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Pricey Toys for Nerds at This Year's Comic-Con

by Caleb Johnson on July 28, 2009 at 05:58 PM

Comic-Con is the Garden of Eden for nerds, and what do nerds love most of all? Collectible toys. From hand-painted action figures to life-sized statues, they'll vacuum seal it or enclose it in a glass case, never laying a hand on the goodies again. An expensive hobby, for sure, and nowhere is that more apparent than at Comic-Con.

The bloggers at io9 compiled a list of the 17 most expensive toys on the convention floor in San Diego this past weekend, and it's enough to make your jaw drop. These aren't the toys you'd find on the shelf at Target or Wal-Mart. Instead, convention goers get a likeness of Christopher Reeve as everyone's favorite hero, Superman, with silicone skin, hand-punched hair, and a $2,000 price tag. For Harry Potter fans, there's a life-size statue of Dobby, one of the franchises' most annoying characters, priced at $750. However, one of the most expensive, and possibly most bizarre, collectibles has to be a bronze bust of communist leader Mao Zedong... wearing Mickey Mouse ears -- a steal between $3,000 and $4,000.

Many of these toys are out of the average (read: sane) person's price range. Even without the high price tag, these seem pretty useless: the only thing having these tchotchkes in your home will get you is an empty wallet and the title of 'ultimate nerd' in your group of friends. [From io9]

Tags: collectibles, comic-con, expensive, list, nerd, news, top, toys

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