Yeah I cringed at this. I cut the tags off, open all boxes, let my nephew play with whatever he wants. We all die sooner than we think we will, and i see all these expensive collections become less collectable as fan bases move on, and hoarded items sold for cheap at estate sales where you can tell they were never used. Love your stuff, use your stuff. I feel collecting for value seems so stressful. if you like displaying in boxes, thats cool, i do keep some items in box because it does look good in a display or whatever, or the box itself is really cool; but dont tell people to ONLY do it this way.
Right when it comes to my Bandai movie monster series I always take the tags off but I don’t throw them away cause their like Pokemon cards but it’s dumb thinking that there are things we can and cannot do with our own stuff apparently said in this video
This video should be called, what not to do if you plan to make money off of godzilla collectibles for some reason. Alternatively a better idea would be to invest in silver.
I agree with basically everything except for the tags and boxes thing. I buy an action figure so I can display the action figure, not the box like I'm running a museum (I do however keep some boxes, like the NECA ones). The tags one confuses me because you say people sell them for much higher prices with the tags. But why does that matter? You bought the figure and if you're happy with it, why think about selling it?
I personally believe he's got the reseller mindset going on. People like this bother me because they don't keep them to pass down, he just wants to keep them for a little while before tossing them on ebay to the highest buyer.
@@vesuviustitanus4006wdym you believe? It’s so obvious that 3 of his 5 points were all about selling the figure after you buy it when it goes up in price. And he also encourages to buy the real thing when some godzilla figures go for $300+ when the bootlegs are less. I’m guessing that’s him not wanting his precious in box figure to not be sought after
Never taking the tags off your figures or keeping them sealed in original packaging only matters if you care about the resale value. If you don't intend to resell them then those don't apply to you.
1. I always take the tags off. I don't particularly care about the value of these figures, I want stuff that looks good on the shelf, and tags get in the way of that. 2. Ok, I don't personally play around with my figures much but I have every right to if I chose to 3. No. I always take stuff out of their packages, no matter how vintage. If you leave it in the package, whats even the point of buying it? You don't even get to see it the way it was meant to be seen. 4. No, thats dumb. Nothing INHERENTLY wrong with bootleg figures. Granted, some are worse quality than others, but if you find decent ones they do a great job of filling in empty spots. And also not everyone can afford vintage stuff. And theres just stuff that never even got proper figures. Bandai never did a standard scale 89 so Im using a bootleg Kaiyodo 89 that fits in extremely well with Bandai's aesthetic. 5.Sure. I can sorta agree, but at the same time, its fun to have a bunch of different themed merch.
Most of these just sound like resale tips which is not why most Godzilla collectors do what they do. But also, you could just heat the figure up, pull the plastic tab out, sleeve the cards, then if you choose to sell you can just heat them back up and pop the plastic tab back in.
Didn't know that bout the tabs for the tags. Thanks for the info. though, I'm with you on the video itself. this is NOT for collectors, and kind of misleading, when I clicked it I thought I'd learn of new ways to find the figures besides online venue, or maybe new ways to display them or something, but nope. just tips for the guys who resell figures for higher prices and will be more employed by scalpers.
@@blazkowicz7879 but real men play with godzilla figures, not display them, same with kids too, why did they make Godzilla so marketable, is for people to have the fire lizard to play with and have fun with
You can't tell me what to do! I take off tags (but I keep them) and take them out of the boxes, because my motto is "I buy toys not boxes." However, I totally agree with the mentality of buying what you like, not just anything with a Godzilla on it. It's even more cost-effective to stick to to just one or two types of figures, be it Bandai MMS, Mezco 5 Points XL, or some giant expensive statue. I love Godzilla too, but I look at some of these collections where someone has every version of every monster from Bandai MMS to a $500 statue and it looks both exhausting and expensive.
Can confirm. My parents are just buying stuff just cause I like something. Like they once bought me a Godzilla shirt of Godzilla with a guitar, and I told them no. But they bought it anyway just cause it was Godzilla.
Why dont you just buy a stock if resale value is all you care about? Imagine buying a mass produced toy and never taking it out the box because it might double in price, netting you an extra 30 bucks if you’re lucky
No point in tags lol, Ebay prices aren't a good measure for pricing They are speculators, not actual real colectors Don't encourage that type of price inflation and speculation to form
Unlike me: 1.) I do take the tags of the Movie Monster series figures and keep them when I happen to find a card binder. 2.) I usually use my figures for my films. Plus I only own three S.H. MonsterArts and two Revoltech figures. 3.) I had to unbox the figures because they gets sticky and smelly when not opened. 5.) I only have one bootleg, that's nothing important because it's not going to be part of my collection when I get an official Ghidorah. 6.) I have some that is not just Godzilla or kaijus, but there are transformers and Bionicles as well.
I've been collecting Bandai vinyls consistently for about 12 years, and I'll admit I do take the tags off, but I have every single one stored in a card binder in the order I got the figures, so it's really nice to open it up and see when I got certain figures since I have so many now.
