I bought it at a discount, and after the purchase, the price increased, but I think, in my opinion, that the discount is due to the fact that it had factory paint defects plus the fact that it was packaged improperly and the original packaging of the figurine was damaged. For an "inbox" collector, this is a big minus. For the simple fact that it was a discount, I assume that they gave up on the quality packaging because of the low price and other factors. This should have been specified! Either that, or an employee lacked professionalism!