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** Despite the brand-unification of Hasbro's and TakaraTomy's ''Transformers'' lines, some figures (mainly exclusives) from lines like ''[[Toys/TransformersStudioSeries Studio Series]]'', the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' and ''Legacy'' were never sold in Japan. This also extends to the Target-exclusive line ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'', which is never sold in Japan at all.
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** The first two blind bag waves weren't available in North America. Nonetheless, American bronies craved them, and they were willing to pay crazy prices for them. There is an infamous case of a Wave 1 Fluttershy (actually a Rainbow Dash recolor because Fluttershy was the only Mane 6 pony to not get her own mold) that was sold on Website/EBay for $300. In European stores, it cost €2. Meanwhile, however, there have been a number of blind bag waves that never came to Europe.

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** The first two blind bag waves weren't available in North America. Nonetheless, American bronies craved them, and they were willing to pay crazy prices for them. There is an infamous case of a Wave 1 Fluttershy (actually a Rainbow Dash recolor because Fluttershy was the only Mane 6 pony to not get her own mold) that was sold on Website/EBay eBay for $300. In European stores, it cost €2. Meanwhile, however, there have been a number of blind bag waves that never came to Europe.



* The Banpresto ''VideoGame/EarthBoundBeginnings'' and ''VideoGame/{{EarthBound|1994}}'' replica figures of the series' clay-model official art. Not at all surprising, considering how [[ScrewedByTheNetwork the series is traditionally]] treated [[NoExportForYou outside of Japan]]. That, and the fact that they came from those UFO crane games. ''[[VideoGame/{{MOTHER}} EarthBound Series]]'' fans who aren't living in Japan and who want them are pretty much forced to import them from Website/EBay, and they're already approaching the point of being just as expensive as ''[=EarthBound=]'' itself.

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* The Banpresto ''VideoGame/EarthBoundBeginnings'' and ''VideoGame/{{EarthBound|1994}}'' replica figures of the series' clay-model official art. Not at all surprising, considering how [[ScrewedByTheNetwork the series is traditionally]] treated [[NoExportForYou outside of Japan]]. That, and the fact that they came from those UFO crane games. ''[[VideoGame/{{MOTHER}} EarthBound Series]]'' fans who aren't living in Japan and who want them are pretty much forced to import them from Website/EBay, eBay, and they're already approaching the point of being just as expensive as ''[=EarthBound=]'' itself.
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* Creator/FisherPrice's WesternAnimation/LittlePeople toys are this to South East Asia since the late 2000s. Apparently, the toys didn't sell well that Mattel SEA decided to stop bringing more in. Didn't help that they didn't bring in the claymation show to rake in support for the toys either.
** It seems that Little People toys are finally starting to reappear... However they are only bringing in the Disney-licensed ones. Want the DC Comics-licensed ones or the original characters? Prepare to import.

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* Creator/FisherPrice's WesternAnimation/LittlePeople ''WesternAnimation/{{Little People|Egmont}}'' toys are this to South East Southeast Asia since the late 2000s. Apparently, the toys didn't sell well that Mattel SEA decided to stop bringing more in. Didn't help that they didn't bring in the claymation show to rake in support for the toys either.
** It seems that Little People toys are finally starting to reappear... However however they are only bringing in the Disney-licensed ones. Want the DC Comics-licensed ones or the original characters? Prepare to import.
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* ''Toys/AngelBunny'': Creator/{{Mattel}} did not market the line outside of North America, the UK and Europe, thinking it will never fly outside of these regions. Not that its sale was stellar in the intended regions in the first place.

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* ''Toys/AngelBunny'': ''Angel Bunny'': Creator/{{Mattel}} did not market the line outside of North America, the UK and Europe, thinking it will would never fly outside of these regions. Not that its sale was stellar in the intended regions in the first place.

