More Android obsession: Mechanized Morse Code Android video and Series 02 figures coming soon

My obsession with Android figures continues. The four I have are part of a collection designed by artist Andrew Bell, in partnership with Dyzplastic and Google. There were several other designs when Series 01 shipped last year, and initially you could get a box of 16 figures for $116.

The Android Series 01 family, which I don't have. Boo.
(Incidentally, I pulled this photo from Maximum PC.)

I was late to the Android party, though, and those packs are long-since sold out. If I wanted, I could plunk anywhere from $40 to $50 (or more) on Ebay or Amazon for one random, unopened box from one of those packs. Some of the designs are definitely cool, and I'd love to have them, but I'm not that obsessed. Really. (Plus, some of those on Ebay may be fake.)

Besides, I may as well save my money: I saw this post earlier today that indicates Android Series 02 figures are coming in early March. With advance apologies to the missus, I may be adding to my Android collection.

While I was able to snap up the four I have from Amazon, a lot of other online retailers I first looked at were sold out. In fact, the first pair I ordered were $8.49 each, and the second were $9.18 each (though after shipping, I ended up paying 22 cents less overall for the second order. Odd). Now, as I write this, they're going for $11.95 on Amzon.

In my mind, that's quite a markup from the original $7.50 each green figure retailed for. I might just snap up Series 02 as soon as possible.