Hot Toys - MMS196 - The Avengers: Battle Damaged Mark VII (Movie Promo Edition)

[karamazov80]

That guy again Can't get enough of this picture. He looks cooler than the other side of the pillow, bragging about getting all those figures.

 

[Boba Ben]

I'm glad I got one of those Predators because he looks cool, but that guy probably screwed himself pretty badly with that move. I think he bought a whole bunch of the Batman/Bruce Wayne figures with the terrible ankles, though. Maybe he came out even with those.

 

[hokietwo]

That guy again Can't get enough of this picture. He looks cooler than the other side of the pillow, bragging about getting all those figures.

I do not know which is the worst sin. The fact he had that many, or that people actually paid him a premium. That probably was the least successful predator they ever put out. I'd say that perceived value went down rather quickly in the coming months.

 

[BatBrain]

I do not know which is the worst sin. The fact he had that many, or that people actually paid him a premium. That probably was the least successful predator they ever put out. I'd say that perceived value went down rather quickly in the coming months.

SS slashed the price on him months ago too. Even on eBay you can get him 50-$75 cheaper than his original price.

 

[Dollmanron]

In the end I hope that guy lost his shirt pulling that crap!

 

[hokietwo]

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[ThatIsTooReal]

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How many did he even buy!? Holy crap

 

[hokietwo]

I'm counting 10+ for certain!

 

[CrAZyVEgAsBoY]

Excellent point. The analogy was spot on too. Cars, baseball cards, things of perceived value to people will ultimately drive the market for these items. One way or the other.

Lol yeah I feel the sting on that, being a vintage comic book collector I've payed out the wazoo for certain comics

 

[chubbyman]

I'm pretty sure the guy covered his loss with the TF batman's he sold.

 

[hokietwo]

I'm pretty sure the guy covered his loss with the TF batman's he sold.

Depends when he sold them. That TF batman didn't catch legs until last year or so. It could be had for under 300 for a long time. And it retailed for about 225-250 if I am not mistaken. The broken ankles is what is driving the prices up on that figure now. It had a healthy release about 9-10,000 if I am not mistaken. It's one of the few releases HT actually gave a number for.

 

[mt24]

Depends when he sold them. That TF batman didn't catch legs until last year or so. It could be had for under 300 for a long time. And it retailed for about 225-250 if I am not mistaken. The broken ankles is what is driving the prices up on that figure now. It had a healthy release about 9-10,000 if I am not mistaken. It's one of the few releases HT actually gave a number for.

Where did they post the number?

 

[bonestockbrz]

How can broken ankles drive the prices up? If anything, it drove it down and prices for the mms67 have gone up...

I was reminded by the misses I get to apply sideshow credit to my order....thank god it will cover the taxes atleast...

 

[Mix Master]

wow i'd be funny if the same day he bought the figures HT announced a 2.0 version driving the value of his figs down

 

[Minimodel]

My bottom still hurts when I think about it but it feels all better when I stare at the helmet

Thats what she said.

 

[Hydeous]

Thats what she said.

 

[RyanSD]

I remember everyone panicking when the PPO went up for TF Bats, and it ended up being available for, like, a month after it initially went up. And Shadow Predator lasted forever. But that was through SS, I don't know if these were easier or harder to come by in the Asian markets.

I kind of though the same thing was going to happen for this figure too. I wonder if there's just that many more people collecting now due to the popularity of Avengers/Iron Man, or if was extremely limited.

 

[Darkmatter]

Thats just packaging.

it is what it is...nothing more, nothing less.

an AVENGERS version, not IM3 as wrongly stated.

 

[Darkmatter]

two points to make. first, i have no problem with people buying this to flip. what they decide to do with the item they have purchased is their business. my issue was with the way the item went on sale. time and date can only be described as horse*hit!!! LOL

second, i got on the waitlist and i'm hoping it converts. i'm also in the midst of a possible purchase from a member here. still have some things to work out before it's official.

good luck to all!!! hopefully we'll see some waitlist conversions.

 

[Rorywan]

Jesus, lots of angry elves in this thread since I last popped in! Ah, I missed all the fun.

So obviously I missed this figure as well. It looks great but I'm not getting any more IM stuff. Anyone like to summarise in a sentence or two what went down? Why is everyone so pissed?


I heard that they didn't take international orders, which I find highly unacceptable considering SS actively pursue international customers with everything else, thats just a big FU to anyone who has been supporting them outside of US. And it doesn't matter the reasoning behind it, just very bad PR.