that pitfall.
ebay isnt even bad tbh, theres a bunch of amazing shops japan based aswell as ppl here from the us, the thing is you have to look at the reviews bc for you to even make a review about the seller it would have to be a verified purchase, not only that ebay has a great refund policy, so for her to even say its a scam without actually putting in the effort to find out more abt it is weird, theres alot of fakes but in the description of the seller it would say from china.
Amiami shipping prices can be justified when you order Multiple items. I ordered 1 figure and paid $30 shipping, where as when I ordered 5 figures I paid $65 for shipping. Way better than buying individually
I've been collecting for a while, but this actually had some good tips for me as well! The comparison between 1/4 to scale to figma to nendoroid to prize figs was pretty helpful to think about haha. I roughly know what kind of figs I'm into, but it's a good thing to think about when I have several line options. That stock tracking website is also pretty nifty! I'd love a video about how you decide when to pre-order or not! I seem to have really bad luck with this... I still kick myself for not pre-ordering Elias a few years back haha.
Yeah kinda annoying as you're going to need reconsider your budget for that month or take more money out of savings to buy all of them. Though sometimes it's a good thing as they maybe able to combine shipping and save a bit of money.
Isn't that a good thing? You save on shipping. Honestly, if you think that's a problem because you don't consider money "dedicated" to a pre-order to be money spent, what you have is a budgeting problem. That is a *really* dangerous way to live your life. And I don't just mean spending for your hobby, I mean your actual life. Of course, there would be an issue if you have an allowance/trust card that have a finite amount of money you can spend each month that doesn't roll over(I've heard of such problems, though not entirely sure how they are set up and if can be reasoned with). That.... I have no idea how you can get around. I reckon buying things instead from sites that charges you immediately could solve it but... nobody likes doing that either. Anyway, just about all of my pre-orders from last year have been delayed to this year due to covid, so this year is quite figure dense.
AmiAmi is NEVER cheaper for me. Their shipping is insanely expensive. For example: GoodSmile is flat 16€, Solaris is roughly 20-30€ and Meccha is 15-30€ AmiAmi ? 50-80€ FOR 1 FIGURE
13:30 FR! I've seen someone selling a Miku prize figure (the wondeland rapunzel I think) for OVER 400€ !!! I really hope no one will ever fall for that :((
Buying in india is very difficult... We cant even buy from india. Sites because they sell bootlegs expensive.. and ali express it seems not trustworthy
New to the hobby. My first pre-order figure is a nendroid followed by 2 prize figure available in my country. Impatient me pre-ordered another figure hahahaha I feel like I will regret getting my first 2 prize figure.. Bought with SRP price and the more I look on internet, the quality and my love for them drops lol I do have a question, miku and sonico have a lot of figures. I wonder if my favorite anime&character will also be like them. I found myself drolling watching more than one of their favorite character on their collection.. Also, tempted to buy bunny figures but I will wait komi-San Ver. Oh yeah lastly, Alter Touhou Flanre Scarlet... I want her. I want her.. But I don't know about her lol and the pre-order price I think is too much for newborn anime collector me hahahahahhaha
Another tip, make sure what you're preordering on AmiAmi is something you're actually going to buy. They are very strict on canceling orders and can shut down your account if you cancel too much. So don't preorder with the mindset "I'll preorder just in case and if I end up not wanting it then I'll cancel" Idk about other websites and their canceling policies but I know canceling orders on GSC have no repercussions
Another tip I wish I told myself when i first started pre-ordering figures.. if you have the money to pay for the preorder immediately then do it!! Don't be me and leave paying for the figures when they release too much. Especially if you have 5+ figures that are in the same month and suddenly you're $400 down because you put off budgeting.
me sitting here with thousands of dollars of statues after going head first into this hobby lol. bright side is my collection is worth 3 times as much as I paid for them all lol. ooo my 300 dollar kotobukiya just arrived lol
Sorry if you already said this in the video but is eBay a good site to buy preorders from as long as it’s a highly rated seller with good pictures and price? I don’t really know the logistics of shipping and seller handling through eBay and don’t know if it’s a good idea or not. I sometimes hear horror stories about sellers cancelling and taking money. Thank you.
