JukaForever 758 Posted September 3, 2016 So what is the most you guys have spent on one artist or band? For a single purchase, I think $150 CAD for an X JAPAN concert DVD Overall, I think I spent over $500 just on Versailles. If I were to include Kamijo and Hizaki stuff I am closer to roughly $800 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ぺるしゃ猫 67 Posted September 3, 2016 I spent around 400 dollars on Moran 100 directly to Hitomi in gifts lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xriko 165 Posted September 3, 2016 how to say... i can't even count 2000/3000 for awoi ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Euthanasia 333 Posted September 3, 2016 It's really hard to count.. I own most of Mejibrays releases (cds, dvds), and most of the magazines with them on the cover and chekis, live limited stuff and merch (oh and concert tickets).. So I would say A LOT? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Takadanobabaalien 3607 Posted September 3, 2016 (edited) Going to try and make sense of this ;_; These are probably the two bands I've spent most cash on LUNA SEA LUNA SEA 5$ IMAGE 5$ EDEN 5$ MOTHER 5$ STYLE 5$ SHINE 5$ LUNACY 5$ A Will 24$ Premium Box 68$ IN MY DREAM/SLAVE 3$ THE ONE -crash to create- 14$ The end of the dream/Rouge 14$ T-Shirt 30$ Concert Ticket (Germany) 50$~ Total: About 245 USD (And I'm obviously not counting plane ticket and hotel for the concert in this). Kuroyuri to kage 皮肉な種の卑屈な芽。38$ 「浴槽」14$ 「月蝕」14$ 「未遂」14$ 「浴槽」 demo tape 14$ 「浴槽」「月蝕」「未遂」15$ アケスケ羞恥録 24$ 「うろんなチョコ冷凍。」24$ 「臓器のノゾキ穴。」24$ 「暗黒世界ハ闇」26$ 黒百合と影の暗イ日曜日 65$ 1 Hoodie 40$ 1 T-shirt 30$ 4 Concert Tickets ~135$ Total: About 477 USD I was going to calculate my spendings on Grieva as well, but as I've attended 9 gigs....... I'd rather not because I really need to re-evaluate what I spend my money on. Edited February 6, 2017 by Takadanobabaalien 1 emmny reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Delkmiroph 1649 Posted September 3, 2016 (edited) Every month i spend with my fav band around 300 EU Edited September 3, 2016 by Delkmiroph Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bear 1817 Posted September 3, 2016 (edited) I own 20 Sigh CDs/vinyls/tapes and one compilation with a Sigh track on it (which I bought because it had Sigh on it), and I would assume I've spent about $550-600 on these (plus way, way, way too much on shipping). And I guess I own Sigh merch (hoodies, t-shirts and patches) for about $200-250. And I still have to add way too many different albums+releases beofre I complete my collection. Right now I have 4xGallows Gallery, 4xScorn Defeat, 2+Infidel Art, 2xImaginary Sonicscape, 2xHail Horror Hail, 2xGraveward, so I'm not even close to having a full discography with all their albums, and even further away from a full discography with all the different versions and so on. Expensive! Next up would be Sabbat with its 14 releases. Think I've spent around $320-350 on these releases. Haven't spent a lot on a single release, though. $50-65 for a 4xLP release must be the most, I would think. So not much at all. Edited September 3, 2016 by Bear Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vanivani 558 Posted September 3, 2016 (edited) I think the most money I've spent on a band is auncia / ANSIA / NIA to complete my discography of theirs. I still need to buy three more things to complete it >___< lol When I was a fan of XAA-XAA I spent a lot of money on them for special shopping services etc. So they'd be a close second. Edited September 3, 2016 by vanivani Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jigsaw9 6783 Posted September 3, 2016 Probably BUCK-TICK, collecting most of the studio albums and live DVDs... I don't dare to count tho. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JukaForever 758 Posted September 3, 2016 One of the reasons I don't have the urge to follow older bands anymore is the large discography... and coupling with my collecting mentality is pretty bad for my wallet. 2 hours ago, Uglymouth said: I was going to calculate my spendings on Grieva as well, but as I've attended 9 gigs....... I'd rather not because I really need to re-evaluate what I spend my money on. How much are tickets like in Japan? