Is this great hobby of statue collecting gaining popularity?

[ChunkyZergling]

Why? Do you have any ideas? I mean Deadpool ES of 3,500 and Captain America PF had what? 2,000? idk I'm just curious as to weither or not the market is expanding. Will we all be filthy rich one day like the people that saved there baseball cards from the 1950's? A 1956 Mickey Mantle worth $1,500? lol, $1,500 doesn't like much with statues, lol hmmm Bad analogy but the increase in percentage is nuts.

 

[ChunkyZergling]

Forgot to put in if you think it's staying the same.

 

[karamazov80]

These statues will definitely be worth as much as some baseball cards in the future.

 

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

I think most of the people who join here now are because of hot toys, but that that will bleed over into statue collecting and expand the statue collecting hobby

 

[ChunkyZergling]

I think most of the people who join here now are because of hot toys

Why do you say that?

 

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

The introductions section

 

[comicbookguy]

I think it will shrink when the market destroys itself with too much products out there. Not now but in years to come. Now it's still hot, Interest will die down after the big hype like comics and cards.

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

It's just getting bigger

 

[jstep13]

As it gets colder and wetter outside, I believe the hobby is shrinking

 

[fosing]

As it gets colder and wetter outside, I believe the hobby is shrinking

that's just nuts.

 

[The Josh]

I think its growing for sure. How much? That's a good question but it does seem like more and more people I run into collect this kind of thing. Never really seemed like that way before.

 

[LasVegasYankee]

Will we all be filthy rich one day like the people that saved there baseball cards from the 1950's? A 1956 Mickey Mantle worth $1,500? lol, $1,500 doesn't like much with statues, lol hmmm Bad analogy but the increase in percentage is nuts.

Well, considering that a Mantle card originally sold for about a penny, I would say that is a pretty good analogy. But I don't think the statues will increase to a 1000%+ value. Like baseball cards and comic books, I think investors will inflate the market and it crash and bottom out.

 

[Skywalker(OG)Kush]

If the mass public could find these things or saw them in stores then yes demand would jump. I know many people that would buy them if they new they existed in the first place. I imagine a kiosk in a mall during xmas selling these things would make bank. The only way for our collections to double is for it to catch on to mainstream much like baseball cards did in the 80-90s when there value was the highest.

If people were willing to spend 200 for a Joe Montana rookie card in 1984 then I am sure people would spend on these as well. The only deterrent may be price point of some of the items. Also they need to stop making new models of the same item (hot toys) multiple times so that items remain rare like rookie cards were when there was only 1 or 2 rookie cards not like 50 different versions as there is now (which is why baseball cards aren't worth crap these days)

 

[LasVegasYankee]

If the mass public could find these things or saw them in stores then yes demand would jump. I know many people that would buy them if they new they existed in the first place. I imagine a kiosk in a mall during xmas selling these things would make bank. The only way for our collections to double is for it to catch on to mainstream much like baseball cards did in the 80-90s when there value was the highest.

If people were willing to spend 200 for a Joe Montana rookie card in 1984 then I am sure people would spend on these as well. The only deterrent may be price point of some of the items

But then you would have to sell at the right time. I've got 10,000s of cards from the 80s and 90s collecting dust in my garage. All those Derek Jeter cards that were worth a $100, can't even give them away now.

I've been burned on comics and baseball cards when I went from collector to investor. Lesson learned. Not going to do the same with statues.

 

[Skywalker(OG)Kush]

But then you would have to sell at the right time. I've got 10,000s of cards from the 80s and 90s collecting dust in my garage. All those Derek Jeter cards that were worth a $100, can't even give them away now.

I've been burned on comics and baseball cards when I went from collector to investor. Lesson learned. Not going to do the same with statues.

Yup I updates my post to explain the card disaster. They started releasing too many versions and destroyed value. Card companies got greedy and wanted more sales but destroyed industry in process (since cards were no longer rare)

U know to sell when these things get mainstream and everyone you know is seeking them out and brick and mortor stores start poping up.. I sold most of my cards in the early 90s but like an idiot kept a few valuable ones like my jerry rice rookie cards but they even dropped in value.

Once u see stores openning dedicated to selling these items you know that the market is growing and expanding and demand is high. Until then its still niche and value will not be at its highest since target market is small- there is not even enough demand to justify retail outlets ATM.

These companies do not market themselves well to the mass public. I don't know why they don't advertise more or even get kisok in malls during Xmas. Master replicas did that about 7 years ago and they blew up at the time. My mom just randomly bought one as a gift for someone cause it looked cool.

These ****ers need to advertise man! Maybe they are scarred to get to big in fear they cannot meet demand and will lose market share to cheaper more streamlined companies that will enter the market if it grows

 

[CelticPredator]

I'll never sell my ****. You future collectors will weep when I paint my Hot Toys figures like Autobotjon.

Nuahahaha. NAUAHAHAH.

 

[slynger]

I think the main reason we are seeing growth is because of movies.

Effects have finally caught up to the point where they can literally put a true comic book movie on the screen, effects and all. This, in turn, turns people on to new characters and stories. People that most likely would never pick up a comic book.

Now those people want a representation of that character and either Hot Toys or SSC is in the best position to fill that niche. Some of these people will decide they want both and grow the popularity even more.

As is the case with most of what Hollywood does, when they over-saturate the market, the popularity will wane and only us diehards will remain. Time will tell.

 

[averone]

It's just getting started
We sold 70 Rattle Medusa's sold @$800 in two days
And people are willing to pay top dollar for statues that go up in value

 

[kinqcuonq]

Yup I updates my post to explain the card disaster. They started releasing too many versions and destroyed value. Card companies got greedy and wanted more sales but destroyed industry in process (since cards were no longer rare)

U know to sell when these things get mainstream and everyone you know is seeking them out and brick and mortor stores start poping up.. I sold most of my cards in the early 90s but like an idiot kept a few valuable ones like my jerry rice rookie cards but they even dropped in value.

Once u see stores openning dedicated to selling these items you know that the market is growing and expanding and demand is high. Until then its still niche and value will not be at its highest since target market is small- there is not even enough demand to justify retail outlets ATM.

These companies do not market themselves well to the mass public. I don't know why they don't advertise more or even get kisok in malls during Xmas. Master replicas did that about 7 years ago and they blew up at the time. My mom just randomly bought one as a gift for someone cause it looked cool.

These ****ers need to advertise man! Maybe they are scarred to get to big in fear they cannot meet demand and will lose market share to cheaper more streamlined companies that will enter the market if it grows

But aren't they out of business now? :

 

[Skywalker(OG)Kush]

But aren't they out of business now? :

Ya they lost the Lucas SW license to EFX and were bought out in a hostile takeover by a company called Corgi who shut it down. Once they lost the ability to make the FX lightsabers it was pretty much over
However they made a ton a money before losing the license. They were based in walnut creek ca which happened to be the city I lived in at the time. They started off so small and got huge before being ripped apart by big wigs that they hired to expand. It backfired like usual with greedy suits running the show and they undercut the license bid and lost!!

Those light sabers were badass. I still have the mace windo, return of the Jedi Luke and the anakin ROTS sabers lol. They are a bit beat up but still work. We just break them out on Halloween now they are awsome flashlights. My son loves them so I don't really have a choice.