Some of the bootlegs have pretty good sculpts with lazy paint jobs. If you’re good at repainting you can end up with a pretty good piece by repainting a bootleg.
You say dont buy bootlegs when legit figure prices are bloated beyond all reason. 500$ for 5 Bandai figures? seems about right. Collecting on a bugdet is impossible, sigh....
Whats the point of buying a godzilla toy if you cant pose it, do stop motions with it, cant take it out the box, maybe some stuff can stay in the box such as pop vinyls but other than that you probaly wont, there your figures, do what you want with them
I take tags of Bandai Ultraman Figures because they are like collector cards where you have to get every number for the kaiju figures. Like Catch Em All but Collect Em All.
YOU CAN'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO!!!! Joking aside, I don't have the room to keep them in box, but I do keep the boxes. And I display without the tag on the figure because I think they look better without them, but I keep the tags. I also collect a broad spectrum of Godzilla stuff, and I am still finding new stuff to add to my collection, I am not a kaiju hoarder I just collect what I like, and that includes just about anything I can afford.
I’m a collector, not a reseller. These are valid tips, NEVER take tags off. Just buy used figures without tags, it contributes to the problem where vintage figures are being bought brand new and instantly being removed of their tags. Great video btw
0:58 and 1:58 are contradictory. If I really like a figure, I am purchasing it because I like the character. Thus I want to display it - that oftentimes necessitates removing it from the packaging. Retaining the box for resale value is a good consideration, but unless you are a seller/reseller/scalper it is at best secondary. Also imagine if I never removed my X-Pluses from their boxes. What would be the point in buying them in the first place??? I do save as many boxes as I can though but even then its more about protection in case of moving. Good point about wearing out the joints. I see a lot of reviewers twist around limbs and remove ball joint connected pieces to depict articulation and it makes me die a little inside. Like, you don't have to force a full 360 of every limb and take apart the figures to show us the poseability. We get it. Regarding NECA/SHMA/etc and display, I personally wouldn't display them bare on a shelf. I prefer to put them behind glass, like a detolf. It prevents dust, you don't have to worry about fall damage and personally its more aesthetically pleasing. Regular Bandais are fine tho
Yeah who on their right fucking mind pays $200+ on a beautiful display piece like X-plus just to keep it in the box? What a complete slap in the face to the artisans behind those figures who created them for display. Not to rot in a garage.
@@alanstowe2245 I agree, as an artist myself if someone would to buy my product, keep it in the box and store it away and wait for it's value to increase I would be offended that my work wasn't enjoyed, instead only used my talents to fatten their wallets.
Oh no I just did the things that you said not to ....I'm still going to it like talking tags but I put portecter slives and I keep them and in the past I see anykind of Kaiju relate that I like get them just because I still kinda doing it. But I opened rare toys some times and Gleen it's our stuff we can do everything we want 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
rest are valid but the box one doesnt sit right with me, i mean cmon if i wanted a godzilla to be stationary id buy a statue, if im getting a hiya figure or something like that, this boy is gonna be posed and played with
ok hear me out i take of the tags but i will never take it off rare figures like if its easy to buy i take the tags off and put it in a box but if its rare its staying on like the godzilla store exlusives if i get one tag on if its cheap and from amazon or ebay for a good price tag off if its an exlusive or event one tags always stay on but i would buy bootlegs like an obvious bootleg for a joke
It's all true... unless you actually LIKE the "cheez" factor of those goofy bootlegs. I mean, it's not that different than the cult movie thing where they're so bad, they're actually charming.
Meh... That's the point of view for someone who see more the value of the collection other than the collection itself. I like to collect figures, I take them out of the packing, take the tags of (even though I aways keep packing and tags as a different part of the collection) because I don't plan on selling them at all, the value of them doesn't matter to me, I'm happy having them in the collection. When it comes to bootlegs, I really don't mind, and I have so many, just because again, I don't care about the value, I don't care if it obviously looks fake, I'm happy that I have a Keizer Ghidorah in my collection, I don't mind of it's official or not, because in the end of the day, there'll be no difference
Peak content, but you just told me everything I hate, I hate keeping them in boxes, tags ruin the experience, and I buy so many godzilla things, and bootlegs are awesome
How very american is the view that you have. Basically what you are telling people and how your perspective to everything is: don't enjoy your figures, it's more important to think about the MONEY that you COULD possibly get by reselling them LATER ON. The only worthwile tip in your list is the last one, which I totally agree. You should try to have self control over the stuff you collect, because it is so easy to let loose and become unhealthy hoarder.
Yeah, i don't have money, want a funny dinosaur in my bedroom, honestly i'm not gonna buy an original Shin Godzilla figure, too pricey, a bootleg will do just fine for me
Nah dude, do whatever the heck you want, but everyone collects different. Unless you're buying stuff purely to resell it (boring) display and play however you feel my dudes. If you're an inbox collector, sure, keep that stuff mint on box, but if not, free your sweet 'zillas from their plastic prisons I say! There's no rules in toy collecting.
