Cheap figures!

Please help!!

I have no clue as to find a place to start buying moderately cheap figures!

I have yet to buy a single figure and any suggestions would help. Google works yes but I do not know any popular and reliable sites to buy from.

Yes im quite the noob. >.

You could start your collection of Nendoroid they range from about 40-90 dollars each or figmas that are about the same price range too.
Otherwise a good quality scale figure such as one this then you're looking at least 80-90 dollars, and for really high quality stuff it's usually >90.

lol cheap figures... they exsist but they rarely appear

They get very expensive, and cheap ones that look high quality are a lot of the time bootleg that you import from China so you want to be careful.

You'll have to just build up your collection slowly over a period of time and just buy one nice figure every so often.

www.tokyotoys.com is a good place to start. based in U.K but fantastic shipping times and superb customer service too. give them a go. prices range quite a lot but you can get some rare figures there too on import

All the advice is greatly appreciated!

Thanks everyone.

sorry to say it but tokyo toys are price gougers they charge about 20-30% more for figures than shops like hobby search or hobbylink

yeah i wouldn't disagree with you there. I did buy a kanu unchou statue from them that was more expensive than other stores. However, the customer service and ease of transaction is exemplary so Id rather visit them and pay a little extra than ship it from abroad and the figure waits in customs for 2-3 weeks (which i'm currently experiencing with a figure shipped from california). Still pros and cons i guess...

Well, being based in UK it is fast and customs-free for Europeans.

I browse around amazon alot and have never paid over $50 granted I only have 15 figures not counting gunpla and most are Type-Moon related

I was going to mention Amazon, too. Since some of the shows I like the most are pretty mainstream (Evangelion) stuff I like shows up there.

i could tell you but it will cost you !!

... I'm terrified...

I suggest AmiAmi or Hobby search, their prices will be (most of the time) cheaper then any other reseller.
And Hobby search gives you points when you purchase stuff from them, so you could use that to waiver of your next purchase or save it up for a rainy day.

It would be nice to state where you're from, as it also depends on that. ^What he said is true.

Yes, where you are located in the world is going to be a determinant factor into how much you'll ultimately pay.

I will say immediately that since you are starting out you may potentially look at figures that are released via blister packs. While not as an intricate selection as with higher quality figurines, very often you can find good quality figurines within the realm of blister pack sales. You may have to look on eBay and Amazon to find them, but eventually you will.

The issue with above however is obvious - once you open a blister pack, the package is destroyed. Most of the more higher quality figurines allow for the owner to remove the figures, and then re-pack them into their boxes if needed. Many of the lower cost figurines are not going to allow this.

hmmm.. bootleg? stuff really cheap is usually too good to be true. buy from a licensed retailer

Hmm I see. Well here in the United States only leaves me to search online for figures/figmas so shipping plus the figure itself already gets pretty expensive.

I can definitely see why there honestly is no "Cheap" Figure especially if you live in the US...

Garage kits and DIY paint figures are sometimes cheaper... buuuuuuut you will have to spend money to finish them and color them.