/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>9884333
What are those silk robe type things I see people wear sometimes?

>>9884338
They look like festival coats. I know Taobao has made a bunch of them for different characters.

>>9884339
>>9884338
Yep they're anime happi coats. Looks like material varies though.

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>>9884343
Oh okay! Thanks anons really interested in getting one

>>9884177
This looks pretty good! You really went hard on the symmetry and I like it. i suspect at least one of your straps may be bootleg just from the color difference, assuming it's not a lighting issue, but accidentally putting a bootleg in your bag because you don't know better is easily fixable.

Don't forget to take the strap/keychain parts off for a cleaner look, and maybe give some extra thought to how you're going to be securing your lone Waver--the effect would be lost if you let him get obscured at all.

(Also, saw your pic on twitter. I think the fur you chose is a great idea)

Why is the ig crowd making base bags? Is it a new trend?

>>9884382
because people on unrelated hobbies want to make extra money by calling them base bags.

>>9884177
> that lone waver
Fucking cute anon. Agree with some chains and fur to add spice to it. Maybe see how well a gold design like on his coat might work to liven up the background.

>>9884334

Can you post them? I've only ever seen terrible ones aside from the one posted already

>>9884404
>>9884360
Thank you for the feedback!! Yeah I'm bummed about the bootlegs but fortunately it's a pretty common design so I imagine I won't have trouble finding more copies to replace them.

Excited to put it all together!

>>9884333
2 minutes on the #itabag tag

Will you fund my kick starter kek

>>9884506
I can't believe the only one which looks remotely good is the sakura one.

>>9884506
These bags look so bad for itabagging
I HATE those drips. If this was used for every day things and not itabag I'd be more ok with it but thinking about people using these >>

>>9884506
That holicmode one. Somehow they managed to make a basic tote look ugly

>>9884506
I only care about the coffin one because I needed something like that for a Gengar bag I was planning on making. But I worry about the quality.

Any tips/ideas for attaching something on the outside of a Swimmer bag, specifically the scalloping? I have some really small badges I want to use on the outside but I don't think it's possible to pin them through the bag itself due to how thick the material is and how small the pins are on the back of the buttons. Also the fact I would like to avoid putting holes in the bag.

I've considered pinning them to some fabric and then hot gluing the fabric to the bag, but I'm worried about damaging the bag from the hot glue as well.

>>9884532
From someone who pinned badges on the scallops, it’ll take some effort and a couple tries to align right but nothing terribly difficult. The holes will be a lot less noticeable than whatever damage hot glue causes.

>>9884506
isnt bottom right a knockoff of an official collab with wego

>>9884535
This is so nicely decorated, is it yours? It looks fantastic!

>>9884541
The sailor moon bags? Yeah but the Crescent looked way better

>>9884535
My badges are about half that size, but I guess I'll give it a shot! Thanks, anon!

>>9884532
Could you use magnets? I don't know what strengths they come in, but that could be a way to stick things to the outside of a bag without damaging it.

>>9884584
I've thought about it, but I'm a bit paranoid of them getting knocked off. Maybe I'll get some and test it out. Thank you!

>>9884608
He deserves so much better

>>9884545
Yep! Thank you!

>>9884642
You’ll have to get some very powerful ones. I tried magnets at first but they weren’t strong enough to work through the fabric.

So guys I just wanna share that after my flight yesterday please don't take your bags through hand luggage. Apparently 75mm badges exceed the limit for the "sharp pointy things" rule. They had to get my hold luggage back, unlock it and let me put it in there before i was allowed to proceed.

Dunno when it changed since I didn't have issues before but just a heads up if you're going to Europe any time soon they're on pretty high alert.

>>9884352
There are Taobao shops that print custom designs too.

>>9884752
Holy shit really? I've been wanting one for quite some time but I've only been able to find one on Taobao and I'm not a fan of it.

>>9884506
The handbag with the bow looked like it had so much potential until I saw the full sized image on their Instagram. Cute design, horrible quality.

>>9884608
Please keep your shitabag in the FB group next time.

>>9884757
Same here. That's why I ended up searching for somewhere that could print me a custom one. Just haven't had time to design mine yet.

>>9884506
The bottom left bag (the "foxy" one) is like, baffling to me. What on earth could you even use it for? Even if it the characters you could use it for weren't limited, the shape looks so awkward for actually displaying anything.

>>9884778
pretty sure it's being posted as a 'haha look at this piece of shit bag', my guy, that happens sometimes

>>9884506
The sakura one is actually plausible, but the other ones seem either ugly or too niche.

>>9884815
link?

>>9884506
I still hope the House itabag gets made. It's gimmicky as hell, but it'd be cute to use straps to make mini-dioramas in the windows.

>>9884819
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a211ha.10565794.0.0.20b873aePjx147&id=535750353404 You need to ask the shop for a design template.

Anyone who wanted those coats, turns out they're not happi coats, they're actually haori.

羽织 动漫周边 is your search term for anime ones.

