[BagJo]

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

Oh, for sure. I just find it weird, how collecting for me eventually transitions from Maximizing Joy to Minimizing Stress. Like, at first it's all "this figure is so cool" and "oh man these two figures look great together" and "I can't wait to get this other figure", but inevitably it becomes "oh god where am I going to put this one" and "I can't believe I spent this much on a figure" and "I don't really love this design but I've got all the other ones so I need to get this one too". I'm not sure how commonplace those feelings are, but it's been such a constant part of my various collections that I really, really wanted to make sure my Kamen Rider collecting has some strict rules to it. It can feel weird, seeing awesome looking figures like Beast coming up and knowing that I can't let myself get a toy I'll enjoy at the risk of eventually not enjoying getting any figures, but that's how my brain works.

It does not work great!

You're not alone. There's a very fine line with this stuff, and it can get out of hand easily. I've definitely bought figures I don't care that much about just to have a "complete set" and I've bought 2nd versions of figures (hell, I have Final Form Ride, Figuarts, Figuarts Renewal and RKF versions of Decade).

It's good to set boundaries for yourself.