Interesting! Well, any estimate I'd make would purely be based on a "gut feeling". Since I don't work in the toy industry, or any other related branch, I have no basis to make a just estimate, and I belive that counts for most of us here. I won't be guessing, as IMO it only gives companies ideas about how much collectors would lay down for specific items, and how far they can push the price. The price one is willing to pay, and the actual price of something, are two different things. Compared to their retailers, Sideshow handles a larger profit margin, so it seams. And as far as I'm concerned, I don't want to pay more than necessary.
Even more interesting would be if we could get a very detailed break down of the cost of a 1/6 scale figure. A chart of some kind, that illustrates precisely how much of the actual cost of making a 1/6 figure goes into research, materials, tailoring, transport, advertising, profit, ... Now that would be interesting. I bet a few of us will be very surprized! Is there anybody here on the board that has this kind of expertise and would like to share?