>>9884836
Haori and happi have similar sizes and designs with the exception that haori have the wider kimono-style sleeves while happi have narrow sleeves. Happi are worn during festivals and as cheering uniforms so the ones you see people wear to concerts and such are most likely happi and not haori.

>>9884535
It's a shame this bag was made by someone with such a dogshit attitude.

>>9884909
I know who your talking about and I couldn’t agree more. I can’t stand people like her. Why even bother commenting if your just going to be nasty or rudely sarcastic on people’s posts. Just scroll on by.
Girl needs to CHILL... it’s a shame they have really pretty bags too

>>9884968
You mean on Facebook posts? There's a lot of people who do that because it's a fucking shit fest hug box. Nothing new here.

Honestly though outside of Facebook she's really nice. I've seen her around on discord and she's one of the few people who'll give you good advice with layouts and such. Never spoken to her personally but I guess you guys just need to put your nail varnish away

I may or may not have a stupid question. How would you guys hang a plush from your bag? I know there are little plastic protectors but what if the plush is bigger than that? I was thinking maybe a clear makeup bag. But how would I get away with it without making it looking tacky?

>won 3 auctions but all the sellers have refused communication with the shopping service for two weeks and forced me to cancel

>>9885129
I use the shame cube, but you can also go to a fabric store and but some 16 gauge vinyl and make a bigger one yourself. That makeup bag you posted doesnt look like it’d be that bad though imo it’d be good for tsumtsum stacks.

>>9885152
Nayrt and Mostly a lurker here but Shame Cube? Pls elaborate.

>>9885152
>trying to buy an item off of otamart and the seller is taking years to respond to the request
Just fuck my shit up.

>>9885162
Different anon but this is a shame cube. I don't know how big the sizes get but if you need a larger one then a makeup bag might be best. You can always decorate the outside with fabric or something to make it look less tacky.

>>9885163
I’ve had to give up being picky and just accept this otamart seller wanting me to buy all these duplicate badges just to get the single one I actually want since I can barely find the badge for sale to begin with.

>>9885152
>won a massive bundle at the starting bid because no one else fought me for it
>seller cancels the listing

Continuing on the subject of suffering...

>one of the few nights I decide to not check Mercari before bed
>wake up, check for any new listings
>holiest of holy grails listed and sold

Person I did a few box splits with haven't messaged me back in three days when they said they were shipping the keychains soon in the beginning of the month and I decided to check up on them.

>>9885126
Yep
Umm not everyone is like that tho. Why come on there so strong and act like that. Just scrolll on by and ignore the post, it’s not that hard.
Sure they can give such great advice. But if you have crappy personality from what I see on replies it’s a big turnoff from actually getting to know someone and see that they are nice.

>>9885300
You sound like you're from the FB group

>>9885300
Why don't you just go back to facebook and take it up over there? Most of us here aren't fond of the hugbox mentality.

I've seen that bag owner's comments and they aren't even that bad. I thought I was pretty thin-skinned, but facebook kids go above and beyond.

>>9885321
Yep you sure are thin-skinned. But hey I guess edgy kids like yourself and the other one gotta stick together :)

>>9885359
> :)
Please go back to your hug box

>>9885391
terrible bag but.. those pins are so cute though

>>9885126
If they can be nice on the discord, they can be nice in the FB group. It costs $0.00 to not be a massive cunt. Especially when your real name is attached to said comments. It's just messy.

>>9885300
Post bags or shut the Fuck up. Your drama isn't interesting or relevant. "Oh no I don't like how someone comments on the internets" is not a valid topic in these threads.

Are there any good itabag discords or are they all shit?

>>9885436
Honestly who gives a shit. Post bags and shut up.

>>9885436
Couldn’t agree more!

>>9885441
All itabag places are shit. The FB groups, the discords, and even here has gone downhill.

>>9885487
Man, that blows. I just want a nice place to get critiques and help others out.

Lord help this thread

>>9885500
Don't believe them, the discord is very nice

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>>9885504
which one

>>9885507
The /cgl/ one, not the one made by Itabagcentral from Instagram (that one is FB group-tier)

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>>9884316
Danganronpa is so cursed with the same stock art merch, but at this point I'd kinda love to see someone do a bag full of just different merch with the same art.

Gonna drop some DR bags now.

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>>9885545
Wow, they even used the ancient plastic bookmarks.

What's /cgl/'s opinion on canvas bags? I think they're much more versatile and durable than pleather, but I don't see too many of them.

Whoever's posting these bag dumps is single handedly saving this thread.

>>9885595
I love canvas much more than pleather.

>>9885595
I hate the material but I keep ending up with more of them.

>>9885520
>safety pins sticking out like a sore thumb
And it was so close to being good too...especially since Sakura's a pretty unpopular character.

>>9885552
not to sb69 anon again but i do want to say 90% of this came from a café collab that sold out halfway through, and the rest was exclusive to the 5th anniv popup shop that also sold out quite quickly, at least on the box charms... my personal taste in bags is the cleaner sort but mad respect for the effort/dedication

>>9885605
You hate pleather but end up with more of them? Or hate canvas?

