This Week's Japanese Hobby Market — Key Takeaways
Fresh weekly price data is now available for Japanese anime figures, plastic models (Gunpla), trading cards, and collectibles. Week 40 covers 7 major Japanese marketplaces with 1,000+ price records from actual sold and listing data.
📊 What's in This Week's Dataset
| Marketplace | Sample Items | Price Range (JPY) | Key Trends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yahoo! Auctions Japan | 400+ | ¥500 – ¥150,000 | High-end figures trending upward |
| Mercari Japan | 350+ | ¥300 – ¥80,000 | Volume leader for mid-range items |
| Mandarake | 200+ | ¥1,000 – ¥200,000 | Rare/vintage premium holding strong |
| Suruga-ya | 150+ | ¥800 – ¥120,000 | Consistent retailer pricing |
| Rakuten Ichiba | 100+ | ¥2,000 – ¥90,000 | New release pre-orders active |
| Amazon Japan | 80+ | ¥1,500 – ¥60,000 | Prime-eligible fast movers |
| Yahoo! Shopping | 60+ | ¥1,000 – ¥70,000 | Bundle deals emerging |
🎯 Top Movers This Week
Rising:
- Vintage 1980s–90s figures: Steady collector demand
- Trading card singles (holos/alt-arts): Volatile but upward bias
- Limited edition Gunpla (MG/RG/PG): +6–10% on re-releases
Stable/Declining:
- Common prize figures (¥1,000–3,000): Oversupply, price compression
- Standard edition Nendoroids: Flat, ample stock
📈 Why This Data Matters
If you're a reseller, collector, importer, or researcher tracking Japanese secondhand markets, you need reliable price benchmarks — not guesswork from a single listing. This weekly CSV gives you:
- Actual sold prices (not asking prices) from completed transactions
- Condition-graded data (Mint/Opened/Box Damaged/etc.)
- Brand, series, character, release date metadata for filtering
- Historical trend columns for week-over-week comparison
🔗 Get the Data
| Product | Price | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Sample (30 rows, 7 marketplaces) | FREE | Frozen snapshot — try before you buy | https://atushi5.gumroad.com/l/kutuxe |
| Full Weekly Dataset (1,000+ rows, weekly updates) | $39.99 | Complete CSV with all marketplaces, historical trends, condition grading | https://atushi5.gumroad.com/l/agyhq |
| Weekly Deep-Dive Market Report | $10 | Analysis, charts, top movers, resale strategy notes | https://atushi5.gumroad.com/l/qdyyyi |
🛠 Technical Details
- Format: CSV (UTF-8), compatible with Excel, Python/pandas, Google Sheets, Power BI, Tableau
- No API key required — direct download after purchase
- Updated every Monday with the prior week's completed transactions
- Historical archive included — build your own price models
📚 Use Cases
- Resale arbitrage: Buy undervalued, sell at market rate
- Collection valuation: Know what your shelf is worth
- Market research: Track Japanese hobby demand cycles
- AI/ML training: Clean, labeled price data for forecasting models
- Import/export: Calibrate buy prices for Japanese sourcing
🤖 Related Apify Scrapers
The data behind this report comes from Apify actors I built for Japanese secondhand market research:
This summary is generated from the weekly Japanese Hobby & Collectibles Market Price Dataset. Data sources: Yahoo! Auctions Japan, Mercari Japan, Mandarake, Suruga-ya, Rakuten Ichiba, Amazon Japan, Yahoo! Shopping. Week 40 covers transactions from September 28 – October 4, 2026.
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