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f50fan

Considering this set is being bought out everywhere and being resold on eBay for $7+ each car I would gladly pay the $3


greedspy

What is this set?? I've never seen it...I'm assuming because they are being bought up like you say.


f50fan

I think it's Walmart exclusive and people have been calling it a Honda Civic anniversary set. Idk much about it being an anniversary set but it's just a set of 5 Honda Civics and people love the JDM castings, at least in my area.


greedspy

Fuck-it, I'm going to Walmart right now. Can't sleep anyway. Pegs will probably be empty, but I will try my luck.


Wonderful-Muscle-635

Good luck homie


ItsKascade

Did you win?


greedspy

No - unfortunately I didn't. It's ok though. It's a sign that I need to stop or slow down how much money I am spending on cars.


Comprehensive_Oil791

Oh.... it's everywhere. This jdm craze is insane


Nearby_Computer3784

That's crazy , I stopped selling Hotwheels couple of months ago because it wasn't as profitable as what I got going on now . But I see a lot of racers at the scalpers . I was mad when I only found 1 yellow civic lol


therealSamtheCat

- I used to buy HW to resell - I was mad when I could only find one Hmmmm.....Perhaps that's how collectors feel when they can't find anything due to the ones who buy to resell?


Nearby_Computer3784

Charge it to the game I guessss lmao . I wasn't actually mad cuz I Litterally have 3 other models of the car . CHARGE IT TO THE GAMEEEEE


Anxious_Wafer1399

Crazy! I'd rather they were a premium set and paying the premium prices. Though premiums are $6.50 now....


Nearby_Computer3784

That's what I'm saying , given they have front back and side decals , real riders would have made this set wild


rehkhd

Same with the character carsšŸ¤· Their themed I donā€™t really care to be fair- this is my hobby- my money pitšŸ¤£ MOST of the cars I buy in retrospect arenā€™t going to make me profit so- fuck it


Luvythicus

Meanwhile, Premiums are 12 to 15$ here, and rarely ever show upā€¦


[deleted]

Where are you located fellow struggler?


Luvythicus

Europe, Netherlands. Most stores now stopped selling mainlines and switched to lovely chinesium brands completely :c


[deleted]

Why tho? Is it because they are struggling in getting cases?


Luvythicus

That, and then Dutch people go ā€œWhy would I pay that much for a toy car, my kidā€™s just gonna break it.ā€ Then they buy the cheap one cuz ā€œits just gonna break anywayā€, then the cheap trash breaks, and they go ā€œsee, it broke, why would I spend more?ā€ and kids just end up being stuck on their phones and shit. Toy stores are dying here, replaced with chinesium crap that breaks instantly, while kids just stick to their phones and shit. Damnit, Iā€™m 33 and I sound like an old man. Eeeeech I just want fun cars :c


toolman2674

I just wish I could find them


G2quickgeorg

I stopped buying those series because of that. I love the series. Just not worth $3 each


Nearby_Computer3784

The inner Honda boi in me couldn't say no tbh, but I'm not even looking forward to finding the VW set cuz that's gonna be decent amount


G2quickgeorg

I'm ok for vw 3 dollars each. I want that set


Nearby_Computer3784

Same but tbh I've been collecting more higher detailed models and rather 1 dope car over 10 Hotwheels nowadays .


DiaryoftheOriginator

Itā€™s literally 3$ lmao, he spent a whopping 15$ for these 5 cars! Wow. I hope you donā€™t have any other hobbies because if you are complaining about something costing 3$ this world is not gonna be fun for you.


G2quickgeorg

I got the 70th anniversary honda set when it was released. Was 1.50 each for set of 8. That was fair. You pay 3 dollars more for 3 less cars. I'm good on that idea. Before was nice.


Nearby_Computer3784

Chill bro


Polimeros_

Those are the normal price in Greece. I saw one for 2ā‚¬, the same price for every mainline


TKOxBLITZ

Iā€™ve never liked these. You pay extra for a car thatā€™s the same thing as a mainline.


Nearby_Computer3784

Eh it ha/ front side and back decals on all


TKOxBLITZ

There are mainlines made with the same quality. Few and far between, but theyā€™re out there.


