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Used goods Miku buying anon here.
Well, I lost a cheap racing Miku to a sniper by $1 on an eBay auction. I found that the $25 Append Miku came with nothing but a stand. And when I questioned the seller, the message was highly suggestive that it was a used bootleg all along, so...
Anyway, I did my research & some more searching and I finally made a commitment. I picked up a Cheerful Japan Miku for $40. She's new & authentic from a personal seller here in the US. I could have gotten her $4 cheaper from a Japan seller, but I'll get her quicker and I prefer to deal with private sellers in country for a myriad of reasons.
Several of you said to go with 2.0. I thought about it, but I didn't like the super fragile wings & twin tails. I actually prefer the look of the older style tails. Cheerful Miku is a nice middle ground between the old 014 Miku and 2.0 with some extra accessories to the former and slightly cheaper to the latter.
I'm not a big Figma collector. The last one I bought was KLK Satsuki from last year. But damned if I haven't worked hard & dealt with some troubles the past few weeks. I just want something that's cheerful I can look at, ya knoe?