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>be 6 years old
>friend tells me they're making a DB GT sequel, "DragonBall AF"
>ask dad if I can use his PC to acquire information on the matter
>only "proof" I can find on the internet is pic related (that famous drawing on the left)
>cool as fuck
>not entirely convinced but I absolutely love the design and desperately hope it's real
>years later, I'm in middle school
>got my own internet connection
>remember the "Dragonball AF" urban legend; look for it
>randomly find this statue (middle pic)
>high quality chinese-made unofficial merchandise in polyresin, hand painted, almost 10 inches
>fall in love with it, it's only 40$ or something
>only problem is, I got no way to buy shit on the internet and I don't want to bother my parents for something like this
>I swear to myself I'll buy it at some point
>years later, I'm 16 years old
>finally got my prepaid cards and shit, also a bit of money
>remember the statue, decide it's time to make my past self happy
>try to buy it
>find out it's extremely rare now, it was produced in limited quantity and it's currently sold for 300$ or something
>fuck, I got the means to buy it but very little money to waste
>swear I'll get it when I'm richer
>years later, I'm 23
>now I got the money AND the means to buy it
>it is finally time
>except the statue completely disappeared from the market
>no one is selling it anymore
>fuck
>current day, I'm 28
>remember the statue, search for it to remember the good times
>of course, the original is gone
>BUT
>chinks started producing this "new" thing (right pic)
>clearly a chinese knockoff of an older chinese knockoff
>terrible paintjob, cheap plastic, shit quality
>it's only 20$ on Aliexpress
...should I do it bros?