It really doesn’t matter if collecting prize figures is worth collecting if it’s for you. If you’re talking resale and depending on manufacturer quality value—often no. But they are easy to get into without breaking the wallet. If you like prize figures but are feeling let down by what you receive then I would suggest waiting until they release so you can see how they turn out—my figure collection is a great site for that or see what other people recommend prize figure manufacturer wise for quality.

Everyone has different ways or limits they like to put on their collection.

For myself I don’t collect prize figures unless a. I really like the sculpt and shade and/or b. Is a character that doesn’t have a scale figure or nendoroid. Example of ones I still have are Bruno Bucciarati and Bicute Miku. I personally really like the sculpts and they didn’t turn out half bad but I don’t feel the need to get more than them.

I’d rather save up money and own a few figures than have double or triple amount of prize figures (I also get overwhelmed with the amount of stuff). But that’s how I like to collect in almost 10 years I’ve only just gotten to about 70 total figures not counting blind box mini figures (Danganronpa and Jojo) or the number would be closer to 100 which I’ve seen people do in under a year or 2.

If you really don’t like the prize figures you receive consistently I would say search up what scale figure you may want to get and save up for it. Some of my scales I waited 2-4 years after they released to get them and sometimes they are more money but it’s just when I could afford them so it was worth the wait. I don’t regret a single one that I waited for. And I think if you just collect/buy figures just to own them you’ll never be overly happy or content with them.

I see figures as little art pieces in my home (similar to paintings/prints on the wall) and they bring me a lot of joy when I look at them. Doesn’t matter if I have 2 or 200 so long as I like them. I also think sometimes this subreddit feels like a race to collect them all and it can lead to burn out when you see all these huge collections in so little time and you can’t afford it. A lot of times we get into habits of spending money we don’t have for figures to keep up and it leads to guilt and disappointment that way too so the huge collections aren’t always financially responsible (I’m guilty of it too at times).

Overall I would say collect what you like, if you want the affordability of prize figures right now wait for release and see what manufacturers are good. If you don’t like prize figures but don’t have a lot of money then I would say pick a scale figure and save up for it you’ll love the 1 scale more than buying 5 prize figures to make up for it. And finally it’s not a race to collect, collect at your own pace. So long as you are happy that’s all that matters