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[MrHector]

Re: Dr. Doom LSF!

I'm sure Obama has one hanging on his wall to.

Chris

LoL we find the truth behind his whole money 101 lectures. Another Obama hater! We're talking statues not politics. If you're not pickin it up why rain on everyone's parade? As someone mentioned earlier a lot of people are not here to flip. And if later in 8 years there's a better one people will buy it and enjoy it for another 8 years.

 

[electroshock]

Re: Dr. Doom LSF!

Atheris

I think your arguments to those who said that they will buy it are based on simple envy.

you like the piece but you can't afford it and that takes you to try justify calling us sheep of Sideshow

 

[RobertoBagg10]

Re: Dr. Doom LSF!

atheris at this point u prob shud just given up on collecting.

thats the way of marketing out there and sideshow did us a favor for people who still want to buy this later on.

at least for now on we wont hear from those scalpers who are in this hobby as a two headed snake.

if u only buy because of the open or closed edition number of the production then you have left the sideshow wagon long time alrdy.

we all know this open ES is no longer a suprise for most collectors.

**** personally i wouldnt want to pay over 3 grand for a 2 grand sideshow retail price had it been a numbered edition size.

just enjoy what u want to collect ok.

just been reading through the vast amount of pages of debate and have to agree with the above post...i love you Chris and respect your opinions and wonderful collection but i cant get my head round each time you have this issue with collectors spending 2k+ on statues that have no ES's and that we'll be taking a loss in maybe 5-6 years time when we decide to sell it ...i can only speak for myself when i say that i would gladly spend this money on collectibles such as Doom, Wolverine, Galactus, etc...purely for the fact that i love how it looks and how amazing it would be to display it in my home/office.

I'm sure that the majority of every collector out there purchases statues, busts, figures, etc.. not because of the edition size or how much they can sell it for later down the line. If anything, i dont understand this logic! We all agree that having an ES is so much more rewarding or like an added bonus as a collector but it shouldnt factor in the reason when deciding to purchase a statue or not, nor should it be whether you'd take a loss on it in years to come.

I'd say the majority of us collectors purchase these peices for the love of each piece, thats what we do. Yes, we will at at times have to sell parts of our collection for whatever reason but when i do, if i take a loss then such is life. I think we are all guilty at times of spending money on items that we have taken a loss on and im not just talking about collectibles...

I've spent a good part of 2 years trying to pursuade the wife that i'm not wasting money on these collectibles as she believes that its all money down the drain but this is what we do as collectors....we buy things we can afford and we buy them because that particular piece looks awesome or means something to us and that feeling we all get when it arrives to our homes is like being a child again opening presents on Christmas Day!!

To summarise, i really couldnt care less about ES when deciding if i want a piece or not and i certainly couldnt care less on how much i could get for it 5-10 years down the line. If you like what you see and you can afford it then a huge congrats....if you dont like the fact that it hasnt got an ES or that you think it will devalue in years to come then this piece is prob not for you - and you shouldnt question others for wanting to do so...simples!

 

[akira10]

Re: Dr. Doom LSF!

I totally Agree!

just been reading through the vast amount of pages of debate and have to agree with the above post...i love you Chris and respect your opinions and wonderful collection but i cant get my head round each time you have this issue with collectors spending 2k+ on statues that have no ES's and that we'll be taking a loss in maybe 5-6 years time when we decide to sell it ...i can only speak for myself when i say that i would gladly spend this money on collectibles such as Doom, Wolverine, Galactus, etc...purely for the fact that i love how it looks and how amazing it would be to display it in my home/office.

I'm sure that the majority of every collector out there purchases statues, busts, figures, etc.. not because of the edition size or how much they can sell it for later down the line. If anything, i dont understand this logic! We all agree that having an ES is so much more rewarding or like an added bonus as a collector but it shouldnt factor in the reason when deciding to purchase a statue or not, nor should it be whether you'd take a loss on it in years to come.

I'd say the majority of us collectors purchase these peices for the love of each piece, thats what we do. Yes, we will at at times have to sell parts of our collection for whatever reason but when i do, if i take a loss then such is life. I think we are all guilty at times of spending money on items that we have taken a loss on and im not just talking about collectibles...

