InArt: The Lord of the Rings - Nazgul 1:6

[BoricuaHec01]

They better have magnets from god himself on that horse base. My Gandalf has flopped over and hit the glass door on my cabinet which thankfully didn’t damage him

Either way. I’m still on the fence

The horse is permanently attached to the base, unfortunately. I could be wrong but I believe that’s the case.

 

[nm.ct]

The base is apart of the horse, it also comes with the standard base too if you buy deluxe

 

[Hologram AI]

Be kind of interesting to see someone do a custom base with peg holes that works with the horse. That way you can swap it out for another environment. Something more grassy and forest-like.

 

[Antarion]

I think I will try to mold onto the base like swampy, forest or grass.

 

[Kit Chen]

Maybe I can find a way to offer exclusive version, we will see...

 

[Chopper Face]

Look at that!
We shame complaining/whinging around here a lot but essentially it's the only tool we have for promoting a positive change.

Moaning even broke Joost down to giving Catwoman rolling eyes.

Don't refrain, go complain.

 

[chrisstbh]

Look at that!
We shame complaining/whinging around here a lot but essentially it's the only tool we have for promoting a positive change.

Moaning even broke Joost down to giving Catwoman rolling eyes.

Don't refrain, go complain.

Indeed. These companies are not our friends, no need to defend them at any point.

As customers we are well within our rights to criticise them and ask them for changes just as they are well within their rights to ignore us, as long as they’re willing to accept the backlash or loss in sales.

 

[Brett Banner]

Indeed. These companies are not our friends, no need to defend them at any point.

As customers we are well within our rights to criticise them and ask them for changes just as they are well within their rights to ignore us, as long as they’re willing to accept the backlash or loss in sales.

Exactly. These companies literally have no idea who you are or who I am—they don’t care about us personally. The blind defending when they literally don’t know or care that you or I even exist is so bizarre to me. In contrast, I at least get why so many collectors passionately defend JazzInc since they make you feel like you’re part of their family/community in a lot of ways. That one I understand, at least.

 

[chrisstbh]

Exactly. These companies literally have no idea who you are or who I am—they don’t care about us personally. The blind defending when they literally don’t know or care that you or I even exist is so bizarre to me. In contrast, I at least get why so many collectors passionately defend JazzInc since they make you feel like you’re part of their family/community in a lot of ways. That one I understand, at least.

And sure “don’t like it, don’t buy it” is a fair statement but it doesn’t mean I’m not going to take the opportunity to let the company know why I don’t like it.

 

[Batffeck5.0]

Maybe I can find a way to offer exclusive version, we will see...

Will you have the deluxe version at least? And will you post on your site on oct 2nd? @Kit Chen

 

[Godfather1408]

Am I wrong for thinking Inart need to stop locking exclusive pieces to their store if it's not global?

They are really p***ing customers off with this ****, if it's global I'd get it but sadly people can't pick which region their from.

Inart is a mess of a company.

 

[Raleig.h]

I wouldn't call them a mess. Exclusives will always be a thing with all toy companies, and licensing and not being allowed to sell in certain countries makes everything super complicated. If you're in China, their release strategy is no different than anything Hot Toys is doing with their exclusives.

 

[SwedishHeat]

I wouldn't call them a mess. Exclusives will always be a thing with all toy companies, and licensing and not being allowed to sell in certain countries makes everything super complicated. If you're in China, their release strategy is no different than anything Hot Toys is doing with their exclusives.

Hot Toys "exclusives" are available through Sideshow. Someone else can point out an exception, but Hot Toys doesn't do any regionally-locked exclusives.

 

[Mogli]

To me...if the sword is really that important to you. Just pay aftermarket for it, it's the same thing as Special Edition HTs to me. At least in Asia where we don't get the benefit of Sideshow and Special Editions are locked behind a pre-order time frame and or special events and conventions that HT need you to go in-person to PO them. Regardless in the end, if you want the SE, you pay extra.

I wouldn't call them a mess. Exclusives will always be a thing with all toy companies, and licensing and not being allowed to sell in certain countries makes everything super complicated. If you're in China, their release strategy is no different than anything Hot Toys is doing with their exclusives.

Yeah and also I remember many collectors saying importing a HT Sideshow exclusive to where they live was so expensive that the exclusive might as well not exist for them lol, I kind of feel the same way when forced to order from Sideshow even though I don't import, I won't be praising how HT handles exclusives anytime soon lol

 

[Wor-Gar]

Blame Sideshow and Hot Toys for 'locking' parts of the world.

 

[Nick D]

There’s an easy solution to this though,

If you want to have a site exclusive to incentivize direct sales, that’s fine.

Just offer the ability to purchase that exclusive easily similar to your Ledger detonator, that way those that really want it can have it, your loyal direct customers have perks, and those that don’t care to have it can skip it without worry.

It sucks to make us pay for exclusive pieces
but if they are stern on having them,
at least make them accessible to your
entire customer base in some capacity.

 

[Wor-Gar]

No. Make the exclusives more important to the character. And harder to get. Impossible even. Torture the buyers. Aragorn's left boot is exclusive, only available in Sweden. Joker's tie. Legolas's right gauntlet. I want to see mayhem. Blood!!!!

 

[Mogli]

I'd love to buy them separately but one reason InArt might not do it is buyers of the whole figure might get whiny that it lost its "exclusiveness", maybe I'm wrong though.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Make everything exclusive...

... because if everything is exclusive... then nothing is.

 

[Nick D]

I’m not sure the collectors in China much care,
from what I’m hearing they’re constantly selling stuff off from their collections in order to afford new product or downsizing their collections altogether.