Look neat and all, but this really only works if you plan to just sell or display? But for me I buy Godzilla toys to play and recreate or create fight scenes since that why I love Godzilla. Plus I have attachment to things I buy
This is resale tips... I buy my toys because, well, i wanna have fun, and make videos and i don't care about resale value because im not a damn scalper or resaler, so some of them are pointless for most people
I bought a couple of the pink tag figures back then, I unfortunately got the tags off cuz I was naive about it, but was thankfully smart enough to not throw em away. I miss the pink tag series.
Bruh, if I get a figure, I plan to PLAY WITH IT! That means pretty much going against everything in this video. But I’m fine with that, cause when it comes to toys, I’m more of a player, than a displayer
To add my opinions about your "1st and 3rd rule": I do not buy figures for their value. I buy them for my personal enjoyment. Now once I'm dead whoever I leave my collection to can decide if they want to keep my collection or sell it. I really don't care because well by that point I'm already DEAD lol. While I'm still here however I will be enjoying these the way I want to. I do not plan to sell my stuff. I'm also very good with money so I personally never have an issue when it comes to my own well being.
I only have 10 things and two of them are bootleg, the bootlegs work fine I don’t care just wanted the Kaiju I do take them some out the box BUT they’re all boxes I can easily put them back in and also store other things in, like the tags I only buy what I want even if it’s bootleg! And I mainly just have them displayed and such
If your curious my collection is, Funko Godzilla, the start of my collection NECA Godzilla Monster if Monsters NECA King Kong Final Wars Gigan Bootleg figure set Bootleg Christmas ornaments Toho Series Shin Godzilla (that was a gift) Godzilla Monopoly Godzilla Tokyo Clash Godzilla Kaiju World Wars Plus a WHOLE BUNCHA COMICS
Personally, I think the most you are gonna pose your ball joint Godzilla figures all the time is if you're doing stop motions on them. I have a NECA 1954 Godzilla and I posed it multiple times. It was hell. Probably do it only once in a while.😉
I only agree with not buying bootleg figures and the never just buy anything because its Godzilla. Definitely collect what you like and what you can afford. Everything else is just mainly for re sale value. I always remove my tags, but I keep them, I always remove from the box but only keep very special and cool boxes and always play and have fun with your figures. Have fun.
I always take off the tags, cuz sometimes i like to play with them, or make small stop motion videos for fun, i would never sell a figure, but i still keep the tags because i think they're pretty cool, i have a couple in baseball card protectors
The way I see it, if you love collecting Godzilla cause you love the monster itself, you crazy for keeping reciepts & tags. If you collect Godzilla cause you think your kids can get more money after your demise, be it by E-bay or yard sales, by all means, keep those tags on them. lmao. My poor friend Mike passed a couple yrs ago, kept his NASCAR collection in box his whole life, & his son sold them all for pennies on the dollar smh
Xplus figures should be at least opened to inspect or removed to display. They were made for it and any Godzilla collector who wants to become familiar with his collection should take it out to familiarize the themselves because they should know what it is they’re actually collecting an with the individual pieces.
The year was 2017, and I had only recently got into Godzilla. I was watching a review for the SH monster arts, Godzilla Filius. Wanting one to call my own. I looked in Amazon and bought the Bandai vinyl version which I mistook for the SH monster arts Godzilla figure it was $25 then it is $40 now when I received it I took off the tag and threw it into the garbage never to be seen again. Once I realized what I had done it had been too late as it had been three months since I received the figure so I now live with a bandai vinyl, Godzilla Filius without the tag. I suppose I ought to mention the time I took the metal pink Shin Godzilla figure and removed its tag, which thankfully I had learned by now to keep the tags so I put it into a protective baseball card case. thank God
The figures are meant to be set free of their cardboard prisons and brought to life with your imagination I'm glad I found another person who thinks like me
Well I ply with my Godzilla figures that’s why I get them So no I Will Remove The Tag And Play With them And move them And there is nothing u can do to stop me
I take off the tags (but I do keep them) because I use my figures for photography and short films. I take them out of their packages because I don't feel like I truly own them otherwise. I'm not planning on reselling them anyway 🤷♂️. And bootleg figures are hilarious.
I like Godzilla bandai vinyls because first they don't break second they have good quality and third they have they are playable Fourth they dont cost that much cuz i spent like 17 dollars on a bandai Godzilla fifth they are for displaying
Kinda the trendmasters staple in toys. Toy Dev: Okay the toy is done. TM: Needs to shoot a missile. Toy Dev: but it's a giant monster? how is it--- Trendmasters: MISSILES!!!!
Big stress on number 5. I regret buying those tacky POP figures a few years ago. Could have just saved for actual posable figures instead. You don’t want to be the guy who has a Godzilla themed object in every room.
