Webkinz and Lil Kinz toys are becoming more popular every day. What are Webkinz? If you have an elementary or middle school kid in your house, you already know the answer to this question. If not, in 2006 GANZ company opened a Webkinz World web site for kids and started producing two kinds of plushy toys - Webkinz (the bigger ones) and Lil Kinz (the smaller ones). These "cute critterz" quickly gained popularity among kids and their parents in 2007 and 2008.
In 2007 GANS company started "retiring" some of their webkinz. It does not mean however that they will not "work" any longer. Retired webkinz can still be adopted and their secret code should still work with the Webkinz World web site. All it means is that the GANZ company will no longer produce and sell particular webkinz. These webkinz and lil' kinz will be discontinued or "retired".
Right after GANZ announces retirement of some webkinz, that's when the webkinz community quickly jumps on buying up the to-be-retired webkinz. The more people want to buy, the more demand grows for these webkinz and lil kinz, and they quickly disappear from the store shelves. And, of course, people start buying just retired or to-be-retired webkinz on the Internet which results in shortage of webkinz. Shortage of these virtual pets and more people still wanting them increases the price of these "critterz". The basic law of economics tells us that more demand and less supply drive the price for goods higher, so some of retired webkinz prices simply go through the roof.
For instance, let's examine what happened to the Retired Webkinz Cheeky Dog. Since GANZ discontinued it in Summer 2007, it has become one of the hottest and hard to find item on the market. Most places now have it out of stock or with a very expensive price tag. But a year ago you could easily find this plushy toy for only $11.95 or less in many retail stores. But look at it now - PriceGrabber returns two listings for Amazon: $989.95 and $1,199.99. That's 10,000% difference in price! Friend of mine mentioned to me recently seeing a lot of 6 Cheeky Dogs for $3,600! That's $600 per retired Cheeky Dog - not a bad deal you may think - but spending that much on a small plush toy? Even $600 is 5,000% - the numbers are insane!
Another example is the Retired Webkinz Cheeky Cat. Similar story, except the price tag is not as high yet. You can still find it for around $200 on the Internet. It's currently listed on Amazon for $299. That's still a huge profit - 2,500% from the original $12.
Are you thinking about adding the next retired webkinz or lil kinz to your retirement portfolio? What other investments will give you such a high return? And these numbers are just after 1 year!
Well, this may be a stretch. Who knows how long the webkinz craze is going to be around and nobody really knows what webkinz are going to rise in price as much as the Retired Webkinz Cheeky Dog and Cat did, but even if the price of the future Retired Webkinz goes to $25, that's 100% return. Not bad at all.
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