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* Numerous [[Anime/ShimaShimaToraNoShimajiro Shimajiro]] toys. Made exponentially harder in that most of the toys of the franchise are only made available to kids whose parents sign them up for Benesse's educational programs and are generally not sold to the public. And the programs are only launched in Japan and Taiwan. As a result, getting your hands on the toys can be really hard outside of importing them used off Japanese auction or marketplace sites, or getting lucky and finding them at thrift stores that specializes in used Japanese goods. Also, getting most of them complete and new in box is extremely difficult to downright impossible.

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* Numerous [[Anime/ShimaShimaToraNoShimajiro Shimajiro]] toys. Made exponentially harder in that most of the toys of the franchise are only made available to kids whose parents sign them up for Benesse's educational programs and are generally not sold to the public. And the programs are only launched in Japan Japan, Taiwan, China, South Korea and Taiwan.Indonesia. As a result, getting your hands on the toys can be really hard outside of importing them used off Japanese auction or marketplace sites, or getting lucky and finding them at thrift stores that specializes in used Japanese goods. Also, getting most of them complete and new in box is extremely difficult to downright impossible.



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[[/folder]]* Build-A-Bear workshop is literally NEFY to Malaysia despite having a presence in both Thailand and Singapore, Malaysia’s immediate neighbors. They won’t even ship to Malaysia on their online store, citing difficulties with the customs and complicated tax rates, a bunk excuse given other online toy stores have no issues shipping to Malaysia.
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* Many of TOMY's line of Plarail merchandise[[note]] be it a character from ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'', or a set[[/note]] have only been sold both in Japan[[note]] ex. the Thomas and the Freight Cars set[[/note]] and the U.K. [[note]]ex. the Bucket Set[[/note]] thus resulting in this trope.
** Even after the ''Thomas'' products in the line were released internationally, Oliver the Great Western Engine was never released in North America for some reason.

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* Many of TOMY's line of Plarail merchandise[[note]] be it a character from ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'', or a set[[/note]] have only been sold both in Japan[[note]] ex. the Thomas and the Freight Cars set[[/note]] and the U.K. [[note]]ex. the Bucket Set[[/note]] thus resulting in this trope.
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and were never sold anywhere else. Even after the ''Thomas'' products in the line were released internationally, Oliver the Great Western Engine was never released in North America for some reason.
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** Even after the ''Thomas'' products in the line were released internationally, Oliver the Great Western Engine was never released in North America for some reason.
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* The Funky Toys/{{Furby}} from the emototronic line was only released in Europe. Japan also didn't get the Furby Boom, and the Furby Connect [[NoDubForYou was only available in English and Russian]].

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* The Funky Toys/{{Furby}} from the emototronic line was only released in Europe. the UK, Canada, Australia and Spain. Japan also didn't get the Furby Boom, and the Furby Connect [[NoDubForYou was only available in English and Russian]].Russian]], but English versions were sold in China and South Korea.
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* Store exclusives can have this effect. For instance, Creator/{{Hasbro}}'s hotly-anticipated Marvel Legends wave for ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' ended up being a Walmart exclusive, meaning that anyone living in countries where Walmart isn't a major presence were out of luck.

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* Store exclusives can have this effect. For instance, Creator/{{Hasbro}}'s hotly-anticipated Marvel Legends wave for ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' ended up being a Walmart exclusive, meaning that anyone living in countries where Walmart isn't a major presence were out of luck.luck (although there have been several examples of store exclusives becoming exclusives to different stores internationally).
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* The Banpresto ''VideoGame/{{MOTHER|1}}'' and ''[[VideoGame/EarthBound1994 MOTHER 2]]'' replica figures of the series' clay-model official art. Not at all surprising, considering how [[ScrewedByTheNetwork the series is traditionally treated]] [[NoExportForYou.VideoGames outside of Japan]]. That, and the fact that they came from those UFO crane games. ''MOTHER'' fans who aren't living in Japan and who want them are pretty much forced to import them from Website/EBay, and they're already approaching the point of being just as expensive as ''VideoGame/EarthBound1994'' itself.

