Look at this thing:



Medicom makes toys for Japanese markets that are well-regarded by collectors. I looked at Jeff Pidgeon's review of this guy's smaller cousin months ago, and even made a failed attempt to buy one from an importer, only to find them sold out, and the price jacked up to $80+.

Well, he's back. Only, as part of their Life Size Vinyl Collectible Doll series. And sitting tall at a foot-and-a-half, 3x the size of the original, he is literally taller than my Ikea LACK coffee table. (And he only costs about 9x more than one, too.)

It begs a few questions: (1) Just WHO is buying these things? (2) Where could you possibly have room for one (I own no bookshelf large enough to contain a coffee table-tall object)? and (3) ... can I haz one?

Then again, I am planning on taking up a mortgage in about three months....

Maybe I'll just stick with Sam & Max: The Statue.