Premium Format New Sideshow Spider-Man (Comic) PF

[Collectorcol]

I have a question. Should I get the comiquette or PO this one? I only have room for one in my display.

Any help is much appreciated.

Depends what you prefer...

 

[Josh-A-Tron]

I have a question. Should I get the comiquette or PO this one? I only have room for one in my display.

Any help is much appreciated.

Which Comiquette?

 

[krzykoopa]

When I first started collecting it was 1/10 scale pieces from art of war for berserk. At 1/10 they were (not counting international shipping) $300-500 and then 1/6 scale stuff is around $1100-1300 and their 1/4 scale anniversary piece was $2400+. One of the biggest catalyst for me was finding Bowens 1/6 stuff at 150-250. I was like hmmm I can get this many x-men/avengers for ONE 1/10 piece?? Then I found SS and I was like I CAN GET 1/4 SCALE STUFF FOR CHEAPER THEN THIS 1/10????? The differences between the companies is Sideshow makes stuff that has a much bigger market then AOW does. For AOW there is no prototype to production changes and QC is a on issue so what you see in the production prototype picture is exactly what you get and unless something breaks in transit you will have 0 issues. The last is the materials used (to me at least) are much greater quality. Even with those being the difference for the price of one 1/6 piece I can get 2-3 1/4 SS pieces. If SS keeps climbing in price I would buy at slower rate but they wouldn't loose me as a customer. Even with the QC issues their return/replacement policy will keep with them. Everyone talked about XM hurting SS when they started but SS price increase is a direct result of them. If you pay 370 for SS DD that is much less the whatever you will pay for DD XM. If you spent 300.00 on wolverine PF when it released or even the 1200 or whatever its going for now that is still $1000.00 CHEAPER then XM wolverine. From a business standpoint SS is still winning and making smart moves. I won't get XM statues they are a pain in the ass to acquire and at retail they are still over double what SS charges at retail. I can go on and on but I know my words will fall on def ears. So thats my 2cents

 

[johnny1976]

The Campbell comiquette

 

[albundyland]

I have a question. Should I get the comiquette or PO this one? I only have room for one in my display.

Any help is much appreciated.

It depends ultimately on which you like better and what you're willing to spend. The new PF will certainly be cheaper.

 

[Collectorcol]

The Campbell comiquette

This!

 

[Spidey976]

I have a question. Should I get the comiquette or PO this one? I only have room for one in my display.

Any help is much appreciated.

Well, and I speak as someone who owns the original 1/4 Com, I would consider POing this one IF you like the product pics next week. In all honestly, unless you managed to get lucky the way I did you are looking at a $1000-$1300 bill for the original Com. In theory you could get BOTH this ne PF and the variant for that. Another tactic would be to buy this one, and sell it if you don't like it and put the money towards the Origninal Com

Edit: okay I now see you are talking about the Campbell.... THIS ONE THEN!!! Honestly for $170 more you will get SO much more statue

 

[Collectorcol]

I have, and love, the JSC Trio but this, Q.C dependent, wins every time.

 

[Josh-A-Tron]

The Campbell comiquette

Well there's a few things to consider. The Campbell Comiquette is 1/5th Scale, this PF will be 1/4 scale. The Campbell Comiquette is of course very stylized and goes with other statues in the Cambell line but, I've seen it next t other 1/5 scale statues and it looks great. This PF of course has the look of a few different artists and is more inline with your average comic book spider-man in the last 3 decades and will fit with all the Sideshow 1/4 scale Premium Formats pretty easily.

So you just need to decide what way you want to go with your collection. Do you only need/want one Spider-man? Do you only want to be one scale? How many other statues are you looking to buy? Do you want Spider-man to go with them?

Of course...the easiest answer is...buy both

 

[Lawrence]

That's because the foot pegs into the base were done improperly, same with the Sideshow Mort PVC. What we're talking about is reenforcing the entire arm into the body not just because of the peg into the base which will have to actually be larger than normal but because with Polystone the chances of that arm bending anf then breaking are more substantial because of the way he's posed.

A steel rod in the arm of a 1/4 PVC Spidey statue with a pose this dynamic, still doesn't seem too far fetched of an idea to me to rule out though.

Of course I want it to be polystone. I'm pretty excited for this. My fav mass produced Spidey that I know of is Kotobukiya's Spidey (nope, not really into the original comiquette & Campbell statues), & this new SSC piece looks like it's right up there with it.

 

[sarakawa]

I really love the look of this, and fully expect a price north of $450, maybe even $500. For me, that means I am out on this, but I will get the black costume variant. Thats the one I really want, but would have bought both if they came it at the old $399 tag.

I love how the $399 tag is now "old"

I will say that while I know that SSC won't go this low, I so agree to a point that at $350 I might try to go for BOTH this and the variant, but right now I think I may be waiting to see how the variant turns out. I guess it all depends if I fall in love with THIS PF though...that will lead to some serious decision making.

