Unknowingly, I also went to the same store today and picked up a bunch of stuff.
@Chewie, did you buy the binocular Star Tours R5 or the Amanaman? Those were the only two things I had spotted that had also sold! LOL
Super happy with my haul though. And glad to finally have the OTC Star Tours figures!! Otherwise, I just grabbed some PT army builders and diorama parts. The prices were all good and I had birthday cash still.
Oddly, getting this amount of stuff gave me some sort of existential crisis on the way back to work. I suddenly thought about how much crap I have, “wasted” dollars, and more importantly the space it all takes up. I think this may be one of my last splurges for stuff I “don’t need.”
There’s about a dozen figures from the TAC-Legacy era I still want, a vehicle or two, and then I’m missing a dozen of the last 17 vintage figures as well. I think going forward I may have to restructure my purchases to be limited to those items, and then narrow my focus as new products come out. And perhaps most importantly, stop buying items as I see the opportunity. I simply bought a bunch of this stuff because of the low price and the ability to use the items as diorama pieces/custom fodder. That has been killer on my spending. I’ll see a deal on second hand figures or something random on EBay and I’ll buy it. Those spur of the moment choices have become too frequent.
A several years ago I capped myself with a monthly allowance, and I need to implement that again. I’ve always said I think collections should be reasonable, and mine is growing out of those self imposed boundaries. Moving towards a limit will help me and my mental health as well, hopefully.
