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DX 09 Batman sold well, unless all the hype for that figure was just fabricated out of thin air. He sold out in months (less than a year) everywhere online and there are still people that want one. There was/is a huge buzz over that figure. Everyone seemed to have it when it first came out. Every Keaton Batman figure has sold like hotcakes, especially the latest mass produced 7" figure. Didn't DX 09 sell out before Reeve Superman and Nicholson Joker?
Joker on the other hand, especially the Mime version, was a dud. Unless of course they overproduced the hell out of him, I dunno. DX 08 sold through eventually though and while it doesn't command as much as DX 09 Keaton on the secondary market, it does appear to go for roughly the same amount as it did when it first debuted ($260-$270). Those people selling them had to have bought them from somewhere, right? It wouldn't make sense for Hot Toys to release the Mime Joker if DX 08 sold like crap, would it?
If this were Penguin, then yes, I would say that a very small minority would be interested in a high end figure of him. Another Keaton Batman figure though? Of course it would sell. Unless those different people on facebook crying/whining, "where's Returns Batman" every new release are just freaks from here, I'd say it'd be popular in a "DX 09 2.0" sort of way. The point is, Hot Toys hasn't even given it a chance. Surely it would be a better sell than their Arkham Batman (poorly received), Bank Robber 2.0 (poorly received) and the Bat 1/12 vehicle.
Joker on the other hand, especially the Mime version, was a dud. Unless of course they overproduced the hell out of him, I dunno. DX 08 sold through eventually though and while it doesn't command as much as DX 09 Keaton on the secondary market, it does appear to go for roughly the same amount as it did when it first debuted ($260-$270). Those people selling them had to have bought them from somewhere, right? It wouldn't make sense for Hot Toys to release the Mime Joker if DX 08 sold like crap, would it?
If this were Penguin, then yes, I would say that a very small minority would be interested in a high end figure of him. Another Keaton Batman figure though? Of course it would sell. Unless those different people on facebook crying/whining, "where's Returns Batman" every new release are just freaks from here, I'd say it'd be popular in a "DX 09 2.0" sort of way. The point is, Hot Toys hasn't even given it a chance. Surely it would be a better sell than their Arkham Batman (poorly received), Bank Robber 2.0 (poorly received) and the Bat 1/12 vehicle.
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