Collector's Corner

Did you just jump into your first figure purchase and was awestruck by how amazing an anime figure looks like in person? I totally get you. Your first figure purchase will always be special. It can be a gateway to a lifetime of happiness and living on instant ramen. But before you delve deeper into the anime figure collecting hobby, you have to learn to ropes so you can make … [Read more...] about Anime Figures 101 – Everything You Need to Know as a New Collector

Over the years, I've come across many kinds of collectors. Each collector has his/her own quirks. Each collector has his/her own likes and dislikes. What about you? What kind of collector are you? Below, I'll talk about the different kinds of figure collectors I've encountered over the years. The Only-One-Figure-Per-Character Collector I think this one is a bit common. … [Read more...] about What Kind of Figure Collector Are You?

Both PC gaming and anime figure collecting can be very expensive hobbies. For the former, investing in a gaming rig that can play any game on Ultra settings can cost you over $1,500 to upwards of $2,000. After you build your gaming rig, I'm sure you'll be mighty proud of it so you'll try to pimp it up. You have a glass case and you add some extra RGBs and decide to add a … [Read more...] about Should You Put Anime Figures Inside Your PC Case?

This is the second part of this post. You can read the first part here. TL;DR Seller sold a rare Sakurajima Mai - White Bunny Girl figure.Since the figure had issues, I made sure I was transparentFigure was sold for $650Now buyer says she will be reselling the figure. It's no longer my concern.Buyer then claims it is a bootleg and opens a Paypal case asking for a … [Read more...] about A Lesson in Not Getting Scammed – The Case of Sakurajima Mai – 1/7 – White Bunny Girl Ver – Part 2

There's been some kerfuffle in Reddit and MFC figure collecting communities because one person attempted to scam one user of the rare white bunny girl version of Mai Sakurajima. The good news is the user who was selling the figure was prepared to handle the situation in case the buyer attempted to scam. The bad news is the scammer was still refunded by Paypal out of their own … [Read more...] about A Lesson in Not Getting Scammed – The Case of Sakurajima Mai – 1/7 – White Bunny Girl Ver – Part 1

When I first got into figure collecting, it opened up a whole new world. I found myself scouring the internet for figures of my favorite characters. What followed suit was a combination of excitement and dismay. The excitement comes from discovering the many figures that I'd like to get my hands on. And dismay because many of these figures have become grails and are now … [Read more...] about How to Request for Figure Re-Releases?

If you've been collecting anime figures for a while and have been active in figure collecting communities, you might have come across the term "grail figure" or just "holy grail" in reference to a particular figure. A Grail Figure is Both Coveted by Many and is Hard to Acquire A very important characteristic of a grail figure is that it is hard to acquire. It would be … [Read more...] about What is a Grail Figure?

It's not unheard of to have disagreements among the anime figure-collecting community regarding prize figures and scale figures. You might usually see someone sharing a picture of a prize figure they recently got and then claiming that it looks just like the quality of a scale figure. Then another one chimes in to diss the prize figure. So, are prize figures really just as … [Read more...] about Are Prize Figures Just as Good as Scale Figures?