I Sold Over Half My Collection...

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Just a few months ago, my collection had outgrown my space and I couldn't help but feel... disappointed in the state of my collection. Now, after selling more than half of my collection, I've come up with insights and strategies that have transformed my collection into something I am proud of. Join me as we discover the secret to being happy with your collection for years to come!
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@typicaltonii248 4 ай бұрын

The way you curated the process and passion behind figurine collecting sounded like an amazingly written thesis 😍soo good!! and the 'after glow' feeling once unboxing a figurine is SO REAL. I didn't even know there was a word for it hahaha

@TheFigureFrontier 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! This comment means the world to me!

@TheFigureFrontier 4 ай бұрын

What kind of figures do you collect?

@typicaltonii248 4 ай бұрын

@@TheFigureFrontier nothing crazy! Just some Star Wars figures but I’m definitely looking to step up my game when I can afford it 🙏🏻😂

@wardystudios688 3 ай бұрын

This is so realistic for so many people. I've been collecting for about five years and it has been fairly slow for me (42 scales, 10 nendos, 1 resin) and anything I really didn't end up liking very much after arrival or impulse buys, I sold off not long after (I think about 6). My collection is kind of all over the place from series but it is appealing and I do love it. I currently don't have any OC characters but one on PO (R-chan) from Momoko, who I adore her work and I love this design. It's easy to get caught up with what everyone else has or the popularity at the time, it's caused me to lose deposits of figures I thought I wanted. I will only make a deposit if I have to now, like the Prime 1 Studio Asta ex-bonus ver., that thing is amazing! I really consider if I actually love the character and design to get it now, without outside influence.

@TheFigureFrontier 3 ай бұрын

The Prime 1 Studio Asta is incredible! I really hope it turns out as amazing as the promo photos! I'm hoping I can slow down my collecting pace as well and I appreciate you sharing your experience!

@wardystudios688 3 ай бұрын

@@TheFigureFrontier I know Prime 1 Studio gets a lot of negative comments but I'm glad they have been diving into anime, I'm sure some character designs are harder to translate. I hope it does too! They have a few others I am waiting to see (Vanitas & Noe, Mahiru Shiina) so I hope they will look as amazing. I'm sure you would see a change in your collecting habits now that you've unloaded a lot, I wish you well!

@Battletide. 3 ай бұрын

Great video! And I agree, when you just get into this hobby it's easy to get over excited and buy everything (I know I fell into this trap initially). Was there any figures you got rid of that you now regret?

@TheFigureFrontier 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! It is such an easy trap to fall into. The only figures I regret selling are the Myethos Jataka of the Deer King and Pearl Pillar of the Buddhist shrine figures. I'm hoping to be able to find them again this year to add them back into my collection.

@Battletide. 3 ай бұрын

@@TheFigureFrontier Those are really pretty figures. Very artistic. Myethos did a really great job with them, hopefully you can get them back. ☺

@TheFigureFrontier 3 ай бұрын

@@Battletide. Thank you!

@yiggawhat Ай бұрын

nice to see you here :D yes i have this issue. Thinking this is a great Deal so why not? Eventually, you wont enjoy the figure and end up selling anyway. At least when its a good deal you get most of your money back

@CourageousGoldfish 4 ай бұрын

I love this approach! Collecting anything, but especially figures, can become a black hole so easily. With so many more options nowadays it’s easy to get overwhelmed! I like your advice to stick to what you love and listening to your own voice ❤

@TheFigureFrontier 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@Loli-Knight 9 күн бұрын

A bit late to the party here, but this is about where I'm at too. I've been collecting stuff for over a decade, but most of my stuff was gotten in the 2013-2017 stretch when you could pick up, say, a nice Figma for 2500-4000JPY on the aftermarket. Things were so HILARIOUSLY cheap that I was able to just pick up mountains of stuff for seemingly nothing. A month and a half ago I rearranged my collection and went through my storage room only to find out I had a large stock of figures that I couldn't even figure out why I had. Turned out they were just stuff I randomly threw into other orders to round them out. So now I'm trying to sell them. Having good luck with a lot of stuff, but the Nendoroids just don't sell no matter what I do even though some of them are actually quite popular or rare. And it's a shame since they're the things I want to get rid of the most lol.

@cozyninos 4 ай бұрын

Personally, I like to tune into people who really curate and trim their collections. The kawaii cutesy "aesthetic" figure collectors are my fave to watch. Female collectors of "cultured" but cute figures is another specific niche lol. They all stick to a category and it's fun to watch the enthusiasm they emanate. I noticed I can't stand most male figures as they're very shonen posed or just boring. (There are of course exceptions which I am hoping to buy TvT ) Compared to most collectors I move at a snail's pace but it's allowed me to ruminate & decide on what figures I really want.

@TheFigureFrontier 4 ай бұрын

That's awesome! I definitely follow a lot of similar creators and love watching the cutesy/kawaii collectors build their collections.What kind of figures do you like to collect?

