Annoyed

So, while I haven't gotten to posting photos or anything yet, I'm quite proud of my Dark Knight Movie Masters collection, which includes... all of them. The Joker mask Gotham city thug variant, both chase figures (unmasked Bruce Wayne and Fear Toxin Batman Begins), everything.

Then I hear buzz on some message boards that Toys R Us is having a major sale and liquidation of their inventory, including, apparently, loads of the "rare" chase figures. One guy said he found nine of the unmasked Batman figures on the shelf at his local TRU.

Now, this annoys me. I obtained these 2 figures for (what I thought was cheap) $20 apiece, but apparently, I was mistaken. I guess they're not that rare after all.

So, what the hell? Does Toys R Us just hang on to these, not really intending to sell them until the very end of the line? What does that accomplish, other than make money for scalpers on eBay (who sell them to people like me, who then become angry at spending twice as much as necessary)?

I'm going to head into my local TRU tomorrow and see. Maybe it's just in a few locales, but I doubt it. Will I have the strength and fortitude to resist buying them if I see them?

We'll find out tomorrow.