You have a statue company trying to get into the 1/6 scale market. It could be that Jerry couldn't produce the quality of figures that customers demand at a reasonable price and produce enough figures to keep his production costs low while still making a profit. Nothing wrong with that. He is not Sideshow where he can absorb a lackluster product with higher profile licenses. His margins are probably just too thin. Sometimes it's just best to just do what you are good at and leave other products for other companies.
Jerry has insights into the industry that we don't know about, so it could be that the 1/6 market is in trouble. I don't collect much 1/6, but what I see is too much SW, Marvel, and DC. And when the obscure figure comes along collectors demand high quality, with bang on likeness and a ton of accessories for $200. When a company hits the mark like Sideshow did with Ash, then it's well received. When they miss the mark like with Snake Plissken or Beeltejuice, the sales suffer. I'm just not sure if it's realistic for customers to expect so much and for companies to invest so much in a niche figure to meet those expectations.
Jerry has insights into the industry that we don't know about, so it could be that the 1/6 market is in trouble. I don't collect much 1/6, but what I see is too much SW, Marvel, and DC. And when the obscure figure comes along collectors demand high quality, with bang on likeness and a ton of accessories for $200. When a company hits the mark like Sideshow did with Ash, then it's well received. When they miss the mark like with Snake Plissken or Beeltejuice, the sales suffer. I'm just not sure if it's realistic for customers to expect so much and for companies to invest so much in a niche figure to meet those expectations.
