[ShyGuy]

In general I tend to buy as they're released, but it depends. I mostly just collect Figuarts, so by the time those are released it's easier to gauge how popular the series has been and how its other merchandise has sold, so I know whether or not I need to try to get it immediately or if I can easily find it later.

For example, with Drive I didn't worry too much about it because it was never that hard to find anything Drive related. There's still some Drive stuff I want but I'm in no rush because I know there's plenty of it around.

For Gaim though, I'm sure as hell glad I collected as the show aired. Gaim is one where I feel sorry for anyone trying to collect it now because so much of it sells for such insane prices (Looking at you especially, Zangetsu Shin).

So yeah it pretty much depends on how popular it seems to be for me. If it's not too popular I'll probably just wait, but if all of its stuff is selling out constantly I get in on it early.