SS getting a little dull on EX's??

[Natrix]

Oh, and in reference to the original post... how is an orc skull a weak accessory? I think its pretty badass looking.

And all the Marvel LSB's have nameplates for Exclusives, nothing new there.

 

[Ktjn]

IMo, i think they should just do away with the EXs and lower the ES on the regulars a bit. I know of a few comic shops that are canceling their account with SS. Since no one seems to be buying regular editions anymore. Plus they aren't getting a deep enough discount with SS.

 

[p!tu]

The Dinorauria Skulls are awesome!!!! and it is obviously going to be the only thing the Ex will bring and i am happy with that!!

 

[Nosferatu]

it is badass looking but you expect something more from SS. an orc skull to a Legolas PF ? it looks cool but is a little cheap.

ps : i think that all the EX LSB come with name plate.

 

[emceerice]

I think SS is getting pretty blah with their EX pieces recently...

PF T-800: cheap endo arm
PF Abomination: Fire hydrant?
PF Legolas: Orc skull
LSB Carnage: a name plate
Dinosauria: AGAIN with the skulls!

ect ect....

In my opinion theirs nothing really "exlusive" about any of these things. They seem more to be last minute add on's. So where's there incentive to buy an EX version of something when most people would opt to get the piece without it. The only PF so far IMO that represented a good "exlusive" piece was 300's King Leonidas. But thats about it.....why SS have you gone down hill with these cheap EX ideas. Curious what others opinions are on this...

Chris

The CIM Ex is on par with the Leonidas Ex no doubt.

 

[Kuzeh]

 

[FLOSI]

Really, exclusive just means you've purchased an item from Sideshow that you can get no where else. We would all prefer something cool and useful (as far as posing and displaying) with each and every EX but if it's TOO cool and useful it's mostly likely to be included in the standard format, in most cases, to sell the bulk of that production run. Face it, SS makes their money on the standard editions. The EXs are just for the Freaks to go crazy over.

 

[LOTRFan]

It has always been somewhat hit-and-miss with the exclusives, but as has been mentioned they are designed to be this way.

Some of my personal faves are:

Lurtz, Doom, Capt America, Tusken Raider, Luke/Yoda, Princess Leia, Greivous, Leonidas.

 

[woodsy]

I think SS is getting pretty blah with their EX pieces recently...

PF T-800: cheap endo arm
PF Abomination: Fire hydrant?
PF Legolas: Orc skull
LSB Carnage: a name plate
Dinosauria: AGAIN with the skulls!

ect ect....

In my opinion theirs nothing really "exlusive" about any of these things. They seem more to be last minute add on's. So where's there incentive to buy an EX version of something when most people would opt to get the piece without it. The only PF so far IMO that represented a good "exlusive" piece was 300's King Leonidas. But thats about it.....why SS have you gone down hill with these cheap EX ideas. Curious what others opinions are on this...

Chris

King Leonidas aside, there's the ISM comiquette, the Lurtz, Berserker and Hellboy 2 PF's, and Ringwraith dio. just to name a few. But SS 's choices of excl. are hardly what I would call dull, since from one excl. to the next we never really know what we are going to get until SS actually reveals them...and there's always all sorts of speculation until that happens. Some excl.'s suck [Spiderman camera, Vader mouse droid], some are great...and the rest are somewhere in between. But it has always been this way with SS so I don't see any new trends here.

 

[yodasan]

I don't see why anyone should be concerned - I mean, c'mon - look at the exclusive
that will come with the Dooku PF!

 

[Atheris]

Look at it this way, they don't have to have an EX at all!

Thats true, but not the case....they dont do it for us, they do it as incentive to sell more. They dont have to, but they would be stupid not to....its all business.
All im saying is the EX's they've been pushing out dont really qualify as "incentive" to buy one version over the other.

The PF T-800 has an arm that cant be used for anything on the piece. Its so out of place that if someone bought the regular version they would lilterally be getting the exact same thing as the EX. They only way you know someone is displaying the EX version is because the BOX says so.

$20 more for a cheap plastic arm that will never be displayed..."not incentive"

Chris

 

[Batman29]

Personally, I don't think there should be exclusives.

I think SS should concentrate on getting the best piece out there with the accessories in a respectable ES.

Take for example the King Leonadis. The exc is so overwhelmingly better, why even bother with the regular? Just make them all like exc and smaller ed size.

Look at the SS Exc Predator PF. Again, it comes with an entirely new skull without the helmet. Just make them all like that!