Tags are indeed important! Especially for the older vintage BANDAI figures. It also helps with knowing what year and variant it is. I know people love ripping the tags off the older stuff (a major phobia of mine to even do). Still, if you want the tag removed from the figure then do it with care to not damage it. And as the video states, use baseball tag protectors for the tags attached or unattached. People always complain about the price hike when it comes to figures with attached tags. Just buy it without the tag then, preowned should do. Obviously, people want the most mint figure. Usually, the most mint figure can cost a tad more which is nothing new to the collecting world especially for the vintage figures. Great video! And good luck to all collectors out there. (comments are toxic)
Absolutely distraught. Just spent $900 dollars on my holy grail, the X-Plus Gigantic Series Mechagodzilla, not knowing the box is opaque. Now I can never look at it because I would need to open it to do so, and opening figures is something Godzilla collectors should NEVER do. I’m so friggin mad I paid almost $1k for a brown cardboard box that’s just gonna sit on my floor forever what ever should I do 😭
I pulled the tags off, but keep them save in a card sleeve. Does it lower the value of the figure? Yes, do i care? No. I mean these are my toys and i wouldn't sell them anytime soon. Its your figure, display them how ever you want. The reason i took the tags of at the first place cuz i bought these figures from my trip at Japan, the tags are a lot safer if i just pulled them off and keep them in a book or something. Plus if you have a small shelf like me, it is harder to display them with the tags on. And if you realy pushed them trough, you might ended up bending the tags.
I buy what I buy for the love of the characters not to resell them. I display them with tags removed. Sometimes I even repaint them if the colors are incorrect. Bet you'll be tossing and turning tonight. Hahahaha. Okay usually I buy two or three of the same thing and keep one in the box or blister pack.
This isn’t tips for collectors it’s tips for resellers
Yeah I cringed at this. I cut the tags off, open all boxes, let my nephew play with whatever he wants. We all die sooner than we think we will, and i see all these expensive collections become less collectable as fan bases move on, and hoarded items sold for cheap at estate sales where you can tell they were never used.
Love your stuff, use your stuff. I feel collecting for value seems so stressful.
if you like displaying in boxes, thats cool, i do keep some items in box because it does look good in a display or whatever, or the box itself is really cool; but dont tell people to ONLY do it this way.
Right when it comes to my Bandai movie monster series I always take the tags off but I don’t throw them away cause their like Pokemon cards but it’s dumb thinking that there are things we can and cannot do with our own stuff apparently said in this video
@@squidracerXWhat do you mean by "collecting for value"?
Usually most people (like me) collect these figures as a hobby.
I like how nearly all of these have to do with reselling figures. Bold to assume i plan to sell any.
Yeah, not exactly a video for those who plan to keep them and maybe pass them down to our children.
Yup-
Based.
Yes
So, in short, don't enjoy yourself.
Pretty much...
…YES!
godzilla is all about suffering
You don’t ENJOY Godzilla you pu in in a table and say your a good boy ✌🏽
Yea pretty much
This video should be called, what not to do if you plan to make money off of godzilla collectibles for some reason. Alternatively a better idea would be to invest in silver.
misleading title, idn't it?
nah... ima do my own thing
I agree with basically everything except for the tags and boxes thing. I buy an action figure so I can display the action figure, not the box like I'm running a museum (I do however keep some boxes, like the NECA ones). The tags one confuses me because you say people sell them for much higher prices with the tags. But why does that matter? You bought the figure and if you're happy with it, why think about selling it?
I personally believe he's got the reseller mindset going on. People like this bother me because they don't keep them to pass down, he just wants to keep them for a little while before tossing them on ebay to the highest buyer.
@@vesuviustitanus4006wdym you believe? It’s so obvious that 3 of his 5 points were all about selling the figure after you buy it when it goes up in price. And he also encourages to buy the real thing when some godzilla figures go for $300+ when the bootlegs are less. I’m guessing that’s him not wanting his precious in box figure to not be sought after
Exactly
Some people buy it and wait till it’s rare then sell it for for double if not triple
Agreed 👍
I take off the tags off because it’s just tags but I do keep them just because
That's good, keeping tags on your figures is not for everybody but at least you're saving them
That’s what I do 😂
Oh shoot! I removed a tag!
I remove most my tags because I use most of my figures for stop motions.
Same
Never taking the tags off your figures or keeping them sealed in original packaging only matters if you care about the resale value.
If you don't intend to resell them then those don't apply to you.
Is it about collecting or flipping? lol
Does blud expect us to sell all of our figures??! 💀💀
Fr, I aint selling my funny lizard toys
im gonna play with my funny lizard toys
@@dubletumble99 hell yeah my guy
Why the fuck would I want to sell my goofy little kiryu
@@trinitynguyen-su8wh im not selling my shma bootleg godzilla i got ffor 20 dollars
Collector: guys I just bought a new Godzilla toy and ima review it! But I'm not gonna open it!!!!
