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->''"Aside from its mass anticipation,'' VideoGame/Halo2 ''was surprisingly also the first ever video game to be released as a limited edition steelbook -- those wonderful metallic boxes with annoying irreparable dents and scratches dare you even look at them the wrong way. So seeing the word 'limited' is like shiny objects to a magpie for scalpers. They thought these 'limited editions[='=]'' were ''limited, grabbed them in droves, and dogpiled Website/{{eBay}} with ludicrous prices. Fortunately, their greed got the better of them, as Creator/{{Microsoft}}'s definition of 'limited' means 'limited until the world's supply of metal runs out'. There were literally millions of steelbooks produced, to the point there's ironically more limited editions than there are regular editions out there. So, easily available in stores, these scalpers' copies rotted on [=eBay=], lucky to sell them at half price. And the final nail in the coffin to this story is that even after all these years later,'' Halo 2''[='=]s limited edition is so valueless to collectors that the regular edition actually commands a higher price, as there's less of them!"''

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->''"Aside from its mass anticipation,'' VideoGame/Halo2 ''was surprisingly also the first ever video game to be released as a limited edition steelbook -- those wonderful metallic boxes with annoying irreparable dents and scratches dare you even look at them the wrong way. So seeing the word 'limited' is like shiny objects to a magpie for scalpers. They scalpers; they thought these 'limited editions[='=]'' were ''limited, grabbed them in droves, and dogpiled Website/{{eBay}} eBay with ludicrous prices. Fortunately, their greed got the better of them, as Creator/{{Microsoft}}'s definition of 'limited' means 'limited 'limited... until the world's supply of metal runs out'. There were literally millions of steelbooks produced, to the point there's ironically more limited editions than there are regular editions out there. So, easily available in stores, these scalpers' copies rotted on [=eBay=], lucky to sell them at half price. And the final nail in the coffin to this story is that even after all these years later,'' Halo 2''[='=]s limited edition is so valueless to collectors that the regular edition actually commands a higher price, as there's less of them!"''
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->''"Aside from its mass anticipation,'' VideoGame/Halo2 ''was surprisingly also the first ever video game to be released as a limited edition steelbook -- those wonderful metallic boxes with annoying irreparable dents and scratches dare you even look at them the wrong way. So seeing the word 'limited' is like shiny objects to a magpie for scalpers. They thought these 'limited editions[='=]'' were ''limited, grabbed them in droves, and dogpiled Website/eBay with ludicrous prices. Fortunately, their greed got the better of them, as Creator/{{Microsoft}}'s definition of 'limited' means 'limited until the world's supply of metal runs out'. There were literally millions of steelbooks produced, to the point there's ironically more limited editions than there are regular editions out there. So, easily available in stores, these scalpers' copies rotted on [=eBay=], lucky to sell them at half price. And the final nail in the coffin to this story is that even after all these years later,'' Halo 2''[='=]s limited edition is so valueless to collectors that the regular edition actually commands a higher price, as there's less of them!"''