I am not a fan of this exclusive nonsense. I believe the company should just focus on making an excellent product with included accessories.

 

[Atheris]

Personally, I don't think there should be exclusives.

I think SS should concentrate on getting the best piece out there with the accessories in a respectable ES.

Take for example the King Leonadis. The exc is so overwhelmingly better, why even bother with the regular? Just make them all like exc and smaller ed size.

Look at the SS Exc Predator PF. Again, it comes with an entirely new skull without the helmet. Just make them all like that!

I am not a fan of this exclusive nonsense. I believe the company should just focus on making an excellent product with included accessories.

Your concept works from the collectors POV. As business in operation to turn a profit...that idea wouldnt apply. It would cost SS more to make every piece EX..and to add a 2nd blow to their wallet a lower ES would make it tougher to pull any profit worth while of the investment..or break even if the piece does bad. Just wouldnt make any business scense.

However, if they make all pieces EX quality and keep the ES fairly high...it would work FOR THEM.....but for the collector theirs no scense of "exclusivity" anymore. Which in turn may hurt SS profits regardless......gatta find a middle ground.

I think SS has the right idea, they just have to make it better....consistently!


Chris

 

[Kratos]

Yea some of the EX are ^^^^ but hey what can you do???

 

[King Darkness]

Thing to remember is the exclusive is designed to be something extra to the figure/statue... but not so important that you couldn't live w/o it.

.....

 

[Batman29]

Your concept works from the collectors POV. As business in operation to turn a profit...that idea wouldnt apply. It would cost SS more to make every piece EX..and to add a 2nd blow to their wallet a lower ES would make it tougher to pull any profit worth while of the investment..or break even if the piece does bad. Just wouldnt make any business scense.

However, if they make all pieces EX quality and keep the ES fairly high...it would work FOR THEM.....but for the collector theirs no scense of "exclusivity" anymore. Which in turn may hurt SS profits regardless......gatta find a middle ground.

I think SS has the right idea, they just have to make it better....consistently!


Chris

Hey Chris, great thread, hope all is going well!

Chris, SS could do both. At one point a company simply has to ask themselves how much money is enough money? And personally, I would rather pay higher prices to buy from a company that will make a fair ES and design the statue from what is the best for it rather than start the design and part way through make parts of it for exclusivity. I would rather pay a bit extra dough knowing that the company put the sculpt and it's design first rather than playing around with exclusivity and ES for regular and ES for exclusivity. Just make the right perfect (ok, close to perfect I guess) piece.

I agree that SS has the right idea. I am just a bit fearful they are going backwards as they make more money in this rather then go forwards. They have not yet gone backwards ... .

 

[woodsy]

Thats true, but not the case....they dont do it for us, they do it as incentive to sell more. They dont have to, but they would be stupid not to....its all business.
All im saying is the EX's they've been pushing out dont really qualify as "incentive" to buy one version over the other.
The PF T-800 has an arm that cant be used for anything on the piece. Its so out of place that if someone bought the regular version they would lilterally be getting the exact same thing as the EX. They only way you know someone is displaying the EX version is because the BOX says so.

$20 more for a cheap plastic arm that will never be displayed..."not incentive"

Chris

I don't possibly see how you could be any further off the mark with that statement. Excl's such as Indy, the Berserker, Moria Orc, Legolas, ISM, HB2, Ringwraith dio. and many, many other have completely sold out in a matter of hours, if not minutes, while the reg. editions of pieces such as these take weeks and sometimes months to sell out. Obviously the excl's are an incentive [whether it be because of the excl. itself or the traditionally lower ES's attached to excl's] to buy one version over another, and this applies even when the excl's are not so hot such as in the cases of Indy, Legolas, and yes...even the Terminator.

 

[samueljd]

Thats true, but not the case....they dont do it for us, they do it as incentive to sell more. They dont have to, but they would be stupid not to....its all business.
All im saying is the EX's they've been pushing out dont really qualify as "incentive" to buy one version over the other.

The PF T-800 has an arm that cant be used for anything on the piece. Its so out of place that if someone bought the regular version they would lilterally be getting the exact same thing as the EX. They only way you know someone is displaying the EX version is because the BOX says so.

$20 more for a cheap plastic arm that will never be displayed..."not incentive"

Chris

Actually the base would say the ES on this figure too.

 

[samueljd]

And all the Marvel LSB's have nameplates for Exclusives, nothing new there.

I always thought the LSB nameplates were a corny EX.

 

[Batman29]

I always thought the LSB nameplates were a corny EX.

Ditto. .