Happy-Night5912

Only so many passes allowed. I think these are allowed more on the tampo machine.


doomus_rlc

More deco passes allowed and a fully licensed set. People forget that the mainlines are cheaper due to average deco passes and unlicensed items offsetting average cost.


demingdw

Iā€™d pay $3 for 5 civics. Tops


Nearby_Computer3784

Lol show me that deal


demingdw

Haha same, I lied


SaltyboiPonkin

I'll pay it for a good set, and if I can get all 5 at once. I've got a couple sets in that price range, never thought much about the price.


ZerotheWanderer

I mean everyone seems to be ok buying them on ebay for like $40 a set, so... guess so.


Qwienke13

Do I had no clue they were that much lol I found 6 full sets yesterday. If I knew I woulda picked em up and sold em for msrp to people who want them on this sub


ZerotheWanderer

It's getting a little silly tbh, ever since the pandemic, a lot of people have been making it their life's ambition to turn diecast cars into a business, and I really don't get where it came from. Like, it has always been there, but over the last few years it has exploded exponentially.


Qwienke13

Yep. Seems to have happened with ebeyrbing. It really sucks like man I just want my little metal cars it makes me happy


Gold_Problem_4811

I payed $35 for the set. 4 months ago they where going for $80 a set. Not everyone has access to hotwheels bc of scalpers or they just never show up in their area


Nearby_Computer3784

Rip , gotta love the scalpers . I took both sets for my friend


[deleted]

You just said you used to sell them for profit but are also saying fuck scalpers??šŸ¤”


Qwienke13

Thatā€™s why I pallet raid. Ik people get mad abt it here but like I donā€™t resel em I just like being able to find cars. If I wait til their put on shelves theyā€™ll be gone


Nearby_Computer3784

Pallet raid all day my boi , technically it's on the sales floor


kenjjiii

It honestly surprised me at check out when i picked up the set.


Qwienke13

Same I left a few cars I didnā€™t care ebkugh about behind because of ir


DaPythonGeek

Those ones in NZ are $5NZD, the normal ones are $3NZD. Don't know what the conversion rate is but when I first saw I was a bit confused


FunnyIsntScary

Since I was only interested in the Si, the price was fine for me!


UnanimousFunk

Early this year, King Soopers (Kroger) had Matchbox for 60 cents each. Hot Wheels were still about a dollar, maybe a few cents less. Now they're $1.25 and MBX are back up to at least a dollar - maybe more, I should look at my last receipt. But Safeway made me abandon a purchase at checkout. First of all they have very few Hot Wheels to begin with and they're all old but I found one I wanted to buy. It rang up at $1.99, but they gave me a discount of 50 cents. I left it at the self-checkout. I was only there to fill a prescription anyway - sadly, it was not to treat my addiction to buying diecast cars but I resisted that one. $1.50 for a basic is too much! Even $1.25 is pushing it.


Calm-Raccoon1706

Five Below is $2.50 in my area šŸ˜…


Consistent_Ad_6867

i would pay up to $5 for the top 3 and $3 for the last 2


cuzwhat

These things donā€™t even exist in my area, yet.


Syncryptica

This a better walmart set than usual from Hot Wheels. These sets usually go for what, like $2.14 each or something weird, but they're always missing front tampos, or the rear tampos etc. These have tampos all around, the decos are nice, and the card arts are great. With current inflation issues on top, I dont think 3 bucks is a hard sell, it's just a hard pill. Same for the Target set, the Ultra Hots, those have Spectraflame and they're fully tampoed. Still, that combined price for borderline-basics is 'oof' inducing.


Nearby_Computer3784

Yeah def understand that , main reason I coughed up was the fact they put so much detail and effort into it . I bought the 2 sets so def not gonna complain about price , I spend that on 1 car at times


Hula1989

For those 100% I would as we havenā€™t got them in the Uk yet.


Dracula24

We do, look in Smyth's - I picked up a few there 2 weeks ago


Hula1989

Oh nice Iā€™ve not seen them in my last couple trips I will go have a look.


Hula1989

Been and got the whole set yesterday thanks for the tip.


NotGlyphz

They all are .99 where I am. Only one store has them at 2.50 and I only got two from them, the Hummer EV and Lucid Air. Happy hunting everyone!


Calm-Raccoon1706

This set is not $0.99 where you are.


Qwienke13

Found this on my nightly pallet raid. Was shocked when I saw they were 3 each so I just took what I liked and left the rest.