Usually reviewers/collectors bought two of them if they want one of em to display
And one to open
Lol
@@raffasyaathaaradhika216I did that with a few marvel legends figures X)
1. I always take the tags off. I don't particularly care about the value of these figures, I want stuff that looks good on the shelf, and tags get in the way of that.
2. Ok, I don't personally play around with my figures much but I have every right to if I chose to
3. No. I always take stuff out of their packages, no matter how vintage. If you leave it in the package, whats even the point of buying it? You don't even get to see it the way it was meant to be seen.
4. No, thats dumb. Nothing INHERENTLY wrong with bootleg figures. Granted, some are worse quality than others, but if you find decent ones they do a great job of filling in empty spots. And also not everyone can afford vintage stuff. And theres just stuff that never even got proper figures. Bandai never did a standard scale 89 so Im using a bootleg Kaiyodo 89 that fits in extremely well with Bandai's aesthetic.
5.Sure. I can sorta agree, but at the same time, its fun to have a bunch of different themed merch.
That wallet in the vid is totally bitching
Most of these just sound like resale tips which is not why most Godzilla collectors do what they do.
But also, you could just heat the figure up, pull the plastic tab out, sleeve the cards, then if you choose to sell you can just heat them back up and pop the plastic tab back in.
Didn't know that bout the tabs for the tags. Thanks for the info. though, I'm with you on the video itself. this is NOT for collectors, and kind of misleading, when I clicked it I thought I'd learn of new ways to find the figures besides online venue, or maybe new ways to display them or something, but nope. just tips for the guys who resell figures for higher prices and will be more employed by scalpers.
There’s two types of Godzilla collectors, the one who plays with the figures and has fun, and the boring one who displays them
I’m both
I also both
So kids and real men
@@blazkowicz7879 but real men play with godzilla figures, not display them, same with kids too, why did they make Godzilla so marketable, is for people to have the fire lizard to play with and have fun with
You can't tell me what to do! I take off tags (but I keep them) and take them out of the boxes, because my motto is "I buy toys not boxes." However, I totally agree with the mentality of buying what you like, not just anything with a Godzilla on it. It's even more cost-effective to stick to to just one or two types of figures, be it Bandai MMS, Mezco 5 Points XL, or some giant expensive statue. I love Godzilla too, but I look at some of these collections where someone has every version of every monster from Bandai MMS to a $500 statue and it looks both exhausting and expensive.
Exactly, everyone collects in different ways but we can all agree that it's fun
Can confirm. My parents are just buying stuff just cause I like something. Like they once bought me a Godzilla shirt of Godzilla with a guitar, and I told them no. But they bought it anyway just cause it was Godzilla.
@@macboi916 LOL
@@macboi916 your parents are people of culture I can tell
Why dont you just buy a stock if resale value is all you care about? Imagine buying a mass produced toy and never taking it out the box because it might double in price, netting you an extra 30 bucks if you’re lucky
No point in tags lol, Ebay prices aren't a good measure for pricing
They are speculators, not actual real colectors
Don't encourage that type of price inflation and speculation to form
Is this April Fools?
This is pretty much how to get money back on figures, not things you shouldn’t do.
So basically, buy them and leave them in the attic. I like doing stop Motion, so, no.
Unlike me:
1.) I do take the tags of the Movie Monster series figures and keep them when I happen to find a card binder.
2.) I usually use my figures for my films. Plus I only own three S.H. MonsterArts and two Revoltech figures.
3.) I had to unbox the figures because they gets sticky and smelly when not opened.
5.) I only have one bootleg, that's nothing important because it's not going to be part of my collection when I get an official Ghidorah.
6.) I have some that is not just Godzilla or kaijus, but there are transformers and Bionicles as well.
hot take: I remove all the tags because i don't plan to resell and don't care what the value is. They look better displayed without them
Same
Figures look better without tags. Tags look better in a binder.
I've been collecting Bandai vinyls consistently for about 12 years, and I'll admit I do take the tags off, but I have every single one stored in a card binder in the order I got the figures, so it's really nice to open it up and see when I got certain figures since I have so many now.
That's a really cool idea!
That's exactly what I've been doing for about a decade
@@eganite89 Great minds think alike!
Bros treating kids toys like collectors cards 😭🙏
I mean they aren’t kids toys but still it’s not that serious
@BORIS67887 Godzilla is a brand that is meant to be experimented with, that's how we got Shin and -1.0, from re-imagining Godzilla
I broke most of these rules, since i never plan to sell my figures
Some of the bootlegs have pretty good sculpts with lazy paint jobs. If you’re good at repainting you can end up with a pretty good piece by repainting a bootleg.
You say dont buy bootlegs when legit figure prices are bloated beyond all reason. 500$ for 5 Bandai figures? seems about right. Collecting on a bugdet is impossible, sigh....
This guy's clearly a flipper and doesn't want his precious "investments" being devalued by people being okay with high quality bootlegs.
