Holy ____!! Galactus!!...Link to Buy in 1st Post!.

[Therivox]

I bet my left kidney this is not an open ES. otherwise on the SSC website it will say Limited Edition: Limited Edition. Right now the red TBD is missing. Like I said before, this is not the first time a ES numbered statue did not say TBD.

Way to steal my thunder VS

-slaps-

Fixed btw

on record...

Sadly they're worthless but kidneys are worth a lot...

 

[fuzzylojiks]

I don't mind it really; it just means that I won't have to worry about ordering him anytime soon and can focus on items with an ES.

Yep, same reason why I haven't ordered the WM bust yet. Open ES = time and money saved : P

There's no Ex so there's not much surprise there. It would also be nice to see from in hand pics if they pull another Ultronorangecrap with the overspray again.

 

[comicbookguy]

Unless i see "Limited Edition" I'll make up my mind but, i won't be losing any sleep over this since i like the sculpt.

True it's only about buying now or wait 5 years until they start to run out just to use the money else where first. I'm surely getting it. Just depends on how long of a wait with the ES bs.

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

who cares. you gonna display it upside down?

 

[chRd]

who cares. you gonna display it upside down?

exactly

 

[Dark_Spidey]

It's not about displaying upside down or not.

I'd gladly pay 500$ for this with an open ES. No problem.

But at 800 bucks, I just want my statue to be limited. I don't see why I should pay that kind of money when Sideshow can make hundreds of thousands of dollars and produce as many as they want.

I agree that it all comes down to whether you like the piece or not. But the pricepoint is an important factor as well. Not to mention that I enjoy adding limited edition statues to my collection as they are more prestigious to me than open ES.
I absolutely love my Gray Hulk vs Spiderman. I'd have bought it even if I'd seen it in a Toys R Us but the fact that I'm one of the 50 lucky collectors to own this makes it all the more special to me.

I personally think Galactus should get the Limited Edition treatment.

 

[SolidLiquidFox]

I think everyone in this thread was an unknowing participant on a Sideshow market research study for the LSF line.

They probably asked themselves: what happens if we bring the price down on the LSF pieces? Let's market Galactus as a "maquette" and charge $800 with no exclusive just like an LSF piece. Let's imply that as a "maquette" (not LSF) it will be a numbered piece (TBD) and limit how many retailers can order further implying that it will have a set ES.

The current outrage is your answer Sideshow. People want a collectible item from a collectibles company. That means a numbered limited edition item that is reasonably priced. Label it whatever you want. Just be clear up front on what people are buying. Maquette, comiquette, LSF...whatever.

 

[Awesome]

It's easy to see that people saying this is no big deal don't understand what a limited collectible company actually is, if everybody can have something it wouldn't be a limited collectible. These statues are made expensive solely because these are licensed high quality products, if Sideshow made 10,000 Batman PF's they would be out of business because the amount of people out there who would pay $400 for a damn statue is smaller than 10,000 therefore on the aftermarket the statue would guaranteed be less than $400 because there are plenty out there.

Now with Galactus, when this went up for order two days ago the TBD sign was there implying that an edition size was eventually going to be set, and yesterday they erased that after taking in $80 from probably hundreds of customers which is a scam. They mislead customers with what they did and I hope the people that call in to cancel the order and get their $80 back tell Sideshow to stop playing their misleading games with their customers.

 

[Dark_Spidey]

Maybe we should wait for Sideshow's confirmation. Hopefully someone will ask them during SDCC

 

[Mamba]

who cares. you gonna display it upside down?

True,

But imagine if your Doom PF EX has open ES

You wouldn't be able to make fun of VS and other people for not having the EX, would you?

I bet you feel good your Doom PF EX is selling for more than $2K in after market, don't you? Or maybe you would feel better if you see doom pf ex is selling for $250 on eBay?

Also imagine if Skaar PF EX has open ES

Shai wouldn't be able to make fun of Dhaval and other people for not having the EX, would he?

The LIMITED CLOSED ES is what make this collectible alive and FUN.

If everything is always available at sideshow for a retail price, how would that be FUN and COLLECTIBLE? It would be nothing than ORDINARY and UNCOLLECTIBLE.

 

[SolidLiquidFox]

I hesitated on Galactus because this will be one of those SDCC where nothing sells out right away. They are going to give everyone that attends the show a chance to order these exclusives and anything for that matter.

