>>8854792This is a good one. Fucking Bandai.
My advice:
1. Don't buy characters you don't like. Especially don't buy characters you don't know. If you just want a good figure, there's enough good figures out there of shit you do care about. Over time the "new toy" feeling will fade and you'll only want to keep the stuff you like.
2. Don't buy cheap figures of characters you do like. The good ones will come along eventually, probably, unless it's some really obscure shit, in which case do what you want.
3. Dedicate a specific amount of space to your figures. Rotate your displays. Sell the stuff you never actually rotate into your displays. Having specific spaces for your figures will keep you from impulse buying because you'll know exactly how much room you have.
4. Every new popular thing gets merch. Make sure you actually like the new popular thing in the long-term. Everyone's Game of Thrones collections from the mid-2010s are hilarious.
5. Don't hoard boxes unless you have a fuckload of storage space, like an attic or garage, or it's some expensive collector shit like Hot Toys. You don't actually lose that much money selling a Figuarts or Figma loose.
6. If you have a bunch of figures, it's time to spend money on making the displays look nice. Don't have a $5000 collection on ugly $50 shelves.
7. Find ways to enjoy the toys you already have. It doesn't have to be a whole hobby like toy photography, it could just be sitting down and reposing them sometimes. If the only thing you enjoy about figures is buying new ones, it'll turn into a problem.
