I can't speak for everyone but for sure ES plays a part in whether I get a piece sooner or later and sometimes sways my decision on pieces I am unsure about.
For instance, I would never have jumped at Optimus Ex at launch if he was open Edition size at that price point and wouldn't have him today.
Although I'm lucky and never forsee myself ever selling a piece, you can never tell down the road. I know a friend who got hit hard by the recession who managed to stay afloat by selling his collection. It's nice to know that in a market of consumerism driven mass production, some things still hold their value and I believe those rare items should be treasured, and that's why I feel Sideshow moving the LSF line to an open edition is detrimental since we'll never see another iteration of Wolvie while this one is on sale (brown suit or otherwise). Why would they compete with their own product?
Also if everything was open ES, Doom Ex would not be a grail and would still be available from the Sideshow website for cheap but their PF line would never have taken off either because they will no longer be a limited collectible company which is part of what drives their sales.
One thing is for sure tho' this will never go up in price for years to come and with no numbers on the base, it just becomes another mass produced piece of polystone that can be easily recasted if the price ever rises. I'm sure a couple of bargains on E-bay will come up and the secondary market price will never surpass the original price for the years while this is still in stock in Sideshow.
So it's actually a good thing for those without a place to put him for the moment, to see what comes out down the line or waiting for another priority item.
At this rate, they won't make many pieces in the LSF line since everything is available for years to come.
I noticed here many people assume if somebody like to see an ES that person must be a flipper
Could a regular collector sell statues due to any reasons other than to make a profit? Of course they could. People sold statues for many reasons maybe they loss their jobs, they run out of space, they want to change the lines they collect, or simply there are better statues out there than the ones that they already have. Why would anyone want to lose money when they sell their collectible items? I am sure most people would like to see their collectibles are maintaining their values at least when they sell they get what they paid for.
I paid other collectors ( or some may call them flippers) for some RARE statues that I like and I don't mind paying them a lot more than retail because this is what collectible should be. I believe a grail looking statue should increase in value not decrease
If you own a doom PF EX that you bought for $350 and you promised to yourself that you would never sell it, which of this scenario would you rather see? Your doom PF EX in after market is selling for $250 or it's selling for $2500?Even if you don't plan to sell it would it not make you feel better if you know you have a collectible that everyone wants it and worth a lot more than what you paid? What is the pride of owning a grail piece if you know anyone can buy it at anytime at a retail price or even lower?
Can you imagine if all sideshow statues are open ES? Do you think people will collect just because they look nice?
Not to be a show off or anything, but I have over 8, 1:2 including custom ones, this will be my 9th 1:2!
I have to tell you there is nothing, I mean nothing like having all of them in one room!!
The wow, factor is tremendous
If you guys want, I will show you!
I know there are at least 3 guys that have the $$$ and room to display these, if you have the room and the money, go for it!!
Don't listen to these guys!
They did the same thing with the IM 1:2, I was a big supporter of it and it's still selling well for SS, and is an amazing statue
I did a few pages back, you must have missed it
Now this was back in Jan 2010, I got the first one from SS, mind you I had no affiliation with SS back then
ARH Studios partnered up to sell our products last year SDCC time, so what I was saying is from the collectors point of view, Im a big IM fan as you can tell
Here is the link:
https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/forums/showthread.php?t=70650
I have to tell you there is nothing, I mean nothing like having all of them in one room!!
The wow, factor is tremendous
Don't listen to these guys!
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