Whats The Big Deal With PlaKids?

I guess the mystery around these is probably similar to that around the Lego minifigures, they are highly sought after as well, especially store specials or similar limited models.

In fact if you ever see a Lego kit you really fancy but are not bothered about the minifigures its always worth checking eBay as there are some manic collectors out there who go buy a kit (especially star wars ones), remove the minifigure(s) and then re-sell the full model kit + instructions (and often the box) for maybe half the retail of the original kit. I guess they are collectors who want the models but don't have the room to store/display them so opt for the next best thing the minifigures...