[roshan]

I'm a madman because I climb dangerous mountains in the middle of nowhere by myself. I'm not a madman because I make calculated decisions about action figure purchases based on the market versus availability. I've spent about 3000 dollars on various prototypes this year, and nearly everyone of them can be sold for a profit. Not that I plan on selling them, but they are collectible investments that I could liquidate at any time if I have a family emergency. They are not as liquid as stocks or bonds, but I'm much more of an art investment person where I can enjoy what I have, than a stock bond type of investor. It's not money thrown away that I cannot get back.

As others have said before. You can easily buy this figure, get it molded and sell ten unpainted copies for 100 a piece and make your money back. I wouldn't be doing that, but any of you easily could. It's just a matter of assuming the risk that these won't be produced. What the bids are showing me is that there are others out there who've done their homework asking people behind the scenes before they put those bids down.