>mfw wanted to get a figure of my husbando and the seller hasn't responded to my proxy in 2 weeks
>all the other listings of the same figure are selling out lightning fast
Does it usually take long for sellers to respond on Otamart? Should I start getting worried
this is what I get for getting crushes on stupidly popular characters

has anyone made an ita-suitcase yet?
mostly just curious, but also heavily considering starting on one as sort of a side life project.

>>9885672
Sellers who don't respond in three days, much less a week, are most likely ignoring FJ. I've had a seller ignore them for a week before abruptly closing their account ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Also has anyone bought those 999 yen/1,355 yen totes on mercari/otamart? I want one and they get listed pretty frequently but are very cheap, so I'm a bit concerned about their quality.

>>9885709
Make it itabag on the outside, then on the inside the shallow side is itabag and the larger side is a little diorama/shrine

>>9885525
salty you can’t find the link?

>>9885711
>I've had a seller ignore them for a week before abruptly closing their account ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Wow that's fucked I'm sorry that happened to you anon , why does this happen? Is it because they don't want to sell to gaijin?

Anyone know how to hang cards onto bags? Should I put a tiny whole in the plastic cover perhaps?

>>9885799
Clear ID card holders work pretty good depending on the card size. Pokemon cards are bigger than YGO cards so I can't tell yu if they'll fit perfectly but you should be able to find something that size.

>>9885803
Thanks!

>>9885772
Please don't start that bullshit again.

>>9885810
The same ol' arguments are brought up every thread as of late. It's sad at this point.

>>9884483
As much as I like Diarmuid, I've always been drawn to Team Rider in FZ. Rider has even less merch than our love spot Lancer, so seeing a whole itabag of Rider straps is super cool. :) Maybe for your lone Waver you can make him a focal point and center him on the bag and frame him with a border?

>>9885798
I've had success with most sellers but anyone that doesn't deal with proxies have always refused politely. They can mark themselves as unable to proxies I'm pretty sure. Don't know why this person just closed their account considering they had two other buyers lined up.

>>9885830
It's just a matter of not replying to bait at this point.

>>9885624
Canvas.

>>9885595
I like both equally, but I find that pleather tends to fit more with the characters I make bags for.

I have four pouches/smaller bags purchased for my leftover merch and I'm kind of regretting it because I felt like I could've saved more money if I opted for a full-sized bag.

Koume anon here again after a long time. I have been snooping around japan yahoo auctions and gotten my bag into a really nice state. Next I'll get some more and eventually buy a bigger base bag.

>>9886193
I like how the upper row looks like a dress up game!

Is it bad that I find it kind of satisfying to know there are just as many shitabags in Japan as there are in the west? Pic unrelated.

>>9886293
China too, go through taobao reviews and you'll see some shockers.

What can help a bag drastically though is good lighting, clean set up and good aesthetics. Some Disneybags are messes but what saves them is good filters and half of the pics being at Disney/

>>9885799
This is answered in the faq under "protecting your merch."

>>9886193
This is definitely a big improvement anon, it's really nice to see! I'd personally trim down the white edges on the stickers if you haven't already sealed them or such.

I can't believe someone actually used this bag.

>>9886308
My curiosity is morbidly peaked now.

>>9886325
I can't even bring myself to be surprised that it's fucking Voltron.

>Trying to take a break from buying merch
>Of course that's when cheap listings for a character that's usually really expensive go up

>>9886328
Their icon is YOI and their handle is Kylo Ren-related as well.

Better bags coming up as an apology for what I posted.

>>9886339
I will never get over how the some of the nicest itabags I've ever seen are Osomatsu-san

>>9886339
This one is really nice, wow
Karamatsu getting the love he deserves

>>9886339
fancy AF

>>9886323
That didn't come to my mind! Thank you! I'll trim them when I'll get some more merch and have to re-arrange

>>9886693
Always wondered how they managed to layer stuff this way.

Does anyone prefer to use fanmerch for their bags, even if there's official merch? I like buying all the different buttons and keychains of my waifu and seeing the contrast between styles, but I'm not that big on the repeated stock pictures and same-y ness of official merch.

>>9886736

Wish me luck anons, there's a huge bundle of one of my best boys up for cheap. I'm so nervous I'll lose the auction.

>>9886693
How do they even stay on? This is so impressive to me, it looks like they're glued instead of pinned haha.

>>9886736
OP HERE

READ THE FUCKING FAQ

>>9886754
>>9886787
I'm asking about preference, you fucking autists. Not whether it's ~okay~ or ~allowed~
Read before you post, retards.

>>9886731
Multiple clear sheets

>>9886736
I have one bag that's all official (but it's mostly rubber straps which are hard to find fanmade) and another that's a slight mix (mostly official with some fanmade).
I find fanmade stuff to be more fun than official sometimes. I'm having a lot more fun making the second bag than the first one.
I'm not into the JP style of itabags where it's just 40 of the same button pin, either. Some people like the neatness of it though, like that Diabolik Lovers bag with the circle of pins.

>>9886736
stop looking for asspats, we've been over this.

>>9886736
I do buy fan merch of my husbando occasionally, but I'm very picky with it both in terms of style and construction so I don't buy a lot of it; the former is especially iffy sometimes.

