Looks like Kenner ALIEN toys are ramping up in value once again. Or appear to be, anyway. Well, that’s what some sellers would like to have you believe. Here’s an average condition sample of the toy for sale on eBay right now with an unjustifiably high price tag of US $575.75. It is incomplete, a little scuffed and assuredly overpriced with no “Best Offer” option present. You just have to wonder what some people expect from these old toys.
Sure, it’s now a vintage item with a reputation (rather than scarcity) being the driving force behind the value of these notorious old play things originally marketed to five year olds. That doesn’t justify a price tag of this magnitude. This item is incomplete missing the head carapace and tongue parts. These three critical absent pieces severely reduce the value of the figure. For US$200 less, you can purchase a 100% complete with all of those parts present. At the price of US$500, you may even be lucky enough to score one in a box. Although I must add, the box itself will not be pristine condition and likely to be rough around the edges to say the least. At he end of the day, the seller for this toy will most likely need to revise their expectations (and price) before this item sells. Unless you really want to spend over five hundred US dollars on a forty year old toy missing valuable parts, I’d say look elsewhere. These things aren’t all that rare and if you are looking for one on eBay, about a dozen options are available right now.
-Windebieste.
