>>11028916When I think of the term White Whale, I think obsession. I wanted this DCD with the camera (didn't really care much about the stand) and ended up with the gift set box set that is all four figures - from EB for under $35 including postage, but once I realized that I wanted the spare head for both Hal and Diana AND the Super 8 camera, I just patiently waited for auctions where they were cheap and now I have all of them at prices that were affordable. And nowhere near as high as many scalpers are listing.
So I would term these my "white whales" - and you and OP here
>>11023512 are correct - using Grail would be inaccurate.
These New Frontier DCDs were really not difficult to find.
Part of the issue here is that some people do have money to burn and were raised with the "I WANT WHAT I WANT - AND I WANT IT NOW" attitudes and cultures. And this is probably going to get worse with younger kids who have been raised to think paying some stranger for an Uber Eats order of coffee from Starbucks makes total sense.
>>11023561Yeah I collect something similar: recently found it annoying that I ordered four directly from the company, got sent two duplicates, and even though I am on their mailing list, have bought from them, and simply wanted to send it back (my cost) and get credit for a future one, they told me "tough shit."
I'm not going to get rid of my collection but I'm no longer interested in chasing down the few I do not have - certainly not straight from them - or to buy anything else directly from the manufacturer.
>>11028684Most of the prototypes I see tend to be from Chinese sellers on EB and they look like crap that has been through hell - and also way over-priced. I can understand why someone wants something unique but not in less than pristine condition.
