11/11/2008

So Close, But Yet So Far Away

Posted by Otaku Dan

I was looking at my wishes list of the figures I want over at Tsuki-board and it seems that the ones I really want are going to be very hard to find at a reasonable. It's interesting that I could have bought them but I was always saying to myself that I should get it later. I'm going to tell you how close I was to buy these figures.

I think I'm the last Haruhi fan that does not have this figure. I remember that I added this figure to my shopping cart like over 5 times but then I would change my mind and not get it.


I was going to get this figure but every online store I checked was sold out.



I had this figure on my wishlist for over 8 months at discountanimedvd.com and I was finally going to buy her but you should know what happened to them by now.

I actually had this figure in my hands when I was attending at Metrocon and I was going to buy her but I got candy bikini Shana instead.

So, has any thing like that has happened to you before or am I just unlucky?

13 comments:

Aizen said...

You're just unlucky.
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I'm just kidding. Yea; happened to me before. Was related to when I wanted to find some DVD disks or something alike...

Darkdam said...

You're wrong, I'm a big Haruhi fan, I too do not have that figure. Like you I was about to buy that figure many times, just never seem like it will fit my budget so it pops right back out.

gordon said...

what? u don't have max factory haruhi? that is like the standard issue iteam for all otakus!

ayway liu mei feng is a lovely figure but very hard to cast off.

Blowfish said...

@gordon
Once again a thing that doesnt make me an otaku :(
Shes very hard to cast off?Its more like the big man himself decided to send wraith upon earth via this figure ^^

BTT:Yeah happened to me too.You just can hope to be lucky and stumble one fay once again upon them.
If youre still looking for Saber: http://www.archonia.com/index.php?page=article&aid=35449

Or Ryu Meifen:
http://www.archonia.com/index.php?page=article&aid=44785

Its a good shop if youre looking for older stuff

Optic said...

It happens from time to time. Well, in my case, I seem to find them again at a discounted price but depending on how my figures I already have in my list, I may not buy them again.
Then again, I'm weak in resisting to bargains. >_>

btw, I moved to a new blog called This dis-jointedzone. Plz change my link on ur blogroll. :3

lovelyduckie said...

Sigh...Alter Revy here. Since then I learned my lesson and I think I may buy a few too many figures.

Rei
http://www.animecornerstore.com/papodatascpv.html

Saber
http://www.animecornerstore.com/faathscpvcfi.html

I trust that store quite a bit actually.

lovelyduckie said...

I almost forgot they have Meifen as well

http://www.animecornerstore.com/shryumebscpv.html

oneandonlyjem said...

I like Haruhi, but I don't own that figure yet. For some reason, I can't bring myself to buy her right now because other purchases (video games, figures, Star Wars, Legos, etc.) end up taking precedence over her. Then, if there's a really good sale, she gets pushed even further as I tend to choose pricier or htf figures on sale over her. I also love ltd items and she keeps getting forgotten. I don't think it's hard to find her still.

Meifen is still available, but very much expensive.
I need to get that Rei figure as well.

Missing out on a figure really sucks because you can never know what will go on sale and what will become hard to find.

phossil said...

Previously my figma fascination, I was looking and desiring the same Saber figure (summer version) but I waited because I didnt had money and then it was all sold out and know you cant find Saber available.

I think I waited too long, and know when a figure its released well, I think I wait but not too long if I really like and feel to buy it!!

gndynames said...

IIRC The 1/6 Holiday Saber (currently and probably will always be my favourite) is (still) on sale at Hobbyfan for 34 USD. They're an American based store and is quite good.

I don't have the Max Factory Haruhi neither, but I'm not as much of a Haruhi fan as I am of Saber.

I don't know, I often cheap out on things, it'll hurt me one day, but that day hasn't come yet. I've ordered the Alter 1/6 Maid Saber instead of Gift's 1/8 Saber. I'm hoping enough stores have her that I could get her later, hopefully.

koiking-no-chikara said...

Hang on... the girl with the glasses... Is she from Rizelmine?! If not, she looks so much like that Rizelmine girl...

Otaku Dan said...

@Koiking-no-chikara: she is rei from pani poni dash

sammisu said...

Last fan who doesnt have that figure? That statement is false, as i do not have it myself.

But i have another one.

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