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INTEREST: Detective Conan Fan Buys Auctioned Mugs at Huge Markup




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Whis-pur



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PostPosted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 6:21 pm Reply with quote
Oh man, I feel so bad for that winner.
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MajinAkuma



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PostPosted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 6:54 pm Reply with quote
IT'S A GUNDAAAAAM!

Even the merchandise uses the Gundam reference for the two of them.
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belvadeer





PostPosted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 7:17 pm Reply with quote
His wallet must be in tears now. That sucks.
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Kebble



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PostPosted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 8:07 pm Reply with quote
Anybody who has 900 dollars to spend on a collectible mug probably doesn't care too much about what it cost. For whatever reason, they felt like they had to have it, and that what's worth $21 to the average consumer is worth over $900 to them.

Nobody ever said that being an Otaku was a cheap hobby. That's why I'm not surprised that someone -- presumably a Detective Conan fan -- has a lot of disposable income. Let's hope that these 900 dollar mugs bring someone happiness.
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Mr. Oshawott



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PostPosted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 8:55 pm Reply with quote
That guy who bought the S. Akai/T. Amuro mugs at $964 must have had plenty of cash in his wallet at the time.
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xzy123



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PostPosted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 9:32 pm Reply with quote
Kebble wrote:
Anybody who has 900 dollars to spend on a collectible mug probably doesn't care too much about what it cost. For whatever reason, they felt like they had to have it, and that what's worth $21 to the average consumer is worth over $900 to them.

Nobody ever said that being an Otaku was a cheap hobby. That's why I'm not surprised that someone -- presumably a Detective Conan fan -- has a lot of disposable income. Let's hope that these 900 dollar mugs bring someone happiness.


i wonder how much do it cost for to draw a picture have a mug
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zeopower6



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PostPosted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 11:05 pm Reply with quote
Owning something official that is limited feels nice.

Though for it to not be limited after you bought it for a high price... that has to sting.
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Uter



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PostPosted: Tue Nov 01, 2016 3:30 pm Reply with quote
Had the fan not bought the mugs in the first place, the company may never have realized the demand for them, never seeing a reason to produce more. So the fan either buys them and prompts the company to make more, or doesn't buy them and they stay limited but he/she doesn't get to have them. That's like a textbook example of 'damned if you do, damned if you don't.'
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leafy sea dragon



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 02, 2016 1:11 am Reply with quote
Whis-pur wrote:
Oh man, I feel so bad for that winner.


To a lesser extent, the other 149 winners of those mugs. The point of these mugs originally is to have something that only a few of which were ever made. To have them become available to anyone later on would make the winners feel slighted, I'm sure.
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