I've spent a good part of 2 years trying to pursuade the wife that i'm not wasting money on these collectibles as she believes that its all money down the drain but this is what we do as collectors....we buy things we can afford and we buy them because that particular piece looks awesome or means something to us and that feeling we all get when it arrives to our homes is like being a child again opening presents on Christmas Day!!

To summarise, i really couldnt care less about ES when deciding if i want a piece or not and i certainly couldnt care less on how much i could get for it 5-10 years down the line. If you like what you see and you can afford it then a huge congrats....if you dont like the fact that it hasnt got an ES or that you think it will devalue in years to come then this piece is prob not for you - and you shouldnt question others for wanting to do so...simples!

 

[Collectorcol]

Re: Dr. Doom LSF!

As already mentioned I have several numbered statues I will never recoup my money on. I can't sell my Bucky for half what I payed
A number does not equal investment or safe bet.

 

[Atheris]

Re: Dr. Doom LSF!

I feel I've said all I can on the matter. Some just have to see for themselves. Others may never get there.

As I've said, I'm not telling anyone how to spend their money. I'm trying to make you understand the bigger picture. I'm a collector like all of you...

Chris

 

[Atheris]

Re: Dr. Doom LSF!

Atheris

I think your arguments to those who said that they will buy it are based on simple envy.

you like the piece but you can't afford it and that takes you to try justify calling us sheep of Sideshow

Mmmm no, that's not it.

Chris

 

[Collectorcol]

Re: Dr. Doom LSF!

Don't you have Wolf and IM LSFs Chris?

 

[RobertoBagg10]

Re: Dr. Doom LSF!

Wonder if the release of this Doom LSF will have an effect on the holy grail that is the original Doom PF In some cases some have paid in excess of 2k just on the PF we may see an end to that now this is here...

So brings the dreaded question, which would you rather have when spending around 2k? The Doom LSF or the original Doom PF?

 

[Frostlord]

Re: Dr. Doom LSF!

Wonder if the release of this Doom LSF will have an effect on the holy grail that is the original Doom PF In some cases some have paid in excess of 2k just on the PF we may see an end to that now this is here...

So brings the dreaded question, which would you rather have when spending around 2k? The Doom LSF or the original Doom PF?

I don't see this having any effect on the price of the Doom pf.
The Iron man LSF was available for a while and the IM maquette still sells for quite a bit

 

[RobertoBagg10]

Re: Dr. Doom LSF!

I don't see this having any effect on the price of the Doom pf.
The Iron man LSF was available for a while and the IM maquette still sells for quite a bit

Does the Iron Man Maquette sell for 2k Frosty? I knew it had increased in value but thats crazy! Its just that i know of people that have paid 2k for the Doom PF so i wondered if that might be a thing of the past now that the LSF is coming

 

[Frostlord]

Re: Dr. Doom LSF!

Does the Iron Man Maquette sell for 2k Frosty? I knew it had increased in value but thats crazy! Its just that i know of people that have paid 2k for the Doom PF so i wondered if that might be a thing of the past now that the LSF is coming

We'll it doesn't sell for that much money, but they still sell for over $1000 from what I've seen.

I don't think it will effect dooms value much at all, but if they released another doom pf that might hurt dooms value.

I guess only time will tell if I'm right

 

[Collectorcol]

Re: Dr. Doom LSF!

Wonder if the release of this Doom LSF will have an effect on the holy grail that is the original Doom PF In some cases some have paid in excess of 2k just on the PF we may see an end to that now this is here...

So brings the dreaded question, which would you rather have when spending around 2k? The Doom LSF or the original Doom PF?

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I will await inhand pics. If they come close to the proto, definite order for me.

On another note, I imagine the value of the PF will begin to fall...

I can't imagine all things being equal someone paying $2000 or more for the PF when this LSF is the same price. Plus not to mention giving up reward points for this purchase.

