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China’s Latest Speculative Mania Is Mystery Plastic Toys
- The local regulator is increasing scrutiny of the toy trade
- Rare ‘blind box’ toys can get forty-fold returns online
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So-called blind box toys -- collectible figures in mystery packaging -- are China’s latest speculative craze. Reveal the right toy, and a few dollars can turn into hundreds on the resale market.
Now the fever has spread to the plush toys and other prizes won out of claw-crane arcade games, as well as the gashopan toys sold out of vending machines in grocery stores and shopping malls.