Kaigai Ryoko Nikki II with Ayaka and Lovetan bonus pics:
- 10nen Zakura Theater CD (came with bootleg Harugon card)
- Everyday Kachuusha CDs
- Yuki Photore pics
- Rena's Koko ni ita koto pic (massive props to YKT!)
When there are sold-out items I want, I check CDJapan multiple times a day to check if the items get back in stock. I lucked out with these Kachuusha CDs, because ther were sold out a long time ago, but one day they had some left. I bought them asap! It was a race against the clock for the voting tickets to arrive on time. Sadly, the tickets lost the race. A couple days after the election I received a mail from CDJ saying the CDs came back to them and that they would try to re-send it. This never happened before, but aw well. They arrived eventually.
I received the Rena pic from YKT
This means a lot to me. Sometimes, amidst all the die-hard collectors and insane prices on auctions, you forget the true meaning of picture collecting. It should be all about the girls you like and about who the other person likes, regardless of picture value. For example: if I have an Acchan pic, but don't like her at all... why wouldn't I trade it for the Mariyannu pic I love so much? Because the Acchan is worth more? No! That's just stupid and a lot of people get carried away with the 'business end' of collecting.
To me, a picture is much more valuable if it's received as a gift or through a trade, because then it has a story behind it. Sure, I love Yuki and I did buy those Photore pictures... but the Rena pic YKT gave me, the Tubgirls pic that once belonged to Meania and Masa and the Rie pic I got from Maliciel will always be worth much more to me. They have heart