DiFabio
Super Freak
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Sideshow had Mime Joker for $110 at one point. I remember getting a couple and some for friends.
There was once a time where you could pretty much get any figure discounted if you were patient enough, even super popular figures. I don?t really see that anymore since they?ve jacked the prices up on everything. I remember getting the Returns Batman Bruce Wayne two pack and Robocop Murphy two pack for less than MSRP before they shot up to the obscene prices today. Thing like Bank Robber Joker 2.0 or the first Vader I got for like $170 and sold the interrogation droid and things I didn?t want. That stuff doesn?t happen now.
If I were a new comer to this hobby, the prices would definitely scare me away. Dropping $300 down seems to be the norm. Then once it sells out, no business or seller is willing to part for it for anything less.
Everything evens out though. There have been instances where I bought the first MMS hamburger face T-800 for $112 and later sold it for $500. Same with the original Two-Face that I got from that Joe guy for $75 bucks. Flipped it years later for $500. Even more recent figures too, like the original Marty Mcfly Ex.. Paid $260 or whatever MSRP it was, then sold it for $500. Then other times I?ve splurged for some big ticket release that I know I?ll never sell, like the ?89 Batmobile or QS Dark Knight Batman. Timing is everything. You should never have regrets.
There was once a time where you could pretty much get any figure discounted if you were patient enough, even super popular figures. I don?t really see that anymore since they?ve jacked the prices up on everything. I remember getting the Returns Batman Bruce Wayne two pack and Robocop Murphy two pack for less than MSRP before they shot up to the obscene prices today. Thing like Bank Robber Joker 2.0 or the first Vader I got for like $170 and sold the interrogation droid and things I didn?t want. That stuff doesn?t happen now.
If I were a new comer to this hobby, the prices would definitely scare me away. Dropping $300 down seems to be the norm. Then once it sells out, no business or seller is willing to part for it for anything less.
Everything evens out though. There have been instances where I bought the first MMS hamburger face T-800 for $112 and later sold it for $500. Same with the original Two-Face that I got from that Joe guy for $75 bucks. Flipped it years later for $500. Even more recent figures too, like the original Marty Mcfly Ex.. Paid $260 or whatever MSRP it was, then sold it for $500. Then other times I?ve splurged for some big ticket release that I know I?ll never sell, like the ?89 Batmobile or QS Dark Knight Batman. Timing is everything. You should never have regrets.
