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Welcome to Utopia...

.. if you're into rants about toys new and oldish.

This is Collectors Haven, somewhere I've decided to start sharing my analysis on the many, many, random toy purchases of mine. Very much Japanese centric, but you never know what'll show up.

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Orange Thiccolo

Here's one that's been sitting around for a very long time - Orange Piccolo from the Super Heroes movie. Yes, the same one that was...

BAR-BAR-BAR... BARBERA RED!

2023 was a year of many firsts, including the Thunderbolt Squad series, which just happened to be a line I picked up on as the figures...

Pony Ride

So, if you take enough risks like me, you will eventually end up with a product that defies your expectations, failing to meet that...

Choices, Choices, Choices

BBTS occasionally has deep discounts of random figures, and I've benefitted from this before. I haven't seen anything for 2024 yet, but...

Beserker Barrage!

If there's one thing I've learned in 2023, it's that if you wait long enough, something interesting will pop up on clearance at a store...

ARA ARA!

Happy New Year! If you're reading it, you made it to 2024. Right before the year ended, or at least on the last delivery day, a package...

Soundwave... SUPERIOR!

As I was impressed with the ThreeZero DLX Arcee figure, I decided to adopt another figure from the line, Soundwave. More specifically, I...

This Might Sting A Little....

One of the most fascinating things about this year is that I've actually gotten a record number of Hot Toys figures. Most were pre...

The Ultimate Combiner

The Haslab Transformer for 2023, Deathsaurus, finally released. It's currently shipping to customers all over the world, and I was...

I'll Put Some Web In Your Eye

If you dabble in the world of Third Party Transformers, you'll know that creating Multiverse Variants of existing characters is also a...

Winter Is Coming

Ever since Black Friday, Sideshow Collectibles has been doing all sorts of sales to drum up revenue, including a BOGO 50% off sale. Many...

That's Some Premium Widow

So one of the benefits of driving where you're traveling to is that you generally don't care about the size of things you bring home. To...

To Catch a Predator....

Middle of December already, and my vacation has gone as well as you'd expect - it's non existent. Too much other basic adulting...

Rescue Me!

My US trip was expensive, and NYCC '23 was no exception. But, even though the exchange rate was terrifying, I did manage to find a few...

I Usually Skip This Part...

With the Nintendo die-hards (or more accurately, Tears of the Kingdom die hards) salty over the game not winning Game of the Year...

Alternate Tastes

Here's one that has been sitting the pile for almost 6 months now, the Figma Saber Alter 2.0 figure. How long has it been? Well, I...

Glorious Purpose!

You know how sometimes you crave fine dining, but other times you're wanting Taco Bell even though you know it's utter and complete...

I See.. You See,,, Arcee

My dislike of the live action Transformers movies is predominately due to the terrible storylines, but there's also how the designs...

All Hail Megatron, BFF!

I occasionally jump on the Kickstarter bandwagon, as there are some neat products offered. One such item was the Yolopark AMK Pro Series...

Open Wide!

Despite the fact that spending money at NYCC was kind of like pulling teeth, there were a few deals to be found, though you really needed...

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