>>9886817
Yea, I'm pretty picky with style too. I generally like buying clear acrylic keychains since rubber straps aren't really commonly made, but sometimes when a seller is charging $15 I wonder if it's really worth since I could get an official rubber strap for around the same price or less.

>>9886816
>Don't talk about what I don't like!!!
Stop being a retard. We've been over this.

>>9886827
Acrylic charms are nice, I also like the occasional enamel pin; but it's a bit sad to see people selling these when their art styles/techniques aren't up to par. It's fine for fan art obviously, but charging people money for doodles they paid some Chinese wholesaler to turn into acrylic charms seems like a waste of time and effort. Stings even more if your husbando doesn't have a lot of official merch, when the available fan merch is meh at best.

>>9886827
I'm willing to shell out $15 for a fancharm if the design and size is good enough. Official merch often has a repetitive stock image, while fanmerch is all over the place. Some stuff are really lazy doodles, but others have great art and are well designed. You can usually tell when the artist loves the character themselves or if they made it for a quick buck while riding the FotM trend.

If you don't live in Japan, what's the best way to get lots of repeats of items? (Pic relevant)

When I was in Japan it was much easier, you could sort through all the used goods they had at places like bookoff. But it's much harder online.

So far the most luck I've had is with surugaya, but even there you're often limited to 1 or 2 per item, depending.

Additionally, getting the same item from various yja auctions is possible, but proxy fees really start to add up especially since many proxies charge a flat fee per auction (say, 500 yen), which is suffering when the auction itself is, say, 400 yen.

Anyone have any tips regarding this?

>>9886803
Maybe lurk more because the same thing has been asked before, ~retard~.

>>9886917
Have you tried otamart? Most people will list several repeat items as a single listing, so you only have to fee the SS' fee once.

>>9886917
Seconding >>9886933 and also look for auction lots, not just singular items. If you're bagging a fandom with a lot of merch chances are you'll find big lots with a lot of repeats.

>>9886736
I do half official and half fanmerch, mostly because my character's merch goes for a shit ton and most of it is shitty reused official art.

>>9886736
Look at Japanese bags, large majority don't use fanart merch. That should tell you something.

>>9886917
Thirding otamart, and seconding >>9887028 on auction lots. It's really like the difference between buying a single bag of chips out of a vending machine, and buying the same bags of chips in bulk. You may get some stuff you don't want, but that value bro.

>>9886803
You must be new to these threads because it's discussed every single time you retarded little bitch. Put your damn keyboard away and lurk more. If you're too stupid to read a past thread you don't belong here. Or do you want me to spoonfeed you common sense?

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>>9887181
>if a discussion starter was used once, it can't ever be used again!!!!!!111!!
Clearly there are other anons who haven't discussed it before, seeing as there are a ton of replies. That's the magic of asking for opinions you know, people all have different opinions on a subject. Stop being a butthurt samefag and spoonfeed yourself some common sense, retard.

>>9887129
That really doesn't tell anything about whether individuals in this thread prefer fanmerch to official merch or not. Maybe you have comprehension issues?

>>9886276
How do people add their shikishis to their bags like this? just stick it in there and pray it doesn't bend?

>>9887205
Clear hard case and/or backed by cardboard maybe?

Made this just for you guys

>>9887201
>waah multiple people are calling me out on a question that's asked just about every thread!!!!!
Some people like it, some don't. Some mix it, some don't. It's not a discussion starter when it's asked 100+ times with the same answers.

Stop shitting up the thread.

A reply only gets attention from people calling it out. It takes zero effort to not reply and move on.

Not enough new bags to dump to save this shit so I'm dumping some old favs. Let's try to go a little longer before shitting up the thread again.

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>>9887235
needs to be in the FAQ

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>>9886736
Honestly, yeah I do like the wide variety of fanmade stuff sometimes. I like looking for unique pieces to separate my bag from others of that character.

But I do agree with everyone else here that this gets discussed way too much and asking it in a thread that has already had shit go to hell is just asking for drama. Maybe wait until the next (or two) thread to bring something like this up.

>>9887282
It doesn't even need to be discussed. Fanmade merch is on a neutral side where if your fandom has tons of merch, fanmade is somewhat frowned upon. If your fandom doesn't, fanmade is all right. Ultimately, it's your bag. Just don't post it expecting asspats.

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>>9887248
I'm simultaneously crying and nutting.
I've had this idea for like a year now but I'm so. Fucking. Lazy.

>>9887129
Most Japanese bags also buy tons of multiples, you don't see that happening much in the West. It's called thinking for yourself.

you like?

If you don't love me, I'm sorry.

>>9887235
Bless you, anon

>>9887488

Awesome Zakubag! Have you shared it with /m/?

>>9887442
i love Thomas the train
Needs more

>have an unconscionable amount of overflow
>buy a new base bag
>decide to treat myself to a little bit of husband merch in honor of the new bag
>get a really good deal on much bigger lot than i was planning to get
>only barely better than i was when i started

when will i learn my lesson

Another progress pic! My AnKira bag is finally ready to have it's first use! I didn't want to use it until it looked somewhat good and I had my main bag to work on too so it took some time but here we are!
I changed the busy background fabric into a more neutral light color and now the acrylics pop better.