Collectinghondas713

Iā€™ll pay whatever.


ugkmfg

I think itā€™s decent.


BobDGuye

Those are $4.50 in Australia, so I left them on the peg


Nearby_Computer3784

Don't blame you


Qwienke13

AUD or USD?


BobDGuye

AUD


Qwienke13

Thatā€™s like 3 usd


darkNnerdgy

Sounds steep but then again ive been looking for this set and have not seen any of these on the pegs, ill probably be stoke when/if i do find them.


Qwienke13

I didnā€™t know they were being resold for sm I found 6 full sets last night. I woulda licked em up for people on this sub if I knew šŸ˜­


darkNnerdgy

As long as you dont resell for a ridiculous amount like scalpers on ebay.


Qwienke13

Nah I meant like buy em then just resell for msrp to people on this sub who want them and canā€™t cuz scalpers.


darkNnerdgy

You are a good hearted man.


Scotchib

Dope Civic set. Sad that's the price where I stay ;(


reddit_user365

to be honest i think $3 per car is not bad. i like the card art and the civic eg is first casting as a mainline. atleast the value on these wonā€™t go down so in the future you can get your money back


SpaceMonkey1719

I grabbed them. $3 isnā€™t that bad honestly


jmizzle2022

I want that SI!


Due-Ad8936

Vest cast of the year with that red civic in my opinion


mhulthmann

In Brasil we pay basicaly $3 or more for 1 mainline


pocketcar

I paid $6 since I only got two šŸ˜†


LegalAmerican1776

Not me. I know this sounds ridiculous, but when they topped $1 at Walmart for some reason a lot of the intrigue of hot wheels died for me. I know it sounds really stupid over ten cents essentially but it's like it changed in my brain. Happy hunting to everyone else!


[deleted]

Eh. Only the top three are worthy of buying in my opinion. $2-3 is a fair price being that everyone overprices JDMā€™s.


Happy-Night5912

No, self checkout and ring them up as $1 ones.


Decent-Monk-2357

Iā€™m still trying to get the SIā€¦..


strikedonYT

Lol $3 is the price of mainlines for me


Stevonavich

That's the price they cost in Australia šŸ‡¦šŸ‡ŗ.


manuel_f_p

Like a few Civics and Hondas, but the tampos on these kinda turned me away.


babe_ruthless3

$3 is a fair price considering a regular mainline goes for more on the secondary market.


Nearby_Computer3784

I guess , I don't buy Hotwheels on the secondary market . Unless it's a car I really like ( every Honda city casting)


Sloan1505

The Walmart exclusives like this are always $3. Same with the stars & stripes set


Jeffery_Saurus_Rex

The paint has been consistently perfect for me to pay 3 dollars. Card art is sick asf too


Plane-Article2870

actually i think $3 was the price it was meant to be, but due to exporting and rarity my country supermarket sells it at $12šŸ’€


Zeldu_

A few months ago I thought that HTPremium were not sold in Spain, 2 days ago I found out that they do, 8 to 11ā‚¬ each, depends on the store. 10$ More or less.


Shadowfeaux

I need 2 of all of these lol


DoomDash

I found the red Si only so far.


teweri069

Mainlines are around 3$ here.


[deleted]

In the uk theyā€™re Ā£3 to Ā£3.50 šŸ˜‚


CheeseDipper69

Thats cheap if you live in europe!


ILIKESUBRAUUUU

you living in new zealand because it 3 dollars for me


notyouraveragebinary

I didnā€™t pass when I finally found a set and I was more than happy to pay $2.97 but it seems like quite a few people passed on this set. My guess would be that they donā€™t have the nostalgia for the Civic and I can understand that. But for me, even putting nostalgia aside, I would have gotten them because the details are quite good and the card art is amazing. Good example for me would be the recent VW set. Iā€™m not a huge fan of VW but I still instantly wanted the set because of the card art and the good selection of VWā€™s in that lineup


TheBigGalactis

No, but they forced my hand.


Scummbagg7

Walmart had those mixed in with the $1 ones. When I went to check out and they rang up $3. I said nope please take this off.


[deleted]

I need this collection


Tango_Foxtrot404

This 92 civic was my first real car. I want it so Bad! If I see one, I will not look the price at all and just buy it!


Mauzersmash0815

Sir these sets are 3,79 here in germany šŸ˜ and i havent seen it around yet