I'm curious as to how many people Worldwide collect newer Japanese Vinyl like Secret Base, Gargamel, Real x Head, Bounty Hunter, etc.

I'm guessing like a couple of thousand?

Nah, just me.

i heard it was actually yo momma

Vicious rumours. Bloody tabloids.

just the 10 of us

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on a 'serious' level? maybe a few hundred.

really? I would think a few hundred in the states (us) and then much more in Japan, Hong Kong / Asia, Europe? no?

maybe. but it seems since most neo kaiju runs are 150 or less pieces,,,theres not that big a scene. I would iumagine a LOT more people here and in J collect the 'original kaiju'.

I would say a lot more people in the states collect this stuff than in all of Asia.

I think about 200 people at the most

why do we make each other pay so much goddamn money then!?

That's crazy! I figured this stuff was a "little" bigger over in Japan. But I also figured that most/all US collectors at least know of this board, and probably post.
It's pretty cool that so few people can keep companies like SB, etc going.

that's why i'm always curious about the size run... i wonder what is considered "alot" in neo-kaiju terms

100 plus ='a lot'.

toy collecting is seen as pretty degenerate by most of my japanese friends. They dont get it all.

Plus, like was mentioned earlier, I think the kaiju stuff is more popular in Japan than SB, Gargamel, etc. I'd think Marusan, Marmit, M1-go have a bigger fan base because they don't do original (unknown) figures, just pre-existing characters/reissues. Even that's a niche, though, too.

hahaha thats the first thing that came to my mind also

So what about all those damn toy shows in Japan then ?? Wonder Fest , Super Fest , Tripple Happy Amazing Fest

Are the hundreds of people fround apon like there bumbs ?

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everyone that's seen or been by looks down hard on me for collecting, I could careless, the board keeps me strong!

look down on you? really? well my friends know i collect weird things anyways... so they think i'm a little more weird or just shrug it off

when i ordered the damaged brain mask ranger here at work i received so much flack, mostly fun teasing, but the mocking hasn't stopped.

must admit though... i do keep everything in my big closet, so the casual visitor doesn't think "wtf?"

Fuck what people think. STAND UP FOR WHAT YOU THINK RULES!! GET THAT SHIT OUT THE CLOSET! People come to my house and a freaked out by all the records and toys. they say "they still make record players" and "the glow ones scare me". I just laugh because I know the true inspiration power of Vinyl!!!

I just said 200 about these underground figures(SB, gargamel, rumble, etc...). there are so many more figures getting released to much bigger audience. this stuff is just small part of toy collecting. This is a rough estimate based on the people I have run into online and people that order from us.

yeah set the toys free! When people come to our house they see 30+ years of collecting shit (can't even get started on my office) My wife and I have both collected (she her disney cuteness and me my wierd shit) for three decades so the stuff is all free range over the entire house. Even our two daughters are collectors-- we taught them well. I figure if people come by and can't handle it, that's their problem... love us, love our toys...

Every once in awhile someone will show a little interest, and I’ll point out the different types and manufactures, and as much history that I can, MaDeRe saw it once and said it was like watching a young Vincent Price as a museum curator, I couldn't be more proud of being weird!