>>9887513
Thanks anon. I haven't shared it there yet. I just finished it last night and wanted to share it here. Once I have a nice pic of it I'll share it with /m/ :3

>>9884177
This was in the last thread but I just now saw it and I am in love

I don't have any feed back I'm just in love

Does anyone have inspo for a bag that uses very little merch (like one or two pieces)? I ordered one of Amiami's bunny bases a while back and finally was able to order some newer released merch, only to get one of the pieces in and realize that piece alone takes up most of the window.

>>9887633
I love this, anon.
I think you made a great choice with a non-busy background. I also really like all the decoration items like the macarons, very creative and helps the bag's theme.

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>>9887236
A discussion starter doesn't not become one just because you don't like it. None of the answers are exactly the same because they're all from different people.
>multiple people
kek, sure samefag.

>>9887987
I agree with you, but oh my god, stop replying already. It's been like a day and a half.

>>9887235
Why would that be in the FAQ? Did you actually read it? Sorry but the facebook "wah its my bag I can do what I want" doesn't fly here, if you have official merch your primary focus should be filling your bag with that like every god damn japanese person who invented this itashit does. Dont like the official stuff? Then you're not dedicated enough to make a bag.

Now pay for your official merch instead of some shitty artist alley acrylic and shut the fuck up.

Wasn't there an anon here who wanted a review of the zakkamart tote? I finally got mine and while I don't have the time to write a review I can try and answer any questions about it.

>>9887235
You need better reading comprehension anon.

Someone commented on here earlier that there was another Itabag discord (different one than the Itabagcentral one), but I can’t find. I’m knew to using discord so If someone could please help me out. Thank you!

>>9888059
There’s the cgl discord. Check the archives (just keep following the previous thread links) and you’ll find the invite link eventually.

>>9888035
Yes, that was me! I've been debating on getting it as a second bag for my stuff that doesn't fit in my main bag, or just upgrading to one big bag. Is the little...pocket/flap thing behind the window removable? Also, is there something like velcro or snaps holding the window shut? Thank you anon!

>>9888071
Thank you so much!

>>9888072
No problem! The flap is not removeable by design, there's some visible threading there but I'm not too sure if seam ripping is a viable option. It's also visibly smaller than the window in terms of both width and height by one inch. The window is held shut by a long strip of velcro on the flap, so even if you found a way to remove the flap it'll leave you with no way of closing it unless you attach your own velcro.

I tried to get a picture but the lighting is not cooperating with me, in pic related the dark purple strip on the second image is the velcro on the flap.

What is the most you have ever paid for a single item and still felt happy about when you finally got it in your bag?

What is the most you have ever paid for a single item and felt numbing regret when you finally opened the package?

>>9888361
Twice now I've bought merch that was only sold at specific lives, only for them to get reprinted right after I bought it. Hurts just a little bit.

>>9888361
>still felt happy about
30k for two grail charms from the same box. i have them on display outside of a bag as they're just too expensive for me to feel okay carting them around, though.

>ended up regretting
i dropped 12k-ish to get two boxes of a limited set from a popup shop, except the proxy that i used grabbed a number of blind packs equal to a box for one of them instead. predictably, my character was missing from those packs. ended up having to drop another 5k on an auction a week later and still feel bitterness whenever i look at the leftovers from the set i haven't sold yet.

thats the only time i've ever really regretted a purchase though, and now i just make sure it's explicitly clear i only want sealed boxes when i make orders now. with a different proxy.

>>9888361
Maybe this technically counts but I spent almost $50 on a mixed lot of UtaPri stuff for a single item of my best boy.

Regret wise, dropping who knows how much on Toreba to win a YoI x Sanrio collab item only to sell everything off soon after it arrived.

>>9888361
I spent $110 on a JP ver special edition game to get two exclusive charms and then another $45 to get the EN ver so of the game so I could actually play it. There were other goodies of course, but I’d be lying if I said the charms weren’t 90% of my reason to buy the game.

>>9887985
Anyone know any other bases with bunny ears other than this?

>>9888361
I'm still pretty satisfied with the 3.6k on a resale of an acrylic stand I previously ordered but got lost by the post office. A week later, an auction for two acrylic stands of the same series, including my character, got put up and ended at 2.4k or something. I'm not mad about it, since I would rather secure an item despite extra expenses than bid, which is nerve-wracking for me.

I spent a long time regretting a 10k purchase of an acrylic stand from the same series as I've discussed above, but of a more popular character I shipped that 3.6k character with. Now I've got them together, I'm pretty satisfied. There's still a tiny bit of me that regrets it, since he sells for 6k or so now, but hey, that's life.

Are recent buys/hauls okay to post in this thread? I'm not new but I might as well be because I dont browse these threads consistently

I'm just really excited about a few purchases I've made recently but I have no one to be giddy about it with irl

>>9888568
The animal bags on taobao are really cute. My only complaint about them is the QC is a bit lacking but it's to be expected with how cheap they are. They're also smaller than you'd think, which worked out well for my bun bag.

