Grew up with the G1 shows and was kinda in and out with the cartoons (never finished BW, watched BM, Armada and Energon but only watch a few episodes of Cybertron) since then til I came back at Animated!
Guess I was a casual fan of the franchise but recently got back into buying the toys again per say.
From 2010- 2020. I had skipped out ALOT of toys cos I was super broke! I regret not buying the ones I wanted by then! Only bought one or two when they were super cheap like Generation Darkmount, Prime Voyager Predaking and TR Trigger Happy!
Only got back into buying the toys again since earl 90's due to realising how cheap some of them are after release and I not got a job!
Granted I'm do not intend to buy many and have a huge collection since I'm an adult now (limited space and pay bills etc).
I proclaim myself as the "Seeker of the cheaper prices" and in buying Transformers toys ONLY if they are on sales/ clearance or at a cheaper prices after the initial released price! You will be suprised to find which toys are on sales if you can wait long enough or regret missing out when it vanished!
However there will be a few rare exception that I am willing to buy at a full price. Usually a character I really want and can't wait for it to drop down overtime!