BadMoon
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Thats not exactly true. The price of ANH Leia is only $55
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Thats not exactly true. The price of ANH Leia is only $55
That I think is part of the problem. So of you do like to do that and are very good at it (you included WG). People like me though suck at it and so getting all that out of the box does make collecting a little easier.
ProgMatinee
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I don't think ANH Leia should be more than a figure like ROTS Obi-Wan or ROTJ Luke though.
I remember the reasons given for Anakin (arm) and Kit (head) for being more expensive.
Since then, the base price rose to $55 and the more detailed figures are now $60.
Maybe the $50 was a teaser. I don't know, but the price did rise $5 from Y1 to Y2.
Maybe this is now going to happen to LOTR? And the $70 is the new standard like the Indy stuff is?
BadMoon
Demi G0D Overseer
I'm not sure either. But bring on the Indy stuff. I will gladly pay $150 for each figure if they are great. 
I'm not sure either. But bring on the Indy stuff. I will gladly pay $150 for each figure if they are great.
SHHHHHHH! If they hear you they may actually raise the prices!
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Yeah, true. So maybe if they sold figures and then expansion packs to break up the price, that would solve some issues for everyone. SS might even make MORE money that way.
For example, Samwise comes as the figure with one or two key items. Then his backpack and pots and pans could be an expansion pack... and maybe his orc disguise as yet another pack.
Yeah, that's an idea and a good one at that. However, I can see people going this is turning them more into barbies than collectibles.
BadMoon
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Yeah it was a good point Wor Gar until Josh had to ruin it with this. LOL!
LOL! We can have the hobbits hot pink cadilac and house to match!
Alice Adrenochrome
Super Freak
Like I said earlier: increasing the price every other figure is not going to help this line. Besides, I doubt that all the extra's Sam comes with, really influence the price in a way many of you belive. It's rather an inexpensive means to justify another price increase. The price would have gone up anyway, with or without the pans, with or without the new body. And as long as Sideshow can count on superfans to pay what ever price they ask, they would be stupid not to do so.
I'm not sure either. But bring on the Indy stuff. I will gladly pay $150 for each figure if they are great.
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I'm not so sure about that. The jump to $70 was quite drastic and has to be directly correlated to those things (new body, lots of details/accessories, etc).
Plus, I can't emphasize enough how impressive the accessories and tailoring are in person. One look at the Sam figure and I knew there was no way these would be $50.
Yeah it was a good point Wor Gar until Josh had to ruin it with this. LOL!
LOL! We can have the hobbits hot pink cadilac and house to match!
Sorry
Really? How do you know this? It's much easier to prove or justify the costs going up based on what others say. Unlike with what you're saying where you have no proof they would have just gone up.
One thing to keep in mind for these figures is that they're literally "Trilogy Hobbits." Since they included the elven cloaks, Galadriel's vial, multiple swords, even things like the lembas bread there will be no "Two Towers Frodo" or "Return of the King Sam" and so on. With the exception of the brief minutes they wore the orc armor we'll spend $70 *once* to have a Frodo or Sam from pretty much any scene in the entire series. How much are we going to spend to have a Luke or Padme for any given SW scene they appeared in?
That's why this much talked about "expansion pack" idea would help greatly to keep prices low for the main figure and let the buyer choose how much more money he wants to spend on the goodies. It seems like a sensible solution...
Although I wouldn't buy the pink cadillac for Samwise unless I had Frodo to go in the passenger seat.
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That's why this much talked about "expansion pack" idea would help greatly to keep prices low for the main figure and let the buyer choose how much more money he wants to spend on the goodies. It seems like a sensible solution...
Although I wouldn't buy the pink cadillac for Samwise unless I had Frodo to go in the passenger seat.
As long as I can get drag queen expansion packs for everybody, I will be happy.
BadMoon
Demi G0D Overseer
I also think Sideshow is testing the waters with this expansion idea already. Look at the Crumb creature pack and Bubo. Not to mention the Chess table and probe droids. I think there is more to come expansion wise but not necessarily figures. I would like to see environments to put the figures on. Like the stands they used to sell. I would pay for that too. I don't know if accessory packs is the answer though.
Alice Adrenochrome
Super Freak
One thing to keep in mind for these figures is that they're literally "Trilogy Hobbits." Since they included the elven cloaks, Galadriel's vial, multiple swords, even things like the lembas bread there will be no "Two Towers Frodo" or "Return of the King Sam" and so on. With the exception of the brief minutes they wore the orc armor we'll spend $70 *once* to have a Frodo or Sam from pretty much any scene in the entire series. How much are we going to spend to have a Luke or Padme for any given SW scene they appeared in?
Now THAT is the first argument that really makes sense to me. Three figures in one is worth $70... if Sideshow really sticks to that and never makes an other Sam or Frodo version. An acceptable exception would be a SDCC exclusive Frodo or Sam, like they did with the SW Anakin.
ProgMatinee
circlesendwheretheybegin
I'm not sure either. But bring on the Indy stuff. I will gladly pay $150 for each figure if they are great.
Here we go again!!
I just want to run into you people at the Monte Carlo poker room next time I'm there.
Hint: Its next to the sportsbook.
BadMoon
Demi G0D Overseer
Here we go again!!
I just want to run into you people at the Monte Carlo poker room next time I'm there.
Hint: Its next to the sportsbook.
Hey Prog I just bought one. This will really make you flip your lid!
https://www.sideshowtoy.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?item=254
LOL! This is truly the end of the world.
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