Tsukiuta also have bunny backpacks, but I don't own one so can't comment on how good it is.

>>9888589
I say go for it. I enjoy seeing hauls.

>>9888589
As long as it's just base bags or merch that you're making an itabag with.

Finally put this together after too damn long

>Anything LGBT+ related

>>9888697
They sound like a basic 15y/o tumblr uwu aesthetic ‘I want to be Instafamoos’ dweeb.

>>9888361
I haven’t built my bag yet but my most satisfying piece of merch is a plush that’s really hard to find, found it in a pair with a matching character for super cheap.

Regret is $35 on a small acrylic that I might not even end up using. I also grabbed a full set of blind boxes for one strap and gave the rest to friends. I kind of regret not just reselling them but I wanted to get something for my friends anyway, so that’s just me being stupid.

>>9888589
We love seeing hauls as long as it's bag related!

>>9888697
The most FotM sheep I've ever seen
They won't get enough merch of one series for a full bag so they'll just stick everything on the same bag
"It's an ita-bag of things I like!!!"

>>9888361
I was extremely lucky as I managed to find my grail acrylic for 3000¥ instead of 15,000¥ that people like to list it for. It was one of the random reward prizes for clearing the limited run escape game they did about 3 years ago, but he's also a really popular character so they were bidding wars whenever they popped up.

I paid 11000¥ for an item that turned out to be half the size I was expecting it to be a few inches but it's barely one inch.

>>9888697
This is almost as bad as that one guy who has over 20 series and characters listed and can never buy anything on his own.

>>9888697
my higher brain wants to just roll my eyes and move on and let a bandwagoner waste their money and make a shitty bag that they'll abandon when nobody gives them asspats for it

but then my animal brain kicks in, and I'm fairly sure that a bag with even two thirds of what they're looking for would be legal grounds for a public beating

>>9888691
This looks really good! I love the chains!

>>9888691
I don't know who this character is, but Halloween stuff is my jam and this is super cute.

>>9888697
Reminds me of this. God do I hate it.

At least this person probably won't be around long, if they're only willing to spend $5 and for that many series. They'll make three bags with 3 things in them, not get nearly the amount of asspats they expected, cry a lot, and then move on to whatever new thing they discover.

>>9888837
>>9888839
Thanks! Character is Bakugou from BNHA. They had a short Halloween-themed merch run that was a bloodbath and expensive to get shit for thanks to character tax and rarity. I saw one Bakugou acrylic go for like $250 on yja

>>9888691
This is a really cute bag. Good use of fanmerch to accent the official merch, and using the stand's base on the bag is really clever. Impressive.

>>9888839
>I don't know who this character is
Also impressive.

Totally late but thanks for the danganronpa bag spam that gives me hope (kek). I managed to see the Saihara bag from the last post in person in Germany of all places but she was too far ahead in the queue for me to get a picture.

It's strange cause here in Europe everyone is still using heart windows, I saw so many of them! I think I saw maybe 2 or 3 To Alice bootlegs and barely any tote bags at all. I'm starting to have a lot of respect for people who can manage to fill an entire tote with merch.

>>9888691
This looks great anon! I love your rosette and ribbons.
His Halloween design is so cute.

>>9885711
I really like this lacy heart idea but I have a smaller bag and want to do a full heart
what should I use for the actual image inside the heart? I feel like a hand towel would be a good size but the towel fabric isnt very appealing... any gulls got better ideas?

>>9888901
Clear file?

Can I see bags dedicated to a single series and manage to have well arranged merch for 6+ characters

>>9888923
Just check twitter for any Idolish7 itabags, there's a fair few of them using the swimmer tote with all 7 of the idols!

>>9888847
>dick bag
>not dropping money on dildos for your bag
No dedication.

>>9888637
Thanks anon! I also enjoy seeing peoples purchases. So anyone else please feel free to post your most recent buys

I realized when I made the collage it was kind of small whoops, so maybe not even worth posting about. I'm still shopping around but here are some base bags I picked up and a few kirby things.

Right now I'm really after the Lawson x Kirby collab and Pupupu Train items, especially the acrylic badges. But I realized all the items I want are on Mercari but I dont want to open a second SS order just to purchase from there. So I'm hoping they pop up on Y!A

>>9888936
Are you one of the two Kirby anons that posted a while back?

Either way, cute haul! Those pouches are especially adorable!

Slightly related. Wanted to share this because I'm just baffled and in shock.

Sold some merch to someone in an itabag sales group and this is what arrived.

>>9888936
I'm so delighted every time a Kirby anon posts! You guys always have merch I don't even know about...love these little eggy Waddle Dees.

>>9888950
Thank you ahaha. Yes I am! Ive been posting for about a year or two. I have 2 bags already and these will be 3 and 4. I just want to walk around with all of them and be a huge dork. Also low-key thinking about using the pouches as shame cubes because they are clear. It depends on how big they are when they arrive though.

