" 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.

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