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11-06-2019, 01:23 PM
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What's another word for Thesaurus?
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 2,386
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Originally Posted by goatchumby
3. HMO Morrigan P1 - Even if I sold off the rest of my collection this piece could easily stand alone on its own merits.
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Such an exquisite statue. I passed on her but have HMO’s X and both Zero’s on PO. Great company! They might get me with Mai.
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11-06-2019, 02:21 PM
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#12
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Deadman
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: Germany
Posts: 3,499
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Biggest regret purchase - ARH Arkhalla fight
- proto stunnig
- delivered statue with very simple paint job, with other colors as the proto and with other skirt as the proto.
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11-06-2019, 02:49 PM
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#13
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Hellfire Club
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Harlem
Posts: 4,108
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I don't regret much...but I DO have a few:
-I regret NOT purchasing the Sideshow SWS Predator EX Maquette years back for $899 or whatever it was...same with the SWS Pumpkinhead Maquette.
-I regret selling a BUNCH of Bowens right around the time of the divorce vault sale. I was looking to raise funds to purchase the Chronicle ED-209 and CAIN puppets...very happy I have the Chronicle pieces, but my Bowen collection felt like there was HOLE in it, so I tracked down just about every single piece I sold....had to pay and arm and leg for some but I'm so happy I got them back. Before buying back the Bowens I found myself buying statues and I wasn't happy because I felt my Bowen collection had holes that once didn't exist. So i'd buy a Tweeterhead statue a Sideshow statue...this one that one...and I would look at my Bowen shelves, see a couple characters were missing, look at the eBay values compare the recent sales to what I sold them at and I was losing my mind because I had to PAY a good amount more for the ones I let go.I cannot stress enough how happy I am that chapter is over as the holes are now filled and the missing characters I once sold are now back on my shelves.
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This was the first time in my long tenure as statue collector I sold one of my statues to buy another statue. I will NEVER do that again. In fact I plan on NOT selling anything ever again until the day I sell EVERYTHING except a couple of select pieces...because I don't want to have to repeat what I had to do with LONG SOLD OUT Bowens....but IMO there's no better brand to buy twice than Bowen Designs. What a line of statues he produced!
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11-06-2019, 03:16 PM
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#14
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Hellfire Club
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Harlem
Posts: 4,108
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another note...
this isn't a regret, but more of a realization regarding this hobby: I think i'm done buying these things unless a couple dream pieces get announced.
The reason is, the amount of money that we pay for these 12"-24" decorative items is just TOO MUCH MONEY. Compare it to what you can get in other hobbies it's actually appaling.
for example, i'm a HUGE Halloween fanatic and I have a crazy amount of masks and props. This year my KILLER DEAL - SCORES were a 7.5 foot Audrey Two Inflatable decoration for $47.00, yes $47. I got a 74" life size horse skeleton (I'm using for next years custom project making a life-size headless horseman prop) for $74.00, it has light-up eyes and makes noise. and I got a 63" Animated Life-size werewolf from Home Depot for $99. The horse and the werewolf are going to need some customizing to look real cause out of the box they look a bit goofy, but think about that...$173 total for TWO GIGANTIC life-size props, that move, make sounds and the werewolf is completely fur-covered. The Tweeterhead Batman statue I recently bought was $350 shipped or whatever...and it's nice, but compared to the $173 of props it's a crazy disparity on what you get.
I don't regret amassing about 50-60K of statues, but moving forward I'm not buying much of anything anymore because you can get SO MUCH more for your money in other hobbies.
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11-06-2019, 03:58 PM
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#15
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Gen 13
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: High Hrothgar
Posts: 9,570
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Originally Posted by The SHOGUN
I think i'm done buying these things unless a couple dream pieces get announced.
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This is the same boat I'm in right now. I finally have a 1/4 Captain America statue on they way. The only way I'll buy any more 1/4s is if a MUUUCH better Batman, Deathstroke and Thor comes around. The odds of that happening are pretty small though.
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11-06-2019, 09:28 PM
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#16
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S.H.I.E.L.D.
