series 23: the price of love

Q: What happens when you fall head over heels in love with a Bearbrick collector?

A: You develop an undying devotion to Bearbricks, too!

That's what happened to my friend O. And every time he would visit his new found love in Hong Kong, he would also make a side trip to Mongkok, scouring toy shops for the cutest, latest, or rarest bears. In less than a year, he amassed quite an impressive collection! However, he had to $$$pend a fortune in blind boxes to complete his Series 22, and ended up with a lot of unwanted duplicates. He shrugged it off and said, "That's part of the fun, isn't it?"

But when he learned how much I was paying my fave eBay seller for a complete Series 23 (total of twenty-eight pieces, with all the secrets bears), his eyes suddenly widened, his jaw dropped, and he blurted, "That's half the cost of what I had to spend for Series 22!?! Forget blind boxes – get me an entire set, too!"

A real good deal. Now that's real fun! :-)

Upper row, left to right:

Basic (@ Metallic Coupe Blue)
JellyBean (Green Cream Soda)
Pattern (Andy Warhol)
Flag (Thailand)
SciFi (Fringe)

Bottom row, left to right:

SciFi (Real Steel Atom)
Secret SciFi (Real Steel Zeus)
Animal (Rune Panda)
Secret Animal (Rune Cat)
Hero (Sonic the Hedgehog 20th Anni)

Upper row, left to right:

Cute (Rilakkuma)
Secret Cute (Rilakkuma)
Artist (Muveil)
Secret Artist (Muveil)
Artist (Mishka)

Bottom row, left to right:

Secret (TMT)
Secret (Mawaru Penguin Drum)
Secret (Cha-Ken)
Secret (Oakley Frogskins)
Secret (Heather Grey Wall/CashCA)

Not the same banana: the fruit on the Warhol Bearbrick is uniquely transparent – you can peep inside!

Pics by Yours Truly / Copyright Bearbrick Love January 2012