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* The Banpresto ''VideoGame/{{MOTHER|1}}'' ''VideoGame/EarthBoundBeginnings'' and ''[[VideoGame/EarthBound1994 MOTHER 2]]'' ''VideoGame/{{EarthBound|1994}}'' replica figures of the series' clay-model official art. Not at all surprising, considering how [[ScrewedByTheNetwork the series is traditionally treated]] [[NoExportForYou.VideoGames traditionally]] treated [[NoExportForYou outside of Japan]]. That, and the fact that they came from those UFO crane games. ''MOTHER'' ''[[VideoGame/{{MOTHER}} EarthBound Series]]'' fans who aren't living in Japan and who want them are pretty much forced to import them from Website/EBay, and they're already approaching the point of being just as expensive as ''VideoGame/EarthBound1994'' ''[=EarthBound=]'' itself.



** And now, the rights of the toys have went to ''Bridge Direct'', which is apparently a US-only company...

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** And now, the rights of the toys have went to ''Bridge Direct'', which is apparently a US-only company...company.
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* The Funky Toys/{{Furby}} from the emototronic line was only released in Europe. Japan also hasn't gotten the Furby Boom yet.

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* The Funky Toys/{{Furby}} from the emototronic line was only released in Europe. Japan also hasn't gotten didn't get the Furby Boom yet.Boom, and the Furby Connect [[NoDubForYou was only available in English and Russian]].
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* The 2nd wave of Mattel's ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'' figures were never released outside of the USA. This was a shame, because the newer figures had much better articulation and plastic quality than the ones in the first wave, and included some important characters that weren't in the first wave, like Shikamaru, Kimimaro and Kankuro. If you want them, you're going to have to order them from the USA.
** Mattel's Itachi figure was also an exclusive to San Diego Comic Con, meaning if you don't live in San Diego, you have no chance of getting him unless you order him.
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* The last wave of Bandai's ''WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse'' toys was never released in the United States even though Bandai America made the figures. Because of this, the figured didn't sell well, and some figures, like Big Chill, Grandpa Max, Frankenstrike and Bullfrag are now extremely rare, and fetch high prices on sites like eBay. This might also be the reason for the cancellation of Omniverse, because of low toy sales.

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* The last wave of Bandai's ''WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse'' toys was never released in the United States even though Bandai America made the figures. Because of this, the figured figures didn't sell well, and some figures, like Big Chill, Grandpa Max, Frankenstrike and Bullfrag are now extremely rare, and fetch high prices on sites like eBay. This might also be the reason for the cancellation of Omniverse, because of low toy sales.
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* The last wave of Bandai's ''WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse'' toys was never released in the United States even though Bandai America made the figures. Because of this, the figured didn't sell well, and some figures, like Big Chill, Grandpa Max, Frankenstrike and Bullfrag are now extremely rare, and fetch high prices on sites like eBay. This might also be the reason for the cancellation of Omniverse, because of low toy sales.
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* While ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'' did get tons of toys, most of them were never sold in Toronto, which is where the film takes place, and a lot of people in Toronto actually want to buy the toys, since the movie is about their country.
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**** Like with Omega Supreme, the reason why Sky Lynx, Deluxe Insecticons, Roadbuster, Whirl, and Shockwave were not released in the United Kingdom, was due to licencing issues, but unlike fellow Tomy-developed figure Omega Supreme, the tooling for Sky Lynx was never released in the United Kingdom at all. The reason why Fortress Maximus was not released in the United Kingdom, was due to the fact that the figure failed a UK/EU CE necessitated drop-test, which meant that the figure for Scorponok was [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPAhmgz-z24 touted as "The biggest Headmaster ever" in a commercial]].
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* The ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarepants'' sets were never officially released in shops in Poland, forcing people to buy them from online shops or Germany.

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* The ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarepants'' ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' sets were never officially released in shops in Poland, forcing people to buy them from online shops or Germany.



* The 2016 Summer wave of ''Toys/{{Bionicle 2015}}'' hasn't been released in Asia and the Pacific region due to Lego abruptly canning the entire line. They have also been recalled from American stores. Also, a handful of promotional polybags containing exclusive pieces were only made available in Russia and a couple of Eastern European countries received them only for a limited run.

