darkSpyro

I was looking over Skylanders lots on eBay and saw loads and loads of Skylanders going for on average of $1 each in lots. Many of the lots had one or two "rare" or harder to get ones though. I then got to thinking that there should be rarity guide like AtariAge which tells collectors which ones are actually the harder to get Skylanders. Not their value of course as that's pretty subjective and not always dependent on rarity. Something purely for the collectors out there who hasn't been buying every single one since day one.

Is there already such a list out there? I've looked online and saw many websites saying the impossibly rare ones like Pearl Hex which no one could ever obtain without paying a few hundred dollars. I'm more interested to see how the Frito Lay Minis, Volcanic Vault, Scratch, Spotlight, Blackout, UFO Hats, Thrillipede, etc rank among collectors. The not-exactly-easy-to-get stuff but still reasonably obtainable stuff. Especially with the Trap Crystals as I have no clue which is a good one and it seems that half of them are pretty rare.

If I had a ton of time and a place to put it, I could develop a list myself but I bet it's already been done by someone. I just haven't be able to locate one yet. Has anyone ever thought about this or made up a list for themselves? It would make an interesting project if it doesn't already exist.

Skylanders Characters List has some lists of the rarest figures, but not a chart of everything. Maybe it should be useful. Does the rarity change depending on region?

Rarity does seem to vary by region. You hear it from our forum members from other countries. I also noticed that when I have traveled around the US, some stores have an abundance of figures that are non-existent in other stores.

Yeah, I remember reading "How rare is my Skylander?" on the Skylanders Character List site, but that's probably it.

SSA,SG,SF,SC - easy mode
Scratch,STT - open up that wallet
STT final wave - Heaven or Hell
Yawn Traps and Thrillipede - Hell or Hell
Chase Variants - Wallet Must Die
Event Variants - Lunatic Difficulty
Red Camo, Pearl Hex, Malefor/Metallic Cynder, Clutch and Strata artbooks - Queen Larsa

That's all I remember as an outsider hearing collectors talk about rarity. Might be super wrong but I kinda wanted to take the joke opportunity.

Haha, nice list, Bifrost.

I would move Thrillipede back to a less rare category. Even though we didn't get him in stores, he's on ebay for $30 Rio $35.

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SSA,SG,SF,SC - easy mode
Scratch,STT - open up that wallet
STT final wave - Heaven or Hell
Yawn Traps and Thrillipede - Hell or Hell
Chase Variants - Wallet Must Die
Event Variants - Lunatic Difficulty
Red Camo, Pearl Hex, Malefor/Metallic Cynder, Clutch and Strata artbooks - Queen Larsa

Doesn't Darklight Crypt fall into the Hell or Hell category? I-I'm pretty sure dude.



Also, Wham-Shell. He's something outside the SA stuff in terms of rarity.

Eh, I went for the general statements people made about the avaliability. Darklight Crypt is harder to find sealed but otherwise people found it used a lot - though that's gonna change now that Gamestop won't take used figures anymore.

Quote: Bifrost

Eh, I went for the general statements people made about the avaliability. Darklight Crypt is harder to find sealed but otherwise people found it used a lot - though that's gonna change now that Gamestop won't take used figures anymore.

Ah, I feel you. Once they stopped taking in figures, I found out it's going to be harder to collect them all (But I just need Wham-Shell to complete SSA)

Aside from that, I found Darklight Crypt to be not that hard to find in the preowned bin back in the day. I even snapped a picture for dS showing I have found three Ghost Roasters at a time last year.

Nah... Metallic Cynder can be easily found on ebay for... 250$.

I have bought Darklight Crypt for just 1€... in Spain/UK is easy to find it at CeX.

SSC: Baby Mode
SSA, SG, SSF: Easy Mode
SSF Wave 4: Hard
STT: Harder
STT Waves 4/5: Hell Tier 1
Chase Variants: Hell Tier 2
Employee/Event Exclusives: Super Hell Tier
Yawn Traps/Art Books: Ultimate Hell Tier