Hot Toy DX08 - BATMAN - The Joker (Jack Nicholson) - Specs & Pics

[jye4ever]

But how many are you buying?

One and a half

 

[Darth_IMPoor]

Bitter irony is some of the people _____ing about the price here drop mondo cash on custom bull____. That's a bit oxymoronic.

I agree with THAT point. I like bashing my SW stuff on characters I don't think will be made, but I sure as hell don't need real hair, the correct stitching on socks, and all that on stuff that's "official". More power to the guys that do though. It's their collection.

Fortunately, this guy looks sweet right out of the box.

 

[Solidus]

This thread took a dump quickly

Fear not, the mods will bring the tp!

 

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

250 for Joker and 224 for Bats!!! Can some one remind me what the prices where for the DX01 and DX02 please... I mean the release prices not the after market...

I'm afraid you're not allowed to ask that here, cos the answer will lead to "OMG WHY ARE THEY SO MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE NOW, same materials, same labour costs etc..."

And you will be labelled stupid and poor by Nam and others for not knowing the ins and outs of global economy and corporate greed vs capitalistic virtues

 

[Spanbauer]

Pwnage of epic proportions.

Not really. The flaw with NAM's Lamborghini analogy (and your Saks on 5th analogy) is that those items have always been unjustifiably expensive. Hot Toys figures used to be affordable for a lot more people than they are now. Prices jumped by 47% in a relatively very short amount of time. Everyone, no matter how much money they have, should have paused and questioned whether they should honestly be spending $265 on a single ____ing man doll, when just two years ago the same thing cost $179.

 

[gotham_collector87]

Personally while I'm not high 5'ing people over the price hike, I'm just happy that Joker was made and with impeccable detail. This fig raised the bar on HS's. I also think that there had to be some negotiating going on with the likeness rights cause JS DX was 240 and Bats was 240. If this didn't come out there would have been complaints that HT should have gotten the rights and people would have paid more in order to get this. For those getting this, myself included, we'll be the ones smiling when these are going for 400 on the bay and we got them at retail and those who passed will be selling off figs to fund what is the best HT HS to date.

I mean the price isn't great, but c'mon It's freakin Nicholson joker and Keaton Bats. Doesn't get much better IMHO.

 

[batfan08]

Because I think $265 is a ridiculous price for a figure, which I bought BTW, it must've been impulsive and I obviously don't like it enough? What a (dare I say) snobbish attitude. I wasn't aware that justifying spending money on a Batman item determined how big a fan I was. I'm pretty sure 99% of the people who post here are Batman fans and I'm pretty sure I know more about Batman than about 1/2 of them (could be more).

I'm not judging how big a fan you are based on your economic status, I'm judging you because of your attitude. I'll admit that I was surprised when I saw the price, but I don't think it was so shocking that I let it ruin the experience for me. When I see those pics, I get excited, and I'm not going to let $50 ruin that for me. Also, before calling me snobbish, take a look at your own post, and how you know more about Batman than 50% or more of the patrons of this forum. I wouldn't even go as far as to say that's snobbish, so much as childish.

 

[Y4NK33 PL4N3T]

Not really. The flaw with NAM's Lamborghini analogy (and your Saks on 5th analogy) is that those items have always been unjustifiably expensive. Hot Toys figures used to be affordable for a lot more people than they are now. Prices jumped by 47% in a relatively very short amount of time. Everyone, no matter how much money they have, should have paused and questioned whether they should honestly be spending $265 on a single ____ing man doll, when just two years ago the same thing cost $179.

That's a good point

 

[karamazov80]

So, did everyone get it all out of their systems by now, or what?

 

[ViperSRT]

I'm afraid you're not allowed to ask that here, cos the answer will lead to "OMG WHY ARE THEY SO MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE NOW, same materials, same labour costs etc..."

And you will be labelled stupid and poor by Nam and others for not knowing the ins and outs of global economy and corporate greed vs capitalistic virtues

That about sums it up. Sadly not all of us are millionaires or have other things to worry about so it is harder to justify the prices. However I had to gall to to mistype something about Predator prices when I first came to the board and got _____ on so I will not be getting involved in this again after this post.

