Amazon Browsing
Jan. 9th, 2011 12:40 pmSo, I was browsing Amazon.com, thinking about what I wanted to buy with my last Christmas gift card, when I decided to search for Sailor Moon merchandise on a lark. One of the things I found was this:

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Though it's the Japanese edition, back in the day, they also released these dolls here in the U.S. I have all the other Inners and Tuxedo Kamen, but I'm missing Sailor Venus. I can't remember if I just couldn't find her anywhere, or if I was in my silly "I hate Venus because she wears orange" phase and decided not to buy her out of spite, but I've always regretted not having her in my collection, especially since Venus is virtually tied with Mars as my favorite of the Inners.
The question is, should I snap this one up? I would in a heartbeat if I could get it for, say, about five dollars, but they're selling this one for around $27 (once you include shipping). Twenty-seven dollars is a lot of money for a silly little toy. (And if the American edition was just a repackage of the Japanese toys, not very good quality either.) I don't think I spent that much on the other five combined. Still, I really would love to have her in my collection...
Ugh, I can't decide. It's so, so tempting, but I could buy several volumes of used, out-of-print CLAMP manga with that kind of money, which would be a much better value.
Maybe I'll just wait and hope that somebody will put up a cheaper offer someday...