Statue BLITZWAY- Rocky II - 1/4th scale

[Twocollector]

How come this is sold out everywhere


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[nearmint]

How come this is sold out everywhere


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That's the problem with Blitzway. Just like Marilyn, we have no idea what the Rocky II ES is.

 

[Rocky1976]

That's the problem with Blitzway. Just like Marilyn, we have no idea what the Rocky II ES is.

I would think the edition size has to be around 300 - 350. I think that Blitzway's quality control and attention to detail means that the manufacturing process is very time consuming, which translates to a very low ES. I wonder why they don't number their statues?

 

[xpl0sive]

Damn, this is sold out? Really wanted this, but couldn't afford it right now

 

[nearmint]

It looks like Ekia Hobbies is still taking preoders for it. I'd hurry, though. They were also the last site where Marilyn was available, and they didn't last long.

Here's a link...[BW-SS01126] BLITZWAY 1:4 ROCKY II (1979) Sylvester Stallone Superb Scale Hybrid Type Statue - EKIA Hobbies

 

[SAB]

I would think the edition size has to be around 300 - 350. I think that Blitzway's quality control and attention to detail means that the manufacturing process is very time consuming, which translates to a very low ES. I wonder why they don't number their statues?

I'd say you're off by a pretty large margin IMO
The nice price point and how long the preorder was open likely means it's closer to 3000 than 300.

 

[Rocky1976]

I'd say you're off by a pretty large margin IMO
The nice price point and how long the preorder was open likely means it's closer to 3000 than 300.

I mainly collect Rocky and some Rambo collectibles, and every single Rocky collectible that I have purchased over the years usually takes years to sell out on edition sizes of only 500, same goes for Rambo, they just don't sell as well as comic book character collectibles. There is no way in hell that Blitzway is making 3,000 statues when the Rocky license doesn't have that huge an audence at a high price point. How many people love Rocky that much that they will be willing to spend close to $600+ with shipping and custom fees? The quality and attention to detail would also suffer if 3,000 are made, around 500 would be the max, and I hope it's around 350 - 400, in my experience the all around quality of collectibles always goes down when you have edition sizes that go into the thousands.

 

[FriendlySamurai]

way I see it, if it had a low ES they'd definitley let you know- its a selling point.

 

[nearmint]

I just wish we knew, one way or the other.

 

[ascello]

Just received an email from Blitzway that this statue has been delayed from March to "end of Apr. or the beginning of May". Not too bad of a delay.

 

[ishothimsixtimes]

Just received an email from Blitzway that this statue has been delayed from March to "end of Apr. or the beginning of May". Not too bad of a delay.

Just saw that myself. I was expecting it to be more like the end of the year. Guess there can always be 'further' delays though.

 

[SAB]

I mainly collect Rocky and some Rambo collectibles, and every single Rocky collectible that I have purchased over the years usually takes years to sell out on edition sizes of only 500, same goes for Rambo, they just don't sell as well as comic book character collectibles. There is no way in hell that Blitzway is making 3,000 statues when the Rocky license doesn't have that huge an audence at a high price point. How many people love Rocky that much that they will be willing to spend close to $600+ with shipping and custom fees? The quality and attention to detail would also suffer if 3,000 are made, around 500 would be the max, and I hope it's around 350 - 400, in my experience the all around quality of collectibles always goes down when you have edition sizes that go into the thousands.

This is actually a pretty detailed, mixed media statue at a very decent price point. I'd be surprised if Blitzway could break even at 500.
Rocky statues have generally been 'non-mixed media' by smaller companies ...and have generally been fairly average. (The Rocky 2 victory one is pretty cool)

Their Bruce Lee and Marilyn statues have been high quality, quite popular and the pre-order for this one was open for a long time. I would be very surprised if it was under 1000 total.

 

[Rocky1976]

For those still looking, I just got a last call for pre order email from Monstersinmotion.com $459 with $100 deposit.

 

[Bgnyc007]

Finally got charged the NRD from BBTS. I'm so excited for this statue it's very special to me.

 

[NASEDO]

Finally got charged the NRD from BBTS. I'm so excited for this statue it's very special to me.

They got me today to.

 

[xpl0sive]

OK, it seems there's a few US stores I can get this from now, but the shipping is ridiculous.

SAB, what did Blitzway sting you for postage? Some of these American sites are charging a whopping 230 for postage! And that's US dollars too

 

[nearmint]

Just received an email from Blitzway that this statue has been delayed from March to "end of Apr. or the beginning of May". Not too bad of a delay.

Not sure why, but Ekia Hobbies has the release date listed as June 30th.

 

[Xaerius]

Not sure why, but Ekia Hobbies has the release date listed as June 30th.

I'm hoping that is the more accurate date. The later, the better for me this year.

 

[SAB]

OK, it seems there's a few US stores I can get this from now, but the shipping is ridiculous.

SAB, what did Blitzway sting you for postage? Some of these American sites are charging a whopping 230 for postage! And that's US dollars too

Ouch!
US$60 is what they're charging me for shipping.
South Korea is a lot closer than the US!

It's a shame Popcultcha didn't carry it. I asked them and they actually said 'maybe'. which is amazingly helpful....
I guess they got burned on multiple EtD Lee's being crooked.

 

[Rocky1976]

I just got an email from Secret Compass saying they are taking pre orders again until March 28.