Adamantium Member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 7,188
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The SHOGUN
another note...
this isn't a regret, but more of a realization regarding this hobby: I think i'm done buying these things unless a couple dream pieces get announced.
The reason is, the amount of money that we pay for these 12"-24" decorative items is just TOO MUCH MONEY. Compare it to what you can get in other hobbies it's actually appaling.
for example, i'm a HUGE Halloween fanatic and I have a crazy amount of masks and props. This year my KILLER DEAL - SCORES were a 7.5 foot Audrey Two Inflatable decoration for $47.00, yes $47. I got a 74" life size horse skeleton (I'm using for next years custom project making a life-size headless horseman prop) for $74.00, it has light-up eyes and makes noise. and I got a 63" Animated Life-size werewolf from Home Depot for $99. The horse and the werewolf are going to need some customizing to look real cause out of the box they look a bit goofy, but think about that...$173 total for TWO GIGANTIC life-size props, that move, make sounds and the werewolf is completely fur-covered. The Tweeterhead Batman statue I recently bought was $350 shipped or whatever...and it's nice, but compared to the $173 of props it's a crazy disparity on what you get.
I don't regret amassing about 50-60K of statues, but moving forward I'm not buying much of anything anymore because you can get SO MUCH more for your money in other hobbies.
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Big fan of the Headless Horseman. I'd love to see that when you're done!
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11-07-2019, 01:21 AM
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#17
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Deadman
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Philippines
Posts: 3,421
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1. XM Ms. Marvel, HCG Selene and SS Poison Ivy... just no affinity and love for these characters.
2. As of the moment, I have statues that I want and just waiting for that piece that I want - XM Angelus and other Top Cow characters.
3. CS Moore Witchblade 1 (1997) My ultimate statue that started it all.
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11-07-2019, 06:50 AM
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#18
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Deadman
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: France
Posts: 3,455
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What is your biggest regret purchase?
None. Since I have - at this moment- a small collection of 13 pieces... All my purchases are not rash, and are not the result of a heat stroke, with a risk of cooling down later.
What is your biggest regret in not purchasing
My biggest and eternal regret:
What one, and only one statue, will you never part with?
Pelisse by Attakus.
My first purchase 12 years ago. I was thinking to start a statue collection, but money, time, my other collection of tin toys... My statue collection finally started only two years ago.
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11-07-2019, 11:43 AM
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#19
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The Avengers
Join Date: Apr 2019
Posts: 672
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1. What is your biggest regret purchase? You take it out the box(es), assemble, and like it...but a month or two later, you question yourself on the purchase. And you sell it.
Always wanted a Samus with Zero Suit, and this is the only one around, in videos I thoght was beautiful, but once I take my hands on her, I was very disappointed, she's just ok... then I selled her, now I dream about the day some company will decided to make a 1/4 or 1/3 Samus Zero Suit with all her beauty and glory
2. What is your biggest regret in not purchasing and now that statue is either non-existent on the resell market or crazy expensive...and you had a 100% opportunity to purchase it when it was first available?
Nothing to said... just crying
3. What one, and only one statue, will you never part with?
As a Star Wars fan, this will always be the only choice
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11-07-2019, 12:06 PM
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#20
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What's another word for Thesaurus?
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: SoCal, USA
Posts: 2,331
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Quote:
Originally Posted by No1
1. What is your biggest regret purchase? You take it out the box(es), assemble, and like it...but a month or two later, you question yourself on the purchase. And you sell it.
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Always wanted a Samus with Zero Suit, and this is the only one around, in videos I thoght was beautiful, but once I take my hands on her, I was very disappointed, she's just ok... then I selled her, now I dream about the day some company will decided to make a 1/4 or 1/3 Samus Zero Suit with all her beauty and glory
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Interesting, this is one of my favorites. It's one of the first pieces I got and really propelled me forward into this hobby. She might be small, but she's a pretty much perfect representation of a character I've loved for decades.
I would like a similar one made as a 1/5 to 1/3 scale. I would just proudly display both versions!
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