I do it quite often, usually to save on postage as distribution is so erratic in the UK. I'll quite often buy cases at a time and sell off the doubles.
Only splurge I've done....if it can even be called that.....is buying Herc as a set. Otherwise I don't have enough wants to buy a load at once.
I did that at Botcon, haha. Luckily I was crazy ill and couldn't eat, which gave me even more money for plastic crack. Haha, I may have a problem.
When I buy lots of them at a time, it's cause I found a "lot" of transformers on CL for cheap or fairly cheap... other than that, it's a calculated and well researched purchase. I don't make a crap load of money and have 3 kids and a wife that acts like a college student who spends money and parties on the regular so I really don't have money to splurge. Everything has to be calculated...
I was spending $20k a month on Transformers alone for 6 months straight until I got everything I wanted. It sure as hell took a toll on the amount of free space I have in my house. I kind of wish I could go back and slowed it down a bit. Buying everything up quick takes the fun out of this hobby.
Botcon 2011. I have no idea how much I managed to spend (it easily got into four figures), but I came home with 91 Transformers.
I'm dangerously close to splurging on knight morpher 03 but I just dont know if I can live with myself. Shockwave as an ironclad? WTF is wrong with us, my future self will kick my A$$ if i dont pre-order one
Yeah it was I managed to get the entire lines of Masterpiece Dark Of The Moon Commemorative Takara Collection Encore Henkei United Classics Generations Reveal The Shield Universe Prime First Edition Prime R.I.D. G1 seasons 1-3 And most of the 3rd Party / TFCC / Botcon stuff.
I recently dropped some silly ass money over at RobotKingdom, mostly to complete TFC Hercules but also due to their 4 Shadow Microns giveaway promotion. I also just shipped my BBTS PoL (over $2K) that I had been building up slowly since summer of last year. Both should be arriving soon around mid-late this month. I'll be busy for a long while opening boxes and rearranging my collection trying to find room for them all, and trying to sell off some old and MISB stuff I don't want. XD The wife also insisted I stick to a monthly budget due my recent RK splurging. Can't say I blame her.
honestly I get burnt out if I find like a new wave of 3 at the store and come home and open them all. by the time I get done with the second toy I'm usually just opening the 3rd to get it over and done with. for that reason I kinda like just finding A (as in 1) toy when I go out looking. makes me appreciate them more before they go on the shelf. botshots though, I love buying multiple at one time. they are like instant gratification..just open and have fun. got all 4 of the newest ones last weekend and I have no problems opening a crapload of them at the same time
4th. The only time I really splurge is at BotCon. I save up year round for the convention and then drop cash in the dealer's room. If I limit the splurge to once a year with saved money, I love it. It's such a rush. However, it's just not smart to do it on a whim.
This is what I have out on display. I have way more put away in tubs filling a Giant room to the ceiling. I wish I had more room honestly but I also have a Video Arcade that takes up a good portion of my house as well.