Some of my most prized figures were lucky steals on myfigurecollection, but I always have that moment of "this will be the first one that comes busted up won't it" 🤣
Really wish this video existed when I started my figure collections 5 years ago. Suffered a bunch of bootlegs in my early months >___> Thankfully they are individually cheap, so the damage was more from the volume. Haven’t expanded my army for a while now due to some financial responsibilities, but definitely would come back to collecting a few more again some day.
Also only buy what you actually want, not deals or a figure to make up a group even if you do not like it. I've got three Madoka Magica figures and thats all I wanted, Ultimate Madoka but with a broken full flowered bow, (which seems a regular problem with this figure) so I use the regular bow, Homura with a bow and the red head, (cant remember her name :S ) with her spear.
Amazing tip video!! 😁 I definitely want to see a video where you describe the times you have been burned when buying! I know I buy quite a few figures through ebay (usually prize figures through storefronts) so I haven't had a huge issue yet, but I am always nervous 😟
In all my time buying figures on ebay I've only been burned once and ironically it was a seller in the US, not China like you'd expect. Considering I have quite a few figures that's a pretty good track record. Ebay gets a bad reputation in the figure community that it really doesn't deserve as long as you inspect a listing carefully for any clues it could be fake.
Yeah, I have all my nendoroids in custom made cabinets from a German company. They are almost dust proof. The shipping cost isn't so bad as we are neighbors.
Very helpful video, thanks! I bought my first figure a few days ago and I was overwhelmed by how complex this world is (I'm specially concerned with fake figures...). I ordered at Solaris Japan. Let's see how it turns out! 🤞
I basically purchased the last figure I think that completed my collection (50 figs in total some scale but mostly prize figures). I know people will say you can never really stop but I'm serious here y'allneed to be really careful on what you buy and think hard. Boy was I really pinched on the figure that I got. It was $900 for a 1/4th Nier automata masterline. Basically don't fall into the rabbit hole like me unless you got a plan and are sure you want to spend your money there.
Hiya! A little tip from someone who uses Amazon. The figures tend to be cheaper, but PLEASE check the reviews. I've seen so many figures I've liked, but I looked at the reviews and they were talking about how it was a bootleg. Please make sure you do this, it will help you
I buy exclusively prize/Coreful figures from Amazon and am verrry happy 😊 If they are from Taito, Sega, Furyu, etc odds are they won't be bootleg. The brand name will be on top of the listing so you will know what you're getting.
What a wonderful video for beginners! The tips on each type of figures and the comparison for price for the amount of figures you can get for each type was amazing!! Keep it up!! ❤️
I haven’t dated a girl in 4 years and started this hobby 2 years ago. I’m now afraid of inviting a girl over thinking if it’s best to hide them at first and then reveal at some point when we are close enough? Also I don’t have anything lewd except maybe Faye Valentine pop up even though her outfit isn’t really sexualized along with some evangelion stuff and 3 Guts figures along with Tokyo Ghoul and I don’t have anymore than like 12 figures. Any tips I would appreciate.
This video was really helpful Haley. I live in Ireland so Amazon is where i usually buy stuff and the star ratings helps from buyers. I had my first bad experience from Ebay even though those sellers have great reviews and see how many items they have sold. Ebay customer was able to fill in some of the stuff I didn’t know. The items are actually stored in a warehouse even though the item is new. You can still get the boxes damaged. And the inside item discoloured. My Rei Ayanami from Evangelion unfortunately her legs part were yellow which i was so upset about. So she is hard to get a good one unless it only came out this year or something. Also i did not know price figures, Sega brand and good smile brands are lower in value and quality aswell. Do you have any tips to keep your anime figures from yellowing? I don’t want to do further damage to Rei in cleaning it if there is a safe product please share. Thank you.
