eBay listings are already being promoted for the Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser, which is only a few days old. Guests who have yet to step onto the Halcyon ship will be given a timetable for when they will be able to sell their wares. The prices seem to reflect ways to offset the cost of the trip, or for those who got freebies to maybe even get on board again, which is a sign that this might be different from the usual hive of scum and villainy.
The Galactic Starcruiser exclusive droid, which retails for around $100, is being listed for $900. The Starcruiser Halcyon Lightsaber Hilt is priced at $1,200 and up, which is close to what one would shell out for a stay in a cozy themed hole in the wall.
With the experience costing over $5,000, is it really surprising to see these items on the secondary market to possibly offset the high price? To get some easy cash? It's sort of canon and in-theme for the experience, considering what some of the characters do for a living.
Disney has implemented item limitations to stop the Dark Side of the eBay market which has been known to fleece fans for a living. Each cabin can only buy two of the special limited edition items in the specialty shop. The use of an email tied to a booked reservation aboard the ship is required for the purchase of select Galactic Starcruiser costuming and gear on ShopDisney.com.
How this trend will affect the merchandising space remains to be seen. Even though the paywall is in place, there is still a chance that Star Wars will be sold to fans who can't make the journey to Disney World themselves. Remember the metal space sporks fiasco, when the cool themed utensil kept disappearing to the point where it was removed from the land altogether? There is a world of difference between a fan who risks financial hardship for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to live the Star Wars life and a fan who decides to upsell some of their souveniers when they get home.
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