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Post by mazfan on Feb 14, 2005 9:05:37 GMT -5
Do you guys share your collection with other collectors just virtually (like how we do it here online) or do you actually know other people who have SOC's and interact with them? I am curious because the closest thing I have with "other collectors" nearby is when I go to the local shop where I buy some of my robots. It would be really cool if I know another person in the area that has the same obsession. I don't have the whole collection (I just have the color versions from GX-01 to 26) and so it would be great to see the ones that I don't have--especially the 'Yamato" ship!
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Post by andrewdsz on Feb 14, 2005 9:27:06 GMT -5
Most of my friends who knew me has those SOCs think that im childish and immature in some ways, so i basically just keep them away from people. But my gf loves it though. ;D
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Post by Omni Existence on Feb 14, 2005 12:56:27 GMT -5
Yeah, I have a small circle of friends who are also toy collectors, and the nice thing about it is, we all work in the same place.
Most of the friends I have outside of that circle think that I'm nuts for investing my dough in toys. What they DON'T know is, I can sell some of my collectibles faster than they can earn $10 in a day.
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Post by 00silvergt on Feb 14, 2005 13:38:33 GMT -5
Everyone thinks my collection is cool, but they all think that it is more a novelty thing and that I spend too much money on my collection...(the ugly truth is I do...but what else would I spend on?)
Lastly, if you are not spending your rent, cable or grocery, etc. money on this, then it is not a problem... ;D
BTW, Omni...clarify the $10 in a day statement...wouldn't that be illegal? I guess I assume you are not in the US?
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Post by Ben-Ohki on Feb 14, 2005 14:03:45 GMT -5
The funniest comment I ever had was from my cousin who visited me last fall: "You live in Pacific Mall." (For those folks not around Ontario, Pacific Mall and the surrounding area at the north end of Toronto is populated by lots of Asian shops - among them are several stores carrying import toys).
Most of my friends who visit always remark how cool my collection is (usually with a touch of awe in their voices). The other reactions I get are indifference (usually from kids who are too young to recall the Super-Robot era) and disdain (usually from adults too old to recall the Super-Robot era).
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Post by Otaru Ikari on Feb 14, 2005 14:07:29 GMT -5
BTW, Omni...clarify the $10 in a day statement...wouldn't that be illegal? I guess I assume you are not in the US? Yeah Omni and some of the guys here like me are in the Philippines. Good thing most of my friends collect toys and my family has accepted it, well some of them anyways ;D
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Post by REX-203 on Feb 14, 2005 14:25:36 GMT -5
I really only have one fellow collector friend around here, but we mostly let each other know of good finds around the toy stores. Unfortunately, our work schedules are completely different so we rarely ever actually get to meet up. The funniest comment I ever received was when one of my older cousins came over to use my computer and exclaimed, "Whoa, it's EBAY in here!" when he saw all my bots. I was like, "Uhhh, yeah you could say that."
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Post by jwm on Feb 14, 2005 19:33:43 GMT -5
To this day I have never met a fellow aficionado of Japanese toys or models in person. None of my friends ever saw the point in collecting this stuff. For a long time it was all stored away. In recent years I've kept a growing display of Gundam and SOC stuff and, of course, whenever we get guests I show them the toys. Mostly people seem to put Japanese toys on about the same level as interesting rocks, Sanskrit poetry, or artists' speculative renderings of prehistoric fruit-eating bats from New Guinea. Actually, we had a visitor just yesterday, a fellow from my wife's Buddhist group. I've been to his home. He collects. Disney. I invited him back to the den to show him the robots and Gundams, and I tried to keep in mind that the distinctions between the two are lost on most adults. And I really had to resist the temptation to make some kind of "My guys can beat up your guys" comment. ( So there Mickey! What's the matter, mouse? Intimidated by a sixty foot tall weapon of mass destruction? Where's your beam rifle, Goofy? Ha Ha wimpy mouse and duck nyah nyah) I'll have to say, he got off on the robots about as well as I did on the Jimminy Cricket, and Little Mermaid figures. Fair's fair, I guess. JWM
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Post by wilson on Feb 14, 2005 19:51:29 GMT -5
how sad. as for me none of my friends or anyone that i know understands my passion. they all thinks i am childlish and wasting my $.. and in a way i think their right meaning that i am child like and wasting too much money.
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Post by mazfan on Feb 14, 2005 21:16:59 GMT -5
So I guess it is safe to say that for the majority of us, our SOC hobby is a solo experience. I thought that I had more of a unique case because I live in Boston and not in a city where I assumed more SOC fans congregate/interact. Thank God for this forum, I finally feel more connected with my obsession!
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Post by lawlacan on Feb 19, 2005 4:00:48 GMT -5
i don't have any close friend who has the same hobby as mine. i have friends who collect other things like commercial airline die cast models "herpa wings etc." and he understands the "passion" of a collector. everytime i show my collection to friends, they are just simply amazed by my collection. they don't know anyone who has the same collection as me. but then most of them usually tell me to stop urchasing and start saving money. ;D
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Post by mpchi on Feb 22, 2005 16:51:53 GMT -5
I wouldn't say mine is a solo thing, but partly because I study art & illustration, where I have a bunch of college friends that are exposed to anime, comics & toys. They don't collect as much as I do, but quite a few of them collect stuff to a certain extend, or at least buy a figure or two if it happens to be something they really really like. But I tend to be a 'go-to' guy if they have questions about certain Japanese toy. ;D I also put up quite a bit of stuff in my cube, and many of my co-workers were impressed & curious what kind of robots or what shows those robots or figures are from. But I guess being around a bunch of art guys and people in the videogame industry does make a difference. Being an Asian with friends that grew up with those anime shows helps too.
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Post by DebiraX1 on Feb 23, 2005 7:42:18 GMT -5
I have a couple of friends that also collect SOC's and similar figures, and one another who collects "pitufos" (I don't know the english name, I'm referring to those little blue dwarfs with white pants and hat).
I only speak about and show my collection to fellows who I feel might be interested in it and might appreciate it. I suscribe most of the sensations you guys have described, that is, most friends and family have indiference and others disdain.
But now I'm joining a group of Mazinger fanatics of my city, whom also love the suppa robotto genre. Next friday we will meet and have a drink together. It can be an interesting experience.
Best regards,
Debira X1
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Post by ronin777 on Feb 23, 2005 13:46:51 GMT -5
Fortunately for me most of my fellow Filipino friends here in Virginia grew up the same time the super robot shows first came about so they think my collection is cool. My best bud actually collects some as well but he says he cannot catch up to me at this point. I started collecting again when the SOC line began. Even their wives and kids like it when they visit my house and look at my toys in my bookshelf in my study. Of course the first comment they tell my wife is "wow he didnt have that many last time we were here", but that's a different story. ;D
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