Whats the point of buying a godzilla toy if you cant pose it, do stop motions with it, cant take it out the box, maybe some stuff can stay in the box such as pop vinyls but other than that you probaly wont, there your figures, do what you want with them
summary: buy the things you like and leave them to gather dust and then forget about them. you're simply sleazy
No 6 my money my wish...you buy what you want to buy ...dont let some random youtuber tells you what you shouldnt buy
Sorry but this video is giving terrible advice. Let people enjoy what they buy.
I take tags of Bandai Ultraman Figures because they are like collector cards where you have to get every number for the kaiju figures. Like Catch Em All but Collect Em All.
1:30 that looks amazing tho-
YOU CAN'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO!!!! Joking aside, I don't have the room to keep them in box, but I do keep the boxes. And I display without the tag on the figure because I think they look better without them, but I keep the tags. I also collect a broad spectrum of Godzilla stuff, and I am still finding new stuff to add to my collection, I am not a kaiju hoarder I just collect what I like, and that includes just about anything I can afford.
I’m a collector, not a reseller.
These are valid tips, NEVER take tags off. Just buy used figures without tags, it contributes to the problem where vintage figures are being bought brand new and instantly being removed of their tags.
Great video btw
0:58 and 1:58 are contradictory. If I really like a figure, I am purchasing it because I like the character. Thus I want to display it - that oftentimes necessitates removing it from the packaging. Retaining the box for resale value is a good consideration, but unless you are a seller/reseller/scalper it is at best secondary. Also imagine if I never removed my X-Pluses from their boxes. What would be the point in buying them in the first place??? I do save as many boxes as I can though but even then its more about protection in case of moving.
Good point about wearing out the joints. I see a lot of reviewers twist around limbs and remove ball joint connected pieces to depict articulation and it makes me die a little inside. Like, you don't have to force a full 360 of every limb and take apart the figures to show us the poseability. We get it.
Regarding NECA/SHMA/etc and display, I personally wouldn't display them bare on a shelf. I prefer to put them behind glass, like a detolf. It prevents dust, you don't have to worry about fall damage and personally its more aesthetically pleasing. Regular Bandais are fine tho
Yeah who on their right fucking mind pays $200+ on a beautiful display piece like X-plus just to keep it in the box? What a complete slap in the face to the artisans behind those figures who created them for display. Not to rot in a garage.
@@alanstowe2245 I agree, as an artist myself if someone would to buy my product, keep it in the box and store it away and wait for it's value to increase I would be offended that my work wasn't enjoyed, instead only used my talents to fatten their wallets.
Oh no I just did the things that you said not to ....I'm still going to it like talking tags but I put portecter slives and I keep them and in the past I see anykind of Kaiju relate that I like get them just because I still kinda doing it. But I opened rare toys some times and Gleen it's our stuff we can do everything we want 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Very true, everyone has a different way of collecting so you should just do what makes you happy!
rest are valid but the box one doesnt sit right with me, i mean cmon if i wanted a godzilla to be stationary id buy a statue, if im getting a hiya figure or something like that, this boy is gonna be posed and played with
ok hear me out i take of the tags but i will never take it off rare figures like if its easy to buy i take the tags off and put it in a box but if its rare its staying on like the godzilla store exlusives if i get one tag on if its cheap and from amazon or ebay for a good price tag off if its an exlusive or event one tags always stay on but i would buy bootlegs like an obvious bootleg for a joke
It's all true... unless you actually LIKE the "cheez" factor of those goofy bootlegs. I mean, it's not that different than the cult movie thing where they're so bad, they're actually charming.
Meh... That's the point of view for someone who see more the value of the collection other than the collection itself. I like to collect figures, I take them out of the packing, take the tags of (even though I aways keep packing and tags as a different part of the collection) because I don't plan on selling them at all, the value of them doesn't matter to me, I'm happy having them in the collection. When it comes to bootlegs, I really don't mind, and I have so many, just because again, I don't care about the value, I don't care if it obviously looks fake, I'm happy that I have a Keizer Ghidorah in my collection, I don't mind of it's official or not, because in the end of the day, there'll be no difference
Peak content, but you just told me everything I hate, I hate keeping them in boxes, tags ruin the experience, and I buy so many godzilla things, and bootlegs are awesome
Exactly
It ain't hurting the brand of Godzilla buying bootlegs as they already have stacks upon racks of money so a couple bootlegs shouldn't hurt
How very american is the view that you have. Basically what you are telling people and how your perspective to everything is: don't enjoy your figures, it's more important to think about the MONEY that you COULD possibly get by reselling them LATER ON. The only worthwile tip in your list is the last one, which I totally agree. You should try to have self control over the stuff you collect, because it is so easy to let loose and become unhealthy hoarder.