@cozyninos 4 ай бұрын

@@TheFigureFrontier currently sweets inspired or cutesy gothic-ish figures. Just bought the Rocket Boy Mauve figure, already got the Mika 1/8th scale ( she was damaged but i still love it) but i plan to get some sweets/food themed prize figures for characters I like (Hatsune Miku, Rem, etc). Gotta give my wallet a rest jaja

@royallyrain 28 күн бұрын

I agree with the preordering figures from sites that make you pay upfront make you really decide right then and there if you do want it but this doesn't work for me. I actually prefer ordering from sites like AmiAmi that don't make me pay upfront because it reduces the feeling of buyers remorse. There are so many figures i THOUGHT I wanted when they went up for PO but by the time they're actually out, I don't really care about it anymore. So for AmiAmi, I actually PO everything under the sun that I want because this gives me TIME to think about if my feelings for the figure stayed the same by the time they release. Some months may show I have like 6 different POs but by the time they're out I only get like 2. So I really think it just depends on the person and what works for them.

@alejandroalcazar2258 Ай бұрын

The only negative point for "pay now/ receive later" is that if the store goes bankrupt, your money goes too. My only recommendation is order and "pay now" from different sites. Great video btw, thanks for sharing.

@TheFigureFrontier Ай бұрын

Good point!

@pakuccino 2 ай бұрын

I like the way you narrated this video and topic, it was very relaxing listening to it.👍 I totally agree with your statement that it is important to detach oneself from figure content creators and their habits of collecting, as there is a certain pressure for a content creator to always get new stuff and especially a lot of stuff because otherwise noone watches your videos... Anyway, what I also learned after doing my own tips for figure collectors and also watching several videos of similar content as yours here, is that you can tell this over and over again, but in the end everyone has to go through this process on their own to really learn what they really want from their collection. 🤷‍♀ Its like everyone has to do this mistake to really learn what is important for them to collect or what they want to collect. Great video.

@carlosromanmunoz949 Ай бұрын

Collecting for us is luxury art auctions for the rich, we all struggle with the completionist arch… VERY IMPORTANT to go through it as imo, a TRUE collector doesn’t want one but all of that media or physical media to show as history to the world and the money coming second, that to me is a true collector. And the truth is many of us are not that type of collector, we are just looking to preserve our childhood so our kids and the younger generation can appreciate it and it’s art format and that’s fine too

@_HGTV_ Ай бұрын

Love this. Thank you for putting this out into the collection universe

@christieotaku 3 ай бұрын

Your videos always have great presentation and great meaningful messages! I completely understand that feeling with not getting excited anymore cause it does happen from time to time😢 but I've been trying to cut back alot❤ I love your videos so much! Keep doing what your doing! Your amazing 👏 ❤

@TheFigureFrontier 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! This means the world to me. It is difficult to cut back sometimes, but I feel like it's natural for the excitement to come and go in waves as different figures are announced that you may be more or less interested in. I hope you enjoy your upcoming trip to Japan!

@jocman7339 Ай бұрын

O Boy.... I just found this video right after I went through similar need to downsize my collection to the point when I'll to enjoy only those which really ment something special to me. Now I am right before actually start selling them...& I hope that my journey will be satisfiing. I think that any serious collector (bigger collection made in shorter time / me for an example around 250 in my 5 jrears) come sometime in life to this crucial point of changes.

@JPow51 Ай бұрын

I appreciate you sharing this video. I am in desperate need to downsize my collections as well and this is all great advice. Thanks!

@FigureAlchemist 3 ай бұрын

This is a really great approach to collecting! I'm also doing a large downsizing of my collection, having a smaller collection with pieces I really enjoy is much better than a larger collection of things that I moderately enjoy.

@TheFigureFrontier 3 ай бұрын

You can do it! Small collections are definitely underrated

@Still_Allyza Ай бұрын

Love this video. Thankfully, money is tight for me anyways even if I wanted to get into figure collecting, but I've been looking into buying them soon. Your reaction to that Kurisu figure is how I wanna feel about the figures (and even other things) I wanna own and not to be swept up by the thrill as u said! Thanks for this informative video ☺. On that note, I gotta try out Nana !!

@sleepynyanfigures 2 ай бұрын

I just discovered your channel, clicked on your video cause i went through something similar (still current) and it feels so good to know that i’m not alone when it comes to looking at my collection and not feeling content. you articulated this whole situation perfectly. it took me a while but, realised sentimental value will last a lot longer in terms of appreciation and longevity in my collection. it’s what works for me personally + huge relief to cut down my pre orders that were based on hype, yt content or other influences that weren’t related to my own. new sub! p.s: you’re so cute 🥺💕

@TheFigureFrontier 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! It can be such a difficult thing to process and understand but it's definitely easier when you start to see how many collectors are going through the same thing. It means a lot that you commented. I've watched your content for awhile now and have always really loved watching your videos!

