Hot Toys - MMS185 - The Avengers: Iron Man MK VII Official Specs & Pics

[Mix Master]

PI or any company will only be competition to a certain degree. They'll never be able to make the same characters in the same scale at the same time. License restrictions won't allow it.

Thats why both 1/6 mark VII PI figures were only available in Singapore.

so HT has exclusivity for certain 1:6 figs? sounds like a monopoly to some degree

 

[Darkmatter]

so HT has exclusivity for certain 1:6 figs? sounds like a monopoly to some degree

it would be a monopoly if one company had all exclusivity. their licensing only allows them to make certain figures. if they pay more, they can make more. i'm sure their agreement has many different options sure to fit any manufacturers budget. disney doesn't mess around when it comes to making money on merchandising.

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[LipSmack]

so HT has exclusivity for certain 1:6 figs? sounds like a monopoly to some degree

its a huge monopoly, thats why HT buys up licenses and buries them, so no one else can get them and compete (Greenlantern, Back to the future, etc..) and when competition does show up (play imaginative license for "Diecast 1/6) HT miraculously announces " Hey were doing Diecast 1/6 (cheaper) and buries them...

 

[rego]

its no different them hasbro having the 6inch and 3/34 scale marvel license.
its not a monopoly because marvel has chosen who they wanted to have the license based on who is willing to pay what they ask.

its essentially just buying in to a contract term. marvel is still the one in control of the property

 

[ZaCHw117]

Has there ben any reviews yet?

 

[LipSmack]

it would be a monopoly if one company had all exclusivity. their licensing only allows them to make certain figures. if they pay more, they can make more. i'm sure their agreement has many different options sure to fit any manufacturers budget.

they do get exclusivity... but they only make figures that they think will sell, then the pay a percentage to either the actor or studio (depending on who holds likeness rights). but they get the 1/6 license for that entire line of whatever it may be

 

[LipSmack]

Has there ben any reviews yet?

have you seen any? so no

 

[ZaCHw117]

have you seen any? so no

haven't really read the thread. Looked for some on YouTube, but no luck.

This might be my first IM figure... gotta see reviews first.

 

[Darkmatter]

they do get exclusivity... but they only make figures that they think will sell, then the pay a percentage to either the actor or studio (depending on who holds likeness rights). but they get the 1/6 license for that entire line of whatever it may be

ALL exclusivity. all scales, all characters...everything!!! that's a monopoly. highest bidder gets the most desirable license. nothing new.

 

[LipSmack]

ALL exclusivity. all scales, all characters...everything!!! that's a monopoly. highest bidder gets the most desirable license. nothing new.

they get the entire 1/6 license, thats exclusive, no one else can legally make 1/6 anything in regards to that license... you dont consider that exclusive?

 

[Dillon]

anyone notice the BD thread for mark vii got closed. lulz

 

[LipSmack]

Sure did, though it would be nice if the mods would focus on useless threads that need to be merged / deleted instead

 

[Darkmatter]

they get the entire 1/6 license, thats exclusive, no one else can legally make 1/6 anything in regards to that license... you dont consider that exclusive?

exclusive for the one sixth scale. how about 1/5...1/4...1/2 and 1:1 scale. still much money to be made. i wonder if 1/6 scale is the most expensive license because it has the most sales potential? oh well, i'll leave that to the people in HK.

 

[LipSmack]

they have 1/6 and 1/4, but the other scales arent really competition for HT so its irrelevant.

 

[Cunning562]

anyone notice the BD thread for mark vii got closed. lulz

For the battle damage yeah haha

 

[Darkmatter]

they have 1/6 and 1/4, but the other scales arent really competition for HT so its irrelevant.

 

[Jon Stark]

exclusive for the one sixth scale. how about 1/5...1/4...1/2 and 1:1 scale. still much money to be made. i wonder if 1/6 scale is the most expensive license because it has the most sales potential? oh well, i'll leave that to the people in HK.

I think as long as it's a different scale a different company can make figures. Enterbay has Terminator 2 in 1/4 & HT has it in 1/6. That's why we'll see competing BD T800s.

 

[Jon Stark]

about the bd mark7 thread. That thread was nuts!

 

[IXI Nick IXI]

why did the BD thread get closed?

 

[LipSmack]

about the bd mark7 thread. That thread was nuts!

if by nuts you mean awesome, very.

Last post before the close, feels like I jumped a rising drawbrigde on a horse