Wolverine Legendary scale figure??!!!

[CollectorNC]

You forget I was a big collector before any sort of partnership!
I have now a better insight into all this and like to help.
There is just way too much negativity around here

Nah, just that SSC's is sometimes oblivious to what will make something really sale.

 

[averone]

Nah, just that SSC's is sometimes oblivious to what will make something really sale.

Sure, thats why we are here. And you know its a good thing to get their attention.
It may lead to them including something else for the Marvel/DC LSF. But it takes planning. We that they can do it the next time around. Only SS can make those decisions.

Again, Im all for having 3 heads! Thats not it at all! But I also understand why they may not have it, at least for this statue this time around!

I feel bad for Iron and guys who love X-men much more. Martin, by showing us the other heads after the thing went into production, may have ruined any chances of guys getting one now.
I wish the Gore Group show us some of the WIP pics near the finish, before the whole process is over, not after when all we can do is salivate over what could have been!

Who knows I hope you guys nail me for being wrong! I that they DO include them for all of us in the box in 10 months time!

 

[azurepred]

I see a lot of you guys wanting alternate heads, but how come you guys aren't writting Sideshow about them?

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

I hardly doubt SSC's "breaks even." Their outsourcing to China is proof they turn a tidy profit. Also, they never combine any discounts; it's one or the other. Plus they restrict what you can use certain discounts on. Their business is completely controlled by them. I'm just saying when they jump to this price point, how about make it SUPER special. But I get the feeling that these are not going to be big sellers and this 1:2 will die out, unfortunately. SSC's needs to have competitive marketing instead of always acting like they are the only high end collectible statue company.

I hardly doubt the cost of labor in china has stayed the same the last few years too

 

[averone]

I see a lot of you guys wanting alternate heads, but how come you guys aren't writting Sideshow about them?

I will meet with the high up and have a heart to heart talk about these issues in SDCC this year. Are you going?

 

[averone]

I hardly doubt the cost of labor in china has stayed the same the last few years too

Unfortunately they have gone higher every year.

 

[CollectorNC]

I see a lot of you guys wanting alternate heads, but how come you guys aren't writting Sideshow about them?

I just did.

 

[CollectorNC]

I hardly doubt the cost of labor in china has stayed the same the last few years too

If it cost more in China than the US, they'd be making them here.

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

Unfortunately they have gone higher every year.

and people wonder why prices on everything have gone up

 

[CollectorNC]

I just did.

And I posed the question in Ask Sideshow collectibles.

 

[CollectorNC]

and people wonder why prices on everything have gone up

How much are they saving by doing it in China that they wouldn't by doing it in the U.S.? If the difference is marginal, maybe they could help out the economy of the country they are located in.

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

sideshow is da evils

 

[xYx]

sideshow is da evils

Wanna bet Voldemort runs it?

 

[darren1228]

How much are they saving by doing it in China that they wouldn't by doing it in the U.S.? If the difference is marginal, maybe they could help out the economy of the country they are located in.

The difference will definitely not be marginal.

 

[gagaliya]

I'll throw my two cents in on why they did not go with the optional heads - it would have been too expensive for them to hit the price mark. How many people will buy this? It's a $2000 statue targetting comic fans of Wolverine so it's a niche piece. Now look at the photos of the size of this thing - it's 31" high or so, if we take the apple up to the head - you can see how large that noggin' is, so an extra head (or two) would be a signifigant piece all on it's own. Though I agree they should have done just that - they would have then charged more than 2K.

Give me a break, it cost sideshow a few hundred bucks to make this in parts & labor at max.

It's mass produced in china...

 

[gagaliya]

The difference will definitely not be marginal.

the average monthly salary for a worker over there doing this type of work will be $150, you can do the math on the rest...

 

[averone]

Give me a break, it cost sideshow a few hundred bucks to make this in parts & labor at max.

It's mass produced in china...

Oh you are soooo wrong!

It costs much more for the LSF, you have to remember packaging/shipping/taxes/custom fees/storage costs.. etc.

Plus the fact that these will be limited in production and not 1K plus to make at once!

 

[Atheris]

Ave, talk to your peeps at SS. Convince them to add an ES plus the heads and Atheris will place an order

Chris

 

[averone]

Ave, talk to your peeps at SS. Convince them to add an ES plus the heads and Atheris will place an order

Chris

Im too late I am afraid!
If only I knew this last year at the show!
I was not even aware of the extra heads till a week ago!

Chris, it will be a topic I will surely ask. Im upset too, I like the unmasked head very much! Its like if they would tease me with a Stark head and then just not include it with the IM!
I can see why there is so much uproar!
Its not nice to tease.....

 

[INFECDEAD]

I'm on the fence about picking one of these up in Australia if the price is right and then scaling back my 1/4 collecting. The extra head would seal the deal. Doubt we will get it tho.

the price probably won't vary $200-300, but the shipping & taxes will destroy you

I paid over 2.5k to get the IM 1:2 when it first came out including shipping and tax. 8 months after I got it local retailers finally took stock of it and had it for 2k. Now they have it for $1799. If I wait which I ____ing hate doing, I hope I can get this Wolvie for the same price. Might take over 12 months but