Custom Minimates Strike Gold

A fantastic customizer over at the Art Asylum forum struck gold yesterday with two custom minimates. MiniMyte sold customs Namor and Namorita for $158.05 each on the popular auction website Ebay. This appears to be record for custom minimates, I have seen previous customs by MiniMyte sell for as high as $80.00. Read community reactions over on the Art Asylum board here.

I did a little research on Ebay to see how much custom figures usually make at auctions. Anecdotal evidence indicates few figures make as much as the $158.05 achieved by MiniMyte's minimate figures. Most custom HeroClix seem to pull in around $10 - $15, custom Marvel Legends make around $50.00, and custom wrestling figures make about $30. The big money, however, really seems to be in custom movie/music stars. Custom Beatles figures were selling for about $200 and a custom 12" Donald Sutherland has been bid up to $75.99 with eight hours left in the auction. (Donald Sutherland?)

I'm glad to see custom figures being made and sold on Ebay, and I'm absolutely thrilled MiniMyte was able to get so much money for his wonderful work. It shows not only an interest in custom figure making but a market for the work as well. However, this should not be a surprise to anyone in this day and age as car companies are also taking note of this generation's desire for customizable products. I hope the toy companies take note as well.