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Hipster is talking about how purchasing stupid-expensive camera gear can make you Money if you are skilful enough, yet buying stupid-expensive anime and watching it will not result in anything at all but watching anime. I attest to this: I basically live off like $1,500-$2,000 of camera gear, and I got back the investment within the first few months of using it.
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Cano is a post-hipster..Though that Lili is a repost. lol
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/ent...ale-dvd-gets-boost-from-the-hunger-games.html
Battle Royale takes the spotlight from Hunger Games for a bit.
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-> Well I just woke up, ready to start the day! Maybe will watch Madoka later. 
-> For being a Macross fan for such a long time...I didn't know that Minmay can be THAT sexy at times, even though shes doing it for the sake of work. 👍
OT -> Well I have a 4AGE red top block on which is not running, I currently have a blue-top 4AGE from the AW11 MR-2 on my car. I also have a pending sale on my GT-S rear wing which is USD$100, etc.
S2K = Anti-depressant pill, weekender car.
AE86 = Anti-depressant pill, daily-driver.
EA82 = Rough 4x4, future project car. -To be sold-
-> Thats how I felt before!
BT -> Well on the side note:
^ Only in Vegas...
^ Maybe not!She's not wearing panties, is she?
-> For being a Macross fan for such a long time...I didn't know that Minmay can be THAT sexy at times, even though shes doing it for the sake of work. 👍
^ Thanks for the support. I will be selling my old Subaru GL for USD$900.
OT -> Well I have a 4AGE red top block on which is not running, I currently have a blue-top 4AGE from the AW11 MR-2 on my car. I also have a pending sale on my GT-S rear wing which is USD$100, etc.
^ Point taken nk4e, thats why I bought my Subaru back then because of extra luggage/passenger space and don't want to wear out my S2K too much anymore (being as my daily for almost 3 years). And now I have the perfect combo:
S2K = Anti-depressant pill, weekender car.
AE86 = Anti-depressant pill, daily-driver.
EA82 = Rough 4x4, future project car. -To be sold-
^ How much is your budget?
^ Its ok. 👍
-> Thats how I felt before!
BT -> Well on the side note:
^ Only in Vegas...
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OADR:
You'll have to wait until tomorrow for the one I just found that would have been better. So, HAH!
You'll have to wait until tomorrow for the one I just found that would have been better. So, HAH!
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The Japanese releases are considered that. The releases here are dirt cheap. Are you saying these things below are grossly expensive? This ain't 2005 where Geneon is charging $200 a box set, you're paying $30 for 4 episodes, an extra $10 if you want a chipboard artbox to hold all the volumes, VIZ Media is charging $100 for each season of InuYasha, and ADV Films is charging $100+ for many things.
http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/OvS-rbM1vhsP4aBSuJ/browse/item/79486/4/0/0
http://www.rightstuf.com/1-800-338-6827/catalogmgr/OvS-rbM1vhsP4aBSuJ/browse/item/88863/4/0/0
Also I never said you HAD to spend money on imports. You can support the show in other ways, but the the further you go, the more support you show.
The price on many of these things goes up after it sells out. Allow me to show you plenty of inflated prices, and these shows actually do sell at those prices.
(MSRP $120)
(MSRP $60)
(MSRP $60)
(MSRP $60)
(MSRP $100)
(MSRP $50)
(MSRP $150)
(MSRP $120)
(MSRP $75) -That $2000 copy has been there for a while, however, recently a copy was sold for $700, and another for $500. I've been watching the inflated prices since this thing sold out.
These price sharks make quite a bit of money off anime fans. They buy the thing, wait for it to go OOP/sell out, and then sell it for way more than they paid for it (Around 30% or more off the MSRP is what they probably paid for it.).
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Another show has come to a close, what show? Why Another of course! Another what? THAT SHOW.
But yeah:
But yeah:
GODDAMN IT AKAZAWA NOOOOOOO, WHY YOU HAVE TO DIE? WHY?! I'm sad 
I enjoyed the twist and the ending. But goddamn it, Akazawa...
I enjoyed the twist and the ending. But goddamn it, Akazawa...
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Another show has come to a close, what show? Why Another of course! Another what? THAT SHOW.
But yeah:
GODDAMN IT AKAZAWA NOOOOOOO, WHY YOU HAVE TO DIE? WHY?! I'm sad
I enjoyed the twist and the ending. But goddamn it, Akazawa...
Izumi dying was definitely sad. Reiko dying was sad too. The show ended well though and the last two episodes were pretty cool.
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So what you have is a few, select, instances where something goes for a decent amount more than initial purchase price. And the reality is most of it goes for 30% more, if it does appreciate at all, in a standard market. Which mean, oh my, $100 can turn into $130 after, what, a few years? Great return investment
Conversely, I'm selling basics licensing on images for 3 figures per image (and my name is nothing in the field) and can make a few hundred dollars a photo session. If I did a wedding per weekend this summer, I could make several thousand dollars. And that isn't me selling my camera gear to get money back, but if I have to sell it ever, I can gain back the investment in the equipment and possibly profit. On top of that, I can sell single prints as fine art and get several hundred percent return on material costs per print.
Face it, there is no way you can financially justify a serious anime hobby over a photography hobby. Not to mention it introduces me to a ton of people, builds a social network and develop social skills, and gives me an awesome portfolio to indicate I've traveled and so on. Which never hurts.
Or you can be otaku and try to explain why you have pantsu girl on your pillow.
I'm with VB and Sly on this. Car > owning a bunch of Anime DVDs and cases. Having a single car is nice, but having a dedicated, calm, daily is wonderful when you also want to build something that is insane and stupid fun to drive. Because lets face, having your spine compacted because of manhole covers isn't fun every day.
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I wasn't for a moment suggesting him keeping the discs... that should be the first thing out the door... THEN sell a car. My point I was making earlier is that you don't need 2 cars to live.
Anyway, I just watched Another12 on my TV and damn was it more enjoyable....
the ending didn't end with a bang, but it didn't flop, so I'm very content about that.
Anyway, I just watched Another12 on my TV and damn was it more enjoyable....
the ending didn't end with a bang, but it didn't flop, so I'm very content about that.
^ How much is your budget?
$1000 or less. I found a B13 Sentra with cold A/C and MT for around that price. But this would turn itself into a DD project car because I would want a Tsuru front end, SR20VE, and NX2000 digital cluster.
I told myself to pay off my loan before buying anything more than $1000, since that's what I owe. I could have easily paid it off in a month if I really wanted to.
So... no new wheels or turbo until loan is paid off.
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Currently Watching -> Madoka Magica ep.3 on Crackle.
-> If I were you, I'd get the Tsuru headlights and the Sunny front bumper:
^ Once I sell my Subie, I'll defy many car-guy's logic by having two cars from Initial D as my AE86 as my daily and my S2K as my weekender car.
^ My Subie was supposed to my my future project sleeper, my AE86 would be my dedicated DD car. Yes, project cars are a bittersweet experience.
^ To most car guys, cars are like shoes to 'party rockers' or 'Facebook People'. I used to have a one-car thing before (from my DB2 Integra until my '06 WRX Wagon). But I used to have an AE85 (as a project) when I had my WRX before, but my ex-boss screwed me on taking the '85 back...
^ I used to own a B13 Sentra sedan (1.4 EX Saloon) back in the Philippines. They were great cars, easy to toss around with! 👍
-> If I were you, I'd get the Tsuru headlights and the Sunny front bumper:
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