I'm primarily interested in male figures so I feel my wallet won't suffer with new things but oh man, looking for old male figures I want sure will compensate
Hello! Just to say that I love your videos, all the edit is fantastic, the audio is on point! Thank you for your content! (I was a nendo/figma collector years back, so it's always a pleasure to see your figures, and to be aware of the novelties thanks to your preorders!)
Figmas FTW. Just love the details size and general price. Some scales are nice but the size can really clog the display case however if going large i really love the Real Action Heroes. Great video in general and good to see more people coming out talking about figures.
Only thing I dislike about Figmas is they can be finicky. Since you can't lock their joints into place as well as something like a Nendoroid it's not uncommon to fiddle with them for hours to get just the right pose and then you slightly nudge some piece with your finger and it's back to step one trying to reset that joint without messing any others up. I appreciate how poseable they are but sometimes that's a double-edged sword.
I’ve kept all of my anime boxes however, being an idiot I stored them in the shed and eventually the boxes deteriorated, some survived though and now I actually do need them since I’ll be moving next year and I’ll be selling some of my figures I no longer want to
I really want to get the Hanairogoromo miku on the right at 4:07, but soem of the places I like looking don't have it and I guess because you can only get it after market? Where should I look? I looked on ami ami even though I'm not to familiar with the website but it's says order closed
hello- um i thought about getting an figma figure. BUT where do i buy them the best? like im not sure if i can trust amazon there..please sumbody heeeeeeeeeeeeeelp
i was looking things up. if anything is from 200 and up you have to pay customs from japan to the usa. if its under then no. also the store Mandarake is on ebay. and ebay is ok, as long it comes from japan, i always put the figure from japan on ebay, and i got alot of legit stuff. also, AmiAmi is also on ebay. i bought things from both companies on ebay, and it was fast shipping and some times free.
This is so useful! I really want to get into collecting this but I don't really know anything about that, like I bought a miku figma of *e-bay* for my first figure. BTW I found a lot of 40-60$ miku figmas on amazon, but they might not be legit.
My Fire Emblem Lyn figure will be my first preorder (and order overall) from AmiAmi. Including shipping for AmiAmi, they're are slightly cheaper options from Crunchyroll and Ukiyo Kumo, who offer free shipping onorders over $100 (shoutout to Ukiyo tho, their shipping for in stock items is super fast and packaging is top tier!). Why I'm sticking with AmiAmi is that it comes directly from the manufacturer, and they are very reliable with getting stock. Crunchyroll and Ukiyo Kumo may have open preorders, but not only do they come out a month or more after release, but I'm terrified of that order cancellation email if they over pre-ordered and understocked. To anyone like me who scours for that cheaper option, sometimes its better to go with the more reliable one, in my experience. Of course, money is always an issue, but I'd rather know I'm getting my figure for like $20-$30 more, then drown in worry that I won't get it at all. Best of luck to all figure collectors, may you get all your favorites :)
That is a very interesting tips, I'm slowly collect anime figures,real slowly,I never buy anything on online because I sometime don't trust computer ( not always)here something,what about some amine you see when you go to Walmart, Walgreens, or and any books store that sell anime anime figures,ok, I'm done,good days
Thanks for the video. Sometimes buying is a bit lottery. Two weeks ago I bought a nendoroid of Renge Miyauchi from Non Non Biyori on MyFigureCollection and I was really happy that I finally found her for a tolerable price. And now GSC offers her and all other girls from the show for a pre-order completely new ones for about a half price that I paid for her. My happiness felt down a bit but not too much. It's not such a tragedy. 🙂
Pre ordering is probably the most important rule. Aftermarket prices are ridiculous, so make sure you get whatever you want at retail.
are pre order prices higher than after the item is released?
@@alexvn003 most figures tend to at least double in price afterwards and depending on the company as well as popularity of the figure, they may never see a re-release.Pre order prices stay the same when it's in stock but after gg.
