Whenever I watch movies that spiral out from just one moment in time, it always makes me think about how quickly life can change. Just like that, all the comfort in your routines you have built up over the years can disappear. Unfortunately, it seems like it rarely ever happens in a positive sense. It’s always some sort of tragedy. Maybe it’s because I watch a lot of horror movies, but the super-happy Hollywood ending just isn’t nearly as believable as shocking misfortune. I’ve always considered myself an optimist, but these types of movies always make me question what horrific scenario awaits me. I no longer dream of getting rich or going on exciting adventures. Luckily, I met the love of my life in a love-at-first-sight moment, so at least I can check that box. While our life isn’t that of what makes movies, well, movies, I think the uninterrupted routine of it all is my happy ending.
It seems like we blinked, and our hobby is so much more expensive than it was five years ago. We have long railed against the TVC markups, but for two primary focuses of mine to be revealed and so easily join the JOMO list is inconceivable. How about a once mainline MOTU figure being made into not only an exclusive, but a deluxe, with a final cost of getting it into your hand more than double since 2020? The exact thing is happening at Hasbro with their new Combaticon Swindle; it’s not even an exclusive. Classified hasn’t been immune either. With mainline going from $20 to $28, who knows what a Deep Six with or without SHARK could cost, let alone another Zartan with Swamp Skier.
Happy Holidays…Slick
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