SSC Flint

[ProgMatinee]

I hear what your saying, but the price hasnt jummped so drastically in the Joe line and you cant compare them to 70$ SW figs of years ago. SE was 110$ I think when he came out, and now Flint is 125$, thats 15$. IF and thats a big IF SS releases 6 Joes a year, thats whopping 90$.
You can honestly say 90$ is going to stop you from going on vacation?
If I wanted I could collect 90$ in empty beer bottles and red bull cans a year. If we are all able to get them later on cheaper thats great, SS still had to sell them to someone, so that means the line is moving.

Send me a check for $90 if it don't mean anything. In all seriousness, its not the $5 per figure or $90 a year or whatever.

Seriously, its the complete cost of the hobby that I feel compelled to reconsider every time the prices increase, not just the incremental costs. Hasbro days, it was $240 for 12 figures. Early SSC it used to be $600 a year for 12 figures. Now its $1500+ a year for 12 figures. Am I getting 2-3 times more satisfaction each year? Personally, no. The quality is better, but I'm not finding it increasing my satisfaction of the hobby that greatly. And for me, $1500 is actually a very large chunk of my disposable income where as $600 wasn't.

Its probably just heightened awareness for me as well considering probably my days of getting raises of 10% or more are behind me and I'll be at a fixed income or the next 10 years unless I get promoted to management (and for the next 2 years at least a 2.5% cut) so when prices jump by big amounts Cobra to Flint = 25%, I really notice.

 

[FLOSI]

Are any of the other lines all sell outs or close to it?? NOt being sarcastic, I only collect SW, and I dont think any of the recent figs have sold out.

Eh, nevermind me... I'm half asleep today... Just worried that we'll never see Destro and Zartan I guess.

 

[Deeznutz6]

Send me a check for $90 if it don't mean anything.

Send me a Cobra Sniper and we have a deal

 

[spazzy]

I will continue to buy whatever SS releases.

Are they overpriced, sure, but I am a die hard Joe fan, and these beat the crap out of the hasbro 12".

To top it off I keep them in the box, so to me acces or extra hands don't really matter as I will never display or play with them.

And so far I have bought 2 of each, it is all a matter of what is important to you, if the Joe line is more important than some other line, drop the other line. Companies right now are at the peak of popularity mass producing tons and tons of products that many feel they need to have, if people are shaky on what is going on now, in 5 years it will probably be 10 times worse.

 

[ProgMatinee]

Send me a Cobra Sniper and we have a deal

No thats not how it works. You said $90 more for the same product was not a big deal. Since I never sent you product, $90 more for the same is no big deal.

 

[ProgMatinee]

I will continue to buy whatever SS releases.

Are they overpriced, sure, but I am a die hard Joe fan, and these beat the crap out of the hasbro 12".

To top it off I keep them in the box, so to me acces or extra hands don't really matter as I will never display or play with them.

And so far I have bought 2 of each, it is all a matter of what is important to you, if the Joe line is more important than some other line, drop the other line. Companies right now are at the peak of popularity mass producing tons and tons of products that many feel they need to have, if people are shaky on what is going on now, in 5 years it will probably be 10 times worse.

Yeah, you are the antithesis of me. Basically you pay full price for 2 of each and never open them. And most figures, especially the regular editions can be bought immediately from retailers for 10% less and often 6 months later can be had for 20-40% less.

No offense, but I would feel like the biggest idiot. To me its like buying a flat panel TV at 2003 prices only to never turn it on until 2010.

 

[superdoug]

Seriously, its the complete cost of the hobby that I feel compelled to reconsider every time the prices increase, not just the incremental costs. Hasbro days, it was $240 for 12 figures. Early SSC it used to be $600 a year for 12 figures. Now its $1500+ a year for 12 figures. Am I getting 2-3 times more satisfaction each year? Personally, no. The quality is better, but I'm not finding it increasing my satisfaction of the hobby that greatly. And for me, $1500 is actually a very large chunk of my disposable income where as $600 wasn't.

Its probably just heightened awareness for me as well considering probably my days of getting raises of 10% or more are behind me and I'll be at a fixed income or the next 10 years unless I get promoted to management (and for the next 2 years at least a 2.5% cut) so when prices jump by big amounts Cobra to Flint = 25%, I really notice.

I understand where you're coming from and I've scaled so far back already that any increase is leading to something being canceled. One thing I hope they consider is the amount of figures they release in a line per year. That's where some tough choices for me take place. If it's just one figure a quarter that's not to bad on the wallet but if it starts going to 6 or 8 a year then I for one have to start making choices on what sacrifices I want to make. That’s one of the reasons my collection does not have a bunch of troopers right now and it may be why some are still available.

 

[Bloodsport]

Man, atleast SIdeshow does have a flexpay for the Flint Figure. So if paying the whole thing at once is too much you can make 2 payments of 62$. To honest I would never throught I will pay a 100 bucks for a figure. When Sideshow first released the Jason figures I throught 40 bucks was too much. I collected the 18 inch figures LOTR, FReddy, Jason, Michael and the Nemesis statue because they make sound and was tall and it was a good price for $50. Now look at me paying 200 bucks for Dark Knight, 100 for the Joes. Its a tough hobby because I dont make that much now but once I graduated I can support this hobby much better.

