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Originally Posted by evilekim

Most SDCC exclusives are just that
First Gokin Shredder is probably $145 + shipping. You can buy the NECA Shredder and Foot clan for a little more on ebay. Otherwise, good luck finding a quality Licensed Shredder. Where are the people on here that were interested in the Prime 1 statues, Good Smile, Mondo, SH, Sideshow? You have to pay up for good qualtity TMNT collectibles.
Also, am I the only one to buy SDCC stuff on ebay?

Difference is, the $200 on ebay is just supporting some cheeto-crusted scalper that is taking advantage of a sh!!y situation. The Neca figures are $25 retail figures being artificially exaggerated in price. While it's impossible to know the exact $$ on costs of a third party product due to limited runs, as someone who has purchased a TON of 3rd party Transformer figures, I can say that usually those exceed the quality of licensed products. So while I will be paying more for First Gokin Shredder, there is a good chance he'll be a better product than the artificially expensive Neca one. For $25, I'd easily buy the Neca Shredder, but not for $50+. I've had enough Neca products to know they aren't worth $50... So I'll patiently wait for the inevitable bootleg or the First Gokin Shredder, whichever comes first. I support Chinese sweatshop labor before I'll support nerd scalpers.