Popeyes, 'One Piece' bento boxes are reselling for big bucks online

Many waited in line for hours to score a collectible "One Piece" Bento Box from Popeyes, and some of the lucky few who did are reselling them online for as much as $1,000. But fans had another chance to purchase collectibles from Popeyes' website, which have since sold out as of the morning of April 15.

One of the collectible bento boxes is being auctioned on eBay, with the bid beginning at $350. Another was sold for $200 on the website.

One bento box sold for as much as $1,000, according to one eBay listing.

The cardboard boxes the food is packaged in are also being resold online, with one user selling them for $15 each.

Videos online show long lines stretching across the parking lots of participating Popeyes locations in six cities across the country, where a limited number of collectible bento boxes were given away for free with the purchase of the Popeyes Luffy Bento Bundle meal.

What does the Popeyes x One Piece collectible bento box look like?

The bento box has a beige lid, which looks like wood. On it, there is a graphic of the show's main character, Monkey D. Luffy, in orange and white. To the left of Luffy, it says "Popeyes Luffy Bento Box" in orange.

There are two orange plastic compartments designed to hold food, with the Popeyes and "One Piece" logos printed in white on the sides. The whole bento box is held together by a stretchy band.

'One Piece' fans got another chance to purchase Popeyes x One Piece merch

On Wednesday, April 15, Popeyes released exclusive Popeyes x One Piece merchandise, including keychains, T-shirts and Bento Boxes, according to the news release.

The merchandise was available for purchase on Popeyes' online store, but has since sold out.

What's on the Popeyes x One Piece menu?

The following items are on the menu:

• Luffy Bento Box, $7.99- Includes two pieces of Popeyes Signature Chicken and mac and cheese.
• Gum-Gum Fruit Lemonade, $3.49- A lemonade inspired by the fictional "Gum-Gum Fruit," the Devil Fruit that gave Captain Monkey D. Luffy his powers.
• Chopper’s Cupcake, $3.99- A pink cake with pink frosting named after the Straw Hat crew's doctor, Tony Tony Chopper.
• Luffy Bento Bundle, $13.99- The bundle includes pieces of Popeyes' Signature Chicken, mac and cheese, a Gum-Gum Fruit lemonade and Chopper’s Cupcake.

What is 'One Piece'?

"One Piece" is a Japanese comic book, also known as a manga, created by Eiichiro Oda in 1997. Since its publication, it has been translated into multiple languages, including English. A Japanese animated show (anime), a Netflix live-action show and multiple movies have also been created based on the manga.

On Tuesday, March 3, Crunchyroll announced that the "One Piece" comic has sold over 600 million copies, surpassing Superman and becoming the best-selling comic book of all time.

Oda is the eighth best-selling author of all time, and sits behind J. K. Rowling, who sold 600 to 650 million copies of the Harry Potter novels, according to Crunchyroll. Oda is also the only Japanese author and the second non-English-language author listed in the top 10.

This story has been updated with new information.

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