[XW1n5t0nX]

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Originally Posted by H3N51N

Just curious, but what ways do you guys decide on what figures you're collecting? And why?

I decide what I buy on a few factors.

• Do I like the character?
• Do I like the show the character and suit is from?
• If I haven't seen the show or know the character, do I plan on seeing the show at some point?

For the most part I focus on the character and show ones because I only really want to buy the figure if I like what I just mentioned. If I'm considering buying the thing I'm obviously a fan of the suit, but that for me doesn't justify spending the $30+ for the figure. If I'm going to buy it I need to like the character or the show, and if I like both, then the purchase is a no brainer. As for the last one, why would I buy something that if I haven't seen the source material from yet that I don't plan on watching?

I don't want everything and I don't need everything. Get what I like, it's as simple as that.

[MaskedRiderAsakura]

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Originally Posted by H3N51N

Just curious, but what ways do you guys decide on what figures you're collecting? And why?

Hmmm...good question. It depends. I'm a huge Ryuki fanboy, so I pretty much get (and almost have) every Ryuki figuart on principle. Same, more or less, goes for Gaim, except I'm not going to bother buying alternate forms for each character.

There were some figuarts I've bought just because their designs were overwhelmingly cool, like Dark Kiva, and I only watched 3 episodes of Kiva. Same goes for Skull, though I decided to bite on him when I saw him for an amazing price. Both are figures I've wanted since I started collecting figuarts, without even knowing anything about the characters.

For the rest it's a combination of really liking the designs (which is the case with pretty much every Rider) and wanting to complete Rider lineups. Then there are some moments in a show where a character looks or does something so awesome that I instantly want their figure.

All in all, I kinda just go with how I'm feeling at the time. There are some days where, if I'll have the money, I'll jump the gun on a figure that I feel like getting.

I'd say, in order, it goes character representation, design, and being an obsessive completist for me

[MetroPoliceGray]

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Originally Posted by H3N51N

Well, after failing to locate them in Hero format, I've decided to spend the next however-long-it-takes to get Kamen Riders from the Heisei Era. Each a different season, each a different main color.

Kuuga: Kuuga Growing (White)
Agito: Agito Ground (Yellow)
Ryuki: Scissors (Orange)
Faiz: Delta (Black)
Blade: Blade Ace (Blue)
Hibiki: Hibiki (Violet)
Kabuto: Punch Hopper (Brown)
Den-O: Zeronos Altair (Green)
Kiva: Dark Kiva (Red)
Decade: Decade (Pink)

Hope this goes well. ^^;

Good luck with that. That's wild. Really wish you luck on your hunt.

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Originally Posted by H3N51N

Thanks for that. I found out the hard way about Dark Kiva (the price listings still scare me). Though I'm so obsessive & orderly that I felt no other collection method would work with me. XD I really don't wanna have those giant shelves & display rooms stocked to the edge with numerous expensive figures, just some I can be happy with. Just curious, but what ways do you guys decide on what figures you're collecting? And why?

Well, in short, I'm a mixed bag. Like Kain & Green I get what appeals to me. I also want to be a semi completist. But also like Kain, right now I can't due to money woes. I say, get what you like. Want to be a completist? Go for it! Just want to dabble? Even better! Fourze is new to me, and I only watch clips for now, but looked at him, did some "research", and ended up liking him a lot. Again, money woes have limited me to Cosmic States, but I look forward to getting his whole crew & forms. When talking about team, Sentai, that gets a bit hairy. If you're like me, you might like a certain suit design, so you go for one character, but then want the whole group. Only team I have completed is the obvious MMPRs. But like some, I've dipped my toes is with the few Reds I have.
Anyway, go nuts.

[EitoRanger]

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Originally Posted by H3N51N

Just curious, but what ways do you guys decide on what figures you're collecting? And why?

Good question. This is a figuart form so I won't go too in detail with my other brand decisions but for things like Figuarts and SIC's I chose figure series I really want to collect all of them and then limit myself to those. Like a complete sentai team, or just getting all the red sentai figuarts.

I don't collect Kamen Rider Figuarts unless they are either from Gaim, Blade, or the three movie riders. Because I want all the riders instead of just one or two Medicom figures. Which is how I actualy collect most of my Kamen Riders.

[FormerTitanium]

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Originally Posted by H3N51N

Thanks for that. I found out the hard way about Dark Kiva (the price listings still scare me). Though I'm so obsessive & orderly that I felt no other collection method would work with me. XD I really don't wanna have those giant shelves & display rooms stocked to the edge with numerous expensive figures, just some I can be happy with. Just curious, but what ways do you guys decide on what figures you're collecting? And why?

I buy figures of characters that I like from the show, I see no logic of buying a character that you hate, dislike, or have no attachment too. I guess it's fairly understandable if your completion type of person but I don't see any reason to do such thing.

The only figuarts I would buy without have any knowledge or attachment too would be Kiva because his design is seriously awesome. That is if they do make him.

[ARQ]

For the longest time I was a completionist but I'm so glad I cut that habit because I was starting to buy figures I rarely cared about.

Now I've made it an absolute thing that I only buy figures that I really really like. However because I absolutely love Gaim that has...kinda backfired because I'm only skipping on like a few figures out of a shit ton.

[Dr Kain]

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For the longest time I was a completionist but I'm so glad I cut that habit because I was starting to buy figures I rarely cared about.

Yeah, I kind of regret having all of the pointless forms of W right now. I kind of want to sell them, but I like the accessories they came with.

[EnerPrime]

I'm the same as a lot of other people in that I just go for characters and suits I like. There is some leeway for me, in that a good character can make me go for a meh suit (not big on the look of the Birth suit but damn do I love Date and Gotou, so much I might even double dip and get Proto Birth in a moment of weakness) or a great suit can convince me to pick up a character I dislike (hence having a Kaixa). The only exception is when a figure I wouldn't otherwise get would fill in a complete set. I do love having complete sets.

[algo448]

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Originally Posted by H3N51N

Just curious, but what ways do you guys decide on what figures you're collecting? And why?

Usually it's a combiantion of fnding good deals and focusing on characters I like, I buy most of my stuff on sale.

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Originally Posted by FormerTitanium

The only figuarts I would buy without have any knowledge or attachment too would be Kiva because his design is seriously awesome. That is if they do make him.

It must come with the violin, it must.

[XW1n5t0nX]

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Originally Posted by algo448

Usually it's a combiantion of fnding good deals and focusing on characters I like, I buy most of my stuff on sale.



It must come with the violin, it must.

I have never seen Kiva and don't really want to, but no lie, I'd buy a Kiva SHF just for the violin.