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Originally Posted by Exodus

Only one I ever really over paid on was the Nick Fury exclusive, 100! Arg...although does SDCC Galactus and Sentinel count?

I think those would be exceptions to the rule. They are exclusives and by definition are harder to acquire. Their "retail price" starts out much higher, so in most cases the secondary market price will automatically be higher than a typical retail figure. Sometimes you can get lucky, though.

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Originally Posted by ukmu

A custom isnt an original though...no matter how nice. A modern Babe Ruth baseball card with sharp corners and a a shiney front with holograms is much nicer than one from 1924.... but it still isnt an original.

While that kind of explains part of the appeal for figures like solid Vision and Blade...

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You can buy a chevy or a maserati...both are cars.

...that is a horrible analogy in this case. Both Chevy and Maserati are auto brands that are part of larger auto conglomerates (GM and Fiat, resp.). There's no comparison between them and a toy manufacturer and a customizer. If we were to use a car analogy, it'd be more accurate to compare an off-the-line product from Chevy to something made by Gas Monkey Garage.