New Gets, and Discussion

[osoroshia]

I've been so crazy busy since my last two boxes came in, but I've finally found the time to get pictures. So let's take a look at it~

Comments

[raz2b]

Well, you already know the answers to most of them, seeing as you've been a SUPERHUGE HELP TO MY COLLECTIONS I CANNOT EVEN.

I primarily collect France, but also have an Estonia collection and Turkey Collection (Which, since he only really had one bit of official merch besides cards, is complete I guess?)

Alrighty, so hardest to find....

Admittedly, I got into Hetalia during APH season two, but only had the ability to buy crap much later on. So while the version two towel might not be all that, it's certainly one of the harder things I've had to track down. And the juice can; primarily because cans get chucked, not collected, right?
I was tipped off about both items by Osoroshia when they came up for sale~
Clicky~

The most expensive is, shockingly enough, hard to say. Dunno if France is waning more in Japan or what, but his stuff isn't /that/ expensive? I dunno. But I suppose the most expensive was the Lottery pillow. Which is actually also one of my favourite peices.

I say 'one of' because of this guyCute, right

[austriaxprussia]

*sobs* I'm still trying to track down that darn Nanja town can badge for Estonia. orz I am certainly wondering if I'll ever find it.

He's not as popular, but still a monster to capture!

[raz2b]

Yeah! I've only ever seen him twice including my own. I have a feeling not many of this were released at all @~@

[osoroshia]

ssgfgh half asleep right now so can't remember. Yes or no: Other time was the massive lot of the full set, ages ago?

If not I think you've just confirmed three exist.

[megumikumosukai]

I don't really 'collect' per say (mostly because there is hardly ever any Lovi merch and most of it is sort of ugly oops), but I really pride myself about having the Lovi rubber strap //u// I don't like the lack of details on his outfit, but it's awfully cute (and was a present!). I think the cutest is the Spamano coaster I have, though. Too bad there isn't a Prumano. -u-/Wistful thinking

If there was a Lovi plush cuter than that Movic one (and not in the sailor outfit, ugh), I'd be all over it like white on rice.

[barrelsncrates]

Same here. I wish there was a cuter Lovi plush. I wanted one with him in his regular uniform but for some reason, they chose to put him in a sailor outfit. *shrugs*

You got the Lovi rubber strap as a present? Wow, that must be a great friend you have there. Even when I had more cash on hand, the price tag made it uneasy for me to look at it.

[megumikumosukai]

Yes regular uni please ;A; Hell, I'd even be willing to sew an outfit for him myself if the plush's hair was bettter. Something about it that just bugs me. >n< I'd give my liver for a good plush. Maybe I'll think about commissioning one someday.

Great girlfriend, actually! ;u; $75 auctioned. /Spoiled rotten
He's a cutiepants. I wish the strap part on my Spain hadn't ripped off ;o; I also need a Prussia rubber strap which is basically unfindable because he's so popular.

[inkyblackknight]

My Hetalia Collection has been growing rapidly since March this year really. I can remember the First things I bought was the season 1 and 2 DVDs, shortly afterwards I got my Austria and Canada OCFs. I think one of the hardest things for me to find was my Spain plush. He hasn't actually arrived in the mail for me yet but it took a good four months to find one I could afford. On eBay he goes for nearly $150, and I don't have that sort of money to spend XD The most recent item I have on hand now though is my Hetalia messenger bag that I'm going to use for college later this year.
I think my current favourite pieces are my France and England plushies. France is actually a bootleg movic but he's suprisingly well made, despite the fact his head nearly came de-attached from his body once XD England is an official movic, I got him for $25 on eBay. When my Spain arrives in the mail it's no doubt he'll become my top fave.
I do have some pictures of my collection dotted about here and deviantART, The current state of it being here. Although

[vampirenaomi]

Wow, that mini puzzle is absolutely precious! It looks like it was totally worth the price.

I don't collect merchandise, but I'm pretty happy that I've got all the One Coin figures and that I got them for a decent price. The most I paid was probably $18, and that was for America.

What I do collect is doujinshi with Old Fritz/Prussia and Prussia/Romano being the two pairings I collect almost religiously. I also buy some other pairings, like Germancest, but I'm a little picky about the art and premise when it's any other pairing than the first two I mentioned. My entire collection is here. The most I've paid for a doujinshi is around $50, and it was this one. However, that was when I was just starting out as a collector and didn't yet know that everything is over-priced on eBay. When that doujinshi shows up on Yahoo Auctions Japan, it's a lot cheaper even if you add in commission and shipping. The most I've paid for a book while being a little more price-aware was 3,800 yen for this just a few days ago. I love that artist's Italy/

[barrelsncrates]

I envy your doujinshi collection! And I like the way you arranged them nice and neat on the page. I noticed that it includes works by Maturin and Manna. Their artwork is fantastic. I wanted to start a Prussia + Germany doujinshi collection but seeing how I've already spent so much money on other merchandise and getting two kittens, there's not much room for anything else.

[vampirenaomi]

Maturin is easily my favourite artist for that pairing. The art style is just so, so cute. The latest book was a little too explicit for my tastes considering Germany's age in it, though. But yeah, starting a collection for Prussia and Germany would be a pretty expensive project since there are just so many circles doing books for them. Even if you limited yourself to the really good artists, you would still end up buying tons of books.

[barrelsncrates]

Since LJ is making it difficult for my photos to show up here, here's the link to my LJ entry on my Hetalia collection. The hardest piece to find as well as my most recent addition was my England plushie. The most expensive was Arte Stella. I got a good deal for it but it was the shipping costs that gave my wallet a beating. My first piece was my UK stik poster and it happens to be my favorite.

I try to limit myself to England-related goods. The only thing that I would like to finish off my collection would be an England rubber strap although some multi-plates and a teacup would be nice. I'm kinda glad that there aren't too many Canada-related goods. I don't know how I would control myself if I saw a Canada plushie...

[osoroshia]

>o>

Canada plushie?

D: But yeah I saw your post going all over the place. Weird thing was, despite image size trouble, you've been the only poster here that LJ wasn't screening as spam...

[barrelsncrates]

Not the mochi!plushie but the nation!plushie although I have been tempted to buy it.

Argh! I didn't mean for anybody to see that post. When I previewed it in my journal, it was fine but when I posted it here, it was just weird.

There's a lot of things I like about LJ (which is why I haven't permanently moved off to places like tumblr) but every once in awhile, I have to wrestle with formatting issues and it's just---

[osoroshia]

I just cheat and use single-cell tables. /o/

If you want to keep the text from reaching the end of the screen just do something like this

Left aligned (comments):

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Centered (main posts):

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Of course, you can edit the 500 px to any other width too.