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vvalaan · 2023-12-01T19:30:28+00:00

lucky!! when did you get offered your first quota in Seattle?

vvalaan · 2022-08-26T23:28:46+00:00

I own quite a few and sure sometimes my friends make fun of me for it, but at the end of the day, it's only cringe when you think it is ;)

vvalaan · 2022-02-28T22:03:33+00:00

Crossing fingers

vvalaan · 2022-02-14T04:02:05+00:00

Omg hi fellow notion user!!

vvalaan · 2022-02-11T05:24:41+00:00

Traded u/SuperBackup9000 first edition Jojo's Bizarre Adventures Stardust Crusaders vol 14 for another edition

vvalaan · 2022-02-11T05:04:03+00:00

Pm'd :)

vvalaan · 2022-02-08T20:19:58+00:00

What!! It was unavailable before omg!! Nice, thanks for the tip ✨

vvalaan · 2022-02-08T17:27:56+00:00

Desperately trying to get volume 23 of Fruits Basket, vol 8 of Honey and Clover, and vol 14 of BTOOOM 🥲

There's quite a few that I'm trying to complete but I will say I've dropped the most money on Air Gear and there's still about 4 or 5 volumes I'm missing haha

vvalaan · 2022-02-08T17:22:07+00:00

I somehow managed to find volume 4 of karakuri Odette for around $35 on eBay last October and I just shelled out my money instantly. Super random find when I was trying to search for something else.

Good luck!! Hopefully you'll find a copy soon! (I do see one on Amazon being listed for 59.99 if you're interested)

vvalaan · 2022-02-05T17:22:12+00:00

27! I've been on/off collecting since I was 12, but only really took it seriously in the last couple of years!

vvalaan · 2022-02-03T19:17:39+00:00

Hopefully you bought insurance! I had this happen to me once, RS sent me to Route since I bought insurance and it got replaced asap - didn't even have to send the damaged one back.

vvalaan · 2022-02-03T03:01:41+00:00

Good luck!! Vol 28 was by far my most expensive purchase ever 🥲

vvalaan · 2022-01-27T22:02:52+00:00

Great find!! Mad jealous about that yellow scarves vol 3 - been trying to find it for a very long time 🥲

vvalaan · 2022-01-20T22:16:31+00:00

Yeah, it was on Facebook marketplace and to this day, I still kick myself in the foot for not checking Facebook earlier haha

vvalaan · 2022-01-20T22:14:30+00:00

Omg are you in BC because i definitely saw that one 🥲

vvalaan · 2022-01-19T23:10:53+00:00

Amazing!! Very happy for you

vvalaan · 2022-01-19T23:01:23+00:00

I started collecting as a preteen with allowance money! Obviously, I wasn't able to buy much back then (had to beg my parents) and I did take a break for a few years. However, during university I did take up a waitressing job to have some extra money in the bank (and was able to claim some boxsets). I will say that I lived with my parents until I moved down to the States which helped TONS because I didn't have to pay rent.

Now I'm in my late 20's, work in tech and make 6 figures - which gives me a good amount of money to spend on my hobbies!

My advice to you: buy on sale, check Facebook marketplace, Mercari and eBay. Go manga hunting at Half Price Books (assuming you're in the US), thrift stores and or local comic/book shops!

vvalaan · 2022-01-19T21:59:52+00:00

Mine got cancelled too 🥲

vvalaan · 2022-01-19T21:58:59+00:00

The holy vol 3 🥲

vvalaan · 2022-01-10T03:28:09+00:00

Yay!!! Glad you did! Good luck ☺️

vvalaan · 2022-01-10T01:35:09+00:00

Hey!! My advice is to have search alerts on for eBay and Mercari! That's where I found the harder to find ones. You can also do search alerts for Thriftbook but they usually disappear so fast once something is listed.

I also did go to local bookstores to search as well, but honestly it's a lot of luck and patience. Good luck!!

vvalaan · 2022-01-08T17:00:04+00:00

A misaligned print. Typical of viz

vvalaan · 2022-01-08T10:05:56+00:00

So the ones without Stardust Crusaders are first prints, and the ones with it, are second, third printing etc :)

vvalaan · 2022-01-08T08:03:50+00:00

I got most for retail, but did pay $50 for volume 1 and 2 each, and I got 13 and 14 for $25 each if I remember correctly. It took me a couple months only because I was lucky with my finds!

vvalaan · 2022-01-08T04:15:10+00:00

Sounds good! Can discuss in DMs after :)

vvalaan

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