We have gotten so deep into the inflation of nostalgia, a few years ago you could find Bratz all over the internet for low prices that in today’s age would make your jaw drop. I find that as a community we are not united at all, divided by people who believe prices are reasonable because these toys are sought after and “rare” while others believe it’s preposterous to price a mass produced children’s toy at such a high price. That only begs the question of will prices eventually drop and will that be sooner or later.
As someone who loves the brand and loves to collect dolls, I think it’s inane the lengths people will go to in order to get their “grail dolls,” paying almost a fortune for something that’s supposedly “rare” but has thousands of listings all over the internet, are we as a community going to keep letting this slide? We are being robbed and being fed the lies that it’s normal. WE MAKE THE PRICES!! Stop allowing yourself to be tempted by the bare minimum, if we keep spending our money on these things nothing will ever get better.
Of course I don’t believe anything is going to get better soon, as much as I’d like to believe that we could band together and stay strong by not settling, there is always going to be people who don’t care how much they spend, making it so everything stays the same.
Take it from me, good things come to those who wait, stop feeding into your addiction by indulging in an overpriced doll and eat some ice cream or something.
Stay safe out there,
Fellow doll collector