Lego collectors dish out a fortune for rare ‘Hobbit’ minifig

If you happen to have one of these and don't really care for it, we recommend you get your rear end to eBay as quickly as possible.

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Right now, things seem a little crazy in the world of Lego. Why? A certain “Hobbit” minifigure continues to reach unparalleled heights in price — or better yet, insanity — on eBay.

Currently resting at the whopping price of $1,525, an eBay auction offering the Azog minifigure indicates the toy is reaching epic levels of obsession among Lego devotees. The minifigure’s value appears inflated by the fact that Lego employees randomly handed out only 100 figures to attendees of last week’s San Diego Comic Con, making the grotesque toy rather rare indeed.

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