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Super Freak
Re: Hot Toys – SDCC 2012 Ex - Captain America TFA: Captain America Rescue Version
No, I don't believe that's what's going on here. Again, the toy fair and convention "exclusives" are supposed to be made in smaller quantities than general releases. The higher price would reflect the fact that it costs more to break even (let alone generate a profit) when you are selling less items.
Just a thought...
Perhaps these high prices on various figures and not so high on other could be because HTs is spreading their R&D cost across all their lines?
I say this because their prices have always fluctuated somewhat with some figures/items debuting at lower than expected prices, '89 Batmobile, while others, USO Cap, debuts at an inflated price.
HTs Toy Fair Exclusives tend to run on the high side...all companies charge more for their exclusives. But HTs, compared to SSCs, seems to have an extra bump on their prices beyond the "exclusivity" of the con.
I mean even figs like Iron Monger were cheaper than most expected. But others like Shadow Pred, Bruce Wayne Bats and this USO Cap all came in extra specially expensive. Perhaps they are absorbing the cost of other more expensive items. Stores do this type of thing all the time.
No, I don't believe that's what's going on here. Again, the toy fair and convention "exclusives" are supposed to be made in smaller quantities than general releases. The higher price would reflect the fact that it costs more to break even (let alone generate a profit) when you are selling less items.
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