not another pricing thread! we go through all this on about a monthly basis. so ill put in the same few cents.
everything is going up in price. if you dont want to pay for it, then you dont have to collect it. there are plenty of other hobbies out there. and if you want to keep collecting soldiers, then just go with a slightly lesser brand. its not like someone is holding a gun to your head saying YOU MUST BUY THIS. thats why its just a hobby, not your lifes work.
so in my opinion, of what should yo do, if you think prices are too much, then dont do it. theres a lot of stuff i would love to do, but its too expensive, so i dont.
ill leave you with a quote from one of my favorite essays:
"Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians will philander, you too will get old, and when you do you’ll fantasize that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders."