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    Got my patooti kicked on this auction. Had no idea this critter would have such an astronomical adoption fee. He is super cute, and that is what caught my eye. Can anyone shed some light on why he's so expensive?

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    so much cuteness :razz:
     
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    It is a puppet finger sofubi, isn't it?
    If so, the price is crazy!!
     
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    The description says it's 11.5 cm, so that's a big finger puppet. But what else could it be with the hole at the base? What justifies the expense? I know I must be missing something. Was hoping to add it in the buta shelves, but it wasn't meant to be :dam:
     
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    This is just a hunch, but the keyword here might be that it’s “unknown”, which carries value. There must be collectors out there who feel like they have seen everything there is to see, so perhaps when something appears that they haven’t seen before, they’re inclined to spend a little more to get it.
     
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    $1616 USD (yen converted to dollars) is a whopper! I know vintage sofubi has gone bonkers (same for buta), but since i'm just a mere mortal, I can't see spending that type of moolah for a finger puppet (to the crazy rich, it's probably just "bus fare"). Still, it's a very cute toy :)
     
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    I think the price is the obscurity and rarity of that finger puppet. Its pretty similar this other quite rare unknown pachi dino vinyl, I've never even heard of the finger puppet, amazing to discover something new (and add to the want list).

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    I thought of the same thing when I saw the little finger puppet.

     
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    There was a wide range of fireworks prices and solid deals in that auction. Never seen a Bullmark Hedorah sell for less than a Rodan. Hope some folks here got what they were after!
     
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    Yeah- a ton of real steals mixed with egregious prices. What a world- hoping this doesn’t negatively affect the vintage world even more
     
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    Mandarake would be jealous of these prices.
     
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    There was a 20% buyer's premium, too. So that $854 Hedorah actually cost $1,041. Plus about $55 for NJ sales tax.
     
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    The listed results include the buyer's premium already.
     
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