Well... I've never been addicted to heroin... but i think i can understand where he's coming from.. winning something is a bit of a rush, but when you actually get it to your doorstep is another... It's a bit like christmas every month/week.
In the beginning i only collected loose figs and couldn't understand why someone in their right mind would pay hundreds or even thousands for a secondhand toy (boxed or not) ( 1 or 2 or 3 k seems totally reasonable for something rare these days) Now, i only pretty much look for boxed figures, (not sealed though, that way i can get them out whenever i feel like it) but when i do get a sealed fig, i do have a hard time cracking it. Most of the time i will just squirrel all my stuff away with a grand plan of getting them displayed in the "not so distant" future. (which is f@(#ing years away, btw)
(i have always told myself "it's better than spending your money on..... whatever.._)