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EPCOT Festival of the Arts Figment popcorn buckets selling on eBay for more than $1000​

EPCOT Festival of the Arts Figment popcorn buckets selling on eBay for more than $1000

The mayhem surrounding the Figment popcorn bucket is resulting in high dollar sales on eBay.

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[Cmdr_Crimson]

EPCOT Festival of the Arts Figment popcorn buckets selling on eBay for more than $1000​

EPCOT Festival of the Arts Figment popcorn buckets selling on eBay for more than $1000

The mayhem surrounding the Figment popcorn bucket is resulting in high dollar sales on eBay.

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Wake up people...

 

[Vegas Disney Fan]

A quick eBay “buy now” search shows over 70 buckets for sale (without bidding) starting at $119.

The people paying $1000 don’t have any common sense and apparently don’t know how to use eBay either.

 

[Tony the Tigger]

I think everybody needs to get over this. It’s a fact of life. It’s basic supply and demand.

The only issue is the people gaming the system to walk out with 20 pieces with the sole intent of reselling them.

But if mom and dad bought two each and sold one each to help defray the cost of their trip, more power to them.

 

[HauntedPirate]

I think everybody needs to get over this. It’s a fact of life. It’s basic supply and demand.

The only issue is the people gaming the system to walk out with 20 pieces with the sole intent of reselling them.

But if mom and dad bought two each and sold one each to help defray the cost of their trip, more power to them.

Right. I don’t think anyone has a problem with Joe and Jane Public buying a bucket. It’s the eBay scum buying 20 (or paying others to stand in line with them so they can get more than 2) with the sole intention of reselling them for 5-10x what they paid for them.

 

[ImperfectPixie]

Right. I don’t think anyone has a problem with Joe and Jane Public buying a bucket. It’s the eBay scum buying 20 (or paying others to stand in line with them so they can get more than 2) with the sole intention of reselling them for 5-10x what they paid for them.

^^^ This x1000.

 

[ChevisMickey]

Some will hate this idea, but if TDO want to capitalize on this they make the first day of big events non-passholder days. No passholder entry, discount, etc. Those that want to spend the extra money will buy their day pass, no special discount, and work around these limits. Casual content creators, resellers, etc. will find the fight for merch a bit more difficult. Disney already is phasing out the local crowd with their pricing tiers, so they should go all-in here.

 

[Roy G. Dis]

Why are people paying so much for a popcorn bucket though? So they can turn around and resell it, wash rinse repeat? Where's the organic demand? Are... We.. the problem?

 

[shipley731]

Some will hate this idea, but if TDO want to capitalize on this they make the first day of big events non-passholder days. No passholder entry, discount, etc. Those that want to spend the extra money will buy their day pass, no special discount, and work around these limits. Casual content creators, resellers, etc. will find the fight for merch a bit more difficult. Disney already is phasing out the local crowd with their pricing tiers, so they should go all-in here.

No pass holder entry? That’s ridiculous and it wouldn’t work anyway. If someone wants to buy a bunch of these stupid popcorn buckets, they’ll have no problem shelling out for a day ticket.

 

[gerarar]

Too good to not post lol..

 

[Figment82]

There has to be someone on this forum that waited in line for the Figment bucket. Come on, speak up! Let us know why you did it.

I went yesterday, I did not wait 7 hours (it was closer to 2.5). I think my user name says it all. I bought just 1, for my Figment collection. It was a beautiful day, I didn’t “waste” a day at the park (I went solely for the purpose of getting the Figment bucket and left afterwards), and honestly, I had a nice time just enjoying the festival atmosphere and being part of the line craziness.

You guys can judge me all you want, I really don’t care. Sure, I could have taken a chance and gone another day after the hype died down, but I’ve seen too many times where things never restocked and I had the ability to go. Figment is my absolute favorite, we all have things we are passionate about.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Why are people paying so much for a popcorn bucket though? So they can turn around and resell it, wash rinse repeat? Where's the organic demand? Are... We.. the problem?

Wait until you hear about NFTs and cryptocurrency.

 

[ShookieJones]

I went yesterday, I did not wait 7 hours (it was closer to 2.5). I think my user name says it all. I bought just 1, for my Figment collection. It was a beautiful day, I didn’t “waste” a day at the park (I went solely for the purpose of getting the Figment bucket and left afterwards), and honestly, I had a nice time just enjoying the festival atmosphere and being part of the line craziness.

You guys can judge me all you want, I really don’t care. Sure, I could have taken a chance and gone another day after the hype died down, but I’ve seen too many times where things never restocked and I had the ability to go. Figment is my absolute favorite, we all have things we are passionate about.

I don’t think most people (except for a few curmudgeons) here have an issue with you waiting in line to get something you want and will cherish! Most of the discussion is about the knuckleheads buying up boatloads of these, causing unnecessary supply issues and driving up the price. Honestly though, part of the problem is anyone willing to spend 10x retail.

 

[Epcot82Guy]

I still don't quite understand why Disney doesn't capitalize on this themselves. Have it be a $25 release in the Parks. Sell them for $39.95 online after a couple weeks with decent supply. It would be easy revenue, albeit diluting the extreme "exclusivity" a bit.

 

[Tay]

I’ve seen the two of them in a few of these viral reseller photos so clearly Disney doesn't care. This at least $1,000 in profit.

 

[Tay]

This is what I’m saying. Disney needs to go after these a-holes. It’s disgusting. They shouldn’t want others profiting off their products and IPs. And this is far beyond an Etsy Mickey shirt.

They will sue Etsy shops that barely makes more in a year than their law team’s retainer for an hour but let resellers make thousands off their actual products.

 

[MrPromey]

They will sue Etsy shops that barely makes more in a year than their law team’s retainer for an hour but let resellers make thousands off their actual products.

Huge difference:

One is violating their trademarks and copyrights, the other is not.

If these scalpers had robbed a delivery van to get these, Disney would have a problem with it but as things are, Disney's getting their cut.

That's how the aftermarket works and anyone who's ever tried to get a remotely hot Disney item, even a standard release toy from a popular movie the day it hit theaters at your local Target or Walmart, knows this has been a very lucrative arrangement for Disney for decades.

Not saying I think it's cool or okay or should be this way but Disney really has no motivation to bother putting any effort into anything here - especially when they can throw their hands up and say "those darn scalpers!" just like everyone else when you complain.

For them, this beats these things hitting their outlet stores where they take up shelf space selling for half price over the next six months.

 

[note2001]

Any store owner knows the faster you move the product you've purchased out the door, the better it is for your bottom line as you've made that profit and now have room for more inventory, even if it is the same item.

What I find funny is they could have hiked the price up to $40 and there still would have been a line just as long. Someone in Disney missed their supply and demand class. Special event items, especially popcorn buckets are hot commodities and even at $40 there would be wiggle room to go higher.

 

[Vegas Disney Fan]

I still don't quite understand why Disney doesn't capitalize on this themselves. Have it be a $25 release in the Parks. Sell them for $39.95 online after a couple weeks with decent supply. It would be easy revenue, albeit diluting the extreme "exclusivity" a bit.

Do most Disney fans care if somethings exclusive?

I’ve bought more than my fair share of Disney stuff and honesty couldn’t care less if it’s exclusive or not. If I like it I buy it, if I don’t I don’t, exclusive doesn’t even factor into the equation.

I also take my stuff out and enjoy it rather than keeping it in the package though (to preserve its value) so maybe I’m just not the target market.

 

[jeanericuser001]

PT Barnum called it perfectly. Thankfully scams like this may help to lower the waits at some attractions by a few minutes as people wait forever to buy plastic.