@@alexvn003 pre-orders are lower priced, ranging from 15-20% cheaper than retail as per my experience.
@@cheeseninja7743 @MasterSentinel951 thank you! I've decided to preorder them then
question- I ordered a popup parade from amiami a few months ago, when do those usually arrive? [it was in stock]
BiCute Bunnies, elCOCO and Artist Masterpiece/AMP+ are few of the lines that competes with the pricey scaled figures with good quality/prepainted and scaled!
I feel blessed with all of the Love Live references. I love the series so bad
I started off with prize figurines then got some nendoroids bit quite pain in ass to keep their accessories.
Now im slowly getting scales with my POs BUT probably my last po since the prize of scales are so crazy today 😭
I just got into figure collecting, and I was super happy to find out houseki no kuni had figures. Unfortunately my bank account was not happy at the retail price 🤣. Hopefully the anime gets a season 2 and we get more figures cuz they are beautiful!!!!
Such an underrated series!!!!!!
Thanks for the tips. 🤜💥🤛
that watch 🔥
I remember when figmas and nendos were 30-40 USD
Spent most of my time looking at Emilia while the video plays. No regrets.
As u should👌
@@liaavv_4959 same here dude
She's so cute! I love her nendoroid
SAME!!!
me too 😭😭
As a long time collector, price of figure have sky rocket ridiculously for the past 4 years. Nendoroid used to be max at 65 but 65 now is a starting point. High quality are usually 250 -300 max and now they are starting price, it just hurt the wallet too much
this guide feels pretty US based so for anyone outside the US don't forget to calculate those awful custom charges to the total price.
Just don’t live outside the u.s
@@holie02 hi! Thank you a lot for this comment! Can you recommend any stores that have warehouses in the EU or perhaps some EU sellers?
@@holie02 Just checked Archonia's prices, you're really just better off paying the tax yourself scales that are more expensive lol.
E: if it doesn't dip above 30+% in your country.
@@holie02 I'm dumb and somehow misread your comment, cheers. Good luck with importing any future orders!
@@NeekoGood Np! haha, are dont call yourself dumb!
me: *about to click off because i have to leave*
her: “so say you like miku…”
me: *I’M LISTENING*
samee
3:14 Are you implying anime isnt real?
If only 😂
NANI!!!
real life sucks :'(
This hurt me lmao
Thanks for the tips!! I'm still considering at the moment and not allowing myself to actually start buying scales (only prizes for now and as few as possible), but tips on "whether to buy or not" would be very helpful... also because I have never owned a scale and haven't seen one in person since like 2.5 years ago, I can't fathom what it feels like to have one and thus I'm not sure how happy it would make me? but I definitely adore surfing on myfigurecollection it's my new haha
Yow once you started with the scale figure collecting, it's hard to turn back. Speaking from experience 😅
I got one after being very skeptical and the quality difference is unfathomable. As long as it's in your budget I definitely recommend getting a scale.
I recommend it but be careful, it's addictive not unlike gambling (or I suppose gacha is a more apt comparison for us). As a collector nothing quite gives you that childlike glee as receiving a new figure in the mail after waiting months for it to be released and finding a place where it looks nice alongside your collection.
But I strongly recommend giving yourself an "allowance" each year of how much you're willing to spend and firmly sticking to not going over that amount (I don't know what your income is like so I can't say what that'd be for you but $750-1500 is probably a reasonable number for a low to middle class income). I've made the mistake in the past of not sticking to that rule and spending unreasonable amounts on figures in pursuit of that almost Christmas morning as a kid like feeling you get when one arrives. The best strategy is to check each quarter what figurines are going to go up for pre-order and plan accordingly. Know what you're going to buy long before you do, otherwise random figures will just pop up without you knowing they were coming and you'll feel the urge to spontaneously buy it because "It's my favorite character and I can go a little bit above what I'm allowing myself right?" rinse, repeat.
