huh… I wonder why I took so long. This figure has been sitting in my closet, bound and gagged, ever since I bought her. When I had bought her, I was still employed at my previous-previous game studio. Back then, I had all my orders go to my office, and I’d set them up for display there. Just as I had received her, I was laid off. Well, it took me about 2+ hours to pack up all my belongings and bring them home (most of which were figures of course) and since I never opened Death Sensei, it was one less thing to pack. However, I didn’t think to realize that my collection at home was already pretty huge. Suddenly, I had no space for figures anymore, and she became a low priority.
When I first saw her, I really liked the dynamic clothing and hair. It was pretty darn cool. I had no idea who she was, or what series she belonged to, and only later learned that she’s part of Peace @ Pieces. I had intention of putting her next to Hikaru, but at that time, I didn’t have the Death Cloth version, and she’d look weird next to the “civilian clothing” version of Hikaru.
Since I never took her out of the box, the box shots are all you get, and all I really care to take. She’s become a bit of an eyesore unfortunately. While that’s not how a figure collector should look at their figures, it has come to that… why? I’ll get to that in a future post that’s been brewing in my head for a LONG time.
Obligatory H-Japan hologram label to show it’s authentic. Not that there are bootlegs for her anyway. I don’t understand how this can be priced at $100-$200 on ebay. Does anyone actually buy figures at that crazy price? Why aren’t they priced more reasonably?
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Figures have gotten so expensive indeed. 🙁 I guess that’s kind of a good thing for me, since it keeps my collection small and my available spaces large.
It’s not so much the price of figures. It’s more like the space they take up. I’ve noticed that figure boxes have gotten bigger and bigger over time. I guess it’s mostly due to the sheer amount of flying clothes and hair everywhere, but then again, that’s not really true. There are some pretty dynamic figures that came in some darn small boxes.
I’d like to see figures packaged in smaller boxes again. These box sizes are unnecessary.
I’m sure people do buy figures at that price, or they wouldn’t be on eBay for that much. I think it has to do more with them not knowing where to get figures rather than being big spenders. When I first started figure collecting, I googled where to buy them and paid a lot more than I needed to (though I didn’t know at the time).
Hmmm… you’re probably right. I guess if I just post on ebay every week and see what happens, it’d be better than just sitting on these figures. It’s true that there are lots of people that simply don’t know where to buy these figures. The Neogaf figure thread for example, people are always asking.
I admit I generally don’t pay the crazy ebay prices. If I’m faced with a situation where I want an older figure I go to Yahoo Japan. But I ADORE this Death Sensei and Hikaru from peace@Pieces by Alter. I have no idea who these characters are but I really like the figures and don’t blame people for paying $100 a pop for them.
I had no idea who these characters are either! But yeah, I bought them because at the time I thought it was beautiful. My tastes have changed since then, I think.
Death sensie i almost forgot about this figure… god i wish i had never sold her, i was short on cash and solgd her for a quick £50 but now i regret it. Such a beutifull figure really wish i could get her again even if it cost me $100-200.
Now to hunt eba for her 😛
To each their own, I guess. While I was a little sad at the price I sold her at, I don’t really regret selling her. I guess it helped that I never took her out of the box to admire. Then again, it probably would have been better to not buy her in the first place if that was the case… dang, if you had come earlier, you probably would have got a pretty good deal from me!