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In this age of ebay and on-line ordering it’s becoming increasingly difficult to gauge the actual value of MU figures and I want people to tell me what they’ve actually paid for their figures. I’m a UK based fan so will put both US and UK prices. I’m trying to gauge what collectors think is a good price and I also like the anecdotes of people grabbing a bargain or being forced into giving cash to scalpers!
The basic rate for a figure in the uk (if you can find them) is about £8.99 (around $14). I tend to pre-order and pay about £10 ($16), per figure, including delivery and VAT.
I’ve grabbed Galactus (regular boxed version) for £60 ($96), including delivery.
Most recently I picked up the Fury of Combat box in Toys R Us for £12 ($19).
The toy retail culture is pretty different in the uk. We don’t have many shops that stock MU, and almost none that will keep up-to-date with new waves.
The most I’ve paid for a single figure was on ebay where I dropped £20 ($32) for the Ultimate Iron Man figure, in packaging.
I’ve managed to get loose figures (including Comic-pack spiderwoman, Dark Phoenix, Doom as examples) for between £5-10 ($8-15). Buying these loose figures together can really help with postage costs.
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