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Takadanobabaalien 3607 Posted September 3, 2016 14 minutes ago, JukaForever said: One of the reasons I don't have the urge to follow older bands anymore is the large discography... and coupling with my collecting mentality is pretty bad for my wallet. How much are tickets like in Japan? Depending on the band, anywhere from 1500-10,000 JPY. For bands like Nokubura, Arlequin, Diaura (fairly known acts in the scene) a ticket goes for about 3000-5000 JPY (28$ - 48$) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flame-X 441 Posted September 3, 2016 The most I spent on was Dir en grey. 3 albums and 1 single. 2 concert tickets. 1 t-shirt. Totaling around $200 I think. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-Tetsu- 379 Posted September 3, 2016 I spend the most money on UnsraW / DOAK stuff (also some other Yuuki related things) ... I guess its about 5000-6000€ overall (including travelling to Tokyo to see some of their concerts) ... ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ikki 807 Posted September 3, 2016 Kamaitachi + post-Kamaitachi bands - $3,000; It might be more than that as the price of their merch has been going up lately. Color - $1,000; I just shelled out $100 for a VHS I didn't have last week, if that puts anything into prospective. Prices for the more rare releases/merch is going up again. :| BY-SEXUAL + bands that Ryo & Den were in post BS (test-no./Pt.) - $1,000 Early Free-Will bands in general - $1,000 that hasn't been already listed. 1 inartistic reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildjokerleia 24 Posted September 3, 2016 Oh the money I have spent on ALvino. When the ALone album first came out, I bought the Type A version of the album, just so that I could have a concert DVD. I'm still missing the middle-half of their discography, basically after their capsule mini-album and before the release of Lovely [H] Days, though I'm now working to get them all. I mean, I just pre-ordered their newest mini-album, Breath. The ALone album cost me about 50, give or take shipping. But yeah, ALvino pretty much got the majority of my cash. Though, I admit that what I spent is nowhere near what everyone else has replied so far, so... yeah. ^^;;;; Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frayed 404 Posted September 4, 2016 9 hours ago, Euthanasia said: It's really hard to count.. I own most of Mejibrays releases (cds, dvds), and most of the magazines with them on the cover and chekis, live limited stuff and merch (oh and concert tickets).. So I would say A LOT? Yeah, pretty much in this boat. ^^; Don't even get me started on in-stores. But I'm probably heading back to the states for awhile next year, so might as well live it up while I can. (Even if my wallet hates me for it.) I've put a decent amount of cash into MeteoroiD too, but not nearly as much - due largely to the fact that a lot of their shows are in Tokyo and tend to be on weekdays. 1 Euthanasia reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hiroki 5521 Posted September 4, 2016 2 hours ago, wildjokerleia said: Oh the money I have spent on ALvino. When the ALone album first came out, I bought the Type A version of the album, just so that I could have a concert DVD. I'm still missing the middle-half of their discography, basically after their capsule mini-album and before the release of Lovely [H] Days, though I'm now working to get them all. I mean, I just pre-ordered their newest mini-album, Breath. The ALone album cost me about 50, give or take shipping. But yeah, ALvino pretty much got the majority of my cash. Though, I admit that what I spent is nowhere near what everyone else has replied so far, so... yeah. ^^;;;; you're an ALvino fan? damnnn i never thought i'd find one here. i've loved them since... snow line XDDD i'm also too embarrassed to reply to this topic, but yeah, a lot. 1 wildjokerleia reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
suji 8317 Posted September 4, 2016 (edited) Oh lort...the amount of money I've spent on my faves is just too much. The worst one is Lin cuz they've had a habit of selling shitloads of privileges along with their releases, PLUS the small merch like cheki (they sell it in sets of 5~10, so they're usually $50) and lucky bags....holy shit that might as well have been an everyday basis. Even after they've disbanded, Kisaki is still selling Lin/Under Code bags at the old webshop. But fuck that, I'm no longer buying anything from him anymore, it's too much, and I don't wanna buy duplicates lol. Now I'm wasting money on Merry while being in their fanclub (it's 60 fucking dollars to get in, holy shit; I used a shopping service, so with the service's $45 fee, I had to pay $100+ just to get in WHICH IS FUCKING BULLSHIT) ;w; and try to get Marco rarez every now and then from some auctions who boost up the prices. Edited September 6, 2016 by midi:nette 1 inartistic reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JukaForever 758 Posted September 4, 2016 2 hours ago, hiroki said: i'm also too embarrassed to reply to this topic, but yeah, a lot. You can also just say which band you have spent the most on, there's no need to be embarrassed on buying things that makes you happy. 