The price of fandom is hard to swallow

[Toasty]

As I've mentioned previously, and as can be seen by my (yet another) new avatar, Inu-Yasha has become a recent interest of mine. Apparently this whole "anime" thing is rather popular in these parts , but I didn't really know much about it.

The thing is that I don't have a lot of "spending money" to throw around, and the Inu-Yasha manga books and anime DVDs are pretty expensive to my tastes. But yet again, I find myself returning to viz.com, my local bookstore, or wherever to quench my thirst for these over-priced products and towing the line of capitalism.

$9 would be cheap for a book, if it didn't take me less than an hour to read it .

So, what categories do you find yourself paying more than you should because of the prestigious world of "fandom"?

 

[CruddyLeper]

These days, none... althouth I once had a fine collection of heavy metal T Shirts that cost the equivalent of $20 each.

 

[Archer 007]

I use to collect and play Magic: The Gathering.

 

[Perfection]

I'm a big fan of "Science" so I buy "Science" books, mostly ones on "physics" and "chemistry"

 

[Nad]

ermmm...computer games....CDs.....books.....you name it, I'm paying over the top

 

[Narz]

I used to buy a lot of chess books, I still have them, if I read and studied them all on a daily basis I could probably become a Master (rated 2100 or above) but I just don't have the passion for it.

 

[cgannon64]

@ Toasty: Netflix. THE greatest way to watch series that are old enough to be on DVD. Seriously, I watched all of Cowboy Bebop this way, and am currently watching all of Trigun and Monty Python as well. (If you want the specifics, its $20 a month for unlimited DVDs, the only catch is that you can only have 3 out at a time, but you keep them as long as you want.)

Any prices I have paid for fandom? Um...none really. Purchasing CDs and books is a pleasure, not a hassle, for me.

 

[Bose]

I've been spending a lot of money/time of wakeboard paraphanalia lately... it's slowly becoming an obsession (and not a cheap one!)

 

[Mojotronica]

Ugh. I wish I had the cash again for almost everything I've bought as a collectable. I've been caught-up in it since I was seven, and only got it under control in my mid to late 20s.

 

[WillJ]

A few years ago, when Pokemon was very popular with kids my age (11 or so at the time), I resisted it for a while, then the evil pocket monsters took all my sensibility away from me, and I wasted (or my parents wasted ) a lot of money on the cards. Actually, I shouldn't say wasted, since it was pretty fun.

 

[Archer 007]

I played Pokemon too, but i sold mine

 

[WillJ]

Originally posted by archer_007
I played Pokemon too, but i sold mine

Yeah, I should have, but I never got around to doing it. And by the time I got bored of them, they weren't worth much anyway.

 

[SanPellegrino]

Originally posted by Narz
I used to buy a lot of chess books, I still have them, if I read and studied them all on a daily basis I could probably become a Master (rated 2100 or above) but I just don't have the passion for it.

Same here. I used to play at a club in my childhood, but now only occasionally vs. friends or on the Internet. But here in Germany chess books don't sell anymore, so I often saw books at "nice price". I just can't stand, I just buy them! Even if they are are far beyond/below my level. And of course I don't have the time/passion to work them through (You can't just read a chessbook)

 

[Zwelgje]

I'm the kind of guy that goes through the bargain bins in stores to find books, CDs and games that I like at a low price. Recently I've bought nice books for €2 - €3 and CDs for €7 - €8. Reasonable prices I think. So although I buy a lot I don't spend that much.

 

[Knight-Dragon]

Originally posted by Toasty
As I've mentioned previously, and as can be seen by my (yet another) new avatar, Inu-Yasha has become a recent interest of mine. Apparently this whole "anime" thing is rather popular in these parts , but I didn't really know much about it.

The thing is that I don't have a lot of "spending money" to throw around, and the Inu-Yasha manga books and anime DVDs are pretty expensive to my tastes. But yet again, I find myself returning to viz.com, my local bookstore, or wherever to quench my thirst for these over-priced products and towing the line of capitalism.

$9 would be cheap for a book, if it didn't take me less than an hour to read it .

Did I mention I have the entire (up to now) 30 vols of the Inuyasha manga?

So, what categories do you find yourself paying more than you should because of the prestigious world of "fandom"?

Only anime and manga stuff I think - except maybe for the occasional computer part. I buy 8-10 new manga vols each weekend. Also recently, an entire DVD set of an anime I wanted to (re)watch.

But then, I can afford it pretty well.

 

[Xeven the God]

I spent a lot on my "fandom" intrests...

Pokemon, which I no longer play (thank the Gods)...I think I spent around $700 dolars total.

Yu-Gi-Oh! ... I've spent around $1500

Dungeons and Dragons ... around $400

Magic: The Gathering ... Just about $40. I've got one deck, and it's OK.

Games (PS2, PC, Gameboy, etc..) ... Around $800

The funny thing is, I've bought over half this stuff by my self and I almost never mooch off my mom and dad. I also don't even have a real job...

Wonder how that works?

Well, it's quote simple. I do stuff for both my grandmother and my parents for money...about $7 dollars an hour for my mom and dad and $5 an hour for my grandma.

Average Month for Xeven:

$5 x 4 Hours x 8 Days = $160 a month from grandma
$7 x 2 Hours x 4 Days = $72 a month from my mom and dad

160 + 72 = $232 a month

Year

$232 x 12 months = $2784 - Gaming Expenses (Food, Electricity, Contest Fees, Clean-Up Fees, etc...)

So, I make about $2000 a year.

 

[Turner]

Toasty - Check out netflix, like TripleStripe said. We used to use it, and it was pretty cool.

I don't have a lot of money for extravagances(sp?), but I guess I do overpay for some resturants. We like to go to Chili's or Applebee's. Especailly for Chili's Chips and Salsa. . . Yum! But we end up getting steaks and ribs when we should be eating salads or hamburgers. And I do love their 7 buck hamburgers. . . I do just as good at home, and get a lot more meat for 7 bucks at the grocery store.

I used to buy all the Star Trek novels when I was a kid. I didn't have a lot of money, and shelling out three bucks for a novel was a big deal twenty years ago. I also used to have to have the newer games. Nowaday's, I wait until my b-day, or it's on sale at walmart and I can get a couple of them for $20.

 

[Double Barrel]

Buckethead CD's...I just can't help myself.