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TheAlmightySage


Hello there, I'm a slightly original writer trying his best to improve and meet unreasonable deadlines, that are already due.

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Mar
1st
2015

WHY!?! · 8:25am Mar 1st, 2015

Was browsing Amazon and saw this...

IT'S ADORABLE!!

Then I saw the price tag....
Holo Plushie

$484.60 U.S. dollars?!?!?!?

But you don't need it. You might say. Well here's what I say to that!

Freaking japan....

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The hell?! What could possibly be the reason for that price? Is it super limited edition or something, I wonder?

EDIT: Cursory research reveals that it's around 500$ on Ebay too. The real knife twist is that it was originally only 30$ or so back when it was released in 2010. -.-

EDIT: Some more cursory research reveals that several other plushies (ones from Strike Witches) made by the same company (Aoshima) have attained similar price tags. I guess they're collector's items or something.

DAMNIT!!!
Why are all the best things overpriced!?

I love Holo. So much so, that I just got the Spice and Wolf Complete Collection DVDs

You know you could probably get a similar one done custom for a lot less :P

Even if you splurge and pay for the best possible custom it will probably run you 300$ at most.

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Pretty much a limited run thing. Japanese toys are typically very good quality. The problem is that unless the series the toys are from is very popular there will only be a few runs of the toys. Ergo high price after a year or two.
IT SUCKS!

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I've collected Japanese toys as well, but this is the first time I've seen plushies this recent becoming this crazily expensive. I wonder what it is about the Aoshima plushies...

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