Hot Toys - MMS136 - The Terminator: 1/6th scale T800 Collectible Figure (T1)

[karamazov80]

Who knows how much of it is driven by Hot Toys either, they don't sell direct, so it could be all the retailers. Granted, the starting price to retailers is probably higher.

Whomever is charging more, the same principle applies IMO. If the price is really too high, people won't pay and producers/retailers will have to change their behavior. If not, they won't. Does the roughly 100% increase in cost for Hot Toys and Sideshow's 1/6 scale figures over the last 5-6 years or so make sense as a response to inflation and the increased cost of production/marketing/licensing/etc.? Probably not. But people pay it, so there it is.

 

[Terminator_Fan_Game]

Maybe you could throw it out there just one more time too .................. maybe nobody will care again.

Im with Voorhees...I just dont care about the price...its one of the cheapest figures i will have ever bought(but only because i usually miss the release dates by about a year lol and end up having to go to evil bay) so to me it seems very cheap.
and £10 difference between this and T2 T800 is NOTHING...epecially when this figure is far better than any T2 figure(in my opinion)
Im just not bothered about the price at all to be honest.
But thats just me.

 

[jutty]

Guys is there anywhere that I can get this for a good price in the UK ? I used to buy direct from Sideshow but all the extra "import fees" kinda takes the fun out of getting the figure. Hoping to avoid that this time around.

Couldnt you just buy it from a US site ,have it delivered to someones house,and have them forward it to you in the UK ?

 

[Wolf873]

What teaser pic guys? Can someone post it?

 

[kl241]

Who knows how much of it is driven by Hot Toys either, they don't sell direct, so it could be all the retailers. Granted, the starting price to retailers is probably higher.

Toys2 is charging only $10 more for this than the T2 T-800, yet Sideshow is charging $30 more.

None of the other vendors are selling it at MSRP (Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price) and we know how much of a markup they are profiting from wholesale which is Sideshow's cost and their authorized re-sellers.

 

[Devil_666]

What teaser pic guys? Can someone post it?

Tommy Bolin - Teaser

 

[Macularius]

Wow guys, it's 25 extra dollars for the best piece of T1 merch ever (at least... so far!). You all know you'll be getting one anyway!

 

[kl241]

Wow guys, it's 25 extra dollars for the best piece of T1 merch ever (at least... so far!). You all know you'll be getting one anyway!

You must like paying scalpers for concert tickets.

 

[CelticPredator]

Tommy Bolin - Teaser

The nose is off. Looks nothing like Arnold. Pass.

 

[DiFabio]

Tommy Bolin - Teaser

When does this come out, and will it have PERS?

 

[Buttmunch]

But then step back at look at the T-1000. Nearly 2 full outfits, 2 heads, and numerous looks for only $165 at MSRP. Spend an extra $30-50 and you have two full figures, nearly the cost of a single T1 T-800. If we can get a T-1000 with a ton of accessories and two heads for only $165 why is this $30 more? Someone please explain that to me. To me that is just "We can charge this and they will still pay" kind of gimmick. This shouldn't even be $165 at MSRP considering what the T-1000 comes with at that price.

 

[Wolf873]

I think they know how much we want this . Thus, the high price.

 

[kl241]

But then step back at look at the T-1000. Nearly 2 full outfits, 2 heads, and numerous looks for only $165 at MSRP. Spend an extra $30-50 and you have two full figures, nearly the cost of a single T1 T-800. If we can get a T-1000 with a ton of accessories and two heads for only $165 why is this $30 more? Someone please explain that to me. To me that is just "We can charge this and they will still pay" kind of gimmick. This shouldn't even be $165 at MSRP considering what the T-1000 comes with at that price.

We've seen numerous price increases over the last couple years. How long are people going to continue putting up with it? At some point enough is enough.

 

[Balsquat]

I think they know how much we want this . Thus, the high price.

I asked eric why it was more expensive and was told he jsut bases it off the the recommended MSRP.

This is terribly unfair to charge $179 when T2 arnold was only $154. If this is the new norm, then the T-1000 was a fricken Bargain at $155 considering how much amazing stuff is jammed in that box!

