I'm keeping my purchases of new items restricted to specific series (so basically some OOO and Build figures, and when they eventually get around to Fourze), and if something is super cheap like Zero-One. ... that said I'm very likely to jump on Valkyrie and maaaaybe Vulcan.

Otherwise though I've decided that I get a lot more value out of Figure-Rises, and many of the older figuarts can be cheap and worth it as well.

Been thinking about getting a Blade figure to go with my PC, which I named Kamen Rider Blade. But with the Seihou versions of Figuarts coming out, is it worth it to wait on an upgrade or just get a different figure line version altogether of Blade?

It's tricky. I think Blade is definitely going to be redone, but it's a question of when, since Ryuki, Faiz and Fourze are all likely to be redone as well, not to mention any secondary or tertiary Riders and alternate forms they might do.

I'd say get Blade for now and if they do announce a new Blade, just sell him. It's still a very good Figuart and it comes with basically every accessory you'd need for him.

Blade isn't terribly expensive on the aftermarket, either; unlike many other examples...

I would wait for the update; the Blade SHF is outdated at this point. The figure is nice, but it won’t work standing next to modern releases.

Nope, they are still the main focus of my collection.

I've been buying new releases for about 5 years now and I didn't have to replace a single figure yet.

I'm pretty much checked out apart from some backtracking. I'm too tired of BoJ's BS and the sheer expense is no longer justifiable, especially given the hoops I'd need to jump through to get any exclusives. Evolt was the exact moment I said "Screw this".

And then there was the debacle with Cap last night, so... yeah, I'm pretty much done.

You’re lucky. You should try ordering wholesale through Bluefin. That’s an entirely different jumping through hoops ordeal. Was told by my rep that I could order any volume of Endgame Cap, Spidey, or Iron Man I wanted provided I bought the exact same number of units in GOTG2 Star Lord, Dr. Strange, IW Cap, BP or BW. Even with the 50% off they are selling them for it’s a joke. Hell I still have a bunch of IW Figuarts i still haven’t sold. Sorry for the rant, just frustrated with Bluefin and Hasbro these days. Makes me wonder why I continue running my site.

I get your meaning. Honestly as much as I talk crap about Bandai it's a problem I'm noticing with the industry and hobby in general. There's too much too fast and it's too damn pricey. And that last one's only going to get worse for the foreseeable future.

Also, mind DMing me your site? I'll try to throw you a sale if I can, always happy to help a board buddy out.

Anybody else have problems with Nippon Yasan's customer service? I had a Shinkocchou Seihou Diend that was supposed to be delivered to me but it had the wrong apartment number on it (my fault).

But trying to get them to send it back or even get a response at all has been stressful. I really don't want to have to file a claim with PayPal but I fear it might reach that point since I really don't trust NY to follow through...

Is Kiva out of print already? I already see people selling it for over $90.