LOOK at these freakin' prices!!! Incredible!

[MIB41]

What is the deal with these figures?! I just picked up a 13 inch deluxe Joker with cloth outfit and beautifully sculpted face for considerably less. But THESE far inferior SIX inch figures are headed for the moon!

Movie Masters Joker Heath Ledger Figure Dark Knight - eBay (item 110265385123 end time Jul-02-08 18:52:49 PDT)

THE DARK KNIGHT JOKER/HEATH LEDGER MOVIE MASTERS FIGURE - eBay (item 190233939045 end time Jul-02-08 20:25:21 PDT)

MOVIE MASTERS JOKER BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT HEATH LEDGER - eBay (item 130235445496 end time Jul-02-08 19:17:25 PDT)

Batman The Dark Knight Heath Ledger Joker Action Figure - eBay (item 260257136299 end time Jul-02-08 1951 PDT)

[misterdroid]

I would say it's due to the fact that the figure is in the most commonly collected format. I would venture a guess that most of the people buying these aren't even aware the DC Direct figure exists. This is a creepy combo of death speculation and figure frenzy.
These folks are gonna be SAD when not only ebay, but also store AND collectors shelves are full of Jokers and the artificial value drops out of the figure.
Hell, before this ebay spike I saw the figure at retail a bunch of times.
Weird.
How soon do you think it will be until we see an AFA graded Ledger Joker?

[cjefferys]

I can't believe what Dark Knight advance one sheets featuring Ledger's Joker are selling for in some places. I settled for a nice reprint, I'm not paying crazy prices due the current Ledger "after death" fad.

[BlackKnight]

& My Dumbass has saw about 15 of these in the store when they were 1st released,.. & never bought 1. lol.

[toys2cool]

HOLY CRAP I JUST SAW THESE TODAY AT K-MART!! I'm getting all 3 tomorrow

[batmanrocks]

Hey, if anyone wants to help a brother out, I am looking for one, and I promise it is not for resell, I am just a batman fan, I am in Jersey and have not seen a single one of these figures, I also need the henchman figures as well. Anyway figured it did not hurt to try since everyone else seems to find them.
Thanks
Ed

[The Bat]

& My Dumbass has saw about 15 of these in the store when they were 1st released,.. & never bought 1. lol.

Yup! Me too...I passed them over, because They're not Mego.

[Bizarro Amy]

Is the DCD version also a 6" movie Joker? I've never seen that one. The Movie Masters ones aren't too bad though. I wouldn't mind having one, just because it's a new look for the Joker and sadly there can't be any more Batman movies feather Ledger as the Joker. I keep finding the other movie Joker though - the one that's not as nice and doesn't look much like him.

[toys2cool]

oh there's different versions? maybe the ones i saw were different then

[davidb]

For some reason that particular Joker (with the evidence thing in the package) is hard to come by. I've got a friend who's a major Batman nut and he hasn't been able to score one yet.

Me, on the other hand, saw them on the shelf once and passed them by. Figures...