"Hello from Wonderland...

Cheshire-Grin · #1 01-13-2014, 09:37 AM

Shall we have some tea?"

As you might have guessed, I have a thing for Alice in Wonderland, mainly thanks to that lovable little kitten, the Cheshire Cat.

I'm Cheshire-Grin, but most people call me Cheshy. Please, feel free to do the same.

I started collecting at the end of 2012, but it didn't really kick off until 2013. I love gaming, technology, manga and anime, I'm really just your basic otaku.

While I did only start collecting in 2012, I did own a few before this; my first was Final Fantasy XIII: Limited Edition. As a huge fan of Final Fantasy, I just couldn't pass it up at the time. Other series I like include Assassin's Creed, The Elder Scrolls, Mass Effect, Dragon Age, The Witcher, the Batman: Arkham games, Tales of, inFAMOUS, Killzone, Gears of War, Halo, Forza, Star Ocean, Need for Speed....Basically anything I can get my hands on.

Still, I've never been able to go past Pokemon. Red and Blue were the games that got me into gaming, and I will always be grateful to them for the experiences they have given me.

As for my collection itself, it isn't as big as a lot of the ones I've seen on here, but I'm proud of it nonetheless. I like steelbooks, but never really got into collecting them. I hope to change that this year, though.

I'm hoping I'll find a place in this community, as it seems a great place to be apart of. Here's hoping I'll fit in ok.

Update [26/03/14] :

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ZeeAussie · #2 01-13-2014, 09:43 AM

Welcome to the fourms, hope you enjoy your stay and see the many things that us collectors collect

Letrico · #3 01-13-2014, 10:35 AM

Hello fellow australia with animated pokemon gif avatar. Reading your story reminds me so much of myself since pokemon is the reason im gaming and my first CE was final fantasy 13 as well.

Good to see someone with similar taste of gaming as mine

enjoy yourself here!

Cheshire-Grin · #4 01-13-2014, 11:09 AM

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Thanks, Zee, I hope I do to. There's so many different things you guys collect, I can't wait to see all the collections.

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XD Sylveon is so cute, isn't she? Your Pikachu and Pichu one is adorable as well, Letrico. I've seen you around on the site a lot, it's nice to know there are people with similar taste as mine, too!

Cheshire-Grin · #5 01-13-2014, 01:09 PM

My babies:

AC III Freedom Edition and AC IV Black Chest Edition:

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Batman Arkham Origins:

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Steelbooks:

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Random CEs:

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That's maybe two thirds of my collection, I'll probably upload the rest tomorrow.

KnightOfTruth · #6 01-13-2014, 02:06 PM

Great stuff and welcome to the forum! Definitely saw a few things that I've been hunting for myself in your car(?) there!

Cheshire-Grin · #7 01-13-2014, 02:25 PM

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Am I meant to quote people when I respond..? I wasn't sure if you got notifications on here or not, so feel free to tell me if I've got the wrong idea!

Anyway, thanks for the welcome, Knight! It's my office chair, it was apparently based on the bucket seat styling from some cars. I just liked it because it was comfy and had a recline function! I really didn't think I'd have things you guys on here didn't, though. You all have such rare stuff!

KnightOfTruth · #8 01-13-2014, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Cheshire-Grin

Am I meant to quote people when I respond..? I wasn't sure if you got notifications on here or not, so feel free to tell me if I've got the wrong idea!

Anyway, thanks for the welcome, Knight! It's my office chair, it was apparently based on the bucket seat styling from some cars. I just liked it because it was comfy and had a recline function! I really didn't think I'd have things you guys on here didn't, though. You all have such rare stuff!

You can quote or not, either way is fine. We don't get notifications (unless you subscribe to the thread), but if there's a bunch of people posting on the thread quoting keeps the confusion to a minimum... sometimes

And yeah, lots of people have lots of different stuff on here, especially as we're all from different regions. Some have lots of rare stuff, or some like me just have lots of stuff haha. Since I'm pretty budget-oriented myself there's a lot of things I won't buy at MSRP unless I can use Gamestop or Amazon credit for it. But when there's things in other regions (like your 25th Anniversary Zelda DS box which is amazing btw) then I'm left hunting for a good bargain. So you've definitely got a few in there that are on my list haha!

And that's a nice office chair then! I love the bucket seat style!

Dan · #9 01-13-2014, 10:02 PM

welcome to the forum!

Letrico · #10 01-13-2014, 11:33 PM

Ahhh your babies are the same as mine except the Zelda DS. I have pikachu 3ds and red pokemon x/y 3ds too

We should compare collection sometime but I have yet to take any picture of my collection yet :/ Maybe next spring cleaning when I take them all out from closet.

I see you are a PC gamer too

Steam name? Mine is the same as forum name