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95 McDonald's recently-released big Happy Meal was designed to engender feelings of "nostalgia" among its older customers.
Instead, it's kicked disconnected a bidding war.
The Cactus Plant Flea Market Box has already sold retired astatine galore McDonald's locations crossed the country, meaning that the lone mode for collectors to get their hands connected the toys is done the secondary market.
Opportunistic resellers are taking vantage of McDonald's limited-time collaboration with streetwear institution Cactus Plant Flea Market to effort to marque a speedy buck.
Toys from the Big Mac combo repast are popping up connected resale sites and fetching thousands of dollars.
One seller connected eBay listed a trio of unopened toys — the 4 options are McDonald's mainstays Grimace, the Hamburglar and Birdie, arsenic good arsenic the apparel brand's mascot Cactus Buddy — for a whopping $300,000.95. "WILL SELL FAST!!" the seller added connected their six-figure listing.
Another seller is asking for $25,000 for an unopened Happy Meal toy, and asks that the winning bidder besides screen the $6.10 successful shipping fees.
Both listings person yet to person immoderate bids.
But that's not to accidental that McDonald's fans haven't been consenting to cough up the dough for the collectible toys.
One eBay listing that included 150 sealed toys was sold for $2,400 connected Oct. 6, fetching an mean of $16 per toy.
In New York City, the Cactus Plant Flea Market Box retailed for $12.95.
More than a twelve different 150-count cases person besides sold for arsenic overmuch arsenic $1,900, according to eBay's income history.
For fans who missed their accidental to get the collectible, McDonald's has already moved connected to its adjacent limited-edition release.
The accelerated nutrient elephantine has brought back its collectible Halloween Happy Meal pails for the archetypal clip since 2016.
But determination accelerated if you privation to get your hands connected one. They're already appearing connected eBay, too.
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