Top 20 Most Expensive Scale Anime Figures (you can buy on eBay)

Ever get curious what the most expensive anime figures are on eBay? One day I decided to find out. And while the method is not perfect, my findings are interesting.
Top 20 Selection Criteria
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Must:
1. Be an unopened/new scale figure (1/4, 1/6, 1/7, 1/8...)
2. Select the lowest priced figure...
...if more than 1 figure is available
3. Come from an Anime/Manga
4. Be in Stock on March 13, 2022 with Buy Now option
5. Be sold on Ebay
6. Be a single packaged figure (no bundles)
7. Be mass produced. Have at least 100+ units produced
8. Include shipping cost with figure cost
Must exclude:
1. Opened/used figures
2. Statues / Resins
3. Handmade
4. Mecha
5. Dolls
6. Fakes / Knock offs
7. Shops with substantial scam feedback
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0:00 The Rules
1:10 Top 20
5:03 Findings & Conclusion

[@kuyakuma]

Dammit I want that ryo figure so damn bad

[@Battletide.]

She's going to be a hard one to get. Just did a quick search for her, she's still on ebay, but for a higher price... and everywhere else doesn't seem to have her. Hard to believe since she came out almost 2 years ago.

[@rikyannieh6119]

I would think you would look completed listings as a measure of what they are selling for. Being listed ridiculously high is irrelevant if they are not actually selling for that.

[@Battletide.]

Thanks for pointing that out, I didn't know you could filter based on sold. And yes, the list is far from perfect, even now some figures like the Houki Shinonono Bunny figure (the #5) can be found at a fraction of the price listed in the video. When I made the video, I posted the cheapest one I could find on eBay on March 13th, so if you were to buy it then, it would have been expensive. Note: Some of these figures have not sold on eBay, like the top 3; and given the scarcity of some of these figures, you may not have other options if you really want the figure. But thanks again for the feedback, I appreciate it.

[@okarin27]

Thank you! I've always wanted to know this even though i don't even have a scale figure lol. i really wonder how some ppl stored up figures unopened for 10+ years. The most expensive figure i've bought was Banpresto - Sweet Style Pirates series - Boa Hancock for 23USD since it was the only brand new figure out of the 8 prize figures i own. Oneday i will buy the figures in this video. Oneday!

[@Battletide.]

I have always wondered that too (how some figures remain unopened after such a long time). I have seen some collectors have so many figures that they don't have any place to put them, so they keep them in the box. Must be a good problem to have.

[@Kidynamo123]

I pre-ordered a 1/7 Fire Emblem IF figure of Camila from GSC a while back for about $150 and display it near my desk. Now it's selling for around $800-$900 used 👀

[@Battletide.]

It really surprises me for some of the figures that come out and their immediate aftermarket price. I've seen a few figures double or triple in price 6 months after coming out, and I'm like "You just released this year! Why are you so expensive!" Camila is a cool looking figure, I love the base.

[@popdouxie3702]

Wow Thank You For This Information Man! I Only Go On eBay To Buy Rare Anime Merchandise But Not Figure's But Dang.

[@Battletide.]

I will buy from eBay from time to time. But only if I can't find anywhere else. It's definitely a gamble, and I have learned a lot about what to watch for when shopping there.

[@popdouxie3702]

@@Battletide. Yeah Your Right About That One And When I First Bought My Naruto Figure Off Of There..... Let's Just Say That I Have Not Seen An Melted Figure Before Until Then.

[@mariogut2299]

My most expensive figure I bought was a fatalis figure for 360 dollars which I panicked preordered it from a store which doesn’t do refunds while on amiami it goes for 200 dollars which I deeply regret not waiting for it on amiami for a cheaper price

[@Battletide.]

I feel that we have all been there. I have definitely panic bought figures feeling I'm not going to get them at a lower price to find them a month or two later for cheaper.

[@asveron]

Lavender Quartz blue camouflage editions are going for over 1.4K. I’ve never managed to find a green cameo version which is slightly rarer.

[@asveron]

I guess it doesn’t come directly from an anime, but the artists designed famous characters.

[@Battletide.]

I've never seen this figure before, but after looking at it, it has some crazy detail. A really good looking figure.

[@CinnimonCrew]

I literally had to put playback speed on 0.75 to understand you lmao

[@Battletide.]

Haha! Very true. When I'm speaking, my brain is telling me "OMG, you are talking so slow." After recording myself and listening to the playbacks I'm like "Do I really speak that fast? I can barely keep up with listening to myself." I definitely need to work on slowing it down. :D