Today's VBG post will cover where to buy Vinylmation and the prices you can expect to pay, a particularly useful post (I hope) if you're considering taking up the Vinylmation hobby.
Where to buy Vinylmation
Aside from the secondary market, Vinylmations are available to purchase online at DisneyStore.com and DisneyStore.co.uk, in the Disney Store and at Walt Disney World and Disneyland. However, some series are online exclusives, Disney Store exclusives, or park exclusives. For example, Park Series vinyls are never sold in Disney Stores and some series such as High School are Disney Store exclusives. This might be something to consider when you choose to buy vinyls or decide what you'll collect.
How much do Vinylmation cost?
Prices for vinyls vary, often depending on whether the series is a blind box or open window series, but there can be other factors also such as licensing. But as a rule of thumb, Create Your Owns are usually $8.95, 3" vinyls usually range in price between $9.95 and $12.95 and 9" vinyls usually range between $39.95 and $74.95. Please note that Limited Editions and combo packs do affect the pricing of vinyls, often increasing the price.
What about the secondary market?
There is a lot of variety on the secondary market, places such as Ebay, Amazon, trading/selling groups, etc. This is the only place to get hold of "retired" vinyls that are no longer in production. As for the price of vinyls here, it really does depend on the individual vinyl. I have seen MANY vinyls sell for less than retail, or equal to retail price. However, more popular vinyls (especially variants, chasers, Limited Editions and 9") often go for double or triple the original retail price, with some going for hundreds of dollars. The best thing is to do your research before you plan to buy on the secondary market.
I hope this has made for a useful guide!
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