>>10945489It's not that Americans are poorfags, it's that we expect goods to be a whole lot cheaper AND be of good quality.
It's not like other countries produce much higher quality shit. Most collector imports usually don't have more paint than American toys, but they have better QC, which is worth a few cents more.
Engineering isn't usually better, where most of the difference is the fact that japanese companies cut away more of the sculpt around the joint, while American companies leave it intact. This doesn't cost more, since the designer is paid a flat fee or part of their salaried work expectation.
OTher differences are just ignorance. Like when people believed face prints were top secret expensive tech, when the same technology was already in use for a decade before by LEGO and Hasbro, but used for photorealistic objects like money or newspapers. Or pinless joints, which Hasbro added to their childrens' toyline without increasing prices. Even joints that are seperate from the sculpt weren't that expensive and were already in use for cheap.
In general, Americans have collections worth more than than collectors anywhere else in the world, because they have more money and mostly because their homes are much larger too.
PS, i have other hobbies where i buy even more shit per month than toys.
