1/6 Hot Toys - MMS - The Phantom Menace - Qui-Gon Jinn

[Blakengold]

Why is price increase important? Do you buy for profit? Or do you mean "if you don't buy it, it'll be much mote expensive later on, so if you have intention buy it now"?

I don?t want to miss the window of time where a figure I want is easily available at retail price. This window is different for all figures and the price increase after is also different. Like with CW Anakin, I pre-ordered that right away because god forbid it goes on waitlist and immediately goes up $100+ in price on the secondary market when it comes out. It?s just always something that should be considered

 

[pixletwin]

A pox upon everyone who keeps posting in here without any actual shipping news!

 

[darth dennis]

A pox upon everyone who keeps posting in here without any actual shipping news!

Every week I am hopeful of either a Gamora or Qui-Gonn shipping announcement. I'd take Wasp as well, but those two are the ones I'm really most anxious for...

 

[dukefett]

Why is price increase important? Do you buy for profit? Or do you mean "if you don't buy it, it'll be much mote expensive later on, so if you have intention buy it now"?

I meant the latter. It's funny to me how anyone would not buy Qui-Gon now, but then if a TPM Obi-Wan is announced, they'll pay $350 for this once it's sold out. There's no way a TPM Obi-Wan isn't coming, so just get it now!

 

[DarkChocobi]

For me price increases are very important. Buying these things is getting more and more difficult to justify with the increasing costs, so if I want one I need to decide if I'm ok pre-ordering and having to pay sooner, or save up and buy it later at the risk of having to shell out more money.

Then nip the potentially increased price factor in the bud by pre-ordering day 1 at retail price. Problem solved.

 

[ObiGlennKenobi]

If anyone is a fan of Star wars,the Prequels and even the Clone Wars,then just pre order Qui gon!!
The comparison to the Hot toys version and the Sideshow version is chalk and cheese.
Please release today Qui Gon!!!!

 

[mattdorris]

Like it or not, it's part of the hobby and worth discussing. Everyone collects and thinks of their collection differently.

Agree


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[mattdorris]

For me price increases are very important. Buying these things is getting more and more difficult to justify with the increasing costs, so if I want one I need to decide if I'm ok pre-ordering and having to pay sooner, or save up and buy it later at the risk of having to shell out more money.

Also agree


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[mikesgtrs]

Also agree


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For me , i find it despicable that the figure price rises on secondary market just because a companion piece is released.

Its like a scalpers dream when you have two main characters being released from a Major Movie.

I have already seen Mauls price go up to $3000.000 AUD purely based on what I believe is the release of Qui Gon . I find this disturbing that people think they are King FKN **** . https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Darth-M...m4daa4a5c84:g:jIwAAOSw3utejSTB&frcectupt=true

Meanwhile you have middle-class income earners struggling to get the coin to pay for a figure but a scumbag will buy out the stock available and put the price up and up and up.

 

[ObiGlennKenobi]

Just waiting for those Hong Kong street/store pics now of all the boxes arriving on a trolley!!!!

 

[DarkChocobi]

QuiGon still way behind Cody in term of timing.

 

[Dave_W]

Then nip the potentially increased price factor in the bud by pre-ordering day 1 at retail price. Problem solved.

Yeah, but then I have to pay sooner and I have other higher priority figures to get. I'm going back and buying all the older SW figures that i missed out on which is eating away at my funds.

 

[Awesome-O]

If it's a figure I'm 100% about, I try to preorder ASAP and I'll always use a payment plan so it doesn't sting so much. When it comes to $50ish a month for a few months, it's not so bad. SS isn't even the only game in town w/payment plans, some places use Partially and you can set up a plan with them.


For me, it's those "eh I dunno, I want to see the final product" figures that are tough. Sometimes I'm not 100% sure, or maybe I like the character but don't LOVE them, but if the final product is good I'll want it. There are some "Grey Area" figures, and that's where it gets sticky with a preorder.

 

[sithocan]

Though I like Qui Gon, I didn't like the figure. Neeson has a very unique forehead and nose bridge and this figure lacks it.

 

[CollectorGuy]

^ Dude it's pretty rare that HT sculpt someone face 100% accurate. Even their best works only look about 80% to me.

 

[sithocan]

Yes, but some unique features result in hit or miss. This is not Neeson. It's on par with Padme proto regarding resemblence, at least for me.

 

[CollectorGuy]

^ Not dismissing that, just saying that odds are HT will change nothing from the Proto>Mp sculpt wise. They kinda lazy that way.

 

[sithocan]

And that's why I am not interested in this figure though I like the character.

 

[Cocoboloboy]

Pix hates us all so much right now.

 

[darth dennis]

Pix hates us all so much right now.

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Nah, he's been in the game long enough to know when a thread is bumped because of a release announcement. If it's not Wednesday-Friday early AM US time, it's just folks talking head sculpts and what not...