Kathie Olivas Toys

You may recall me lamenting my lack of funds to purchase the $5,400 sculpture by Kathie Olivas. Having received word there are new toys being released, I'm at least closer to my goal of owning one of her figures.

MINDstyle has announced a few different toys including Two-Faced Hazel, a gas mask laden little girl with those lovely striped tentacle feet.

They are releasing a limited run of 200 figures for $99 a piece. This is at least closer to my price range.

Hazel is one of Kathie's most popular characters. So, is that why she costs $99 while another new figure - also in a limited run of two hundred - is going for $20? Hmmm. The only other differences I can see are who is selling it (the cheaper item is being offered through Toy Tokyo at the convention) and the fact that MINDstyle is holding onto 30 of the 200 Hazels to sell when Olivas is at their booth signing items.

But if the autograph was the sole reason why this toy is more expensive than her other one, why are the remaining 170 still $99 and not $20?

Update: Finally it makes sense. The difference is size. The one character Hazel is larger, standing at 9". Either MINDstyle edited that paragraph to explain and emphasize the height in not 1, but 2 sentences (perhaps there were other people wondering what the heck), or I need to stop putting vodka in my Special K.