It's almost a guarantee that if you sell a limited collector's edition for any game now, it'll end up on the internet at extortionate prices 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:thanks to scalpers. 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Baldur's Gate 3 is no different.
As spotted by the Collector's Edition is selling for $1,000 on eBay, often with "NO DIGITAL CONTENT". The ones that do include the game, such as a listing with the PS5 pre-order, go for as high as $2,000. This is despite developer Larian Studios initially selling them for $269.
Things aren't much better in the UK. Right now, there are two listings for the collector's edition, both with no digital content, for around £950. That's not including postage. The first has 13 bids so far, which means 13 people are willing to pay over £1,000 for some merch. That number will likely grow as more people bid closer to the sale, as there are still 36 hours left to go.
"Each collector's edition contains a digital copy of the game, a custom sticker sheet, a 25cm Mind Flayer vs. Drow battle diorama, a 160-page hardcover art book, a cloth map of Faerûn, a set of -inspired origin character sheets, a metal tadpole keyring, a 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Magic: The Gathering booster pack, a custom-engraved metal d20 based on the dice from Baldur's Gate 3, and a certificate of authenticity, all within a mind-flayer-inspired collector's box," .
Buying the Collector's Edition also pockets you the Digital Deluxe Edition DLC, which gives you Divinity-inspired items, the Adventurer's Pouch, and the digitally downloadable OST, artbook, and character sheets, as well as an "exclusive in-game skin based on the physical metal d20". What the scalpers have done with these codes isn't clear - either they've pocketed them for themselves while charging even more than retail price for the physical merch, or they've sold them separately. Either way, for $1,000, you're not even getting the full Collector's Edition.
The priciest sale so far on the US eBay is a PlayStation version of the collector's edition at $1,975, not including the $135 shipping. The three most expensive sales so far all come from the same retailer, who has evidently purchased several of the collector's editions in bulk to make a profit. Going to cheaper sales, from $500 to $640, they have sold an extra four copies, making for seven total.
And it's not just the physical edition that is being scalped. The digital collector's edition dice skin is being sold for as much as $299... and people are paying for it.