1 hiroki reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hiroki 5521 Posted September 4, 2016 2 minutes ago, JukaForever said: You can also just say which band you have spent the most on, there's no need to be embarrassed on buying things that makes you happy. i'm not sure.. it's definitely either vistlip or purple stone. probably the latter because of the ridiculous number of chekis i've bought (more than enough to pay a year's worth of bills i think).. it also doesn't help that i buy their cds in this manner: 1 inartistic reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathtopi4 428 Posted September 4, 2016 Hmmm I'm too lazy to estimate the exact amount but many hundreds of dollars on Dir en Grey. Or really on Kyo if you combine my Sukekiyo and Dir en Grey purchases. I've got a whole bunch of regular edition CDs, plus at one point I decided to go and buy a bunch of limited editions as well cus bonus songs are rad, so yeah that got pretty pricey. Oh and I've got a few t-shirts too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildjokerleia 24 Posted September 4, 2016 4 hours ago, hiroki said: you're an ALvino fan? damnnn i never thought i'd find one here. i've loved them since... snow line XDDD Yes, yes I am. I've been following them since the beginning too. XDDD There really are so few ALvino fans and it throws me for a loop, honestly. 1 hiroki reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
inartistic 1151 Posted September 4, 2016 (edited) For a *single* purchase, I think it was like $300+ for a vie eternele release. (Not worth it lmao) Overall, I've spent a metric fuckton on KISAKI related stuff. Probably Dali is the one band that I spent the most on, cause I vowed to collect everything from them that I could. Unfortunately their later years were just a bunch of dist stuff, so I basically had to give up... But for a while there I bought multiple copies of every type, etc Edited September 4, 2016 by inartistic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anakuro 847 Posted September 6, 2016 (edited) are we just talking about at one time or in general? Let's see Souiumono's probably the band I've dropped the most cash on. I've seen them the most besides maybe Ensoku, been to their in stores the most, bought the most CDs, cheki etc of theirs. In one go: Plane: $300 maybe Hotel: -- (stayed at a friends) Ticket folder (6 tickets): $180 Ticket for actual concert: $30? + $5+ for drink Cheki: probably like $30~$50 SO I guess the total was about $550 Which to be honest wasn't that uncommon for me at one point--the plane ticket was almost always $280~360 whenever I had to fly to Tokyo from 2012-2015. Sometimes I stayed at hotels for days to a week at a time which really put a dent in my wallet haha um let's see So I am assuming an average price since receipts will only make me weep and are probably nonexistent and this point. When I was living in Shimane Tokyo costs were assumed to be $320, Osaka $100, etc. Ticket prices were assumed the average of $40 (this is to include the drink ticket price). CDs, as much as I would love to include the ones I bought on behalf of others, I only included the ones I bought for myself. costs of following Souiumono in general Travel (plane, bus, shinkansen): ~$5,000 Hotel cost: incalculable sorry I can't even begin to guess Cheki: $900 (60 x 3 x 5) CDs: ~$550 Goods (towels, scrunchies, etc): ~$200 Tickets: ~$1,120 Grand total?: $7,770~$12,000+ That's probably a low estimate tbh and remember I don't do this with only Souiumono, I've dropped thousands on plenty of bands. LOL BYE Edited September 6, 2016 by anakuro 1 cvltic reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MaikoMizu 167 Posted September 6, 2016 The most I've spent on a band is around $160 possibly 200 if I want to add items where they're in a compilation. I'm not exactly sure what it is that I like about the band but their material (music) puts a smile on my face and I still follow their new projects/bands. 1 inartistic reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites