I've already accepted the fact that I'll have to pass on this one. I'm only allowing myself one Mega-LOTR piece in the near future.......and that's gonna be the RWOS PF.
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Oh I know pal but looking at the pics and they come, seeing what work is having to go into this and thinking about the price tag all I am saying is I agree with what you guys are saying that this one could well hit hard.
It's all conjecture for now but from what we've seen I can understand completely why it could have that price tag simply because of the sheer beauty that this piece will be and the work that has had to go into everything that makes a piece like this.
All I'm saying is that I pretty much expect it to be high too and that takes me out of the running, and I hope that Weta will consider this about collectors when they run the numbers so to speak.
I would LOVE a Rivendell and they have done eveything that we have asked, we wanted an epic enviro and it looks to be that, we wanted all Rivendell and it looks to be that too but we also need something that's not gonna bankrupt us. At least I do
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Oh I know pal but looking at the pics and they come, seeing what work is having to go into this and thinking about the price tag all I am saying is I agree with what you guys are saying that this one could well hit hard.
It's all conjecture for now but from what we've seen I can understand completely why it could have that price tag simply because of the sheer beauty that this piece will be and the work that has had to go into everything that makes a piece like this.
All I'm saying is that I pretty much expect it to be high too and that takes me out of the running, and I hope that Weta will consider this about collectors when they run the numbers so to speak.
I would LOVE a Rivendell and they have done eveything that we have asked, we wanted an epic enviro and it looks to be that, we wanted all Rivendell and it looks to be that too but we also need something that's not gonna bankrupt us. At least I do
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If by "run the numbers" you mean go with a higher ES, that is certainly one thing they could do to keep the price more manageable. That seemed to work well with the reg. edition Bag End environment.
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As far as i'm concerned, this is part of the environment line. If it's priced in the $800 - $1000 range, it should come under some other category, like a special bigature representation. None of the environments should cost that much in my opinion.
But i really want to get it. I've collected every one so far and Rivendell is a must. I guess it's just wait and see at the moment...
But i really want to get it. I've collected every one so far and Rivendell is a must. I guess it's just wait and see at the moment...
Now who could have guessed that?.....
Yeah I know, pretty predictable.
I really did want Rivendell until I saw where the size/price was heading. Too bad this couldn't have been made a couple years ago when there was a relative lull in LOTR collectibles. It seems that that flood gates of Middle Earth have now opened.
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In my view if that price would be exorbitant and would be a pretty sad news for many collectors, I think and hope that is affordable to most collectors can access it, but asking 800 or 1000 dollars is nuts and more as the economic situation right now, so I trust the good sense of the lords of Weta and ask for a reasonable price for it.
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No doubt both SS and Weta will be pumping out as many LOTR-related collectibles as is humanly possible the closer we get to The Hobbit's arrival. Having numerous collectible options will be great, not having enough money to pay for everything we will inevitably want...not so much. No matter how spectacular Rivendell is, if it is perceived to be too expensive it could be available for quite so time....regardless of the fact it is in The Hobbit. Weta might be alot better off raising the ES and trying to keep the price in the $600 range.
I've got a feeling it's going to be pricey. Very pricey...
Didn't Weta mention something about perhaps doing little environment "bits" or "sections" as well? If that's the case, then these "sections" would no doubt be priced lower, in order to provide the average collectors with a Rivendell representation while the full environment would be priced for those that can afford to spend the exhorbitant amount that it will probably be priced at.
Didn't Weta mention something about perhaps doing little environment "bits" or "sections" as well? If that's the case, then these "sections" would no doubt be priced lower, in order to provide the average collectors with a Rivendell representation while the full environment would be priced for those that can afford to spend the exhorbitant amount that it will probably be priced at.
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Something like that could work, or Weta could opt to do this as an open edition. I'm imagine that would lower the price a fair amount, perhaps even in the more manageable $500-600 range.
The lower price range that an open edition would probably cost would definitely be welcomed, but $500-600 is still a lot of money.
I think if the price point is that high, a rather low ES is almost a prerequisite for it to sell well. The thought being, it's super-expensive but if I don't snag one, I may miss out. Whereas, if it's an open edition, I can foresee it not being a hot seller at all. There's no rush in picking one up, so sales would be significantly slower.
I think if the price point is that high, a rather low ES is almost a prerequisite for it to sell well. The thought being, it's super-expensive but if I don't snag one, I may miss out. Whereas, if it's an open edition, I can foresee it not being a hot seller at all. There's no rush in picking one up, so sales would be significantly slower.
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It is a 'catch-22' situation, no doubt. Though I have to believe Weta will figure out how to price this in a way that's reasonable for all collectors. Otherwise, they could be looking at a real PR nightmare, esp. since it was the overwhelming response of collectors that prompted Weta to produce this in the first place. Can you imagine how it would go over if the people who've been backing this project since the very beginning, and who've been so looking forward to it, end up having to pass on it because of the cost.
It is a 'catch-22' situation, no doubt. Though I have to believe Weta will figure out how to price this in a way that's reasonable for all collectors. Otherwise, they could be looking at a real PR nightmare, esp. since it was the overwhelming response of collectors that prompted Weta to produce this in the first place. Can you imagine how it would go over if the people who've been backing this project since the very beginning, and who've been so looking forward to it, end up having to pass on it because of the cost.
Hopefully we know more on pricing soon. The OE of Bag End is priced in Y2K dollars it seems, very reasonable. Maybe we aren't talking about a 500 vs 800 dollar option. Maybe we are talking about a 300 OE vs 500 CE option with Rivendell if they go that route. What makes me nervous is the Prancing Pony, tiny, tiny, tiny and 200 bucks. But see that right there tells you something because that piece should never have been more than OE Bag End if size (cost of production) and intricacy (cost of development) were all that mattered. I also think the appeal of Rivendell is overstated. Its is an environment afterall which limits its appeal to some. If 1,111 BEs haven't sold at 250 then how many Rivendells are likely to sell??
But those BE's are competing against it's own Open Edition at half the price. How many of the 1111 do you think would be left, if that was the only choice, even at $250? I would suspect very few, even at this stage, and good luck getting one at all once Bag End features in some certain movie in a couple of years.
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But once again, this is the point...if they decide to somehow shrink the environment for an open edition and are able to reduce the price to something more managable for an OE, say like $400...then the CE would have a harder time selling with competition from an OE.
I am still thinking wether OE or CE, the 'ideal' Rivendell will be closer to $800 than anyone wants...but having said that, if they can make it for around $500...with everything that they stated in their last update, than I would seriously consider making a purchase...and be very pleasantly surprised!
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If requested by Rivendell finally Weta these figures of 800 or 1000 dollars would be a significant blunder on his part, is sheer madness to ask these figures for a scenario that we're going crazy or what, the greatest failure has been weta on the stage Bag End is to see out an open edition, need only see that the collector's edition of Bag End is still for sale, and my opinion the Prancing Pony in size is $ 200 too much to ask too, So I hope that the sense perform common, because like many people think like you are going to get the liver asking for this scenario, for me, more than 600 dollars would be very caro.No everyone has to wangle an astronomical salary of $ 1000 Rivendell, so hopefully in the professionalism of the lords of Weta be happy to know everyone, and no official two editions of Rivendell, for this scenario to be a success there must be only one edition.
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