[TheBlueMarvel]

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Originally Posted by Trivial Psychic

Getting away from the Hasbro bashing for a bit and back to Scalpers, I saw these, and just could not help but laugh. I wonder how long these will languish on Ebay...

Marvel Classic Legends Super Poseable Spiderman Todd McFarlane 6" Figure New | eBay

750 dollars? Seriously?...
Marvel Legends 6 inch McFarlane Spider Man Spiderman Classics Superposeable | eBay

This last one is great....the plastic on the packaging is starting to turn yellow!
Marvel Classic Legends Spider Man Todd McFarlane 6" Figure NIP Yellowing Retired | eBay

This last one has me scratching my head, it's up over 250 dollars, and has over 50 bids. At what point does one say "STOP!...Am I really going to pay THAT much for this?"
Spider Man Classics Marvel Legends Superposeable Spider Man McFarlane Figure | eBay

Yeah, eBay can be the source of all sorts of comedic material at times. Check that last one again. In particular, review the bidding history. Most of the bids are made by two people. One of whom sports a whopping "8" feedback history. Can we say this bidder might be running up the price? Who knows. I have won a couple of auctions that I though I lost upon their closing. Once, the seller informed me the winner could not pay and I was the second highest bidder. Another time, I determined my limit had been met and I was not going to bid-battle some idiot for the item. The auction closes and I lose end of story...except I find the item a few hours later in my "won items" list. As the seller, I have actually erased bids I believe to be made by sketchy bidders. Whenever I auction something off, I explicitly state that the bidder needs to have at least a few purchases and a good feedback history....

About the cost element of those Spidey figs. It never ceases to amaze me what some will pay for any collector's item (myself included, at times...although I've never paid nearly that much!). On the other side of the coin I'm cheered by this because the items I've collected have value. Value that maybe one day I'll cash in on (if it holds).