Pinky news and ramblings
If you’re thinking of starting your Pinky Street collection, now’s the best time to empty your wallets and buy Pinky St dolls. A quick look at eBay shows a number of sellers and collectors letting go of rares and semi-rares. Following the law of supply and demand, since there are plenty of supply, the prices of these sought after Pinkies are dropping — at an alarming rate too.
Take for instance Henrietta, the Gunslinger Girl. She was raffled off at one event, and of course, extremely limited. She once went for as high as $200 in eBay. However, in recent auctions, I’ve seen her go for as low as $79! Considering that this doll is one of the pinnacles of Pinky St collecting, that’s a bargain.
Next I saw Tenjo Tenge’s Emi Isuzu. Highly coveted because of her oh so awesome dress and her to die for pink curls, she is pegged at $40-60. There was this one eBay auction where I saw her go for only $29!
Then there’s Tsukihime Arcruid. Every collecter wants her — rather, her bare legs. Akadot Retail once put her on sale, with the awesome price tag of only $5. This didn’t bring down her value one bit. As soon as Akadot put her back on regular retail price ($24), people still want her, and at $24, that’s a pretty reasonable price. But then Hobby Link Japan has received their re-stock, and she’s now available again at our favorite Japanese online store for only $15 (much to the dismay of collectors who’ve hoarded Arcs from Akadot).
Even the regular releases are going for a steal. One seller was selling three brand new and unopned regular releases. A fair price for this would be $30 ($10 per doll), but to my surprise, it ended at only $10.50 (with shipping it’s $18.50, roughly $6 per doll; pretty much the suggested retail price in Japan).
This is certainly the best time to buy Pinky Street dolls. Great news for those just starting into the hobby. But for the long time collectors and sellers? Quite a tragedy.
Baby Sue and Vance Project aren’t slowing down either. With the other two Haruhi Suzumiya Pinkies slated to be released at the end of the month, the much anticipated and awaited Sanrio Pinkies coming out sometime July and the sneak peek at the upcoming Series 7, Pinky Street sure is on a roll. The question is, can their existing market roll with them?
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