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Michele Alice is EcommerceBytes Update Contributing Editor. Michele is a freelance writer in the Berkshire mountains of Massachusetts. She collects books, science fiction memorabilia and more!
It’s really messed up toy collecting, that’s for sure. While the Hasbro-Walmart BFF Embargo has taken its toll lo these many years, it really hit home with many collectors in 2020. Entire waves of product simply weren’t stocked in many stores and the algorithms of Walmart and Amazon made prices go nuts. Not only did these stores allow resellers to grab entire shipments and relist at triple price, the companies themselves got in on the act too, jacking items up to over double price for weeks at a time. Way to kick people when they’re down.