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>Buyfagging
Alright first of all, cut that word from your vocab. Something stupid /a/ fags came up with to shame productive members of society. You get into this hard, you're a /toy/soldier and deserve to feel pride for being able to amass such a giant pile of crap.
I basically follow two rules:
>Buy what you want
>Set a budget and only exceed it in extreme circumstances
I have about 500 a month set aside to buy toys, which allows me one or two high quality things, and the occasional Marvel Legends or cheapo toy from WalMart on the way home from work. Nowadays I watch the toy shows like a hawk and plan my purchases for the year. Already budgeted for a $600 combiner along with half of the shit they announced at Wonfes. Key part is to never step outside that budget unless absolutely necessary. That being said, if you find something you want, and you've weighed your options, you buy it. If you don't, it'll be gone forever and turn into a white whale you'll chase after for years, only to (maybe) get to pay triple the original price. It's worth eating shit for two weeks to pay for something you want and know will be gone forever if you don't. I'm still kicking myself for not preordering CW Bruticus and now he's pushing 200 on ebay, well above what I'm willing to pay. Not to mention all the truely rare old crap I want and passed up ages ago.
That and keep in mind most of us have been collecting since age 17 onwards and are in our mid-late 20s, some of us pushing 50s. Took me a good two years of employment before my shelves started looking right.