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* The 2016 Summer wave of ''Toys/{{Bionicle 2015}}'' ''Toys/Bionicle2015'' hasn't been released in Asia and the Pacific region due to Lego abruptly canning the entire line. They have also been recalled from American stores. Also, a handful of promotional polybags containing exclusive pieces were only made available in Russia and a couple of Eastern European countries received them only for a limited run.



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** Of the 2012 San Diego Comic Con [[FanNickname Derpy Hooves]] figurines, only three were made available in Europe. And all three were donated by Creator/{{Hasbro}} for FanConvention charity auctions: one to B.U.C.K. in England, two to the German Ponycon in Hamburg which targeted at both collectors and bronies. (By the way, a brony and a collector each got one. Needless to say that they did go for crazy bids.)

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** Of the 2012 San Diego Comic Con [[FanNickname Derpy Hooves]] "Derpy Hooves" figurines, only three were made available in Europe. And all three were donated by Creator/{{Hasbro}} for FanConvention charity auctions: one to B.U.C.K. in England, two to the German Ponycon in Hamburg which targeted at both collectors and bronies. (By the way, a brony and a collector each got one. Needless to say that they did go for crazy bids.)
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* As of recently, most VideoGame/{{Tamagotchi}} devices have not been released outside of Japan. Two such examples are the Tamagotchi 4U and the Tamagotchi m!x, the latter which actually brings the technology to the next level by replacing the dot matrix monochrome LCD screen with a decent resolution color LCD!

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* As of recently, most VideoGame/{{Tamagotchi}} Toys/{{Tamagotchi}} devices have not been released outside of Japan. Two such examples are the Tamagotchi 4U and the Tamagotchi m!x, the latter which actually brings the technology to the next level by replacing the dot matrix monochrome LCD screen with a decent resolution color LCD!
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* The Banpresto ''VideoGame/{{MOTHER|1}}'' and ''[[VideoGame/EarthBound MOTHER 2]]'' replica figures of the series' clay-model official art. Not at all surprising, considering how [[ScrewedByTheNetwork the series is traditionally treated]] [[NoExportForYou.VideoGames outside of Japan]]. That, and the fact that they came from those UFO crane games. ''MOTHER'' fans who aren't living in Japan and who want them are pretty much forced to import them from Website/EBay, and they're already approaching the point of being just as expensive as ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' itself.

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* The Banpresto ''VideoGame/{{MOTHER|1}}'' and ''[[VideoGame/EarthBound ''[[VideoGame/EarthBound1994 MOTHER 2]]'' replica figures of the series' clay-model official art. Not at all surprising, considering how [[ScrewedByTheNetwork the series is traditionally treated]] [[NoExportForYou.VideoGames outside of Japan]]. That, and the fact that they came from those UFO crane games. ''MOTHER'' fans who aren't living in Japan and who want them are pretty much forced to import them from Website/EBay, and they're already approaching the point of being just as expensive as ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' ''VideoGame/EarthBound1994'' itself.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Shantae}}'' is an American franchise that was not released in Japan until ''Shantae and the Pirate's Curse''. Ironically, once [=WayForward=] did bring the series over, Shantae and company began to rack up quite a list of merchandise and figurines, some as [[PreOrderBonus pre-order bonuses]], others available in stores, none of which left Japan. GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff plays a factor: is it really that surprising that Japan would love a game about a cute genie girl?

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* ''VideoGame/{{Shantae}}'' is an American franchise that was not released in Japan until ''Shantae and the Pirate's Curse''.''VideoGame/ShantaeAndThePiratesCurse''. Ironically, once [=WayForward=] did bring the series over, Shantae and company began to rack up quite a list of merchandise and figurines, some as [[PreOrderBonus pre-order bonuses]], others available in stores, none of which left Japan. GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff plays a factor: is it really that surprising that Japan would love a game about a cute genie girl?

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