You know you're a Japanese toy collector when...

Castellan Zilla · Post by **Castellan Zilla** » Sun Mar 13, 2016 10:54 pm

Figured this would be a fun thread to list off the quirky toy collecting behaviors we all have. And maybe some we aren't aware that we have. Let's laugh at ourselves.

I think the biggest I've seen with myself is that I rattle off prices in Japanese yen. I no longer need to convert the price to usd to know if it's a good deal or not. SO EXPENSIVELY CHEAP!

SUPERTOHOREMIX · Post by **SUPERTOHOREMIX** » Mon Mar 14, 2016 12:19 am

When her majesty's revenue and customs start charging your kidneys worth at every instance a figure hits our shores.

ILL GREEN · Post by **ILL GREEN** » Mon Mar 14, 2016 5:31 pm

...you don't give a shit about Bluefin's release schedule.

master_of_monsters · Post by **master_of_monsters** » Mon Mar 14, 2016 7:38 pm

... you're importing neca and hasbro

Dyrakro · Post by **Dyrakro** » Thu Mar 17, 2016 4:43 am

... everybody else but you has no idea what you are collecting there. And they don't even realize there is far more in the world to see/ buy/ enjoy than they know ...

KlenSeven · Post by **KlenSeven** » Thu Mar 17, 2016 5:56 am

Dramorg wrote: ... everybody else but you has no idea what you are collecting there. And they don't even realize there is far more in the world to see/ buy/ enjoy than they know ...

when i ordered the X-Plus Ghidorah... and AmiAmi sent it out without putting it in another box (

) the lady at the post office asked if i "collected dragons"
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ゴジマン · Post by **ゴジマン** » Thu Mar 17, 2016 11:22 am

... when I taught myself Japanese so I could read the product description myself.

MandaSaurus · Post by **MandaSaurus** » Thu Mar 17, 2016 3:17 pm

Someone's ripping off Jeff Foxworthy's schtick, I see...

Castellan Zilla · Post by **Castellan Zilla** » Sun Mar 20, 2016 8:42 am

When you stare at frustration at your package's tracking because it's stuck in Customs.

Darth Kiryu · Post by **Darth Kiryu** » Thu Jun 16, 2016 3:11 am

Castellan Zilla wrote:I think the biggest I've seen with myself is that I rattle off prices in Japanese yen. I no longer need to convert the price to usd to know if it's a good deal or not. SO EXPENSIVELY CHEAP!

I have just discovered the yen has about equal value to the Icelandic crown, a currency I'm a bit more familiar with from my travels. Now I too don't really need to convert!

Mechagigan · Post by **Mechagigan** » Thu Jun 16, 2016 8:51 am

You're known among your friend group as the guy that spends hundreds on dinosaur toys.

Panther10 · Post by **Panther10** » Thu Jun 16, 2016 11:48 am

You know you're a Japanese toy collector when you can't find your Marvel Legends figures anymore....

MandaSaurus · Post by **MandaSaurus** » Tue Jun 21, 2016 12:32 pm

ILL GREEN wrote:...you don't give a shit about Bluefin's release schedule.

Well, I really DON'T...

Petezilla · Post by **Petezilla** » Thu Jun 23, 2016 5:06 am

... you have piles of boxes filled with 1.000+ figures in your attic or basement & you can tell exactly which particular figures are in each box, just by reading its' one-line labelling. At least this is when I feel really nerdy.

G1985 · Post by **G1985** » Thu Jun 23, 2016 6:15 am

Petezilla wrote:... you have piles of boxes filled with 1.000+ figures in your attic or basement & you can tell exactly which particular figures are in each box, just by reading its' one-line labelling. At least this is when I feel really nerdy.

LOL how did you get in my basement?

Petezilla · Post by **Petezilla** » Thu Jun 23, 2016 10:07 am

G1985 wrote:
Petezilla wrote:... you have piles of boxes filled with 1.000+ figures in your attic or basement & you can tell exactly which particular figures are in each box, just by reading its' one-line labelling. At least this is when I feel really nerdy.
LOL how did you get in my basement?

Hehe, I guess our basements must look pretty much the same then: when you open the door you feel like visting Erebor - just with boxes instead of gold & jewelry. And there's not one, but countless dragons - inside the boxes.

Post by **ShinSludge71** » Sun Jun 26, 2016 10:36 am

. . . When you want more room to display your figures.

Darth Kiryu · Post by **Darth Kiryu** » Sun Jun 26, 2016 12:40 pm

ShinSludge71 wrote:. . . When you need more room to display your figures.

Additionally, displaying them in battle scenes.

Manticore · Post by **Manticore** » Sun Jun 26, 2016 12:44 pm

Darth Kiryu wrote:
ShinSludge71 wrote:. . . When you need more room to display your figures.
Additionally, displaying them in battle scenes.

Which is why my figures are just standing, with no poses. My friends say it makes for a boring display, but if I make them pose...no more room for many of them!

KlenSeven · Post by **KlenSeven** » Tue Jun 28, 2016 3:13 am

...you noticed the yen has been in an upswing this year (and you're a bit disappointed)

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