I would be POing like a madman at $350...sigh...

I think it's a bit absurd to say that a price difference of $70 won't net any difference in direct sales. I would be curious to see how the sales have been for the new premium formats coming in with higher prices, specifically Darkseid, Arkham Joker/Bats, and Red Son Superman. It would be impossible to know since Sideshow would never release that information. The massive edition sizes, higher price points, and inconsistency in quality control are going to start wearing on collectors. I just hope Spider-man doesn't suffer the same fate.

Those specifically have been setting an alarming precedent in price increase...how quickly can SSC raise prices and not lose profit?

I get that, but you can't tell me that they don't lose some customers with each price increase on their products. There is going to be some attrition as the prices continue to climb. We all know these prices aren't a result of lower edition sizes and better quality control, so the question is what is driving them? Have production costs really gone up that much? Have they not made up some of the difference by inflating their edition sizes and making variants of as many statues as they can?

I doubt much because this stuff still sells out. Granted the ES may drop but as long as they make X amount at Y price to hit their projected total, they don't care. In the end, the price increases just might slow down how fast some of these are selling out. The market is big enough that people will still buy this at $500 and eventually SSC will hit their goals. At $399, they will probably sell more faster but not necessarily make more money long term. I am expecting it to be $470 but will be EXTREMELY happy if it comes in any lower

 

[filip629]

When I first started collecting it was 1/10 scale pieces from art of war for berserk. At 1/10 they were (not counting international shipping) $300-500 and then 1/6 scale stuff is around $1100-1300 and their 1/4 scale anniversary piece was $2400+. One of the biggest catalyst for me was finding Bowens 1/6 stuff at 150-250. I was like hmmm I can get this many x-men/avengers for ONE 1/10 piece?? Then I found SS and I was like I CAN GET 1/4 SCALE STUFF FOR CHEAPER THEN THIS 1/10????? The differences between the companies is Sideshow makes stuff that has a much bigger market then AOW does. For AOW there is no prototype to production changes and QC is a on issue so what you see in the production prototype picture is exactly what you get and unless something breaks in transit you will have 0 issues. The last is the materials used (to me at least) are much greater quality. Even with those being the difference for the price of one 1/6 piece I can get 2-3 1/4 SS pieces. If SS keeps climbing in price I would buy at slower rate but they wouldn't loose me as a customer. Even with the QC issues their return/replacement policy will keep with them. Everyone talked about XM hurting SS when they started but SS price increase is a direct result of them. If you pay 370 for SS DD that is much less the whatever you will pay for DD XM. If you spent 300.00 on wolverine PF when it released or even the 1200 or whatever its going for now that is still $1000.00 CHEAPER then XM wolverine. From a business standpoint SS is still winning and making smart moves. I won't get XM statues they are a pain in the ass to acquire and at retail they are still over double what SS charges at retail. I can go on and on but I know my words will fall on def ears. So thats my 2cents

XM pieces aren't double the retail price of SSC pieces. Not if you PO them before they sell out. It's the expensive shipping costs for international customers that is killer when it comes to XM. I still will end up purchasing more SSC merch than XM merch myself. However, I do feel I am compromising because of the high shipping costs and not because SSC is producing superior products. If shipping costs weren't a factor, SSC would see much less of my money in the Marvel line. I'm sure I'd pick up some SSC pieces but XM would receive the lions share of my business.

 

[sarakawa]

When I first started collecting it was 1/10 scale pieces from art of war for berserk. At 1/10 they were (not counting international shipping) $300-500 and then 1/6 scale stuff is around $1100-1300 and their 1/4 scale anniversary piece was $2400+. One of the biggest catalyst for me was finding Bowens 1/6 stuff at 150-250. I was like hmmm I can get this many x-men/avengers for ONE 1/10 piece?? Then I found SS and I was like I CAN GET 1/4 SCALE STUFF FOR CHEAPER THEN THIS 1/10????? The differences between the companies is Sideshow makes stuff that has a much bigger market then AOW does. For AOW there is no prototype to production changes and QC is a on issue so what you see in the production prototype picture is exactly what you get and unless something breaks in transit you will have 0 issues. The last is the materials used (to me at least) are much greater quality. Even with those being the difference for the price of one 1/6 piece I can get 2-3 1/4 SS pieces. If SS keeps climbing in price I would buy at slower rate but they wouldn't loose me as a customer. Even with the QC issues their return/replacement policy will keep with them. Everyone talked about XM hurting SS when they started but SS price increase is a direct result of them. If you pay 370 for SS DD that is much less the whatever you will pay for DD XM. If you spent 300.00 on wolverine PF when it released or even the 1200 or whatever its going for now that is still $1000.00 CHEAPER then XM wolverine. From a business standpoint SS is still winning and making smart moves. I won't get XM statues they are a pain in the ass to acquire and at retail they are still over double what SS charges at retail. I can go on and on but I know my words will fall on def ears. So thats my 2cents

What are you talking about?!? Wolverine clocks in at about $750 shipped after the insane shipping and customs. He's about $615 retails...don't blow stuff out of proportion.

