--- title: The Hatchimals Black Market Is Already Crazy Expensive description: For desperate parents, there Hatchimal black market is the only place to snag one of the coveted toys before the end of the year. authors: - name: Kristen Bahler role: Managing Editor url: https://money.com/author/kristen-bahler/ bio: Kristen Bahler has spent more than a decade turning culture, work and consumer spending trends into conversation-driving stories. Today, she leads Money's sponsored content channel and reader-favorite franchises like Best Places to Live and Best Places to Travel. education: Northeastern University, MA Journalism at_money_since: 2016 articles: 52 covers: - Lifestyle - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Pets - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristen-bahler/ published: '2016-11-21T16:56:14.000Z' modified: '2024-05-16T12:01:39.000Z' section: Lifestyle tags: - hatchimals - Shopping word_count: 368 canonical: https://money.com/hatchimals-ebay-craigslist-amazon/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** Money may earn a commission when you click on the products and services below. Opinions are our own, but compensation and in-depth research determine where and how they appear. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/) about how we make money. ![162111_FF_HATCHIMALSPRICES](https://img.money.com/2016/11/162111_ff_hatchimalsprices.jpg) *A Hatchimal just before it begins to peck through its shell* Hatchimals, this year's hottest holiday toy, is almost universally sold out at major retailers. But desperate parents can probably still snag the battery-powered stuffed animal that "hatches" from an egg (it's a glorified Furby, people) before Christmas morning if they do a little sleuthing. The retail value for Hatchimals hovers around $50 to $60. But since they've vanished from store shelves and are listed as “out of stock” on [toysrus.com](http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=88534486), [target.com](http://www.target.com/p/hatchimals-hatching-egg-bearakeet-by-spin-master-pink-black/-/A-51263882), [walmart.com](https://www.walmart.com/ip/Hatchimals-Burtle-by-Spin-Master-Walmart-Exclusive/50676584), and other stores, third party sellers have pounced on the opportunity to make a holiday buck, and are reselling the toys for more than four times their face value. Some plan to cash in to the tune of tens of thousands of dollars. On the [Amazon marketplace](https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_st_price-desc-rank?keywords=hatchimal&fst=as%3Aon&rh=n%3A165793011%2Ck%3Ahatchimal&qid=1479741227&sort=price-desc-rank&tag=money0b40-20), Hatchimals come with a $200 to $300 price tag. On [Craigslist](https://cse.google.com/cse?cx=008732268318596706411:nhtd4cwl5xu&q=hatchimal&oq=hatc&gs_l=partner.3.0.0.1398.1712.0.3144.4.4.0.0.0.0.185.521.0j4.4.0.gsnos%2Cn%3D13...0.1493j1433397j5..1ac.1.25.partner..0.4.521.9uNPf4DGVXM#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=hatchimal&gsc.page=1) and [Etsy](http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinaffid=272513&awinmid=6220&clickref=MYhatchimalNOVDC&p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.etsy.com%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dhatchimal%26order%3Dprice_desc%26view_type%3Dgallery%26ship_to%3DUS%26explicit%3D1), they're fetching similar prices. Meanwhile at eBay, [the cheapest Hatchimals](http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hatchimals-Interactive-Puple-Draggles-Hatching-Egg-New-/291948566255?hash=item43f97d96ef:g:WfsAAOSwA3dYLa2B) we could find as of Noon ET on Nov. 21 using eBay's Buy it Now option was this Purple Draggles egg for $159.99 (plus $14.95 for "expedited" shipping). If you opt for the auction route on eBay, prices are all over the place. Sellers start the bidding at the retail price, which creeps into the low hundreds by the auction's end. If you've got an extra $20,000 to $100,000 dollars to spare, though, you can buy the toys from the site outright. Who in their right mind would do such a thing, you ask? So far, [no one](http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_sop=16&_nkw=hatchimal&rt=nc). But as the holidays draw nearer, and eBay jams with last-minute bidders, a few enterprising sellers bet panicking parents will drop some serious dough. As of this writing, the highest asking price stood at $100,000 -- the proceeds of which, [the listing claims](http://www.ebay.com/itm/100-Donated-to-Charity-Hatchimals-IN-HAND-READY-TO-SHIP-Interactive-BURTLE-/302140603462?hash=item4658fbbc46:g:kIgAAOSwcLxYG4f7), will be donated to charity (another l[isting for a cool $25,000](http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hatchimals-2-Blue-Green-Draggles-2-Pink-Pengulas-Please-Read-/122234789197?hash=item1c75c2dd4d:g:zPgAAOSwHMJYMSPp) says the profits will help cover a relative's medical bills). Spin Master, the toy company behind Hatchimals, is ramping up production to meet consumer demand in the new year, a spokesman told [*Bloomberg*](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-18/hatchimal-mania-how-a-60-egg-conquered-the-holiday-toy-market). "There are going to be 12 months of Hatchmania in 2017," he said. For now, shoppers can sign up for online toy alerts at sites like [Zoolert](https://www.zoolert.com/toys/hatchimals/) and [NowInStock.net](https://www.nowinstock.net/toys/hatchimals/). Or they could save their money and [max out their 401(k)](https://money.com/collection-post/how-much-money-to-put-in-401k/) instead. ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://money.com/hatchimals-ebay-craigslist-amazon/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://money.com" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Lifestyle", "item": "https://money.com/lifestyle/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Family", "item": "https://money.com/family/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "The Hatchimals Black Market Is Already Crazy Expensive" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://money.com/#website", "url": "https://money.com", "name": "Money", "publisher": { "@id": "https://money.com/#organization" } }, { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://money.com/hatchimals-ebay-craigslist-amazon/#webpage", "url": "https://money.com/hatchimals-ebay-craigslist-amazon/", "name": "The Hatchimals Black Market Is Already Crazy Expensive", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://money.com/#website" }, "datePublished": "2016-11-21T16:56:14.000Z", "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://money.com/hatchimals-ebay-craigslist-amazon/" }, "inLanguage": "en-US", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://money.com/hatchimals-ebay-craigslist-amazon/#breadcrumb" }, "dateModified": "2024-05-16T12:01:39.000Z" }, { "@type": "Article", "headline": "The Hatchimals Black Market Is Already Crazy Expensive", "articleSection": "Lifestyle", "image": [ { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://img.money.com/2016/11/162111_ff_hatchimalsprices.jpg", "width": 2100, "height": 1440, "caption": "162111_FF_HATCHIMALSPRICES" } ], "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kristen Bahler", "url": "https://money.com/author/kristen-bahler/", "@id": "https://money.com/author/kristen-bahler/#author", "description": "Kristen Bahler has spent more than a decade turning culture, work and consumer spending trends into conversation-driving stories. 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