@ganymedehedgehog371 2 ай бұрын

I had a similar experience with collecting video games so I’m a lot more particular with what I buy. My wake up call was when I had to move and realized how little I actually cared about half my games. I’ve been more intentional with figures but I’ve made some impulse purchases I plan on selling to a store just to get a bit of money back but definitely space back.

@perrypearbear 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this! I will definitely think twice before buying a figurine now💙 everyone should know about this video

@TheFigureFrontier 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I love collecting and buying figures, but I am learning to be more mindful about it

@perrypearbear 4 ай бұрын

@@TheFigureFrontier What figurines do you think are worth buying? I'd really love some more advice (though the one in your video is already great help!) 🙈

@derrickpeng3971 4 ай бұрын

So well written and expressed, what a great video!

@TheFigureFrontier 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I"m glad you enjoyed it!

@CincyRaz Ай бұрын

This is a great video. I have fallen for these same collecting pitfalls as well. You have a new subscriber. 👍

@TheFigureFrontier Ай бұрын

Thanks for the sub!

@-L1K- 2 ай бұрын

As a figure collector for decades. Yes, a very long time. I feel your pain. Nowadays, I have a ton of figures taking up too much space. I’m planning to sell a lot of my collection as well mainly cuz I need the room lol

@TheFigureFrontier Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@anotherrightbrained2225 4 ай бұрын

wow i wish i can sell mine too! luckily 80% what i bought i dont regret at all

@TheFigureFrontier 3 ай бұрын

As long as you are happy with your collection, that is all that matters! I'm happy to hear you don't regret your collecting!

@chib6801 4 ай бұрын

I'm going to have to do the same. When I started out I collected anything, and now space is very limited. I had a bad experience with paying for a preorder upfront because they ended up shutting down

@TheFigureFrontier 4 ай бұрын

Honestly you don't realize how much space figures take up until you see them all lol. That is very unfortunate and it does come with it's risks but I haven't had any issues yet!

@chib6801 4 ай бұрын

@@TheFigureFrontier Exactly, so I'm going through and getting rid of the ones that don't bring me joy. I'm glad you've had a positive experience with that so far ☺️

@JJ-vt3cq Ай бұрын

I've always just collected figures from anime that I'm very passionate about. I will admit I'm guilty of trying to collect every Demon Slayer figure I find on sale but I can say I'm running out of space for my Demon Slayer collection fast.

@TheFigureFrontier Ай бұрын

That's awesome!

@semekiizuio 2 ай бұрын

The only thing I dont like about figure collecting is the pressure to PO because we dont know if they restock after PO closes so there always that missing out, there a word for it I cant remember rn what its called but... its annoying as its happened to me and I feel regret not PO ing when I had the chance. Now I just PO everything, make a list and slowly eliminate the less of a figure I first initially was excited for thought out year. It helps fgures dont get released until 6m or a year later.

@mujitsukyo Ай бұрын

I feel like every figure or any collector in genral goes through this. I am guilty of do this with more than one thing. I've always collected figures my figure scale was in 2012 (first figure 2008) but i never really got crazy with it until covid because I 100% was being influenced by the internet. Luckily I reconizged this pattern because i've done it with many hobbies; Lolita, BJD, pokemon plushies, pins and all kinds of other things. I think not only the influencer thing (both being influenced and then also wanting content) but also Japan is the king of making "exclusive never to be seen again " merch and so you feel the need to get it before you can't and you're not thinking of "do i really want this?". There will always be something new and popular it's really important to think about what you truly want and for any hobby it's really important to put parameters on it if you haven't quite figured it out yet.

@t.regnerus301 Ай бұрын

There's a handful of anime/manga that I love. I stick to buying figures from those series. Most anime is seasonal so beware the hype trains.

@icefox94 4 ай бұрын

this is probably a stupid question, but how did you go about selling your figures? there's a few i've been thinking of selling from my own collection, but i've only ever gotten brand new figures at anime conventions. i don't really know of anywhere that buys used figures and i don't want to just goodwill them like i do old clothing.

@TheFigureFrontier 3 ай бұрын

That is not a stupid question at all and is something that I had a tough time figuring out when I started the process. There are three main places that I would recommend selling figures on. The first would be Facebook Marketplace, as it allows for local pickup and you won't need to worry about shipping. The site I primarily use is myfigurecollection.net. Whether you're selling or collecting, it is a great resource to help you catalogue your collection and keep track of your spending. The site will allow you to post ads for your figures. You will want to sell the figures through Paypalk Goods and Services, which will allow you to create shipping labels at a discounted rate and ensures that both you and the buyer are protected throughout the selling and shipping process. I might make a full video going more into detail about this if that would be helpful!

@icefox94 3 ай бұрын

@@TheFigureFrontier thank you so much! I appreciate the info. A video sounds great, I think that would be very helpful for people like me that are new to collecting figures.