fantasy_trance
"You and the end of summer and the dreams of the future..."
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Alexi - INFJ - Cancer/Scorpio/Libra - Faerie Princess
Note: Thank you for all the birthday messages :3 I will read them when I'm feeling better. I love you guys <3
In the forest of dreams, time forever stands still
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Art by Alexi (that's me!)
Buddy, the Right Arm of the Forest Faerie
why are figures so expensive now?
A bunch of folks keep talking about supply and demand, but I'm surprised that we're not talking more about the elephant in the room: if prices are going up, then apparently supply is low and demand is high. And why is that? If you ask me, it's because of a massive influx of new collectors--especially since the beginning of the pandemic.
Not only does this mean that the market is overwhelmed with buyers for a limited number of already released figures, but a glance at the figure collecting subreddit would suggest that many new collectors have been a little slow to understand the pre-order system as well. Add to that the steady stream of folks getting into the game every day, and suddenly you've got runs that are quite a bit smaller than actual demand calls for. It's unlikely that companies would be too keen to just produce more, either--the mix of rising prices, increasing delays, and plummeting QC suggests that manufacturers are already struggling to fulfil this new surge of pre-orders. Handmade products like these just aren't meant to be produced on such a huge scale, and the system appears to be cracking under the pressure.
This isn't a "newbie bad" rant or anything like that. The amount of activity on both MFC and reddit from collectors who've been doing this for even a year or less is increasing exponentially. More people are competing to buy up a small aftermarket of figures, and more people are pre-ordering products that are expensive and labor-intensive to make. Price spikes in that kind of situation are inevitable.
Note: Thank you for all the birthday messages :3 I will read them when I'm feeling better. I love you guys <3
In the forest of dreams, time forever stands still
(If the video is not playing, clear your entire browsing history, cached files, cookies, and data, then restart the browser.)Art by Alexi (that's me!)
Buddy, the Right Arm of the Forest Faerie
why are figures so expensive now?
A bunch of folks keep talking about supply and demand, but I'm surprised that we're not talking more about the elephant in the room: if prices are going up, then apparently supply is low and demand is high. And why is that? If you ask me, it's because of a massive influx of new collectors--especially since the beginning of the pandemic.
Not only does this mean that the market is overwhelmed with buyers for a limited number of already released figures, but a glance at the figure collecting subreddit would suggest that many new collectors have been a little slow to understand the pre-order system as well. Add to that the steady stream of folks getting into the game every day, and suddenly you've got runs that are quite a bit smaller than actual demand calls for. It's unlikely that companies would be too keen to just produce more, either--the mix of rising prices, increasing delays, and plummeting QC suggests that manufacturers are already struggling to fulfil this new surge of pre-orders. Handmade products like these just aren't meant to be produced on such a huge scale, and the system appears to be cracking under the pressure.
This isn't a "newbie bad" rant or anything like that. The amount of activity on both MFC and reddit from collectors who've been doing this for even a year or less is increasing exponentially. More people are competing to buy up a small aftermarket of figures, and more people are pre-ordering products that are expensive and labor-intensive to make. Price spikes in that kind of situation are inevitable.
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"Secret Garden" by AXA place where I belong;
A place where I am always by your side;
for such a place my heart has searched for so long.
The yellow light of morning seeps between
the branches of the forest;
we walk together down the path we created
hand in hand.
A soft touch of the cheek;
A faint whisper and the lush grass beneath our feet;
I pull you through the woods
into the mystical land of Faeries;
into a place we will never be seen again.
𝕊𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕕𝕒𝕪, 𝕀 𝕨𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕓𝕖𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕖 𝕤𝕠𝕞𝕖𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕨𝕙𝕠 𝕨𝕠𝕟'𝕥 𝕒𝕡𝕠𝕝𝕠𝕘𝕚𝕫𝕖 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕓𝕖𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕞𝕪𝕤𝕖𝕝𝕗.
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River Jude, the Forest Guardian
Child of the Forest
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Singer-Songwriter
Show(s)
My Own Private Idaho, The Wolverine, House MD, Tuca and Bertie, The Terminator
Book(s)
The Prince - Niccolo Machiavelli
Game(s)
Fire Emblem Heroes, Fire Emblem Fates, Pokemon
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the goofy, petty fella with a cocky attitude who's shy and sweet and very gentle when they love ya
Music
Maroon 5, Jamie Woon, Aleka's Attic, REM, Fleetwood Mac, Turnover, Kenichiro Nishihara, The Gorillaz, XTC, BTS, Sister's Barbershop, David Bowie
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I wanted to let you know I have custom figure commissions open if you're interested! Here's a 30 second video about what I do and a link to my Ebay seller profile:
Link to my seller's profile
I can make just about anything from the polymer clay I use. I know there are lots of obscure characters that just never get figures made and I'm really good at chibi sculpts and animals in particular. I also make original characters too.
What character do you want to have a figure that has never gotten one yet or doesn't have a very nice looking sculpt?
- Alexi
I am going to have some more JoJo nendos (which has been better in terms of QC thankfully!) with some more SAS later (although at this point, I may have to rethink those P.O.s). I am also getting some little items here and there but I am halting a bit on the collecting. Just not enough room in my current place and money is a bit tight atm. How about you? And how have you been, havent seen you around lately
Seeing your comment made my day yesterday. Everyday I feel depressed and it sucks. I am planning to exercise and I'm trying to diet to make myself feel better. It's hard to avoid sugary snacks and drinks because I have a huge craving for them. :( I also have a bad phone addiction.
I was actually going to shoot you a message a few days ago. Looks like I procrastinated and wasted my time on browsing. XD I'm happy to hear you're getting better. I did see your comments here and there, so it looks like you're doing ok. I hope we chat more often. ^_^
Plus doing less with the Hobby got Manga to read since filling up a shelf of Manga a month or so ago, just doing what I can to keep from screaming these days.