@FandomChats Some stuff from the past few years I've gotten! I don't tend to buy fanmerch but sometimes they're easier or cheaper to get than official merch if the series in question doesn't have much fanmerch. (Most merch from Macross II is fan-made, for example.) #FanChats25

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@FandomChats A lot of my collection is still back in my old house in Puerto Rico, some of it seen in the four photos attached here--but as an adult, I like collecting stickers or keychains if they are below 5-10 bucks including shipping XD Sometimes some chibi figures. Otherwise I try to not collect much due to space or money, unless it's something super rare that I know I will never see again, like very obscure manga. Thankfully that hasn't happened much lol. Thank you, second hand markets that sell things super cheap!

The dolls featured in these photos from my house, I brought with me to my home here in the US but OVA!Belldandy's head broke when getting her out of the protective casing, and I think Ryoko's sword broke  Not sure how to fix them, and some of the stands (the pole thing that helps them stand up) are missing but I'm sure it's because they're still in storage. Not sure how they would be replaced...But I love them, anyway  

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@FandomChats i love collecting merch with my partner! though we cant afford as much as we'd like and have conflicted feelings about manufacturing practices that keeps us away from most things. we have a pretty nice collection though i think for #yugioh , and since moving we haven't been able to display it all. my partner and i decided to collect the entirety of the original print of yugioh duel monsters, and a friend kindly gifted us yugioh R! we have a TON of doujinshi too! but its wayyy too much to show in just 4 photos, so here are favorites that bring me a lot of joy

ive also made my own...merch? the keycap is all me babey! sculpted and painted with my own paws. wish there were more handmade fan items out there these days. dropshipping makes me depressed

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