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

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







13 comments:
i love love love the andy warhol pattern be@r!!! i waaaaant!!!
Banana, the back of its torso is completely transparent, too! :-)
who is your ebay seller? Please share! :) tq
Hi Bearbrick Lover!
I'm in Love too! Wow it is amazing right? Could you tel me why in the box are 24 Pieces?
Which ebay seller???
tono, I just think that the manufacturers thought it would be convenient and profitable to sell the boxes by 24s. :-)
Cover Fever, emailed you the seller's name. :-)
How often is this blog updated?
Hey Bearbrick Lover ^_^
Old post now I know, but I was wondering if you could share with me your preferred eBay seller's details?
I am so paranoid about fakes, I would really love a trusted recommendation ^_^;
Thanks!
Gibbo,
Please check my blog's sidebar. There's a list there of online stores and among them are eBay sellers who I buy from and trust. :-)
awesome! could you please tell me which ebay seller has the complete sets? thanks!
awesome! could you please tell me the ebay selling with the complete sets? thanks!
i miss your blog :( i wish you'd write more...
-margaret
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