kl241
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By the time these are released Warner brothers will have rebooted the series again
Probably when they will ride the next wave of Bat Fever to coincide with its release.
By the time these are released Warner brothers will have rebooted the series again
Can you imagine how much these figures will cost when they do come out?? Ugh.
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Dont buy it if you hate it.
The price would be what the market will pay for it.
I hate to say it, but I wouldn't expect anything less than $300 per release, especially if they continue to be in the DX series. The scary part is, I would pay it for the Bat, the Cat and the Penguin.
Then again did the 89 stuff sell as well as they thought I wonder. Joker can still be had well under retail on these boards and was in stock at SSC up until recently. Actually I thought that it came back in stock for a while. I think more people bought Batman more than Joker but wasn't even Batman around for a while?
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Is there enough difference in the Keaton bat suit between 89' and Returns to warrant a new Batman ?
Then again did the 89 stuff sell as well as they thought I wonder. Joker can still be had well under retail on these boards and was in stock at SSC up until recently. Actually I thought that it came back in stock for a while. I think more people bought Batman more than Joker but wasn't even Batman around for a while?
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And seeing them available on the boards for reasonable prices or at retail shops doesn't matter to Hot Toys. They have already counted those sales. What a buyer (be it the end-collector or a retail shop) does with it after it leaves their warehouse doesn't affect them in the least, since they have already been paid and counted that figure in their overall sales.
Sallah
I think that has more to do with Hot Toys knowing there would be a HUGE market for these and producing a quantity sufficient to cover such a demand.
We shouldn't all assume because the figure is readily available that is by any means an indicator that it wasn't a hit. It just means they made enough this time. When I think of pictures of collections, I almost always spot the pair of 1989 Batman DX figures in there... Even if it is there only representation of Batman (that is the case for me). And I think these (along with Reeve Superman) were "gateway" figures for many current Hot Toys collectors. A lot of people became aware of Hot Toys thanks to these. I even know many folks who count those 3 releases as the ONLY Hot Toys they own.
There was such pent-up demand for high-end quality representations of Keaton Bats, Nicholson Joker, and Reeve Supes. It had built for literally decades... I am sure Hot toys took that into account when they decided on their production numbers. That is why you see SO many of them. They made a ton, and people bought a ton.
And seeing them available on the boards for reasonable prices or at retail shops doesn't matter to Hot Toys. They have already counted those sales. What a buyer (be it the end-collector or a retail shop) does with it after it leaves their warehouse doesn't affect them in the least, since they have already been paid and counted that figure in their overall sales.
I truly believe those 3 were massive sellers for Hot Toys. I think the only reason we haven't seen anything out of Returns yet is what many folks have already said: They have other stuff on their plate that takes precedence. Iron Man and the Avengers are HOT right now, so it makes more sense to release those now and maximize profit. The folks that want Returns now will still want it in 2014, so there isn't any reason to spend resources and time on that for Hot Toys. Does it suck? Yeah. Would I LOVE to see these now? Sure. But am I worried that we won't ever see these? No.... but waiting sure does suck.
Sallah
It's been 21 years, I don't think a couple more months or a year is going to hurt interest.