Sailor Moon chocolate re-released in official box after scalper issue.

Meiji's Sailor Moon chocolate collaboration sold out quickly, leaving fans to face scalpers or high-priced restock options.

So, Meiji drops these Sailor Moon chocolates, right? They’re tasty and come with a cute hand mirror if you buy three boxes for around 300 yen each. Sounds simple and affordable, but hold up! Scalpers jumped in like they were launching a surprise attack, marking those chocolates up to 10,000 yen before they were even released.

Meiji noticed the chaos and decided to offer a Collaboration Complete Box with all designs and mirrors for 6,912 yen, which is steep for chocolate. While it saves you a shopping spree, it's also about 55.7% more than buying individually. Fans lost it trying to order when it dropped on December 24, but the site crashed or sold out in minutes. So now, they'll either go without or pay those crazy resell prices. Maybe companies should learn from other collaborations that focus on actually meeting demand instead of feeding the reseller frenzy.

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