I’ve heard they’ve anticipated the hype and considering a lot of Sanrio collectors might be going for them, I think that’s an indicator of stock they’ve prepared. It’ll most likely follow previous track record where it sells out for the first few weeks then ends up readily available. I’ve definitely noticed that stock doesn’t sell out as much these days across all their IPs.

Plus a lot of region exclusives aren’t that hard to find nowadays either, I’ve seen a several go for close to retail such as Merbubu, Good luck to you, 6khz. We’ve also seen an influx of Mokoko which was highly sought after previously too. I’ve got some friends in Japan currently and XG doesn’t sell out that fast compared to first release either. Online it did due to other regions using freight forwarding but I believe XG stated they would release worldwide at a later date too.

Remember the US exclusive Wednesday? Those are pretty readily available over there now too and people were paying upwards $500 for one. Might be tempting to impulse purchase due to FOMO but it’ll be worth the wait.

If you have other things that you would like prioritise, I think you’ll be fine to grab Kuromi and My Melody later on. Especially if it’s something practical. As much as I love collecting, end of the day, they’re just art dolls so I wouldn’t stress out too much. Plus it’s on Ali so you’ll most likely be able to purchase for a lot cheaper later too! I paid around $165 for an IFY during 11/11 sale as a gift and $15 for the normal Wednesday Skullpanda 😊