To think asking £129 for one shopkin is daft.

[ReallyTired]

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/311663155654?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2661&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Surely no one on earth will pay that much for a piece of plastic tat however "rare". Are second hand shopkins really that valuable?

[sue51]

Children love to collect stuff and little girls in particular tend to love glittery tat but there is a limit. What the hell is that ugly little thing.

[IveGotCheese]

www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B017N91QGM/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1469398983&sr=8-1&pi=SX200_QL40&keywords=shopkins%20angie%20ankle%20boot&dpPl=1&dpID=41hzcc2qEqL&ref=plSrch&tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21

[TheHuntingOfTheSarky]

Feel free to PM me if you want to know which are the ones worth selling. Happy to spread the Ebay love

[Ed1tY0urPr0f1le]

I was thinking the same as TheHunting

I, along with everyone else at my school, collected smelly rubbers, pencil toppers, little clip on teddies etc etc

It's the modern version

[MsJamieFraser]

They have been around a while, popular with girls, mostly between age 6-10, it's absurd to pay that price for what it is.

[TheHuntingOfTheSarky]

Jinkx if you have some of the Ultra Rares some might go for £10. Unlikely to be more unless they are Limited Editions with the certificates.

[TheHuntingOfTheSarky]

I remember in the late 70s early 80s when I was small it was all Beautiful Sunday stationery and rubbers in the shape of lipsticks and biscuits. Children like to collect things. Nothing really changes.

[JinkxMonsoon]

Can you really sell season one Shopkins for decent money? DD has LOADS of the things and she definitely wouldn't miss them if I flogged them

[Liz09]

What the hell is shopkins?

[TheHuntingOfTheSarky]

Check out CookieSwirlC, Toy Genie Surprises, Shannon and Paul and various other YouTube channels and you will see how it goes. The toy companies pay these people to unbox their products on camera and ooh and aah over them to make them seem irresistible to children. Doesn't take long for a craze to develop.

[Nicknacky]

Just, what harm does it do? Kids love them. I have no idea why, but they do!

[cheapandcheerful]

My 5yo dd has recently started the shopkins thing and I think that it's the collectability of them that appeals. They are just little pieces of plastic with faces on them, but each of them has a name and with each purchase you get a list of other shopkins in the series which you can tick off as you collect them.
I thought that they were a load of rubbish at first, but she actually carries them proudly around with her wherever she goes and has played with them pretty much non-stop for 3 months. And it was one of the shopkins clips on youtube which finally inspired her (after 18 months of swimming lessons) to put her face in the water.

[justilou]

This is everything that is wrong with the world summed up in one shitful piece of plastic with glitter on it.

[alltoomuchrightnow]

no idea.. someone please explain.. toy? ornament? accessory??

[M00nUnit]

Please can someone explain what these things are? What are they for?

[Dontlikejam]

Are you saying my vast collection of pogs aren't worth anything?

There goes the retirement fund

[Nicknacky]

ThePink, they don't fit anything. It's just a bit of solid plastic!

[OiWithThePoodlesAlready]

Thanks ReallyTired. I don't think my dd would care either even if she could tell. The prices of the genuine ones is insane!

[ThePinkOcelot]

I still don't understand what that actually is. A plastic shoe? Does it fit Barbie or something? Do Barbie's shoes cost more than mine?

[TheHuntingOfTheSarky]

If there is no tag on a Limited Edition it's a fake.

[TheHuntingOfTheSarky]

January yes I can imagine that's true, my experience is only really with Seasons 1 and 2 so far, I have some 3 and 4 but haven't listed them yet as the prices for the more common ones aren't that great so far (at least for the ones I have).

[Nicknacky]

George, they just come in various shapes. Handbags, doughnuts, milk cartons, apples, ice creams, biscuits, shoes, boots etc

[Doggity]

What are they? Are they like bigger Polly Pockets?

[ReallyTired]

poster OiWithThePoodlesAlready I'll send you a private message when my bag of tat arrives. I don't dd will care if they are fake.

[VioletBam]

That looks fake. And "No tag sorry"