Gold Homer Buddah Karmic Redemption

Many of you have read my sad, self-piteous story of how I was robbed of the chance to acquire the 2012 Comic Con Exclusive Kidrobot Gold Homer Buddha.  Life's a bitch, isn't it?  Sometimes you get the shaft as a toy collector, and sometimes, if only occasionally, the toy gods smile upon you.

Thanks to my brother-in-law and a good friend, I have been receiving Loot Crate for a total four months now as a birthday gift.  For those who are asking, "WTF is Loot Crate?," it is a subscription based service that sends you a box of geeky merch every month.  It's a pretty cool gift for the geek in your life.  I have gotten some good stuff but nothing particularly life-changing... until last week, that is.

The following series of photos show the unboxing moments, as they unfolded, captioned with the precise thoughts I was having at the aforementioned moments:

 "Wait, what is that peeking out from under the Pikaju hat?!!"

 "Wait, what? NO!!! IT CAN'T BE!!!!!!"

"IT IS!!!!!  It's so beautiful!" (Tears streaming down my face.)

There is now a great contentment in our household.  Sure, this version is only 3" instead of the SDCC one, which was 7", but that's okay.  There is still some exclusivity to it.  Currently, these mini gold Homer Buddhas can easily be found on eBay for $10-$20.  Eventually though, they will find their way into the hands of the truly devoted fans.  Availability will decline, and prices will rise.  It is the way of the world.  On that note, at the time of this posting, there are three examples of the SDCC exclusive 7" version on eBay, with prices ranging from $350.00 to $675.35.  Holy crap! That IS expensive.

Now, please enjoy some pictures of the September 2015, Loot Crate, Kidrobot Gold Homer Buddha:

Very lucky, indeed!