About-The Secondary Market

The secondary market is where collectors can purchase figurines which are no longer available at retail stores.  When a figurine is retired or sold out in the stores. it becomes impossible to purchase.  The figurine becomes more valuable and the collector is willing to pay a higher price, thus increasing the value of the figurine.  The collectors usually search websites on the internet to purchase figurines from the secondary markets.

There're several ways to end the production of a figurine. 

When a figurine is Retired, the mold is broken and cannot be produced again.   No notice is given to the collector when a figurine is Retired. 

When a figurine is Suspended, the figurine is temporarily taken out of production but can be brought back into production at a later date with a change of some sort to the figurine.

Closed figurines are "dated" figurines which are produced for a limited time, possibly for one year, or in a limited quantity.  There are also figurines produced for special occasions or events e.g. Club Member Exclusive figurines.