Forget Picasso work and Mickey Mantle rookie playing cards. Could the most well liked new collectible be a Valentine’s Day-themed cup bought completely at Target
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The “Galentine’s Collection” pink and pink cups, made by Stanley, are priced from $20 to $45 at Target, relying on the dimensions. But the cups, initially available in shops and on Target.com on Dec. 31, at the moment are going for as a lot as $200 on eBay
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“Hard to find…Will ship with extra care,” mentioned one eBay vendor, who was asking $190 for a pair.
The frenzy is such that buyers have been standing in line outdoors Target
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shops within the early hours of the day, then dashing inside after they open and grabbing no matter they will discover, as evidenced by movies posted on social media. Still, it seems that Target positioned a restrict of two cups per buyer, as evidenced by a scene captured in a single TikTok video.
Another video, posted on X, confirmed a would-be cup purchaser falling to the bottom in the course of the mad rush.
Target officers confirmed with MarketWatch that the Valentine’s Day objects are certainly bought out at this level and won’t be restocked. But the corporate mentioned that new Stanley objects will likely be accessible all through 2024.
In reality, Target additionally launched one other unique Stanley cup on Wednesday -— this one a 40-ounce pink-colored mannequin for $49.95 provided in partnership with Starbucks. That seems to have been a scorching merchandise as nicely, in line with media reviews. And sure, additionally it is now being bought on eBay.
All that is good enterprise not only for Target, however for Stanley, a model, now a part of the privately held HAVI firm, which has been in enterprise since 1913. (And is a wholly separate entity from the Stanley model of instruments, which is a part of the Stanley Black & Decker
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firm.)
Stanley cups have grow to be buzzworthy sensations in recent times. A CNBC report mentioned annual gross sales have grown from $70 million to $750 million. Celebrities, together with Adele, are mentioned to be followers of the model.
Officials with Stanley didn’t reply to a MarketWatch request for remark.
Source web site: www.marketwatch.com