>>9889095
Thank you !! Oh my gosh there is so much cute Kirby merch. I also have pic related coming in the mail but I'm not using it for my bag so I didnt include it. Re-ment has done a few kirby sets now and they are to die for.

also guys check out this kirby store display in Japan.

>i'll stop the kirby posting now sorry

>>9889109
Are you in the discord? If not please join it.

>>9889054
Jesus, what even happened to that package? Did the mail carrier get mauled by a dog?

>>9889054
>first class package
>received without contents
So the item was just lost somewhere and they delivered the packaging? I cannot even imagine how I'd feel if I received this. I'd need way more then a simple 'whoops sorry bout that'.

>>9888923
>>9888928
I've also seen a good amount of nice osomatsu ones

>>9889221

Finished first ver of this seeing how I still have items on preorder. The keychain at the top left arrived with a scratch so I wanted to protect all my acrylics but I'm not sure how I feel about how it looks. Same with the layout, it's the best I could figure out for now. Con is on Friday.

>>9888936
Here's a lineup of my recent preorders/what I'm waiting on at the moment (a few I've already received).

It wasn't until putting this together that I realized that, for the love of christ I need to stop ordering Tsuyu merch

>>9889168
Items, but yes. They were just some rubber straps and can badges so me and the buyer both have no idea how the mailer got so shredded. I've never seen this happen before in 10+ years of selling stuff online.

I at least thought if it did happen they'd offer to compensate the cost of what was inside, not just go "Whoops. We'll do better, thanks!"

>>9889283
If it wasn't insured, that would be the typical USPS response. Looks like it got stepped on or shredded in the sorting machines.
Also, for future reference, destroying a package is a common tactic for sketchy postal workers who want to steal your items.

>>9889242
Ooh! I saw this in the fb group! I love the layout and Kuwabara is best boy.

>>9888868
The Saihara bag inspires me to work harder on my own DR bag, that bag is goals.

>>9889163
Probably got stuck in the automated mail sorting machine

>>9889242
Is that the jumbo wego tote? This is amazing.

These are my recent buys. Haven't even started on my bags or redoing my shrine so naturally, I needed more stuff for them.

The backpack is Swimmer and the tote is WEGO since they're trying to get rid of them.

>>9888936
These are my recent buys. Haven't even started on my bags or redoing my shrine so naturally, I needed more stuff for them.

The backpack is Swimmer and the tote is WEGO since they're trying to get rid of them.

>>9889531
It's the travel bag. It's huge and I love how extra it is

>>9889054
Reminds me what happened to that poor Kira figure a couple months ago

>>9889593

>>9889477
The owner of that bag is my goal. I met her at the same con when I spotted the bag! She's a total sweetheart who gets embarrassed and shy over how much she loves the character. She said she wants to keep improving her bag because she's seen so many beautiful bags, that she can "do him justice" with her own.

I LOVE these kinds of baggers, the one's who genuinely love the character and want to improve constantly rather than just the FOTM baggers after attention. She seemed very surprised and flattered.

>>9889537
I have the same WEGO tote in pink (the L size)

Very good tote. 10/10 be prepared for a huge ass tote

>>9889662
I've got the S version but from the stock pictures it looked pretty big even then. Is it easy to keep clean? I wanted this over the fabric ones hoping it'd be easy to just wipe down.

>>9889727
The small one is really small, you can't fit a clear file in the window

>>9889784
That's fine. I'm going to use it for merch overflow from my main bag.

>>9889657
>I LOVE these kinds of baggers, the one's who genuinely love the character and want to improve constantly rather than just the FOTM baggers after attention.

Same anon. I honestly adore meeting these types of baggers and makes me glad that there's still genuine love in this hobby rather then people who just want likes and asspats of "hey am I cool yet?"

>>9888936
Here's a few of the upcoming stuff I'm waiting to be shipped out. I wasn't expecting to make a minor Suru order this month but the time sale was too tempting and I caved.

Tried searching in the doc and either it’s not there or I just overlooked it—

Does anyone have a tutorial on replacing the clear vinyl from the window of a bag? Found a base bag I love but hate glitter so I wanted to try and switch it out with actual, clear vinyl. If no tutorial, any tips on which process would be better between thick needle+thread VS glue?

Thanks in advance!

>>9890051
The process I remember seeing someone post was:
>stitch rip the original vinyl out
>use the old vinyl as a template for the new vinyl
>mark the stitch holes and then preemptively poke them to make sewing in the new vinyl easier
>stitch in the new vinyl

Obviously if your vinyl is thin enough then you don't have to pre-punch the holes.
Good luck, anon.

>>9890055
Thanks so much!!! Much appreciated, I’ll give this a try!!

>nicely sized lot of items for my super rare husbando on otamart
>place offer a week ago
>still no response

Please take my filthy gaijin money. I'm begging you.

Does anyone know if Joann sells thick clear vinyl? I got a cheap base bag and the vinyl is wrinkling so I want to replace it with a thicker panel.

>>9890115
Yes they do, home area

>>9890115
Yes

>>9890062
I'm in a similar boat and honestly I'm kinda scared i wont get the lot ;_;

>>9890122
>>9890123
Thank you!!

