With Sega Not Too Pleased About the Sale
Because they’re not sold, only distributed at limited times, and are of a limited quantity of 1,000 to begin with, the Sonic 20th Anniversary figures are hot commodities. It’s believed not all of them have even been distributed yet, but those that have are already fetching for high prices.
That includes Ebay, where an Italy based seller can already expect the equivalent of $408 and perhaps more when his auction of Sonic anniversary figurine #708 ends in about 8 days. The auction started at a single Euro, and 12 bids later, it even got the attention of Sega’s community team, who expressed disappointment of the quick sell on Twitter Sunday.
“[....] I’m honestly sad to see it go up in such a way,” read a community manager’s Tweet on the matter in part.
If you’re flush with cash and really want one, you should also know there is no Buy it Now option for the auction. Shipping isn’t cheap, either: Outside Italy throughout the rest of Europe, that’ll set you back another €40, or over $56. And if you’re an American willing to buy? Shipping will set you back another €60–almost an additional $85.
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The community manager is sad because this guy beat him to the punch on selling 30 dollars worth of plastic for 10 times more.
To be honest it’s not SEGA’s place to tell people what to do with these figures. As long as somebody obtained it legally, they’re free to do what they want with it. With the inevitable high prices these things will fetch, SEGA should hardly be surprised that people are going to want to put them on ebay.
How on earth is that sad? God, the more I hear about these things the more I feel like they were made specifically to troll the fandom: “Nyah nyah, look what you can’t have!”
@ChaoticFox: As the guy said, “eBay sales is not the same as a direct sale and I’m honestly sad to see it go up in such a way”. It’s not the fact that they gave it to the guy that didn’t want it. It’s the fact that they didn’t make money off of it.
Do you see what your benevolent Sega team wants most out of you guys? It doesn’t get any more blatant than this.
@ Greg “The Cat”:
Please don’t let this span on for 4 pages again -_-. . . .
i dont honestly see the point in collecting insanely expensive figurines. I mean, yeah, you can brag to your friends. But that fame lasts you what, 10 seconds?
@Greg
Boy, I can’t wait to hear what comes out of your mouth this time. Probably gonna bash Christians again for no reason again…
Wasn’t counting on it, Brandon. Thing is, that discussion should have ended a long time ago before I even brought in the religious aspect.
I’m not the collector type of person so I have no idea why people would want to buy this for over $400. I really have nothing to say on this matter besides the fact that whoever made that tweet is sad because he didn’t get money from that sale
What? bashing christians? Is this what started that flame war a few days ago? God, this is why i fucking hate people.
Sonik, go read the so-called “flame war” (a term which is a gross exaggeration in the first place before you start jumping the gun with your assumptions.
@Stephan/Brandon
Seriously? Shut the fuck up. Was it really necessary to bring up an old (and irrelevant) comment discussion in a brand new article? That’s as just as pathetic as what you’re attempting to condemn.
@ChaoticFox: I think it’s just sad because… never mind. I had a bad idea…
@ChaoticFox:
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Who’s condemning anything? I just didn’t want to read about another war. No harm, no foul. If it was a bit harsh, I appologize.
@Greg “The Cat” Longcrier:
Alright then. Good move. But it’s probably not fair to Sega to bash their morals like that. You still play their games, don’t you?
@Brandon: I rent them when I can, yes. However, this twitter update was just asking for it. Hey, don’t look at me, look at the Community Manager. It’s going to go to a Sonic fan that actually wants it enough to pay hundreds for it, and he’s disappointed because it’s not a “direct sale”? Quite petty if you ask me.
@ChaoticFox: I read it, smartass. Seems like a flamewar to me.
@Sonik
Then learn the definition of “flaming” before you start confusing it with arguments/debate. Even with some of the harsher comments and name-calling going on, that can hardly be called a flame war. More like a “heated debate” at its absolute worst.
inb4 heat/flame comparisons, lol
@Brandon
You’re apparently condemning lengthy arguments, and by attacking another user involved in one previously without any real provocation, you’re essentially perpetuating the problem.
I’m just sayin’, it was pretty unnecessary.
It depends on what “flaming” means to you. Demeaning someone’s religion would count as flaming. Name calling could also count to an extent. Anyone who knows the sonic fanbase knows what it means.
Demeaning someone’s religion for the sake of making a point (as opposed to merely doing so to offend) however, isn’t so much a “flame” as just an inconsiderate method of expression.
Flaming, like trolling, is all a matter of intent.
Hm…tempted to put a bid in myself. We’ll see
OMG, it sold at $1525 !!! it is insane!
I have a figure, also sell it if anyone cares to send me an email to ninetailsfox@gmail.com