Getting Real About the Designer Couples Set
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While there doesn't seem to be an overly large panic going on regarding the release, the alarming eBay prices as well some panic buying got me to thinking about this set, and I felt that a few things should maybe be pointed out and discussed.
Please note: Most of these points have been brought up already, but I wanted to gather them and look at some stats. Also, let's keep it civil. This is a calm discussion on rarity and value (perceived and real)- it's not worth getting angry over.
So far, we are seeing prices in the $1,000+ range. Let's talk about why these prices are ridiculous, and no one should be panic buying at these prices.
These resell prices are either based on the previous Designer Princess set, or designed to pay for their passes into the event. I can't imagined what else they would be basing them off of at those prices.
If they're basing them on the previous Designer set:
-They're comparing a 10 pin set to a 5 pin set.
-This set is LE 250 compared to the previous LE 150. There are 100 more of these sets out there, making them less rare.
-There is less excitement over this set- fewer movies means those collectors can bow out, and the overall art and themeing has gotten mixed reviews.
-Disney kept the price at $200, which means each pin is retail of $40. That's already a huge chunk of change for a LE 250. Sorry, resellers, but Disney knew what the deal was, and took a chunk out of your cut.
If they're pricing them to pay for the cost of going:
-Asking for $1,500 for a $200 set is a 650% mark-up! That takes each pin from $40 to $300, on release weekend! That MIGHT be the price each of them settles into in 2-5 years...but even then, with them being LE 250s, I doubt it! Even looking at most of our Grails, $300 pins are rare...
-I have no trouble with making a profit to cover some of your costs, but expecting a single purchase to pay your entire way is kind of shady. And I hope nobody pays those prices...
In the long run, people are going to decide their own prices and value to themselves. But I would hate to see people throwing down this kind of money when sellers are basing their prices on the CURRENT (2 years later) price of a rarer set with more pins. They're speculating future prices, and ones that I don't feel they'll reach anyway.
If my super rare Disney Auctions LE 100s eventually can show up for reasonable prices, so can these pins. Don't let the Rapunzel phenomenon scare you into thinking you should overpay lest the prices go higher...because I'm not sure they could go higher than this.
Before people ask, I feel a fair starting price for release weekend would be double, maybe a little over double. So $80-100 per pin, sets at $400-$500. Or they could just list it Auction Style and let everyone start a bidding war over it. That's what a SMART reseller would do with those insane BINs sitting there. IMO.
Please note: Most of these points have been brought up already, but I wanted to gather them and look at some stats. Also, let's keep it civil. This is a calm discussion on rarity and value (perceived and real)- it's not worth getting angry over.
So far, we are seeing prices in the $1,000+ range. Let's talk about why these prices are ridiculous, and no one should be panic buying at these prices.
These resell prices are either based on the previous Designer Princess set, or designed to pay for their passes into the event. I can't imagined what else they would be basing them off of at those prices.
If they're basing them on the previous Designer set:
-They're comparing a 10 pin set to a 5 pin set.
-This set is LE 250 compared to the previous LE 150. There are 100 more of these sets out there, making them less rare.
-There is less excitement over this set- fewer movies means those collectors can bow out, and the overall art and themeing has gotten mixed reviews.
-Disney kept the price at $200, which means each pin is retail of $40. That's already a huge chunk of change for a LE 250. Sorry, resellers, but Disney knew what the deal was, and took a chunk out of your cut.
If they're pricing them to pay for the cost of going:
-Asking for $1,500 for a $200 set is a 650% mark-up! That takes each pin from $40 to $300, on release weekend! That MIGHT be the price each of them settles into in 2-5 years...but even then, with them being LE 250s, I doubt it! Even looking at most of our Grails, $300 pins are rare...
-I have no trouble with making a profit to cover some of your costs, but expecting a single purchase to pay your entire way is kind of shady. And I hope nobody pays those prices...
In the long run, people are going to decide their own prices and value to themselves. But I would hate to see people throwing down this kind of money when sellers are basing their prices on the CURRENT (2 years later) price of a rarer set with more pins. They're speculating future prices, and ones that I don't feel they'll reach anyway.
If my super rare Disney Auctions LE 100s eventually can show up for reasonable prices, so can these pins. Don't let the Rapunzel phenomenon scare you into thinking you should overpay lest the prices go higher...because I'm not sure they could go higher than this.
Before people ask, I feel a fair starting price for release weekend would be double, maybe a little over double. So $80-100 per pin, sets at $400-$500. Or they could just list it Auction Style and let everyone start a bidding war over it. That's what a SMART reseller would do with those insane BINs sitting there. IMO.
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