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Originally Posted by Bearjew

I didn't specify that they paid exactly what they were selling it for. That would be an assumption and you know what they say about assumptions...

I mean, you did say a "fortune." Even before the news of his repacking, the figure was only selling on eBay for around $50-60 MIB (checked sold listings), including shipping. Considering he originally sold for $20+tax, that would imply that something between $20 and $60 is a "fortune." I mean, even if the seller had paid $40 for it (less than $20 over retail after you factor in tax) and was selling it for $60, the seller would only make like $10 off the transaction after eBay fees, PayPal fees, and shipping. I know I'm getting technical, but it just seemed like an unnecessarily hyperbolic thing to say.

I guess I just equate scalping more with people who buy tons of new hard to find figures when they're first released and sell them on eBay for high prices, not with people selling a figure that's like over two years old and that they likely originally bought to enjoy and not to sell for a profit and are now ready to sell and just listing it at the current going rate.