I want to start collecting figures

[b][color=#9D0A0A]Hey well I have always liked anime figures (not action figures) I mean the statue like ones, anyway I like ones of girls mostly and I wanna know what is a good site to buy them from? other than Ebay, and I already know about amazon. I mostly am looking for an online store that has a large selection. [/color]

www.hlj.com
www.1999.co.jp
www.play-asia.com

In order of personal preference.

inb4 elfen lied

i use amiami and they're a pretty solid distributor imo. but wen i first started buying figures i used play-asia and they were pretty good despite the price.

Its never too late to start. i started collecting back in 2008.my first figurine was sephiroth from FF7. after finishing crisis core i had to have him. he is so badass and unique that why he had my attention.as of date i have 6 figurine's,5 die cast car's,and one plush doll.

The only Japan-related toys I have are of Unit 02 from Evangelion, Cloud Strife, and Jill Valentine.

I order from www.hammergirlanime.com they have a decent amount of figures of all types and sizes. And if your lucky they will have some amazing ones on clearance.

I started by going to a Con and got 2 there, and now im up to about 8. Only orderd one off the internet so far but i used www.japtou.com for it, they were fast about 9 work days till i got it

English version of doswillrule.
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/
j-list.com
poweranime.com

I'm liking the thread also, some of the sites being posted here I have never heard of.

Reconsider, it just may be the death of you... I started about 8 months ago and have spent hundreds so far. ^ ^
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I mainly use Hobby Search( http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/ ), their not always the absolute cheapest, by a meager amount. However their shipping is fast, and the team is fantastic to work with if you ever encounter an issue.
Plus, just look at their selection... I mean, christ.

Just be prepared to take your time acquiring a collection. You generally have to reserve/await a release date(which tends to be around 3 months from when reservations start) to get an upcoming figure. You won't find many/any places that keeps them in stock for long periods of time. Japan is small, after all. Not too much storage room.
If you miss the release date, you can try searching for it on Ebay/Amazon. People buy and then sell newly released figures in other countrys pretty fast. However, I've never bought one from ebay, so just be careful. If it's cheaper by a significant amount, there is probably a reason. Which is generally not good.

Xil is right. Hobbysearch's customer service is freaking amazing! They hold stuff for me no problem as long as I was willing to go through with the transaction with them.

I've been collecting for years and have several thousand dollars worth of figures. I really recommend staying away from Ebay when buying figures because it is very easy to get duped. Sellers will often list a picture of a legit figure only to send you a terrible knock off instead. I only made that mistake once.

Hmm, if you are someone who go ebay to buy ur figurines, u're either really desperate or cheap-o-monger. If you wanted VALUE for MONEY can always look to a fellow fakku friend for help.

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For people who started/ wants to start figurine collection X3

Dont go to eBay, but if you have to buy from there be really careful about where the seller is located, because if its in china there is a 99% chance the figure you get will be fake.

damn beat me to it >_>, but yeah you missed one

http://www.amiami.jp/shop/?set=english

also as many some may have said already it is an expensive hobby and if you do not have the funds to do it i suggest you don't

Yeap, effin love amiami. Also has anyone tried tokyo-hunter.com, yet? Friends who did claim that they are pretty good, too.

I have been navigating sites for the past week and eBay is totally not a good place to start. Too many bootlegs that's for sure and people rip you off!

Try the ones people have been recommending like amiami, j-list (some figures, not all, since they have a decent point system), and play-asia. Hobbysearch is also good too!