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I believe that in addition to if we can currently find an item, a major factor of rarity is how many were originally made. In the case of Alfie and Monty, for someone in America, it will probably take them much longer to obtain a Monty than an Alfie due to its location. However, for someone in Europe, it would most likely be quite a bit harder to find an Alfie. In the end though, I would say that Alfie is rarer because we know that he had a limited production run, whereas Monty was likely produced for a longer period of time.

The true question being asked in this case is when deciding rarity, do we factor in something’s current availability anywhere in the world, or its obtainability based on your geographical location? I personally believe the former is a better way of determining rarity, in which case Alfie is almost assuredly rarer.

Also, when counting rarity, I think we can only include items that were in some way available to people other than the manufacturers. This includes promotional items, items given away shareholders, regular releases and variants, etc. but does not include prototypes or canceled items that never made it out of the factory.