The two dominant grocery chains in Australia are Coles and Woolworths. Between the two of them they control over 50% of market share with Woolworths having around 4% more than Coles. Last month Coles introduced a promotion where you get a miniature version of one of their popular products for every $30 you spend. There are 30 different minis to collect.
The response has been nuts. The minis are selling for $5-10 each on ebay and complete sets are selling for a thousand dollars or more.
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Coles-Little-Shop-REAL-COMPLETE-SET-plus-2-trolley-basket-not-fake-printouts/273410272048
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/coles-little-shop-complete-set/123316516352
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Coles-Little-Shop-Complete-Set-Plus-TROLLEY-BASKETS-APRON-Shopping-Bag-Set/113191782210
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Coles-Little-Shop-Collectors-Case-Complete-Set-with-30-Mini-NEW-Warranty/173470305768
The promotion has seen a dramatic increase in sales for Coles.
https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/toy-story-what-happens-at-coles-when-the-fun-and-games-end-20180816-p4zxxw.html
https://babyhintsandtips.com/coles-little-shop-collectables/#
https://www.news.com.au/finance/business/retail/chaotic-scenes-as-hundreds-turn-our-for-coles-little-shop-swap-event-across-the-country/news-story/7fc600f0614da850cf088e3e1c8d8450
The scale ranges from 1:12 scale to 1:3 scale. There are a handful that are pretty close to 1:6 and these are the ones that I'm interested in. I thought that I could pick up a few cheaply on ebay to use in dioramas but nope; people are going batcrap crazy over tiny pieces of plastic and cardboard. I've bid a couple of bucks each for the ones I want and maybe I'll get lucky. I think I'll have more luck when the craze dies down and people start to unload them cheaply in six months or so.
My daughter has a complete set that I'm seriously considering stealing and selling while the market is hot. Then I'll buy them back cheaply next year.
The response has been nuts. The minis are selling for $5-10 each on ebay and complete sets are selling for a thousand dollars or more.
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Coles-Little-Shop-REAL-COMPLETE-SET-plus-2-trolley-basket-not-fake-printouts/273410272048
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/coles-little-shop-complete-set/123316516352
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Coles-Little-Shop-Complete-Set-Plus-TROLLEY-BASKETS-APRON-Shopping-Bag-Set/113191782210
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Coles-Little-Shop-Collectors-Case-Complete-Set-with-30-Mini-NEW-Warranty/173470305768
The promotion has seen a dramatic increase in sales for Coles.
https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/toy-story-what-happens-at-coles-when-the-fun-and-games-end-20180816-p4zxxw.html
https://babyhintsandtips.com/coles-little-shop-collectables/#
https://www.news.com.au/finance/business/retail/chaotic-scenes-as-hundreds-turn-our-for-coles-little-shop-swap-event-across-the-country/news-story/7fc600f0614da850cf088e3e1c8d8450
The scale ranges from 1:12 scale to 1:3 scale. There are a handful that are pretty close to 1:6 and these are the ones that I'm interested in. I thought that I could pick up a few cheaply on ebay to use in dioramas but nope; people are going batcrap crazy over tiny pieces of plastic and cardboard. I've bid a couple of bucks each for the ones I want and maybe I'll get lucky. I think I'll have more luck when the craze dies down and people start to unload them cheaply in six months or so.
My daughter has a complete set that I'm seriously considering stealing and selling while the market is hot. Then I'll buy them back cheaply next year.