 

[spazzy]

Yeah, you are the antithesis of me. Basically you pay full price for 2 of each and never open them. And most figures, especially the regular editions can be bought immediately from retailers for 10% less and often 6 months later can be had for 20-40% less.

No offense, but I would feel like the biggest idiot. To me its like buying a flat panel TV at 2003 prices only to never turn it on until 2010.

who said I paid full price for the reg I just get everything that SS releases, not everything DIRECTLY from them, just the exc's. Although I do enjoy the points, it is like an extra 5%. And it makes it easier in case of any damage or loss, I received my CC with stains on the coat and the wrong left hands, very easy replacement. I have gone through replacements with online retailers, not so easy and takes alot longer.

I get all the reg at online retailers, it helps space them out a bit.

I am also waiting for the Sniper to drop in price as I am sure it will.

 

[Darth Cruel]

Man, atleast SIdeshow does have a flexpay for the Flint Figure. So if paying the whole thing at once is too much you can make 2 payments of 62$. To honest I would never throught I will pay a 100 bucks for a figure. When Sideshow first released the Jason figures I throught 40 bucks was too much. I collected the 18 inch figures LOTR, FReddy, Jason, Michael and the Nemesis statue because they make sound and was tall and it was a good price for $50. Now look at me paying 200 bucks for Dark Knight, 100 for the Joes. Its a tough hobby because I dont make that much now but once I graduated I can support this hobby much better.

Oh how I remember Jedi Luke and how I was infuriated that anyone would dare to charge 55.00 for a 12" action figure. And I remember how stupid and used I felt when I got charged for it.


And then I actually got it in my hands.


My world has not been the same since.

 

[ProgMatinee]

thats good. I assumed you were getting the regs from SSC too. its not so bad as I thought.

how you collect is how you collect. personally, I don't see a point to multiple unopeneds. I would just get the ex to keep unopened. then like a year later get your regular edition. or even buy them from collectors in lots when they are trying to make room for new product. but thats just me, I don't see a difference in pleasure between 1 and 2 unopened packages.

its like shopping for food. if I needed a 12 pack of mtn dew and regular price is $4 I can see myself buying 1 12 pack at high price to tide me over for a week and then the next week going back to see if its on sale. But stocking up at the high price knowing I couldn't possibly enjoy 24 mtn dews in a week anyway...that seems like a waste of cash.

thats how I feel about multiples.

 

[ortiz344]

My biggest pet peeve with collectors. No one "
tricked" anyone to buy anything. Companies are in the business of producing things that people want to buy. If a customer wants it, they buy it. If they don't want it, or don't want it for that price, they don't buy it.

If you truly feel that SSC is out to trick you out of your money, you need to reassess your buying habits...

I disagree, i cant tell how many people on this board cancel items, because they get caught into the hype of a preorder and in many cases preorder items they dont fully realize what the final product will be. I bet many Indy fridge cancellations came because people finally realized exactly what they were paying an exclusive premium for, a freaking fridge.

 

[Skiman]

What the heck is a Indy fridge, did he come with a Ex fridge that he supposedly hid in during the movies of the nuclear testing?

 

[Darth Cruel]

What the heck is a Indy fridge, did he come with a Ex fridge that he supposedly hid in during the movies of the nuclear testing?

That about explains it, yep.

 

[Skiman]

That about explains it, yep.

 

[ProgMatinee]

i think a large portion of the collectors are indeed "compelled" to buy something no matter what.

obviously no one is forcing anyone to buy, but lets not pretend the compulsive or addicted buyer aspect doesn't exist.

 

[FLOSI]

Yeah, seemed like a cool EX at the time.... Then after having it POd for about an hour or so I cancelled and ordered the regular ed. It was cool, but not cool enough to shell out the funds on.

 

[EVILFACE]

Damn, wake up to read other posters opinions of this awesome looking Flint figure, and all there is is just a bunch of whining about the price and the line is going to fail tomorrow.

Don't like the price, get the regular cheaper somewhere else or try your luck on ebay when the figure is out a year. Still think it is too much, don't collect them then, cause we all know the MSRP prices will not be going down. Get on to Toy Anxiety and kitbash your own for cheaper, but it still a custom and not a official licensed figure.

As for the strength of the line, I'm sure we will be seeing several figures made. Even if only 20 get made, I would think that was good.

 

[ortiz344]

crazy huh? People are paying 85- bucks for it, dont tell me all of these people are not at least partially getting duped

Its a cute kneee slapping gag novelty kinda thing, not an 85- investment .

 

[Khev]

I doubt he'll come with his classic shotgun. They said all Joes will come with the cartoon laser rifle from now on and I don't see them giving him three guns.

Sometimes its great to be wrong! I think I'll keep the EX handy...for close encounters.