@@Goldenkitten1 ouch, too real lol
@@spongeunction Too real but I imagine helpful to a newcomer. I think anyone who collects figures went through that phase of buying them like candy and then regretting it financially later on. Better to know that ahead of time and not run into that pitfall.
You know what’s sad? Everyone warned me against eBay and Amazon but it was an anime shop at the fair that scammed me.
ebay isnt even bad tbh, theres a bunch of amazing shops japan based aswell as ppl here from the us, the thing is you have to look at the reviews bc for you to even make a review about the seller it would have to be a verified purchase, not only that ebay has a great refund policy, so for her to even say its a scam without actually putting in the effort to find out more abt it is weird, theres alot of fakes but in the description of the seller it would say from china.
Amiami shipping prices can be justified when you order Multiple items. I ordered 1 figure and paid $30 shipping, where as when I ordered 5 figures I paid $65 for shipping. Way better than buying individually
With this hobby it’s very important to have loyalty over one specific character or anime. Otherwise you turn into pervert or figure junkie
I've been collecting for a while, but this actually had some good tips for me as well! The comparison between 1/4 to scale to figma to nendoroid to prize figs was pretty helpful to think about haha. I roughly know what kind of figs I'm into, but it's a good thing to think about when I have several line options. That stock tracking website is also pretty nifty!
I'd love a video about how you decide when to pre-order or not! I seem to have really bad luck with this... I still kick myself for not pre-ordering Elias a few years back haha.
The only thing I hate about pre-ordering is when the figures get delayed they sometimes all get shoved into the same month.
Yeah kinda annoying as you're going to need reconsider your budget for that month or take more money out of savings to buy all of them. Though sometimes it's a good thing as they maybe able to combine shipping and save a bit of money.
Isn't that a good thing?
You save on shipping.
Honestly, if you think that's a problem because you don't consider money "dedicated" to a pre-order to be money spent, what you have is a budgeting problem.
That is a *really* dangerous way to live your life. And I don't just mean spending for your hobby, I mean your actual life.
Of course, there would be an issue if you have an allowance/trust card that have a finite amount of money you can spend each month that doesn't roll over(I've heard of such problems, though not entirely sure how they are set up and if can be reasoned with). That.... I have no idea how you can get around. I reckon buying things instead from sites that charges you immediately could solve it but... nobody likes doing that either.
Anyway, just about all of my pre-orders from last year have been delayed to this year due to covid, so this year is quite figure dense.
AmiAmi is NEVER cheaper for me. Their shipping is insanely expensive. For example: GoodSmile is flat 16€, Solaris is roughly 20-30€ and Meccha is 15-30€ AmiAmi ? 50-80€ FOR 1 FIGURE
i just got mine :D ... banpresto gohan/goku ui sign/android 18 ...thank you for the tips :D SUBS!!
13:30 FR! I've seen someone selling a Miku prize figure (the wondeland rapunzel I think) for OVER 400€ !!! I really hope no one will ever fall for that :((
Buying in india is very difficult... We cant even buy from india. Sites because they sell bootlegs expensive.. and ali express it seems not trustworthy
New to the hobby. My first pre-order figure is a nendroid followed by 2 prize figure available in my country. Impatient me pre-ordered another figure hahahaha I feel like I will regret getting my first 2 prize figure.. Bought with SRP price and the more I look on internet, the quality and my love for them drops lol
I do have a question, miku and sonico have a lot of figures. I wonder if my favorite anime&character will also be like them. I found myself drolling watching more than one of their favorite character on their collection.. Also, tempted to buy bunny figures but I will wait komi-San Ver. Oh yeah lastly, Alter Touhou Flanre Scarlet... I want her. I want her.. But I don't know about her lol and the pre-order price I think is too much for newborn anime collector me hahahahahhaha
Honestly I’m not even new to figure collecting but even still this was super helpful
The con is just Expensive, More expensive, Very expensive, Will cost you an arm and a leg.
