[TheRaizin]

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Originally Posted by ToyGuyMAT

Hi! First time posting here, but I guess I've lurked off n on for a while.
I recently started getting back into growing my KR collection. I have a nice amount of stuff but really cut back several years ago. Now I see that the shinkouccho seihou line has really grown, and the main line has gotten bigger and better too! It is pretty overwhelming seeing everything at once, and seeing the prices now of figures that were any kind of web-exclusive! Is it normal to end up paying 60-80% more for an exclusive if you miss the pre-ordering boat? For example, SS Zanki came out only last year for around $70, but now he's $120-140. It's also confusing too when I see new figures coming out for pre-order at prices almost that high!
I guess this is just the nature of the beast at this point.

"Return that money to Bandai", right?

Anyone have any recommendations as far as the "best" sites/shops that they stick with? What about local to the US vendors, as it seems Covid has halted a lot of postal traffic coming to/from Japan at this time? The recommendations from Bluefins site are cool but curious if there are others.

How do YOU justify your pricetag limit on a Figuart? I personally love Shotaro and KR Joker... But do I love him enough to pay over $200 for him? Maybe it will be cheaper someday? Or maybe this is my last chance EVER?!

Does anyone else make checklists for figures like this? Do you have an acquisition order you try to stick with, or will another figure's availability move it higher up your buy-list?

Thanks for reading!

Pretty much the rule of thumb for me is if it's below 100$ and if I could place it as a pre-order among my other pre-orders. I don't just buy SHFs, I also buy Figma, Plamo, and other stuff, so I tend to budget around what I could and couldn't buy. Tho, sometimes I get an impulse buy every now and then (SS OOO and Cross-Z Charge.) I just buy up three riders per season, mostly only the ones that are retail. Tho, I did compromise this year by buying Jin.

If you can't buy a specific rider's figuarts, you can always check for its Figure-Rise Standard counterpart. Kamen Rider Joker has a model kit that's most likely around 30-40$ around places.