 

[Gipetto0812]

newb.

I like the movies but i reeeeeeally have no need for nor do I want a Marty McFly. Doc would be cool but still no dice for me. I don't love the movies by any means nor do I own them.

if they do happen, then I'll be happy just to look at ppls pics

 

[jye4ever]

So, did everyone get it all out of their systems by now, or what?

that is some funny ____ there

 

[Gipetto0812]

I mean the price isn't great, but c'mon It's freakin Nicholson joker and Keaton Bats. Doesn't get much better IMHO.

same way I feel man! if I knew i could definitely afford these when they come out, I'd PO them now b/c, liek you said, it's Nicholson Joker and Keaton Bats!!

 

[Guinnessfan]

So, did everyone get it all out of their systems by now, or what?

Not until the eBay prices make the retail look amazing.

 

[Solidus]

Not really. The flaw with NAM's Lamborghini analogy (and your Saks on 5th analogy) is that those items have always been unjustifiably expensive. Hot Toys figures used to be affordable for a lot more people than they are now. Prices jumped by 47% in a relatively very short amount of time. Everyone, no matter how much money they have, should have paused and questioned whether they should honestly be spending $265 on a single ____ing man doll, when just two years ago the same thing cost $179.

I'm not so sure that my analogy was wrong. I mean, just a few years ago, weren't a lot of folks complaining when Hot Toys broke the $100 mark? The truth is, that the price of Hot Toys figures have always been out of the range for most collectors, but even more now than before (and I agree with you on that). It's also true that the prices have crept up drastically within the last few years. But, what can you do? I guess that if collectors everywhere start to boycott Hot Toys, then they'd be forced to re-evaluate their business model, and pricing for their figures.

 

[HottoyzJoker]

I put them both on PO but in the end if it comes to it Ill be getting Joker only...

 

[Darth_IMPoor]

I'm not judging how big a fan you are based on your economic status, I'm judging you because of your attitude. I'll admit that I was surprised when I saw the price, but I don't think it was so shocking that I let it ruin the experience for me. When I see those pics, I get excited, and I'm not going to let $50 ruin that for me. Also, before calling me snobbish, take a look at your own post, and how you know more about Batman than 50% or more of the patrons of this forum. I wouldn't even go as far as to say that's snobbish, so much as childish.

I gotta think by most accounts, my attitude has been fine and civil. But your interpretation is just that, yours. I try not to get into peeing contests with individual members, but just know this: 1) I never said I was "shocked" by the price. I think most people were pretty close in their speculation leading up to the reveal. I said it's disappointing. 2) the experience didn't ruin me. I'm actually quite excited they were made and I was able to pre-order both at this time (and I'll still pay the mortgage too). 3) I never called YOU snobbish, I said the statement came off as snobbish, but whatever. and 4) The knowing more about Batman than 1/2 the people here was meant to add context to your incorrect "impulse buy" comment, not insult anybody else. If it came off as childish to you, whatever.

 

[batfan08]

I gotta think by most accounts, my attitude has been fine and civil. I try not to get into peeing contests with individual members, but just know this: 1) I never said I was "shocked" by the price. I think most people were pretty close in their speculation leading up to the reveal. I said it's disappointing. 2) the experience didn't ruin me. I'm actually quite excited they were made and I was able to pre-order both at this time (and I'll still pay the mortgage too). 3) I never called YOU snobbish, I said the statement came off as snobbish, but whatever. and 4) The knowing more about Batman than 1/2 the people here was meant to add context to your incorrect "impulse buy" comment, not insult anybody else.

I didn't mean your attitude as in "bad attitude," I just meant that, from what I could gather, you were more disappointed in the price than excited for the figure. I apologize for the miscommunication, as I did read into it differently than you may have.

 

[jye4ever]

What happens in fighternetz stays in fighternetz!

 

[Biojex]

Ssshhh we're not supposed to talk about fighternetz!