I'm laughing about how you said the price at 3:50 and added a picture of like my first figure😂
Another tip, make sure what you're preordering on AmiAmi is something you're actually going to buy. They are very strict on canceling orders and can shut down your account if you cancel too much. So don't preorder with the mindset "I'll preorder just in case and if I end up not wanting it then I'll cancel"
Idk about other websites and their canceling policies but I know canceling orders on GSC have no repercussions
Another tip I wish I told myself when i first started pre-ordering figures.. if you have the money to pay for the preorder immediately then do it!! Don't be me and leave paying for the figures when they release too much. Especially if you have 5+ figures that are in the same month and suddenly you're $400 down because you put off budgeting.
me sitting here with thousands of dollars of statues after going head first into this hobby lol. bright side is my collection is worth 3 times as much as I paid for them all lol. ooo my 300 dollar kotobukiya just arrived lol
Sorry if you already said this in the video but is eBay a good site to buy preorders from as long as it’s a highly rated seller with good pictures and price? I don’t really know the logistics of shipping and seller handling through eBay and don’t know if it’s a good idea or not. I sometimes hear horror stories about sellers cancelling and taking money. Thank you.
Some of my most prized figures were lucky steals on myfigurecollection, but I always have that moment of "this will be the first one that comes busted up won't it" 🤣
I love how fallout 76 was part od that example 😂 we all got burn there.
I really just get mine at anime shops or Instagram shops that ship to my country it’s easier for me :]
Really wish this video existed when I started my figure collections 5 years ago.
Suffered a bunch of bootlegs in my early months >___>
Thankfully they are individually cheap, so the damage was more from the volume.
Haven’t expanded my army for a while now due to some financial responsibilities, but definitely would come back to collecting a few more again some day.
Me: *done window shopping online shops for figurines*
TH-cam Recommendation: *hey*
This was awesome, especially as someone who just got into figure collecting! Buyfriend is going to be a game changer haha, thank you for the tips! 😁
I’m waiting 8 months for the FREEing b-style Taiga 1/4, don’t know the shipping price yet 😅
What’s your favorite figure you own
Thank you! You really helped me with this
Also only buy what you actually want, not deals or a figure to make up a group even if you do not like it. I've got three Madoka Magica figures and thats all I wanted, Ultimate Madoka but with a broken full flowered bow, (which seems a regular problem with this figure) so I use the regular bow, Homura with a bow and the red head, (cant remember her name :S ) with her spear.
Amazing tip video!! 😁 I definitely want to see a video where you describe the times you have been burned when buying! I know I buy quite a few figures through ebay (usually prize figures through storefronts) so I haven't had a huge issue yet, but I am always nervous 😟
In all my time buying figures on ebay I've only been burned once and ironically it was a seller in the US, not China like you'd expect. Considering I have quite a few figures that's a pretty good track record. Ebay gets a bad reputation in the figure community that it really doesn't deserve as long as you inspect a listing carefully for any clues it could be fake.
Man, Tip 5 is super helpful, truly would have never thought of that hahaha Anyway thank you for sharing your experience/opinions!
Hello random question should you take your anime figure out the box or keep them in.
lol i didn’t know you have to dust nendos/figures regularly 😪 and other than collecting dust, they get sticky over time 💔
Yeah, I have all my nendoroids in custom made cabinets from a German company. They are almost dust proof. The shipping cost isn't so bad as we are neighbors.
wait they get sticky?!
@@cherryotka9470 yeah it has something to do with the type of plastic they’re made with
Really handy tips in here! 💕 The analogy of building an army definitely made me laugh
Very helpful video, thanks! I bought my first figure a few days ago and I was overwhelmed by how complex this world is (I'm specially concerned with fake figures...). I ordered at Solaris Japan. Let's see how it turns out! 🤞
I basically purchased the last figure I think that completed my collection (50 figs in total some scale but mostly prize figures). I know people will say you can never really stop but I'm serious here y'allneed to be really careful on what you buy and think hard. Boy was I really pinched on the figure that I got. It was $900 for a 1/4th Nier automata masterline. Basically don't fall into the rabbit hole like me unless you got a plan and are sure you want to spend your money there.
