SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON CANCELLED - SCALPING INDUSTRY TO TAKE HUGE FINANCIAL HIT!
BREAKING NEWS:
SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON CANCELLED - SCALPING INDUSTRY TO TAKE HUGE FINANCIAL HIT!
"I'm never going to financially recover from this" - Joe Exotic
On Friday, April 17th 2020, it was announced that the 2020 edition of
the San Diego Comic-Con, the biggest pop culture event of the year, was
going to be cancelled for the first time in 50 years due to the
coronavirus outbreak. It is a very sad news for fans
all around the world, whether they were attending the event, or
following the news online during the convention. The San Diego Comic-Con
is the biggest and most famous convention, with multiple guests from
the comic book, TV or movie industry. It is tradition
to see trailers for upcoming movies or TV shows first at the Comic-Con.
Another tradition, when it comes to toys and collectibles, is for brands
to have "SDCC Exclusive" products, which usually become the most
sought-after items of that year. Brands like Hot Toys, NECA, Funko,
Mezco, Hasbro or Mattel usually have several "SDCC
exclusives", only available at the event, that get sold out in few
minutes every year. This year, several of those brands have already
reacted to the news about the cancellation, and told fans and collectors
not to worry, because the figures that would have
been exclusive to the SDCC will be available online for everyone!
An industry that did not take that news very kindly is the scalping industry. ToyFarce News interviewed a notorious scalper:
"This is bullshit! We spend a whole year getting ready to get those SDCC
Exclusives before anyone else, so that we can sell them on eBay for 5
or 6 times the price, but this year, we won't be able to do that! This
is our most profitable season of the entire
year! This is where we make most of our profit! And this year, we won't
be able to do that, because the exclusives will be available to
everybody... What are we supposed to do, jack up the prices from last
year's exclusives? This is not fair! They are taking
food off our table".
It is important to note that the scalpers are still going to try to make
a profit over other figures, like the Target Exclusive Marvel Legends
Red Hulk or the NECA TMNT two-packs. "We have to think smaller, so we
will go for the Target, Walmart or Gamestop
exclusives for now, until things go back to normal."
We, at ToyFarce News, hope that everyone is safe and healthy at home.
For the scalpers that are still going out for figure hunts, please, do
not hesitate not to wear masks, and to shake each other's hands.
More news at 11:00...
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