By that I mean the amount of figures you're allowing your collection to contain. Some may collect without thinking of such a limitation, but I believe most who get into the hobby seriously, do set a number, in rough terms, in order to have a gameplan. Granted, others decide to focus on one specific license, so they sidestep that by not really needing it, as they're just getting a bit of everything that revolves around that one thing.
But to those of you who are 1/6th-only (or at least mainly) and have a broader range of interests; in which "zone" are you ? The Justin types who buy anything and everything I think are few and far between. The rest of us have to choose. However, for some that means 10 to 30 figures of their all-time classics, while others blow it up to ~100. Some stick to that "Magic Number" by selling and replacing figures, while others are more likely to bend the rules a bit, and add some extra slots if something comes about.
But let's say you have a number in mind. Do different costumes/looks of the same character count as a different figure (Civil War Cap for you Cap Dislay & Endgame Cap for your Avengers Display) ? Do different incarnations (Baleman & Battfleck, Tobey-Man & Iron Boy, etc) count as different figures and take up a spot ? In that magic number, do you factor in pipe dreams and whishlists ? For example, even if it takes a long while, I think the vast majority of Star Wars characters will eventually at some point be made. But a cult classic film from 30 years ago which you love might never see any merch, let alone a 1/6th figure. Do you pass on an extra Trooper or hot new Flavour Of The Month because you're keeping a spot open for that pipedream ? What happens when/if you get into a new thing and suddenly you need ~4 figures from it ? Does somebody else get bumped from the list, or at they simply added ?
So, do you have a "Magic Number" ? If you do, what's the ballpark ? And ultimately, how do you work with it ?
But to those of you who are 1/6th-only (or at least mainly) and have a broader range of interests; in which "zone" are you ? The Justin types who buy anything and everything I think are few and far between. The rest of us have to choose. However, for some that means 10 to 30 figures of their all-time classics, while others blow it up to ~100. Some stick to that "Magic Number" by selling and replacing figures, while others are more likely to bend the rules a bit, and add some extra slots if something comes about.
But let's say you have a number in mind. Do different costumes/looks of the same character count as a different figure (Civil War Cap for you Cap Dislay & Endgame Cap for your Avengers Display) ? Do different incarnations (Baleman & Battfleck, Tobey-Man & Iron Boy, etc) count as different figures and take up a spot ? In that magic number, do you factor in pipe dreams and whishlists ? For example, even if it takes a long while, I think the vast majority of Star Wars characters will eventually at some point be made. But a cult classic film from 30 years ago which you love might never see any merch, let alone a 1/6th figure. Do you pass on an extra Trooper or hot new Flavour Of The Month because you're keeping a spot open for that pipedream ? What happens when/if you get into a new thing and suddenly you need ~4 figures from it ? Does somebody else get bumped from the list, or at they simply added ?
So, do you have a "Magic Number" ? If you do, what's the ballpark ? And ultimately, how do you work with it ?