 

[filip629]

The Campbell comiquette

Edit: okay I now see you are talking about the Campbell.... THIS ONE THEN!!! Honestly for $170 more you will get SO much more statue

Yeah, this PF for sure. It would be a no-brainer for me personally.

 

[Iko Iko]

Guys, I am going to be "Debbie Downer" here because there are several concerns with this statue. Before that though, I will say it looks very dynamic and very well done and I hope they pull it off!

My concerns are typical SS concerns at this point.

1) The pose (a lot of weight on the one hand).
2) The paint apps (see JSC spiderman).
3) The price (I would be absolutely shocked if this isn't in the $479 to $489 range, maybe $499). Darkseid and Red Son Superman are prime examples of the rise in prices and this is the first SPIDERMAN premium format figure in a long time.
4) The edition size (normally I don't care but when huge edition sizes happen, it seems as if the painters get a little sloppy, with the exception being the Superman premium format figure).

Listen, I want this to be a success. I really do. Sideshow can do GREAT things (Superman, the upcoming Lobo) but recent statues (Iron Patriot, the Wonder Woman issues) have left me wondering if this will work.

Just my opinions.

 

[krzykoopa]

XM pieces aren't double the retail price of SSC pieces. Not if you PO them before they sell out. It's the expensive shipping costs for international customers that is killer when it comes to XM. I still will end up purchasing more SSC merch than XM merch myself. However, I do feel I am compromising because of the high shipping costs and not because SSC is producing superior products. If shipping costs weren't a factor, SSC would see much less of my money in the Marvel line. I'm sure I'd pick up some SSC pieces but XM would receive the lions share of my business.

But it IS a factor. Another example is Thor If I buy an XM one now from spec fiction its priced at $1600 BEFORE shipping. compared to SS thats Less then half. Yes they are double the retail to me as I live in America and do have to pay very high shipping. I also stated how it's a pain in the ass part of which is they sold out before I could even try to PO one. All of that goes into the equation as does the lack of QC on SS part.

I have no problem spending exponentially less and not having to go through a a huge hassle to acquire something even if they have QC issues because of SS return/exchange policy. With all that said I can pick and choose exactly what to order so I would only order things I really want. This spiderman (once I get to see the whole thing) is a good example. I want a spiderman this one looks great I like it better then the S. Cambell one so I will get it at a much lower price point then its competitors (if there was any competitors).

Regardless of my personal opinion the point was to state as a business SS can inflate prices and still be cheaper then its competitors. thats a fact.

 

[Josh-A-Tron]

XM pieces aren't double the retail price of SSC pieces. Not if you PO them before they sell out. It's the expensive shipping costs for international customers that is killer when it comes to XM. I still will end up purchasing more SSC merch than XM merch myself. However, I do feel I am compromising because of the high shipping costs and not because SSC is producing superior products. If shipping costs weren't a factor, SSC would see much less of my money in the Marvel line. I'm sure I'd pick up some SSC pieces but XM would receive the lions share of my business.

that new Thor is $795 USD before shipping Filip, that's just about double.

 

[filip629]

What are you talking about?!? Wolverine clocks in at about $750 shipped after the insane shipping and customs. He's about $615 retails...don't blow stuff out of proportion.

This is becoming far too common nowadays. I understand peeps get frustrated because of how difficult it has become to secure XM pieces but there's no need to spread false facts about the company.

 

[Josh-A-Tron]

Guys, I am going to be "Debbie Downer" here because there are several concerns with this statue. Before that though, I will say it looks very dynamic and very well done and I hope they pull it off!

My concerns are typical SS concerns at this point.

1) The pose (a lot of weight on the one hand).
2) The paint apps (see JSC spiderman).
3) The price (I would be absolutely shocked if this isn't in the $479 to $489 range, maybe $499). Darkseid and Red Son Superman are prime examples of the rise in prices and this is the first SPIDERMAN premium format figure in a long time.
4) The edition size (normally I don't care but when huge edition sizes happen, it seems as if the painters get a little sloppy, with the exception being the Superman premium format figure).

Listen, I want this to be a success. I really do. Sideshow can do GREAT things (Superman, the upcoming Lobo) but recent statues (Iron Patriot, the Wonder Woman issues) have left me wondering if this will work.

Just my opinions.

You're right....I don't want to listen you at all

 

[krzykoopa]

This is becoming far too common nowadays. I understand peeps get frustrated because of how difficult it has become to secure XM pieces but there's no need to spread false facts about the company.

FACT SS wolverine retailed at 289.00
FACT SS wolverine aftermarket 1200.00

FACT XM Wolverine over 615.00
FACT XM aftermarket over 2000.00

Blow what out of proportion?