{"id":35797,"date":"2023-10-10T10:38:05","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T02:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carsome.my\/news\/?p=35797"},"modified":"2024-04-17T11:33:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T03:33:00","slug":"proton-saga-hot-wheels-price","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carsome.my\/news\/item\/proton-saga-hot-wheels-price","title":{"rendered":"Would You Pay a 2400% Markup for a Used Proton Saga?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Collecting die-cast cars is an exciting hobby for car enthusiasts who can\u2019t afford the real thing. But if you\u2019ve been in this hobby in Malaysia for quite some time, you\u2019ll realize this hobby isn\u2019t as easy as it seems.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"UsedNow if you\u2019re wondering what this has to do with the prices of a much real used Proton Saga, please forgive the clickbait title. This author wants to highlight a glaring problem among car enthusiasts \u2013 scalpers among die-cast car collectors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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See, a mainline, metal-on-plastic casting off the pegs of convenience stores and toy shops costs around RM10 based on the manufacturer\u2019s suggested retail price (MRSP).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, you\u2019ll only find cartoon and fantasy castings on the pegs. Where have the castings of the real cars gone? In the hands of scalpers, they are swiftly marked up to three times and more of their worth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There\u2019s this image going around yesterday that the much-hyped mainline casting of a first-generation Proton Saga priced at RM10 MSRP and has been resold to a whopping RM249.90 on Shopee!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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For those who do not collect Hot Wheels, allow me to explain the frustration here \u2013 in a box of Hot Wheels, you would get an assortment of four types of cars. First, you have fantasy\/cartoon-ish designed castings as commonly seen on shelves.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Next, you got the likes of muscle cars and supercars, followed by the much-desirable JDM (Japanese Domestic Market) castings. Basically, any Japanese-branded model.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Fantasy castings are always present on pegs, while muscle and supercars are, while uncommon, also slowly disappearing in the wild.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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For prospecting hobbyists looking to expand their collection, you can forget about seeing these on the shelves anymore. The only way to get a hold of one is to visit the nearest flea market or e-commerce site and pay cutthroat prices to scalpers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cYou will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy\u201d. \u2013 Obi Wan Kenobi, Star Wars, 1997<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Enough is enough! Don\u2019t give me the \u201c<\/span>demo kenal bare<\/span><\/i>\u201d or \u201c<\/span>ni JDM, ni rare, bang<\/span><\/i>\u201d excuse as told by a seller to me during one of my visits to Amcorp Mall. With these scalpers running amok, what we ordinary collectors have left are scraps.<\/span><\/p>\n

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How many times does a hobby have to be ruined by scalpers all for the sake of their pockets?\u00a0 This is precisely why I gave up this hobby and I believe many collectors too are tired of paying atrocious prices to them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For every cent a scalper profits, you’re enabling them to further ruin the collectors market for everyone. Please think with your heads, not with your pockets. Ask yourself, would you pay a real Ferrari\u2019s price tag for a Proton Saga? Please, just like concert tickets, stop engaging with scalpers.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Get a Used Proton Saga at Market Price with CARSOME<\/span><\/h2>\n

\"OurHowever, at CARSOME, prices of our very much <\/span>real <\/i><\/b>used Proton Sagas<\/span><\/a> are not scalped and priced fairly in the market. Our used Proton Sagas are all hand-picked after a 175-point inspection process to ensure they are accident and flood-free before being sent for professional refurbishment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Unlike die-cast Hot Wheels <\/span>Proton Sagas<\/span><\/a>, our real Sagas are also stacked with a one-year warranty and a five-day money-back guarantee too!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

*<\/span>Disclaimer<\/b>: The opinions and contents in this article are those of the author and do not represent CARSOME as a whole.*<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Collecting die-cast cars is an exciting hobby for car enthusiasts who can\u2019t afford the real thing. But if you\u2019ve been in this hobby in Malaysia for quite some time, you\u2019ll realize this hobby isn\u2019t as easy as it seems.\u00a0 Now if you\u2019re wondering what this has to do with the prices of a much real […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":35810,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[42,73,70,103,71],"yoast_head":"\nUsed Proton Saga Prices Are Now Asking for a 2400% Mark Up?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Would you pay a 2400% mark up for a used Proton Saga in Malaysia? 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