What Is Aftermarket?
5.9BRAINROT SCOREAftermarket The secondary market where collectors buy and sell items — figures, keyboards, records — after their original retail run has ended, typically at prices set by scarcity rather than original retail.
Origin:General collectibles term for post-retail secondary trading, applied across anime figures, mechanical keyboards, and other scarcity-driven hobbies.
First Seen:2026-08
Peak Era:2026 (Collectibles Culture)
Aura Impact:+3 Aura (Landing a Fair Aftermarket Deal) / -2 Aura (Overpaying Badly on Aftermarket)
EXAMPLE USAGE
"Original run sold out fast, now it's all aftermarket pricing."
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