>>9889727
Original anon you were replying to.
I dont have experience with the S. It is easy to keep it clean! Not the tote but I use the heart one from wego all the time and it still looks fantastic. Its the same material so I imagine its similar. Even the bottom of my bag doesnt look nasty.

I'm really happy with the quality of the WEGO bags in general. I havent experienced any pealing pleather or permanent dents that you can get with pleather bags (a la AP bags). For their price point and quality, I think they are great. I'm not sure if the S size has it but a feature the L tote has that I love is an inner mesh pocket to keep a water bottle or drink secure in.

>>9890362
Thanks for the review! This will be my second WEGO bad but the other one I have is fabric so I'm really glad to have something that's easier to clean. I'm always paranoid about dust from display or stains when I take them out since you can't really wash an itabag.

I'll take pics of it when it arrives then, especially the inside.

>>9890235
The lot I’m looking at has been posted for like 4 months so I’m praying the seller wants to get rid of it at this point, but I’m going to be crushed if they turn me down.

How much have you guys spent so far for your bags or shrines? I'm slowly approaching $400 on merch so I'm a bit curious.

>>9890062
>>9890235
>>9890368
>mfw I missed out on a really good lot on otamart because it sold out before my proxy could get to it
I'm praying for you all.

>>9890383
I don't honestly want to know at this point. Ballpark range is probably $300-400 without fees and shipping but that's because my series has great secondhand rates. Like boxed figures for 500yen.

>>9890383
Total? I stopped keeping track over a year ago and it was over 1500 usd at that point.

>>9890383
i realized yesterday i'm easily in the four digits of total spending for my waifu with no plans on stopping.

>>9890383
I just hit the $1000 mark for one bag.

Thanks character tax!

>>9890383
Maybe like $600 for four bags. None of the characters I like are too popular so I can pick up merch for pretty cheap and I already collected badges and straps for years so I didn’t need to buy much at inflated secondhand prices.

>>9890403

What character?

>>9890383
Probably around $700-800 for two bags.

>>9890383
Around $80.
>tfw waifu has no merch

Just found this on twitter.

>>9890499
I can't say I'm surprised. People who like these sort of characters typically have terrible taste, so it's little wonder that their layout would also be equally bad.

>>9890414
Gilgamesh.

I deserve this punishment

>>9890576
He'd expect no less from anyone with the audacity to proclaim their devotion to him. i bet your bag is beautiful, though!

>>9890499
I hate when people squash their plushies in their bags. It just looks so bad..

>>9890383
~$400 on my best girl, and I still don't have enough merch to make a reasonable itabag.

Small vent but, I hate it when something is super popular and as soon as it isnt anymore, bandwaggoners start telling you that the anime/husbando/waifu is shit now. Some even have the audacity to tell you that oh it's kinda uncool to like old shows/animes, it is wild.

>>9890764
Wait until their fotm show fades from popularity and hit them with the same thing

>>9890764
>liking something because its cool rather than because you genuinely enjoy their personality, actions, character development or impact.

I hate this line of thinking so much. Why are you making a bag? Cause your friend has one and you wanna go to this meet up or because you genuinely adore a character and relate or whatever. Like this bandwagon mentality that casuals have makes me so irritated. It's a painful bag to make because it takes so much money love and effort to make a good one. But this cheapass mentality of bootlegs are fine and cutting corners to make a portable shrine really just defeats the whole meaning. Its honestly disrespectful to the people who do drop hundreds for this hobby.

>>9890820
Won't matter if their FOTM show fades from popularity because they won't love it anymore anyways.

>>9890383
A few grand spread out over a number of years. Love me some high character tax.

>>9890383
bout six hundo on my main bag, somewhere around two fifty for my newer bag. new bag has significantly more merch tho, thanks to being a much more merchandised series with lower character tax.

not counting in my shrines/non-bag merch, because i don't wanna think about it, even if i haven't (yet) gone as ham as some of the others in this thread, lol.

>>9890499
>three of those old-ass rubber straps
I know Gengrel's is probably nowhere near as expensive as the more popular characters, but that's still pretty impressive if they hunted them down recently. Shame the bag is sloppy.

>>9890764
its ok bandwagon-chans, gimme your cheap merch cause its not popular anymore

>>9890368
holy shit mine has been too...i wonder if we're looking at the same lot

>>9890576
Husbando is also Gilgamesh and I feel your pain. Glad to see more Gil fans with strong devotions! I haven't kept track of how much I spent for my first Gilgamesh bag. But I imagine mine is about that price too thanks to character tax.

I need to really update mine but I can't keep up with the flow of Sanrio and Heaven's Feel stuff. (attached, semi-related bc I have no pics of my bags yet)

new thread
>>9891155
>>9891155
>>9891155

>>9885524
I hope it's okay for me to respond in an old thread but... I love this. It's not perfect but it's cute and playful and... YES

>>9885520
Too bad of the obvious safety pins, because I love it! Sakura is my favourite character from Danganrompa, so I'm head over heels, haha
Love the variety of merch and fanmade things!