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June 21, 2011 By 11 Comments

“You Will be Rare” — One man’s quest to corner the market on an action figure

jamie moakes - ram man - you will be rare

Jamie Moakes is a man on a mission. He has set himself upon a Quixotic quest to obtain as many Ram-Man action figures as his bank roll will allow, thus cornering the market on the figure and driving up their value to insane numbers. His tongue in cheek crusade titled “You Will Be Rare” follows his journey, and his blog tells the story behind each Ram-Man that he adds to his collection.

As a collector, I’m intrigued at the thought of whether it would be possible to affect the cost of a collectible by buying up as many as you can. If it was, me, I’d buy up as many Aurora King Kong models as I could find (I love those guys!). Waitaminit, wasn’t this the plot for Trading Places?

To support the ongoing project costs Jamie will be cycling to Edinburgh from Colchester. He is inviting those who wish to sponsor him to contact him via jamiemoakes.com and help him become master of his own financial universe.

Jamie, I salute you as you tilt at those windmills!

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  1. Justin says

    June 21, 2011 at 4:27 pm

    Of all the figures to artificially make rare, why would you choose the crappy one no one wants anyway? I’m thinking all MOTU fans are collectively thinking “THANK YOU” as he buys up every Ram-Man.

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    • Brian says

      June 21, 2011 at 4:33 pm

      HaHaHa! There are a ton of these out there, but maybe he’ll have a giant bonfire to make them even more rare. Who knows, maybe in a few years you and I will wish we could afford that awesome vintage Ram-Man figure. 😉

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  2. Newt says

    June 21, 2011 at 5:09 pm

    I always liked Ram-Man. I hope he doesn’t make them rare.

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    • Brian says

      June 21, 2011 at 8:02 pm

      By my count, there are currently over 120 of these available right now on eBay. This could take a while.

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  3. Todd says

    June 21, 2011 at 7:33 pm

    That’s very funny, now I’m inspired to do the same thing with “Where’s Waldo?” dolls. That will create a rarity and an irony all at once!

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    • Brian says

      June 21, 2011 at 7:58 pm

      LOL Now that I think about it, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a Waldo doll!

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      • SpaceMonkeyX says

        June 23, 2011 at 1:34 am

        That’s because he’s hiding behind the lifeguard stand next to the striped tents at the beach. Oops! Spoilers!

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  4. Frank says

    June 21, 2011 at 11:52 pm

    I follow this guy on twitter lol.

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  5. The Goodwill Geek says

    August 15, 2012 at 5:47 pm

    Bizarre.

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    • The Goodwill Geek says

      August 15, 2012 at 5:48 pm

      Glad I found my Ram-Man at Goodwill before the market dried up.

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  6. Charlie Gerwin says

    March 28, 2017 at 1:25 pm

    Oddly enough I have been collecting ram man also.

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