collecting feels almost toxic sometimes
i’ve always loved rilakkuma, but never had much to fund a collection. now that i had a little bit of pocket money (i’m still pretty young & job hunting lol i always wanted to collect) i went a little crazy and bought a few kori plushies. for one, i kind of feel like i’m making bad financial decisions doing it because they upcharge all the time/it’s literally plushies (i feel too grown to be collecting this stuff 😞). but on the other hand, those who collect korilakkuma… they’re definitely a certain type of person (you’ll see it everywhere on tiktok.) and they’ll upcharge like crazy too, even if it’s just an american release it actually upsets me when someone spends $90 on a $35 north american released plushie. because korilakkuma is super popular… people fold anyway. i’m honestly close to becoming one of them out of fomo/want even if i know i shouldn’t and it’s highkey never that serious. thx for reading my rant, if anyone is reading this…
edit: thanks for all the comments! i feel more validated in my collection, given that i’m still young. i do enjoy collecting, i enjoy having cute things and care a lot about my space. it just feels weirdly competitive at times (?) even when i know i shouldn’t stress about it. i know talking about my frustation on scalpers won’t do much lol, but i just wanted to put it out there so i can shut up about it c: