Furor over the figurines of the Qatar 2022 World Cup: how much do the unusual resale prices reach and how much do they ask for Messi’s

The launch of qatar figurines album 2022 The fervor of the fans of the national team was awakened in advance, unleashing their fanaticism to get envelopes with the illusion of completing the collectible. Not even the effect of inflation could stop the World Cup folflore, even when the price of the figurines and the album is up to 10 times more expensive than during the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Con the album at $750 pesosprice suggested by the manufacturer Panini, and each envelope of 5 figurines at $150complying with the tradition of completing it could become an economic problem for Argentines, who Despite this, they demonstrate on social networks that despite the obstacles, the interest in completing it remains intact..

All kinds of “offers” appear on e-commerce platforms and social networks, rising to the fever of filling the albumsome of them with unusually expensive values.

Only two days have passed since the new Qatar World Cup album went on sale and there are already resellers that offer lots, package packs, loose figurines and even the album at very high pricesbecause official outlets have sold out their stock early and are waiting for Panini to ship more.

For example, in Mercado Libre there are dozens of resale publications; here, some of the most outstanding:

– Pack de 10 packs of figurines closed, 50 in total, by $5,200 pesos, or $520 per package compared to the $150 official value.

– Pack de 15 “common” figurines, 4 “metallized”, 10 “big teams”, 4 “difficult” or one “very difficult” a $4.000 pesos cada pack.

– Lot of 150 loose figurines plus the album at $7,999 pesos.

– Figurine of Cristiano Ronaldo for $2,499 pesos.

– Figurine of Neymar Jr. for $1,500 pesos.

– Figurine of Lionel Messi for $8,500 pesos.

– Metallic figurine of the Shield of the Argentine National Team for $3,450 pesos.

– Pack de 250 figurines without repeating for $23,500 pesos.

As can be seen, there are different offers that resellers have already published to tempt people who want to complete the album, or at least start completing some equipment. Of course, in Argentina the figurines of Lionel Messi and the national coat of arms are among the most desired. But there are also publications of other stars such as the Brazilian and the Portuguese star, as well as that of the skilled French Kylian Mbappé for about $2,000 pesos or that of Uruguayan “Lucho” Suárez for $9among others.

Where there is also an offer of figurines from resellers is in the Marketplace de Facebook. There they sell the album only from $750 to $1,000, plus loose figurines, booster packs and more.

However, the sites for buying and selling objects between individuals recommended pay close attention before making a purchase from a figurine resellersince in the midst of the fervor generated by the album, there could be crooks looking to take advantage and scam buyers. For this reason, it is recommended to review the offer well, that the price is not suspiciously low or high and make sure that what you are buying is truly what they offer.

Some of the publications of the resellers until classify some figurines as “difficult” or “very difficult”contradicting Nicolás Sallustmanager of the marketing area of ​​the Argentine subsidiary of Panini, who told Infobae what “The difficult figure is a myth. The same quantity of all the figures that make up an album is printed. All the figurines are in circulation from the first day, with the release of the album, all the figurines that complete it are released”.

Faced with the furor that was created and left the official vendors without stock, Sallustro said that they are producing more quantity “so that everyone has their complete albums”. Following this path to complete the album can cost close to $30,000 in total if the correct strategies are applied. The main thing is not to lock yourself up or buy packages infinitely, but to associate with one or more people; between 10 collectors, the number of packages needed can be reduced by 68%.

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