Remember the anticipation of going to McDonald’s, ordering your four-piece McNugget meal with an Orange Hi-C, and anxiously waiting to unveil the toy you received in your Golden Arches cardboard box? Now you can feel that same sense of splendor ordering a Collector’s Meal—a Happy Meal designed for an adult’s appetite. Plus, they come with a collector’s cup, just to further fuel your sense of nostalgia.
McDonald’s relaunched the Collector’s Meal last week to “unlock core memories around some of our favorite McDonald’s moments,” according to a company announcement. And, much like the Teenie Babies craze of the late 90s, people have already started reselling these collector cups on websites including eBay and Mercari at crazy markups. A cup you could receive in a $12 Collector’s Meal is reselling, in some cases, for more than $100. One seller on eBay appears to be selling a set of three cups for a whopping $150.
Diners have a few options for a Collector’s Meal: a sausage McMuffin with egg sandwich, hash brown, and hot coffee during breakfast hours; or a 10-piece chicken McNuggets or Big Mac with fries and a soft drink through the rest of the day. Prices vary by location, but generally fall in the $10 to $12 range.
There are six cup designs appealing to both millennials and Gen Xers, including Barbie and Hot Wheels; Beanie Babies; Coca-Cola; Hello Kitty and Peanuts; Shrek, Jurassic Park and Minions; and a McDonald’s themed cup with Grimace. But the upcharge on these special cups online could take away the fun from customers who want one, especially since this is a limited-time promotion and will only last as long as supplies do.
Guillaume Huin, a senior marketing director at McDonald’s, has already warned consumers the supplies are dwindling.
“The Collector Cups are literally flying off the shelves faster than anything we could have anticipated or have seen in the past,” Huin posted on X. “Friendly advice: if you…