terryvad
Super Freak
will see dude.
Well, that ES is for the Exclusive, not doubt the Reg will be in that 1000-1500 range.
I suspect a lot of people will keep it since it's the first PF feature for Disney. Plus she looks awesome.
That's a possibility, or maybe the REG will be 700 making the overall ES 1000.
Disney has a tendancy to oversaturate their markets. The Star Wars Big Figs for example when there was one per year and limited they sold out amazingly fast. So they continued only increasing the edition sizes as well as the numbers of ones offered and re-releasing ones that were previously sold out. Now you can find them everywhere in Disney and in plentiful numbers. They aren't limited anymore and fans walk.
Small ESs on Disney items is a smart way to go. People know that Disney items are popular and have fans but the reality is that Disney fans are really fickle. They are also very much in the group that answers with their wallets. Disney has a tendancy to oversaturate their markets. The Star Wars Big Figs for example when there was one per year and limited they sold out amazingly fast. So they continued only increasing the edition sizes as well as the numbers of ones offered and re-releasing ones that were previously sold out. Now you can find them everywhere in Disney and in plentiful numbers. They aren't limited anymore and fans walk.
Master Replicas is a perfect example of this. Their Mouseketeers Hats were great, well done, beautifully tailored. They were overpriced and the stands were trash. They sold a few at first but then it rotted on their site. Then suddenly they were bargain priced at like $25 and sold a lot. Their Monorails were fantastic, worth every penny only overpriced by like $50 IMHO. They went on sale on Disney's site over one holiday and sold out. They were like $80 I believe. Master Replicas even bought the rights and tried to sell other attraction statues like their Jungle Cruise boats which were made by a different company but those didn't sell either. Their screen scenes were amazing, my wife has the Little Mermaid one, again no movement. Even by their own admission what sold the absolute best were the cheap affordable POTC jewelry items, they couldn't keep up with the demand. The high end stuff like the chest or Barbossa's sword which were great items were bargain basement bin'd amazingly fast. They couldn't find the right mix of cost to product. It didn't help that it was in the time of the Star Wars ES skyrocket and most MR products followed that line.
The Disney license can often cost more money than it makes and SSC is very smart by not only doing a character that will entice classic fans but also keeping the ES really low to make them attractive to a majority of collectors.
I hope all numbers stay this low.
ES really low to make them attractive to a majority of collectors.
I see the same thing happening with Vinylmation. Park 1 and Urban 1 Sold Out in a couple months. They saw this and made more. Now you can still find Park 2 everywhere. I also hate they are releasing them to fast. Clear 1 came out one week and then Urban 2 the next.
If I was going to buy Disneyana to invest, it would be original cels or early Disneyland items.
Interesting analysis overall, but don't you think this is a contradictory statement? Whats the point of attracting "a majority" if your ES is so small? Mind you, I won't mind having a small ES since I got it. But what I'm worried about is if ES is too small then the license isn't worthwhile and the line will stop before it reaches the figures I really want.
Good points Mike, I hadn't thought of it that way. I fully expected a large exclusive es and a large regular es, but I can see how with oversaturation they may be better off with smaller limited runs. I think Prog makes a good point too though that it may be a difficult balancing act.
From since it was announced, I was two minds over which way the ES was going to go. A large ES lets all who want them a good chance to buy them, but if too large, no hurry to buy, secondary market prices plummet and very few even bother to buy in the first place.
Too low a ES and plenty miss out, get pissed off and just drop the whole line before even starting. As you say, so much Disney stuff out there, that finding something to buy in ones price range isn't much of a problem.
If one assumes that the PF line will continue (which I really hope it does, as based on what we know is coming in 2010, there are still plenty that I want which are yet to be shown at all), then a lowish ES has the advantage in so much that if one half misses a PF that they would have liked. All you need to do is wait a year for one to come along that you wanted even more.
Lets face it, the 'character' options are massive and I'd be very surprised if anyone is going to get them all, I know I won't be. So given the cost, a smallish ES lets one focus on just want you want, while ensuring that all will sell out.
Going to be an interesting few years ahead, lets hope QC doesn't let us all down.
I agree with this 100% its tough to figure out which ES you want but even harder knowing that you are going to pick and choose sooner than later because its only matter of time before they start offering a villain, hero, live action specific, animated specific and/or Pixar 3d model inspired within close shipping times.
There are rumors that they are even re-releasing some of the earlier releases scattered in through the upcoming lines....
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