Yeah, i don't have money, want a funny dinosaur in my bedroom, honestly i'm not gonna buy an original Shin Godzilla figure, too pricey, a bootleg will do just fine for me
Nah dude, do whatever the heck you want, but everyone collects different. Unless you're buying stuff purely to resell it (boring) display and play however you feel my dudes. If you're an inbox collector, sure, keep that stuff mint on box, but if not, free your sweet 'zillas from their plastic prisons I say! There's no rules in toy collecting.
Look neat and all, but this really only works if you plan to just sell or display? But for me I buy Godzilla toys to play and recreate or create fight scenes since that why I love Godzilla.
Plus I have attachment to things I buy
This is resale tips... I buy my toys because, well, i wanna have fun, and make videos and i don't care about resale value because im not a damn scalper or resaler, so some of them are pointless for most people
I take the tags off them off if there more common but if there the limited mms I keep the tags on
Wow ur voice go so much deeper
Next video: Godzilla vs biollante (they are both in their boxes)
I always take the tags off and put them in baseball card cases cuz honestly I know I’m never selling any of my stuff I love them too much
I remove the tags, but I still keep them I don’t throw them away ^_^
I bought a couple of the pink tag figures back then, I unfortunately got the tags off cuz I was naive about it, but was thankfully smart enough to not throw em away.
I miss the pink tag series.
Ok that's good that you kept them! I took the tag off my bandai muto back then and I still regret it.
Bruh, if I get a figure, I plan to PLAY WITH IT! That means pretty much going against everything in this video. But I’m fine with that, cause when it comes to toys, I’m more of a player, than a displayer
Same! I’m going to play with it
I have bootlegs and I play with them so what’s the point!
I don't think monster island buddies follows these rules
And don’t lose the Accessories from a Figure
Being I don't plan on selling the figures, I take off the tags but tape them together in a picture collage! It looks pretty cool!
I take the tags off but I don’t throw them away.
To add my opinions about your "1st and 3rd rule":
I do not buy figures for their value. I buy them for my personal enjoyment.
Now once I'm dead whoever I leave my collection to can decide if they want to keep my collection or sell it.
I really don't care because well by that point I'm already DEAD lol.
While I'm still here however I will be enjoying these the way I want to.
I do not plan to sell my stuff.
I'm also very good with money so I personally never have an issue when it comes to my own well being.
I only have 10 things and two of them are bootleg, the bootlegs work fine I don’t care just wanted the Kaiju
I do take them some out the box BUT they’re all boxes I can easily put them back in and also store other things in, like the tags
I only buy what I want even if it’s bootleg! And I mainly just have them displayed and such
If your curious my collection is,
Funko Godzilla, the start of my collection
NECA Godzilla Monster if Monsters
NECA King Kong
Final Wars Gigan
Bootleg figure set
Bootleg Christmas ornaments
Toho Series Shin Godzilla (that was a gift)
Godzilla Monopoly
Godzilla Tokyo Clash
Godzilla Kaiju World Wars
Plus a WHOLE BUNCHA COMICS
Ok I have to admin I do have three bootleg figures in my collection💀
Noooo 😱
Yeah...
But there not that bad I have a bootleg mechagodzilla 1975, gmk ghidroha, and a mecha king Ghidorah.
The rest if my collection is from bandai, neca, or sh monsterarts.
@@danielsw1954 very nice 👌
Bro, I was like seven I took off the tags and now I don’t know where they are
In other words keep your stuff in the box and don’t even look at them wrong because they’re worth money.
Yeah I learned my lesson of throwing my tags away
Personally, I think the most you are gonna pose your ball joint Godzilla figures all the time is if you're doing stop motions on them. I have a NECA 1954 Godzilla and I posed it multiple times. It was hell. Probably do it only once in a while.😉
I only agree with not buying bootleg figures and the never just buy anything because its Godzilla. Definitely collect what you like and what you can afford. Everything else is just mainly for re sale value. I always remove my tags, but I keep them, I always remove from the box but only keep very special and cool boxes and always play and have fun with your figures. Have fun.
I like taking off the tag because I can use it as a card 💳
The only thing that actually is true is the last 2
I keep the tags somewhere safe.
I always take off the tags, cuz sometimes i like to play with them, or make small stop motion videos for fun, i would never sell a figure, but i still keep the tags because i think they're pretty cool, i have a couple in baseball card protectors
I DO WHAT I WANT GRAHHHH
The way I see it, if you love collecting Godzilla cause you love the monster itself, you crazy for keeping reciepts & tags. If you collect Godzilla cause you think your kids can get more money after your demise, be it by E-bay or yard sales, by all means, keep those tags on them. lmao. My poor friend Mike passed a couple yrs ago, kept his NASCAR collection in box his whole life, & his son sold them all for pennies on the dollar smh
Xplus figures should be at least opened to inspect or removed to display. They were made for it and any Godzilla collector who wants to become familiar with his collection should take it out to familiarize the themselves because they should know what it is they’re actually collecting an with the individual pieces.
Good to know thank you!
