I recently learned that many collectables are sold this way!

Labubus just happened to get a wide appeal and had a moment in the US for some reason..

pjc50 16 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

"Gatcha", from Japanese "gatchapon"; there's little dispenser machines which sell plastic eggs containing a random collectible from a set. There are thousands of different product lines.

Basically game lootboxes, but IRL. People like gambling, it seems.

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nsonha 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

are they regulated under gambling laws? Sounds like fraud to me.

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tourmalinetaco 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

They are and I hate it. It‘s bad enough with trading cards, but now every single collectible is employing gacha mechanics and it’s frustrating.

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parl_match 8 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I don't get it. It's a "collectable". Your "hobby" is "collecting". You put your "collection" on a shelf and look at it.

That's not a hobby to me. It's just consuming for consumption's sake.

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PunchyHamster 6 hours ago | parent [-]

Well, they took that formula and made it worse because now you can't just buy it, you have to roll a dice or get a second hand.

Also nothing wrong with just having a shelf with things you like to look at.

	▲	megablast 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Perfect then, don't buy it. > Also nothing wrong with just having a shelf with things you like to look at. I completely disagree.

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eru 8 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

For eg Magic cards, a secondary market formed very quickly where you could buy exactly what you wanted.

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throwaway48476 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

"Everything is gambling now"

	▲	georgefrowny an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Protip: If you call it an investment, it becomes not only respectable but it is in fact the responsible thing to do for your customer's financial security.