Hot Toys Anakin Skywalker DX "Artisan Edition" 1/6 Figure Revenge of the Sith

[rayeknor]

Dark Side Anakin was supposedly a con exclusive, tears flowed, Hot Toys and Sideshow smelled money and then he popped up on Sideshow where he remained in stock for a very long time. Guessing 10k or more run size on that one. Not many are selling him, it is a very good figure so he's still not cheap to get. for fuzzy hair new Anakin they've announced the run size at 3k. That is probably a low edition size for Hot Toys, but it is by no means very limited. I'd say a limited collective is around 1k and below globally, usually only statues dip this low and that is a smaller scene so unless very special pieces they dont go very much above retail on secondary markets. People caught in fomo should think do I want this for its rarity or its quality? Unless you collect based on rarity, which I cannot wrap my head around. God help anyone buying hot toys to make money, much better and more reliable profits in the stock market.

 

[Raven6009]

They are resellers, scalpers who signed up online and went to line up at the cons. TW is selling one Anakin to 100 people, 99% of them are getting store credits. They still have pre-order open for it on their site.

Yup, which is why I still can't understand why anyone pre-orders from them.

 

[ObiGlennKenobi]

Toyswonderland has their staff buying it from the convention:

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[Gipetto0812]

Yup, which is why I still can't understand why anyone pre-orders from them.

"But I've never had a problem with getting my figures from them. They've always come through for meeeeeee and I've had x amount of orders with them," says TW customer only to be the next victim of TW figure fulfillment russian roulette.

 

[darth dennis]

Not sure what an artisan Fett could offer

I wasn't really thinking artisan as much as limited. I guess we had that a bit with the Arena Fett but that didn't seem difficult to get if you didn't wait to order...

 

[clanmusic]

It's clear, sculpting and rooting are good.

The new name "Artisan" ? well… I hope it's not called that just because it makes rooted hair and doesn't contribute anything else. This is what it looks like, and I don't like it.

Inart has been concerned about raising the quality and I hope that hot toys will not be left behind.

Hopes and problems:

PROBLEMS:
Clothing (real leather or not??):
You must use real leather, not leather that breaks down.

Lightsaber USB:
I should bring a lightsaber like the ones used on the figure in Alpha toys, they had a good idea with their battery, I don't want a wire to get caught, it's horrible

Accesories:
Ridiculous, really DX?¿ Artisan??. it's poor, but the price i think is not

HOPES:
I hope they take the same care as Inart and put the protected head in a box.
They have to give us something more and improve those aspects.

 

[Pose Mastery]

Guys he’s back on pop collectibles again and this time I’m calling bs, no way they can fulfill anymore orders.

Edit: And the fact that the artisan Joker never sold out on their site for the past week, I just don’t believe it

 

[chrisstbh]

Anyone buying this from TW or PC is going to experience one of the following:

1) They ask you to pay extra due to "market price".
2) They cancel your order.
3) They keep your money and send you no refund because the buyer protection window has closed.
4) The second coming of Christ happens and performs a miracle that somehow makes them send you the figure.

 

[jaztermareal]

Anyone buying this from TW or PC is going to experience one of the following:

1) They ask you to pay extra due to "market price".
2) They cancel your order.
3) They keep your money and send you no refund because the buyer protection window has closed.
4) The second coming of Christ happens and performs a miracle that somehow makes them send you the figure.

the secret option 5: they use the funds to secure all the stock they claim to be getting, then once in stock they refuse to fulfill any orders and instead build a fort of DX Artisan figures to retire in.

 

[darth dennis]

Anyone buying this from TW or PC is going to experience one of the following:

1) They ask you to pay extra due to "market price".
2) They cancel your order.
3) They keep your money and send you no refund because the buyer protection window has closed.
4) The second coming of Christ happens and performs a miracle that somehow makes them send you the figure.

 

[miles]

It’s so damn tempting, but I just can’t do it. Have to take my chances with SS….

 

[Angelo2113]

It's clear, sculpting and rooting are good.

The new name "Artisan" ? well… I hope it's not called that just because it makes rooted hair and doesn't contribute anything else. This is what it looks like, and I don't like it.

Inart has been concerned about raising the quality and I hope that hot toys will not be left behind.

Hopes and problems:

PROBLEMS:
Clothing (real leather or not??):
You must use real leather, not leather that breaks down.

Lightsaber USB:
I should bring a lightsaber like the ones used on the figure in Alpha toys, they had a good idea with their battery, I don't want a wire to get caught, it's horrible

Accesories:
Ridiculous, really DX?¿ Artisan??. it's poor, but the price i think is not

HOPES:
I hope they take the same care as Inart and put the protected head in a box.
They have to give us something more and improve those aspects.

Hot Toys did provide a protected container for their Wonder Woman exclusive.

Spoiler

 

[miles]

 

[Moonloop]

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[Musashi3290]

Anyone buying this from TW or PC is going to experience one of the following:

1) They ask you to pay extra due to "market price".
2) They cancel your order.
3) They keep your money and send you no refund because the buyer protection window has closed.
4) The second coming of Christ happens and performs a miracle that somehow makes them send you the figure.

I know TW is terrible, but I've never seen many people complain about Pop Collectibles outside of horrible responses to emails. Are they also bad?

 

[KerotanFrog]

I know TW is terrible, but I've never seen many people complain about Pop Collectibles outside of horrible responses to emails. Are they also bad?

Nah, they're a good site to get HK releases from. I can vouch for the poor email response time, but everything else was good.

 

[sithlord13]

This is going to be straight from hk Sellers. Have sideshow confirmed how many they have secured? Or even if they will be able to sell it?

 

[rayeknor]

Sideshow will sell it.

 

[𝘨⃨𝘭⃨𝘪⃨𝘵⃨𝘤⃨𝘩⃨10ᔦᔦ]

Found a place in Canada where I can PO this guy from.
Only downside is the deposit is set at $445 - with the total being $775 (CAD) without shipping.
Guess they figure it'll keep some of the scalpers away.
But think I'm gonna have to miss this one unfortunately. That price is just simply too steep for me.

*edit So apparently $868.08 CAD with shipping included.

 

[Pose Mastery]

Found a place in Canada where I can PO this guy from.
Only downside is the deposit is set at $445 - with the total being $775 (CAD) without shipping.
Guess they figure it'll keep some of the scalpers away.
But think I'm gonna have to miss this one unfortunately. That price is just simply too steep for me.

*edit So apparently $868.08 CAD with shipping included.

What’s this place called?