>>11248037>ignores example of paint bleed on overpriced Japanese collector figure that barely has any paint apps, thus having a higher failure rate than something with over 100+ paint appsSure is selective reality to have an argument.
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>had to buy his LotR figures after they were well below cost Sure is third worlder who has never seen the prices for the majority of popular western toys from the 00s.
Everything worth owning from the LotR line went up in price by at least double. The only time to have gotten them cheap would have been when places like Kaybee and TRU were clearancing them off... if you wanted the shitty figures. Because the good figures were bought up and have always cost more than MSRP.
Nevermind McFarlane's 00s stuff has been at least triple their original price and the good stuff is normally 5-10x. Finding it loose is barely any cheaper too.
Pic is one of hundreds of photos I've taken for /toy/ in just the past decade, which you need to pretend isn't mine, cause that's your cope. I bought that Orc new in package, btw. It was a multipack too, so i had to pay for a two figures i didn't even want.
Also also, i can tell you're not a collector, because you generally want to avoid buying movie/game/comic toys loose, because 99% of them were owned by kids who treated them like trash. So the paint apps are almost all scuffed to hell on LotR figures and Halo toys generally have every accessory missing. 00s Spawn toys hold up better, because they're mcstatues adults bought to display, but again, prices for those aren't all that much lower than new in box ones.
Also also also, check out how bandai and Mafex figures shine Hasbro's plastic toys, because they're mostly colored plastic that looks cheap. The two fully painted figures drink up light and look amazing because of that. Look at that CoD figure. The blood looks WET because it's glossy red, while the rest of the figure is matte. Dat attention to detail and it's from the late 10s.