Thank you so much. This helped a lot ✨you are amazing 💕
Hiya! A little tip from someone who uses Amazon. The figures tend to be cheaper, but PLEASE check the reviews. I've seen so many figures I've liked, but I looked at the reviews and they were talking about how it was a bootleg. Please make sure you do this, it will help you
Just getting into figure collecting to decorate my TH-cam “set”, this was helpful. Thanks a ton.
Apologies for my wallet accepted. Thank you for the tips. Keep collecting.
I buy exclusively prize/Coreful figures from Amazon and am verrry happy 😊 If they are from Taito, Sega, Furyu, etc odds are they won't be bootleg. The brand name will be on top of the listing so you will know what you're getting.
What a wonderful video for beginners! The tips on each type of figures and the comparison for price for the amount of figures you can get for each type was amazing!! Keep it up!! ❤️
Just got my Xenoblade 2 Kos-Mos figure. Money well spent :)
I'm having troubles looking for hatsune miku figures is for my cousin in Mexico 🇲🇽 city
Crunchyroll is good for me because I live in the U.S.A.
I haven’t dated a girl in 4 years and started this hobby 2 years ago. I’m now afraid of inviting a girl over thinking if it’s best to hide them at first and then reveal at some point when we are close enough? Also I don’t have anything lewd except maybe Faye Valentine pop up even though her outfit isn’t really sexualized along with some evangelion stuff and 3 Guts figures along with Tokyo Ghoul and I don’t have anymore than like 12 figures. Any tips I would appreciate.
This video came at the perfect time because I just started getting into buying figures. 💜💜💜
6:18 admn the base is so nice is like she is in a bar perfect tho better than transparent depending on people but that one look more aesthetic
Establish my army, are we doing Warhammer 40K or are we anime figure playing :))
This video was really helpful Haley. I live in Ireland so Amazon is where i usually buy stuff and the star ratings helps from buyers. I had my first bad experience from Ebay even though those sellers have great reviews and see how many items they have sold. Ebay customer was able to fill in some of the stuff I didn’t know. The items are actually stored in a warehouse even though the item is new. You can still get the boxes damaged. And the inside item discoloured. My Rei Ayanami from Evangelion unfortunately her legs part were yellow which i was so upset about. So she is hard to get a good one unless it only came out this year or something. Also i did not know price figures, Sega brand and good smile brands are lower in value and quality aswell. Do you have any tips to keep your anime figures from yellowing? I don’t want to do further damage to Rei in cleaning it if there is a safe product please share. Thank you.
I'm primarily interested in male figures so I feel my wallet won't suffer with new things but oh man, looking for old male figures I want sure will compensate
Hello! Just to say that I love your videos, all the edit is fantastic, the audio is on point! Thank you for your content! (I was a nendo/figma collector years back, so it's always a pleasure to see your figures, and to be aware of the novelties thanks to your preorders!)
Spending most of my money on Figuarts/Figma Marvel and Star Wars Figures and I love it. Anyone else? No? Ok
Ahhh i never knew about Buyfriend. That’s new to me, thanks for the tips!
Figmas FTW.
Just love the details size and general price. Some scales are nice but the size can really clog the display case however if going large i really love the Real Action Heroes. Great video in general and good to see more people coming out talking about figures.
Only thing I dislike about Figmas is they can be finicky. Since you can't lock their joints into place as well as something like a Nendoroid it's not uncommon to fiddle with them for hours to get just the right pose and then you slightly nudge some piece with your finger and it's back to step one trying to reset that joint without messing any others up. I appreciate how poseable they are but sometimes that's a double-edged sword.
Tip #0 : buy an Prize figures. They`re quite good.
Don’t tell people about buyfriend that’s a secret lol
I'm gonna waste over 60 bucks on that Thomas the tank engine Nendoroid figure.