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->''"Aside from its mass anticipation,'' VideoGame/Halo2 ''was surprisingly also the first ever video game to be released as a limited edition steelbook -- those wonderful metallic boxes with annoying irreparable dents and scratches dare you even look at them the wrong way. So seeing the word 'limited' is like shiny objects to a magpie for scalpers. They thought these 'limited editions[='=]'' were ''limited, grabbed them in droves, and dogpiled Website/eBay Website/{{eBay}} with ludicrous prices. Fortunately, their greed got the better of them, as Creator/{{Microsoft}}'s definition of 'limited' means 'limited until the world's supply of metal runs out'. There were literally millions of steelbooks produced, to the point there's ironically more limited editions than there are regular editions out there. So, easily available in stores, these scalpers' copies rotted on [=eBay=], lucky to sell them at half price. And the final nail in the coffin to this story is that even after all these years later,'' Halo 2''[='=]s limited edition is so valueless to collectors that the regular edition actually commands a higher price, as there's less of them!"''
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->''"Aside from its mass anticipation,'' VideoGame/Halo2 ''was surprisingly also the first ever video game to be released as a limited edition steelbook -- those wonderful metallic boxes with annoying irreparable dents and scratches dare you even look at them the wrong way. So seeing the word 'limited' is like shiny objects to a magpie for scalpers. They thought these 'limited editions[='=]'' were ''limited, grabbed them in droves, and dogpiled Website/eBay with ludicrous prices. Fortunately, their greed got the better of them, as Creator/{{Microsoft}}'s definition of 'limited' means 'limited until the world's supply of metal runs out'. There were literally millions of steelbooks produced, to the point there's ironically more limited editions than there are regular editions out there. So, easily available in stores, these scalpers' copies rotted on [=eBay=], lucky to sell them at half price. And the final nail in the coffin to this story is that even after all these years later,'' Halo 2''[='=]s limited edition is so valueless to collectors that the regular edition actually commands a higher price, as there's less of them!"''
-->-- '''Guru Larry''', ''[[WebVideo/GuruLarryAndWez Fact Hunt]]'', "[[https://youtu.be/KR1A_FF7WNY When Scalpers Totally Screw Themselves Over]]"
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->''"Wow, is that a limited edition gold Rambley plush?! Parents were fighting tooth and nails for those things when they came out! Seriously, our employees had to clean up SO many stray teeth and nails! Hard to believe there was all that demand for a regular Rambley plush we just blasted with gold spray paint..."''

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->''"Wow, is that a limited edition gold Rambley plush?! Parents were fighting tooth and nails for those things when they came out! Seriously, our employees had to clean up [[NotHyperbole SO many stray teeth and nails! nails!]] Hard to believe there was all that demand for a regular Rambley plush we just blasted with gold spray paint..."''
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->''"Wow, is that a limited edition gold Rambley plush?! Parents were fighting tooth and nails for those things when they came out! Seriously, our employees had to clean up SO many stray teeth and nails! Hard to believe there was all that demand for a regular Rambley plush we just blasted with gold spray paint..."''
-->-- '''Rambley the Raccoon''', ''VideoGame/IndigoPark''
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->''Paramount has announced the release of a Special Collector's Edition DVD boxset (not related whatsoever to the Limited Release Special Extended Collector's Edition Star Wars DVD boxset) of Star Trek: Enterprise Season 4.''

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->''Paramount has announced the release of a Special Collector's Edition DVD boxset (not related whatsoever to the Limited Release Special Extended Collector's Edition Star Wars DVD boxset) of Star Trek: Enterprise Series/StarTrekEnterprise Season 4.''
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->''Paramount has announced the release of a Special Collector's Edition DVD boxset (not related whatsoever to the Limited Release Special Extended Collector's Edition Star Wars DVD boxset) of Star Trek: Enterprise Season 4.''
-->-- '''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/8087407 Enterprise Special Edition Season 4]]'''
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-->--'''''Empire''''', "[[http://www.empireonline.com/features/ludicrous-dvd-blu-ray-box-set-packaging/ The Most Ludicrous DVD/Blu-ray Box Sets Ever]]"

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-->--'''''Empire''''', "[[http://www.empireonline.com/features/ludicrous-dvd-blu-ray-box-set-packaging/ The Most Ludicrous DVD/Blu-ray Box Sets Ever]]"Ever]]"
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-->--'''TheSmiths''', "Paint a Vulgar Picture"

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-->--'''TheSmiths''', -->--'''Music/TheSmiths,''' "Paint a Vulgar Picture"
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-->--'''TheSmiths''', ''Paint a Vulgar Picture''

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-->--'''TheSmiths''', ''Paint "Paint a Vulgar Picture''Picture"

->''If you like a film, chances are you might get the DVD. If you love a film, you may end up getting the Blu-ray, the special collector’s edition, the director’s cut, the collectible bust and even the ultimate-limited-exclusive-super-duper-briefcase packaging that requires batteries for all the lights and sound effects.''
-->--'''''Empire''''', "[[http://www.empireonline.com/features/ludicrous-dvd-blu-ray-box-set-packaging/ The Most Ludicrous DVD/Blu-ray Box Sets Ever]]"

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