[TheBlueMarvel]

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Originally Posted by Boogieman4hire

Yes. I don't buy anything assuming that it'll have high resale value later but I do buy certain things at retail prices or below due to paranoia about things you highlighted above. Assuming of course I can afford it when it's available at retail. Speaking of expensive figures on the aftermarket I'm looking to trade my complete Silk for a Mandroid series Baron Zemo. Though I'm hoping for and anticipating a rerelease/upgrade comic Baron Zemo to coincide with the Falcon & Winter Soldier tv show.

Sure, I wasn't suggesting that you employ some sort of predictive analysis before buying. Nor was I suggesting that you collect figures for money; that's pretty foolhardy in my opinion given the bang or bust nature of the hobby, the fickleness of fandom, and the potential for a re-release to blow up values. My point was to shed some light on why figures like Thunderball skyrocket.

Look at it this way, it's very possible that Hasbro will reissue the Wrecking Crew considering that the figures were always out of scale, that fact being exacerbated by the new classic Thor, and Hasbro's recent penchant for making pricey/rare/limited run figs available for newer consumers.