My problem all of this site, I can't find any figurines I want ONLY Solaris sell it
Can confirm Solaris prices, my wallet had to be resucitated after I shopped.
I’m looking to get one for my birthday and I’m tryna get one that isn’t very expensive but that it still durable
I’ve kept all of my anime boxes however, being an idiot I stored them in the shed and eventually the boxes deteriorated, some survived though and now I actually do need them since I’ll be moving next year and I’ll be selling some of my figures I no longer want to
I really want to get the Hanairogoromo miku on the right at 4:07, but soem of the places I like looking don't have it and I guess because you can only get it after market? Where should I look? I looked on ami ami even though I'm not to familiar with the website but it's says order closed
hello- um i thought about getting an figma figure.
BUT where do i buy them the best? like im not sure if i can trust amazon there..please sumbody heeeeeeeeeeeeeelp
The only tip you need is "Click first and regret later....."
i was looking things up. if anything is from 200 and up you have to pay customs from japan to the usa. if its under then no. also the store Mandarake is on ebay. and ebay is ok, as long it comes from japan, i always put the figure from japan on ebay, and i got alot of legit stuff. also, AmiAmi is also on ebay. i bought things from both companies on ebay, and it was fast shipping and some times free.
appreciate the tips, alot of logic here ... do i really need this hobby ... yeah RIP wallet
imagine having a gameplan lmao, i just buy whatever i like as they show up/hunt down what i know i want
This is so useful! I really want to get into collecting this but I don't really know anything about that, like I bought a miku figma of *e-bay* for my first figure.
BTW I found a lot of 40-60$ miku figmas on amazon, but they might not be legit.
My Fire Emblem Lyn figure will be my first preorder (and order overall) from AmiAmi. Including shipping for AmiAmi, they're are slightly cheaper options from Crunchyroll and Ukiyo Kumo, who offer free shipping onorders over $100 (shoutout to Ukiyo tho, their shipping for in stock items is super fast and packaging is top tier!). Why I'm sticking with AmiAmi is that it comes directly from the manufacturer, and they are very reliable with getting stock. Crunchyroll and Ukiyo Kumo may have open preorders, but not only do they come out a month or more after release, but I'm terrified of that order cancellation email if they over pre-ordered and understocked.
To anyone like me who scours for that cheaper option, sometimes its better to go with the more reliable one, in my experience. Of course, money is always an issue, but I'd rather know I'm getting my figure for like $20-$30 more, then drown in worry that I won't get it at all. Best of luck to all figure collectors, may you get all your favorites :)
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I think TOM is probably the best place, specially if you get the annual premium, saves you hundreds.
That is a very interesting tips, I'm slowly collect anime figures,real slowly,I never buy anything on online because I sometime don't trust computer ( not always)here something,what about some amine you see when you go to Walmart, Walgreens, or and any books store that sell anime anime figures,ok, I'm done,good days
where do you get the shelfs? the ones you have in the background
Thanks for the video.
Sometimes buying is a bit lottery. Two weeks ago I bought a nendoroid of Renge Miyauchi from Non Non Biyori on MyFigureCollection and I was really happy that I finally found her for a tolerable price. And now GSC offers her and all other girls from the show for a pre-order completely new ones for about a half price that I paid for her. My happiness felt down a bit but not too much. It's not such a tragedy. 🙂
anyone bought anime figure from cdjapan?
Hi does anyone to buy my figurues they are good condition TwT
Are Sega figures worth it? They seem a lot cheaper but they have less quality.
Can you collect if u poor I'm trying to commit to one figure a month what do you think ?
Great video!! And the art in the background is just too perfect 👌
lol..fallout76..but i still love that game
is banpresto considered prize then?
This was very helpful since I'm new to figure collecting! Also stay safe and have a wonderful day :D
Tip no. 1- Don't buy it
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Good point.. thank for share ..
But how to collect you, gorgeous? 🥺💘
Good thing I know how to paint and own a 3D printer. 😁
I love your Kasumi figurine!
Great information, thanks!