The real question here is: Movie Iron Man LSF or Doom LSF

I will be interested to see if it does. I think the PF and LSF markets are not necessarily the same. Like, this LSF is amazing, but I have no interest in purchasing it. Also, ES is very important to many collectors, so will a piece with no ES take the place of one that does? It's not like the original PF will all of a sudden become a pile of garbage...it will remain an amazing piece of art.

I'm not trying to bash one piece over the other...I am genuinely curious to see what happens to the PF price.

I don't think it will go down. People may have the money for the LSF, but that doesn't mean that they have the space

Exactly...like I said, I think the LSF and PF are two different markets. For me personally, I only have room for maybe one LSF, and it'd probably have to be a Spider-Man. So, Doom LSF just isn't the one...

I can't be the only one out there who feels that way.

 

[Tbolt]

Re: Dr. Doom LSF!

I think the real point that Atheris is trying to make is that Collectors are letting SS off the hook by not demanding they number these, no matter how high the edition size.

Is it Sideshow Very Nice Things or Sideshow Collectibles?

I wonder how many more people would have tried to justify/purchase this if they had not already shown a new PF in the offing?

Is it known whether or not this will be (or not) numbered?

 

[Mamba]

Re: Dr. Doom LSF!

Wonder if the release of this Doom LSF will have an effect on the holy grail that is the original Doom PF In some cases some have paid in excess of 2k just on the PF we may see an end to that now this is here...

So brings the dreaded question, which would you rather have when spending around 2k? The Doom LSF or the original Doom PF?

It is a no brainer for me, Doom LSF no doubt. I think people who haven't seen the LSF in person have no idea how big this LSF is, wolvie LSF looks like a PF when display next to this LSF.

His base alone is as tall as Doom PF, let's wait until comparison pic of Doom LSF and Doom PF come around. I would be shocked if anyone would pick the PF at $2k over the LSF unless space is really the issue.

Can't imagine some people is still willing to pay over $2k for doom pf ex, that would make no sense when you could get doom statue that 100X bigger and yes better than PF IMO. Doom PF is a great statue but no way I would be paying $2k or over for that.

 

[RobertoBagg10]

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Can't imagine some people is still willing to pay over $2k for doom pf ex, that would make no sense when you could get doom statue that 100X bigger and yes better than PF IMO. Doom PF is a great statue but no way I would be paying $2k or over for that.

Thats what i was thinking...hence those that were willing to pay around the 2k for the PF will probably think twice now that this beast is here!

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

Re: Dr. Doom LSF!

Thats what i was thinking...hence those that were willing to pay around the 2k for the PF will probably think twice now that this beast is here!

Not if the space isn't there

 

[RobertoBagg10]

Re: Dr. Doom LSF!

Not if the space isn't there

of course, that would be fundemental when considering adding an LSF to your collection. One must have the space for it cos these beasts are pretty big, especially when your used to 1/4 scale stuff...the LSF's are on another level completely...

still, i'm sure one can remove a sofa, dining table or TV unit just to get this statue in the front room cos its that awesome!

 

[Bmutha]

Dr. Doom LSF!

Wonder if the release of this Doom LSF will have an effect on the holy grail that is the original Doom PF In some cases some have paid in excess of 2k just on the PF we may see an end to that now this is here...

So brings the dreaded question, which would you rather have when spending around 2k? The Doom LSF or the original Doom PF?

Well, you have the doom PF, RB, does it all of a sudden become a lesser piece with this LSF reveal? Did the quality spontaneously decrease? If you had to sell your doom PF, would you now say, "geez, the LSF is available, so I better cut my asking price in half"?

The LSF looks incredible, but I honestly prefer the design of the PF. Most PF's (and LSF's for that matter) are in the same general pose...I love the seated pose and the throne is incredible.

Now, is the PF worth 2k? Depends on a lot of things. There are still not that many available. Do you think everyone is going to start selling their PF's now? I don't think the supply of PF's is going to now drastically increase, the question is, does the demand for the PF now change?

I think the real threat to the PF's value is the upcoming new doom PF. But that said, several characters have had multiple statues produced now (hulk, Spidey, soon cap)...has the value of the older pieces dropped with the release of newer ones?

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

Re: Dr. Doom LSF!

The prices have gone up on all of them