[KaiserBlue]

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Originally Posted by TheRaizin

Popularity is one of the higher factors, I feel. Especially P-Bandai. Scalping I think is really only a problem for retail items and Ultraman stuff. A common reason I see around, especially during, say, a SHF Ultraman's release window, were 'Chinese bots' or something. Premium Bandai has already been combatting this by outright banning foreigners from checking out the P-Bandai page. Dunno how effective that has been tho.

Going back to popularity, a character's popularity will make sure they skyrocket in the aftermarket. It starts with someone probably selling the figure for a high price in Yahoo Auctions, so they become a rarity since not many will purchase it because of the price. Aftermarkets like Mandarake start to notice and thus put up advertisements around looking for said figure for this price. At least that's what I think those huge posters of lists of figures with price beneath them in Akibahara were for. They certainly didn't have have them in stock in that store, so I deduced they were looking for them.

Just my two cents.

Yeah, i get popularity and higher priced sales creating trends, but im confounded how the suprise future shift car set, which was retail, goes for so much. Drive wasnt and isnt that popular a show, and the set was for a movie that not many ppl liked, as well as being retail. Im just seeing a lot of spikes on stuff that wouldnt otherwise sell at such high prices. I love drive as a show and toyline, but the prices for shift next and tridoron key loose, without the newton eyecon, are like 80, more if its complete or with packaging. Just weird that drive stuff is pricier. The sad thing is even p-bandai stuff comes down in th secpndary market, but drive stuff has steadily gone up in price for a bunch of retail items.