The droids only sold out because of the shiny paint job and it would be easier to manage a smaller run for defects. It had nothing to do with wanting to offer a limited collectible for the exclusive.

 

[VS1976]

True,

But imagine if your Doom PF EX has open ES

You wouldn't be able to make fun of VS and other people for not having the EX, would you?

I bet you feel good your Doom PF EX is selling for more than $2K in after market, don't you? Or maybe you would feel better if you see doom pf ex is selling for $250 on eBay?

Also imagine if Skaar PF EX has open ES

Shai wouldn't be able to make fun of Dhaval and other people for not having the EX, would he?

The LIMITED CLOSED ES is what make this collectible alive and FUN.

If everything is always available at sideshow for a retail price, how would that be FUN and COLLECTIBLE? It would be nothing than ORDINARY and UNCOLLECTIBLE.

Whaaaaa..... You rang?

 

[Mamba]

Whaaaaa..... You rang?

isn't it true?

 

[VS1976]

isn't it true?

You bastard

 

[karamazov80]

It's easy to see that people saying this is no big deal don't understand what a limited collectible company actually is. . .

Maybe that is the case, because if you consider what Sideshow produces to be "limited," then I surely disagree with you. 1,000+ pieces (probably upwards of 5K with the new Batman) =/= limited in my eyes. Not much different than saying a Hasbro toy is limited, considering there is a finite number produced (even if that number is 50,000). These things are limited only because of the price, which keeps the masses away. Not because Sideshow is truly selling rare pieces. Give me 20-50 of something like you see with some custom artists out there, and that's a limited edition collectible. This is a relatively mass produced item created in a factory somewhere, not a truly rare piece.

As usual, reading between the lines, this comes down to folks wanting their collectibles to appreciate in value. There's nothing wrong with that, but let's call a spade a spade.

As for market research, I doubt very seriously that SSC pays much of any attention to these boards anymore apart from promoting themselves (through giveaways and PR), and answering some questions from folks. They get their research from data of those ordering, and they've had a great deal of experience with this, so they know what they are doing. If the "low" edition size brigade were going to be the real backbone of their company, then SSC would probably jack up prices by 4-5 times, and facilitate artificial demand and hype by putting up orders at random times to really induce panic the way Mondo does with their posters. . .but they ain't that.

 

[gagaliya]

for those of you going to that sideshow dinner whatever, ask.

 

[karamazov80]

I think that dinner was canceled this year? Maybe I'm mistaken.

 

[SolidLiquidFox]

As usual, reading between the lines, this comes down to folks wanting their collectibles to appreciate in value. There's nothing wrong with that, but let's call a spade a spade.

That's part of what makes collectibles, well, collectible. Otherwise these are just some pretty expensive figurines.

I think above the novelty of owning these figures there is a financial responsibility to yourself (and may be to your spouse/family) of being able to justify spending hundreds for something that is special to you. A limited edition is part of that. Nobody likes to feel like they made a poor investment or overpaid for something they could have had for less. Fanboys want to be smart consumers too.

 

[karamazov80]

I don't think there's anything wrong with having that POV at all, but I take the stance that they are collectible because people want to collect them. That is the definition of the term. Rarity can contribute to collectibility because it increases demand, but it doesn't necessarily have to play a major role. Marvel Hasbro figures are considered collectibles by some. Though I suspect you wouldn't agree, that doesn't take away their collectible properties. Hot Toys frequently produces 4-5,000 of a given figure, and probably more in many cases, but they are still highly desirable because they are just really nice action figures. They even have the nerve to call them "limited edition" when they produce them in droves to begin with and then re-release them like they did with the Mark IV! The "Limited" concept is pretty meaningless at that point, and I think with SSC it is also pretty meaningless, but they are still collectibles.

But let's get to the core of the issue--SSC wants to maximize its profits, so it has to balance the needs and interests of various types of collectors. Some are going to want lower edition sizes, some are just going to want to own nice "expensive figurines." SSC has pretty clearly decided that the latter are going to drive their behavior more than the former, as evidenced by TBDs and open edition sizes, and they've probably got a very good, data informed reason for doing that. Folks can complain until they're blue in the face but I can pretty much guarantee that SSC is gonna do what their data tells them to do.

 

[Mamba]

You bastard

I am not trying to make fun of you. I don't even have Doom PF.

I was just trying to prove a point to ink that although we don't display our statues upside down but the ES does make a difference.