Should Hot Toys re-release Preds? Yes or No? Opinions?

[CLU]

I just hope the T-800 and the classic pred get released again

 

[a-dev]

Certain characters are worth revisiting with modern standards (and now armed with actor likeness rights if it weren't so before). So I'm not against redos. I just don't think the avp preds warrant it. Do the USCMs?? Hmmm...dunno. I'd like to see it but thats bias on my part. I also think the P2 Pred, the T-800 endo and Robocop would be worthy.

 

[prefused]

You gotta be kidding me. So far every Pred they have made has been sold out over and over. They make HUGE profits in Predator merchandise.

all HT figures sell out eventually because they're smart about production runs and they know their market. even stupid Prison Break eventually sold out. but, go right ahead and argue that Predator is a big license like Batman and Iron Man and HT makes Predator a priority over them. i dare you. the fact that HT is willing to do remakes of huge franchise characters says otherwise. Predator just isn't worth the investment and neglect of bigger licenses to do that. most preds aside from exclusives took forever to sell out too.

And do HT benefit from the secondary market? Oh yea they do. They produce limited items, which increases the value of their merchandise over a short time, which increases interests in collectors into buying all of them stuff. Hell, some people out there purchase Hot Toys just to flip them knowing that the value of MOST of their figures are guaranteed to increase. thus it brings them more customers and they kep a long list of loyal customers. Now say if HT just made and remade all of their stuff over and over, all of they're stuff would decrease in value over time. Then collectors will stop hunting for HT figures, and their long time loyal customers will stop buying their stuff feeling betrayed.
And the Dark Knight DX line was a punch in the face but it was made almost immediately after the regular line was made. I am clueless about anything PotC related so I can't and won't argue with you on that part.

more silly hypotheticals. that's like saying Apple should go out of business because they make everything practically obsolete as soon as it hits the shelves. doesn't work that way. you wanna talk about customer/brand loyalty...

 

[a-dev]

Not sure I agree with you about Predator. If it were such an 'on the side' license for them would they really bother with each and every film and with the exception of most of the P2 losties, every single individual Predator.

 

[greygoose]

I just hope the T-800 and the classic pred get released again

By Classic you mean P1?

 

[Skiman]

By Classic you mean P1?

and by T-800 he means Endo.

 

[thenammagazine]

Redo as in make a whole new version, yes. Re-rease the same ol same ol cause some cheap ass kids who couldn't save there $5 a week allowance for taking out the trash, no.

Not sure I agree with you about Predator. If it were such an 'on the side' license for them would they really bother with each and every film and with the exception of most of the P2 losties, every single individual Predator.

He's right. As much as I wish it wasn't the case, every Predator film has been so completely usurped by the box office monsters that were Batman and Ironman. Same case stands for the merchandising. That will always be the case.

 

[a-dev]

Sure the Batman and Iron Man films were more successful but haven't the figures been equally successful between these franchises?

 

[prefused]

Sure the Batman and Iron Man films were more successful but haven't the figures been equally successful between these franchises?

like nam said, the box office pretty much reflects the merchandising.

 

[a-dev]

Even taking account of only HT figures? Iron Man is a newb HT license compared to Predator. Sure they've made a lot of figures from it in a short time but so has there been for Predator. Both have figures that have sold through and soared in value, both have had figures that have stuck around at first retail. In the grand scheme of things sure Batman and Iron man own Predator but I'm not so sure about the higher end taken by itself and isn't that the only thing we're concerned with here?

 

[EndIessRAlN]

all HT figures sell out eventually because they're smart about production runs and they know their market. even stupid Prison Break eventually sold out. but, go right ahead and argue that Predator is a big license like Batman and Iron Man and HT makes Predator a priority over them. i dare you. the fact that HT is willing to do remakes of huge franchise characters says otherwise. Predator just isn't worth the investment and neglect of bigger licenses to do that. most preds aside from exclusives took forever to sell out too.

more silly hypotheticals. that's like saying Apple should go out of business because they make everything practically obsolete as soon as it hits the shelves. doesn't work that way. you wanna talk about customer/brand loyalty...

The only one I can think of that took long to sell out was Lost Pred. All others sold out pretty quickly with most retailers. And you're comparing electronics to collectible action figures. It's like comparing a hamburger with a banana.

 

[EndIessRAlN]

I don't even know why we're all arguing. I feel like everyone's getting a damn heart attack over which collectible is better. I mean we're all in this for the same reason. We saw a good movie. We wanted merchandise made from an awesome memory. And I personally have every Predator (minus Scar ani-com because $1600 is a lot of meals ), I have everyone Iron Man armor (minus the SDCC one which I sold to a good friend who wanted it more than I do), and I had every Batman Dark Knight figure (minus the v.1 Jokers and v.1 DK suit bats). I love them all. Bad enough we got people out there that doesn't understand why we do what we do, why bring it in here? Which franchise is better is a matter of personal opinion no matter how you look at it.

 

[Skiman]

Predator's d!cks are bigger than Batman/Joker d!cks, that's pretty much what it boils down to

Everyone knows that.

 

[a-dev]

Needless to say so is the alien's d!ck.

 

[thenammagazine]

Even taking account of only HT figures? Iron Man is a newb HT license compared to Predator. Sure they've made a lot of figures from it in a short time but so has there been for Predator. Both have figures that have sold through and soared in value, both have had figures that have stuck around at first retail. In the grand scheme of things sure Batman and Iron man own Predator but I'm not so sure about the higher end taken by itself and isn't that the only thing we're concerned with here?

Yes, with their perspective edition sizes. Though HT doesn't release the info, I think it's safe to say that Batman and Ironman have had considerably bigger edition sizes as well as multiple releases. Despite this, they still sell out. Predators sell out as well, but at a considerably more conservative ES. Essentially, it's like comparing a SSC Star Wars figure at 5000pcs to a SSC G.I. Joe at 500.

 

[a-dev]

ah I didn't think of edition sizes. So be it.

 

[thenammagazine]

ah I didn't think of edition sizes. So be it.

Yeah, not something you think about with NECA.

 

[a-dev]

Not something I think about generally. Though if I ever start selling stuff maybe it will matter to me.

 

[CelticPredator]

Predator's d!cks are bigger than Batman/Joker d!cks, that's pretty much what it boils down to

Everyone knows that.

Dont know about that...

 

[ExMem-LarjaThwei]

^ Hes shy