I think it’s more a case of this has very little ledger likeness indeed, same as all other HT TDK jokers.
That coupled with the lacklustre costume.
I’m not pursuing a custom sculpt and/or 1:4 joker.
On the flip side to that comment (which I don’t agree with) is those people praising this are people that have purchased it and trying to convince themselves it’s good/worth it. (Again, not my point of view).
Well, it's in the eye of the beholder, but I think objectively it does have a lot of likeness to Heath. As much critique as Yulli can get for this sculpt, the people who make these aren't frauds and tricksters getting lucky, they're skilled craftsmen, it has a lot of likeness it's just not 100 percent. Also the outfit looks extremely well tailored - not to sound too aggressive in how I say this, but it seems like you're confusing a lacklustre costume with not having a 100 percent match-for-match film authenticity.
Could have chosen better words previously, but I do think some people are just berating it and bigging up the customs, and for some I do think it's because they own or are buying them.
For me, it's like buying a copied and reprinted art work in a general store and paying a reasonable price for it. It's not going to have the best quality, not going to be printed on the best material out there, and you've got the choice to buy an actual piece of the art work from the artist for a considerable amount more, and the colours will be more vibrant and everything will be probably better - well then you can't really compare the two in such fine detail.
Better comparisons would be between this and previous Joker Hot Toys. How can you reasonably compare this to a head sculpt that wouldn't have had any time constraints put on it, without going through any licensing approvals, being able to be individually painted and have rooted hair placed again without any time constraints and able to be done with a lot more care as there are only a few pieces being made.
Just... it's a really dumb comparison in my opinion. As much as I like debate also, it's slightly frustrating seeing people comparing this to so many different customs. I think it's completely fair game to put your opinion across if you don't think it's worth the money or they dropped the ball, just stop bringing customs into it every page - you clearly have no intention for this piece and it's fine (not aimed directly at you Cap'n!)