PS- To all those who tell me not to raise my concerns about price...deal with it. Mandy Moore stylez

 

[iampoch]

But then step back at look at the T-1000. Nearly 2 full outfits, 2 heads, and numerous looks for only $165 at MSRP. Spend an extra $30-50 and you have two full figures, nearly the cost of a single T1 T-800. If we can get a T-1000 with a ton of accessories and two heads for only $165 why is this $30 more? Someone please explain that to me. To me that is just "We can charge this and they will still pay" kind of gimmick. This shouldn't even be $165 at MSRP considering what the T-1000 comes with at that price.

 

[DiFabio]

Had to throw this out again. Seriously though, we should complain to prevent this in the future.

That Bruce Lee figure sucks. I'm saving more than enough money by not purchasing it. He comes with a background that belongs in my sister's Barbie house, and boring "weapons" (hands if I need to be specific).

I don't care if he came with ALL of his costumes. Bruce Lee isn't a killer cyborg from the future. A cyborg that is covered in cloned, living tissue that kills people with a variety of awesome guns. It only gets better when said cyborg has varying degrees of wounds that expose his cyborg endoskeleton.

Blood? Check. Guns? Check. A ____ing robot from the future and a scary one at that? Check. Sounds like all the proper ingredients for a fantastic action figure.

It may sound shallow, but hey, I'm a shallow guy. Sure you get more, but I'd rather pay for a cyborg with a mix of horror, scifi, action and suffering from A SHOT TO THE FACE than some sissy with different wardrobes, HANDS and suffering from what appears to be cat scratches.

Cat scratches.

Did I mention that the T-800 is a ____ing killer robot?

 

[cplhicks]

I don't care about the price.

It's a T1 Arnold!!!!!!!

I've been waiting for T1 stuff for almost 2 decades.

I'm going to buy mine from Toys2 and I will be happy to pay it.

Terminator 1 is my favorite movie of all time! I will buy them all.

 

[Biojex]

The nose is off. Looks nothing like Arnold. Pass.

You're effin blind man, it looks just like him.

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[Terminator_Fan_Game]

That Bruce Lee figure sucks. I'm saving more than enough money by not purchasing it. He comes with a background that belongs in my sister's Barbie house, and boring "weapons" (hands if I need to be specific).

I don't care if he came with ALL of his costumes. Bruce Lee isn't a killer cyborg from the future. A cyborg that is covered in cloned, living tissue that kills people with a variety of awesome guns. It only gets better when said cyborg has varying degrees of wounds that expose his cyborg endoskeleton.

Blood? Check. Guns? Check. A ____ing robot from the future and a scary one at that? Check. Sounds like all the proper ingredients for a fantastic action figure.

It may sound shallow, but hey, I'm a shallow guy. Sure you get more, but I'd rather pay for a cyborg with a mix of horror, scifi, action and suffering from A SHOT TO THE FACE than some sissy with different wardrobes, HANDS and suffering from what appears to be cat scratches.

Cat scratches.

Did I mention that the T-800 is a ____ing killer robot?

HEY! I hope you are joking...Bruce Lee is a LEGEND!!!
And he might not be a killer cyborg from the future but hes the only man to beat Chuck Norris like a _____ LOL...Bruce is FAR from a sissy my friend.
To me, Bruce Lee is right up there with Arnie...its just a matter of opinion though.
In fact, the only figures in my collection are Terminator and Bruce Lee.
I have to agree with you though in a way...Terminator DOES make for a better figure...its just more "interesting".

I don't care about the price.

It's a T1 Arnold!!!!!!!

I've been waiting for T1 stuff for almost 2 decades.

I'm going to buy mine from Toys2 and I will be happy to pay it.

Terminator 1 is my favorite movie of all time! I will buy them all.

Agreed completely!
And T1 is my favourite movie of all time too.

 

[a-dev]

Its worrying if its to prepare us for another new 'norm' that all figures are going to cost.

I'll keep buying the Terminator figures for sure but after that, unless they make certain other grails like John McClane, I'm going to have to really mull everything over, no instant ordering based on "OMG so COOOOLLLL".