Its only about opinions for buying
The year was 2017, and I had only recently got into Godzilla. I was watching a review for the SH monster arts, Godzilla Filius. Wanting one to call my own. I looked in Amazon and bought the Bandai vinyl version which I mistook for the SH monster arts Godzilla figure it was $25 then it is $40 now when I received it I took off the tag and threw it into the garbage never to be seen again. Once I realized what I had done it had been too late as it had been three months since I received the figure so I now live with a bandai vinyl, Godzilla Filius without the tag.
I suppose I ought to mention the time I took the metal pink Shin Godzilla figure and removed its tag, which thankfully I had learned by now to keep the tags so I put it into a protective baseball card case. thank God
1:01 I no no wanna:(
Also, I think I want to say that’s a nice collection black shelves make the figures really stand out I really like it that’s a cool idea
Thank you!
Nah ima do my own thing
Keeping those figures in the The package is a crime in my mind
The figures are meant to be set free of their cardboard prisons and brought to life with your imagination
I'm glad I found another person who thinks like me
That's a very good point 👍
Thank you!
I put the tags in a Pokémon card binder🗿
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Well I ply with my Godzilla figures that’s why I get them
So no
I
Will
Remove
The
Tag
And
Play
With them
And move them
And there is nothing u can do to stop me
This is a joke
And a very bad one
Why would i spend all my money just to pose them?
just because
I take off the tags (but I do keep them) because I use my figures for photography and short films. I take them out of their packages because I don't feel like I truly own them otherwise. I'm not planning on reselling them anyway 🤷♂️. And bootleg figures are hilarious.
I like Godzilla bandai vinyls because first they don't break second they have good quality and third they have they are playable Fourth they dont cost that much cuz i spent like 17 dollars on a bandai Godzilla fifth they are for displaying
I bought a Trendmasters Garuda ship NIB, Didn't think twice about taking out of the box. It shoots the missiles really well.
Kinda the trendmasters staple in toys.
Toy Dev: Okay the toy is done.
TM: Needs to shoot a missile.
Toy Dev: but it's a giant monster? how is it---
Trendmasters: MISSILES!!!!
Error #5 is a 4
My guy i watch you long ago when i was 9 too 10 and i come back to see you have grownup my guy
It really has felt like a lifetime ago
I’ll keep the tags but I wanna take it off and play with it
Same
Big stress on number 5. I regret buying those tacky POP figures a few years ago. Could have just saved for actual posable figures instead. You don’t want to be the guy who has a Godzilla themed object in every room.
Tags are indeed important! Especially for the older vintage BANDAI figures. It also helps with knowing what year and variant it is. I know people love ripping the tags off the older stuff (a major phobia of mine to even do). Still, if you want the tag removed from the figure then do it with care to not damage it. And as the video states, use baseball tag protectors for the tags attached or unattached. People always complain about the price hike when it comes to figures with attached tags. Just buy it without the tag then, preowned should do. Obviously, people want the most mint figure. Usually, the most mint figure can cost a tad more which is nothing new to the collecting world especially for the vintage figures. Great video! And good luck to all collectors out there. (comments are toxic)
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Perfect
Thank you ☺️
I keep the Tags on my Bandia Japan Godzilla Collectibles and I got Bandia America playmates Neca and Jackspacfic figures I kept in their Boxes
Absolutely distraught. Just spent $900 dollars on my holy grail, the X-Plus Gigantic Series Mechagodzilla, not knowing the box is opaque. Now I can never look at it because I would need to open it to do so, and opening figures is something Godzilla collectors should NEVER do. I’m so friggin mad I paid almost $1k for a brown cardboard box that’s just gonna sit on my floor forever what ever should I do 😭
Bro I’m not gonna sell my Godzilla vinyls, I’m just gonna take the tag off I don’t care
But for real, Action figures are for playing, THATS because they are ACTION figures
I AM GONNA TAKE ALL MY NECA FIGURES OUT OF THE BOX AND YOU CANT STOP ME (burning goji 1995, GMK goji 2001 and normal Heisei goji)
I pulled the tags off, but keep them save in a card sleeve. Does it lower the value of the figure? Yes, do i care? No. I mean these are my toys and i wouldn't sell them anytime soon. Its your figure, display them how ever you want. The reason i took the tags of at the first place cuz i bought these figures from my trip at Japan, the tags are a lot safer if i just pulled them off and keep them in a book or something.
Plus if you have a small shelf like me, it is harder to display them with the tags on. And if you realy pushed them trough, you might ended up bending
the tags.
I buy what I buy for the love of the characters not to resell them. I display them with tags removed. Sometimes I even repaint them if the colors are incorrect. Bet you'll be tossing and turning tonight. Hahahaha. Okay usually I buy two or three of the same thing and keep one in the box or blister pack.
Ok good to know lol. I also buy multiple of some figures too so I can take them out of the package.
@@godzillaglenn4599 After all, leaving it in the package is kind of like leaving it in the store.
@@louisborselio8608 of course and this list takes my collecting model to the extreme so probably isn't too realistic