When I post about Deathstroke-related merchandise, I like to focus newer items or even ones that have yet to be released because older pieces tend to be increasingly entangled in the "eBay Effect" of artificial price inflation that plagues the secondary market. The eBay Effect really kicks in when the merchandise has a limited production run or has an exclusive retail availability. Funko had entered into many such arrangements with WalMart, Target, and Toys "Я" Us leading to some exclusive figures fetching ridiculous prices in the online aftermarket.
Now imagine a collectible that was only available for sale at a convention, only 1,500 of them were made, and was only on sale for four days. OUCH! Logic and history tell us that such an item would bring hundreds, if not thousands of dollars online. But what if I told you that I have routinely found this item of eBay for as low as $20.00 USD? Brand new, the Funko Dorbz 2 Pack: Nightwing and Deathstroke sets were sold exclusively at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con, and had only a limited 1,500 unit production run. Exclusive availability, short availability time, and a microscopic production run should have sent this item through the secondary market's figurative roof, but this item can still be acquired at a more-than-reasonable price by the savvy collector.
There are some other aspects of this set worth noting. While there are other versions of Nightwing available in the Dorbz collection, this set is the only way to get Nightwing in his original George Pérez designed "Judas Contract" era costume, which debuted in Tales of the Teen Titans (1980) #44. Furthermore, this two-pack set contains the only version of Deathstroke currently in the Funko Dorbz line. So if you ever wanted a semi-rare Deathstroke collectible, but were never willing to take out a second mortgage, the Funko Dorbz 2 Pack: Nightwing and Deathstroke set is a great way to make it happen without breaking the bank.
