>>10338523It's due to the emotional investment the stereotypical >geek™ paraphernalia collector puts on the shit they buy in my opinion. People look at their behavior and think it's ridiculous that someone would feel so much for something as banal as a superhero or a cartoon character, and I can't say I disagree.
I like toys much more than the fiction they come from, sometimes being aware of the media they come from actually ruins my enjoyment of a toy if the media is bad enough like with Transformers that came from IDW or Marvel in general, and to me they work just the same as they did when I was a kid, something to fiddle with and sometimes act out scenes I come up with except that I don't have the mental fortitude to actually do it and I just pose them.
Hell, I can't recall the last time I watched something that wasn't anime or a weird film awards bait/cult movie. If I bought in the same as you do I wouldn't own a single toy save for the very occassional figma.
