Would you have spent $450 for Fett if he was polystone or metal?

[tomandshell]

It's funny--I also have that inexplicable feeling that vinyl or plastic or whatever makes it more of a collectible "figure" whereas polystone makes it a "statue." My Kotos are figures, my GG and Sideshow polystone pieces are statues. Then I realized that Boba Fett is being marketed as a Premium Format Figure, not a statue. So the label doesn't matter anyway, I guess. Technically I have been calling them statues while Sideshow has been calling them figures all along, so I'm not going to push the figure/statue distinction very far.

 

[DarkArtist81]

It's funny--I also have that inexplicable feeling that vinyl or plastic or whatever makes it more of a collectible "figure" whereas polystone makes it a "statue." My Kotos are figures, my GG and Sideshow polystone pieces are statues. Then I realized that Boba Fett is being marketed as a Premium Format Figure, not a statue. So the label doesn't matter anyway, I guess. Technically I have been calling them statues while Sideshow has been calling them figures all along, so I'm not going to push the figure/statue distinction very far.

Yeah... Very valid point there Tom. I really think that once we have this thing on our shelves and we look back at this debacle... we will laugh at the obsurdity of it all.

As I've said already... As long as the collectible comes out better for the alterations, I'm cool. I've wanted a really awesome Fett collectible for a long time, and I really think this will be it. Plastic or not.

 

[Bannister]

I wouldn't pay $450.00 for Fett. Hell I wouldn't even pay $350.00 which is why I cancelled in the first place. It has nothing to do with plastic or polystone. It has to do with the fact that there are going to be 4000 Fetts out there, which means there will be deals to be had.

 

[kierbaudy]

This is one of the best SSC creations. Fett looks great, no other company captures his confidence and look better so far except maybe medicom. 4000 pieces aren't that much for something that looks so good. If sideshow made Fett all polystone and metal, I doubt if ebay would stay awash in it.

 

[Mini-Rock]

I really think that once we have this thing on our shelves and we look back at this debacle... we will laugh at the obsurdity of it all.

Man, I hope so!

 

[kodiak8658]

I ask because that was the retail price for the General Grievous PF. If polystone or metal meant $450, and let's just say for argument's sake that SS would *have* to charge $450 to maintain the same profit margin as their other PF's, would you have bought it? Or given a $450 polystone Fett vs. a $325 plastic one are you happy to have the less expensive piece?

If Grevious was made of all plastic, this debate would have raged when he was released. People expected the HIGHEST quality materials used for the pricetag of $325. Any less and the item is overpriced. As I see it, Sideshow should have been square with the buyer at the beginning by disclosing the intention of making this item 100% injected plastic. Then people would have bought it all day for up to $249. At this point, since the item is already produced, only a discount in price will prevent cancellations and the bottom to drop out of the secondary market.

Fat chance.

 

[kodiak8658]

It's funny--I also have that inexplicable feeling that vinyl or plastic or whatever makes it more of a collectible "figure" whereas polystone makes it a "statue." My Kotos are figures, my GG and Sideshow polystone pieces are statues. Then I realized that Boba Fett is being marketed as a Premium Format Figure, not a statue. So the label doesn't matter anyway, I guess. Technically I have been calling them statues while Sideshow has been calling them figures all along, so I'm not going to push the figure/statue distinction very far.

Weight has alot to do with quality. Polystone is heavy...it's a statue. Injected plastic is lightweight...it's a figure.

Just one question...How many figures do you own cost $325?

 

[kodiak8658]

One question where did it every say that Boba was made of polystone? I know we all assumed that it was but was it ever said? I don't remeber seeing it.

Since every one of the other PF SW statues were mostly polystone, everyone 'assumed' that this one was as well. Should the consumer have to extract this information from Sideshow, or should Sideshow be upfront and disclose that they were going in a different direction with the manufacturing materials on Boba?

As a consumer spending $325, what would be your answer?

And the fact that Sideshow disclosed right before shipping has to make you scratch your head. The decision to use injected plastic was made long ago. Why wait to let the cat out of the bag? Things that make you go hmmmmmm.

 

[kodiak8658]

I voted "no". But then again, I thought the original price was too high to begin with.

This Plastic Fett now really comes across as a larger scale action figure without the "action".

The head does swivel. :chew

 

[tomandshell]

Just one question...How many figures do you own cost $325?

I own the $450 Grievous, $350 Lurtz, $350 Darth Vader, $350 Luke & Yoda, $300 Han Solo, $275 Obi-Wan Kenobi, $275 Leia, $250 Luke, $250 Frodo, and $250 John Wayne. I have the $325 Boba Fett and $300 Darth Maul on order.

All of those are considered figures, and are labeled and marketed that way. They are not called Premium Format Statues. They are 1/4 scale mixed media figures.

But the quick answer is that I do not currently own any figures that cost $325. I have some that cost more and some that cost less. In a month's time, I will own one figure that cost $325.



But Kodiak--I agree that this information should have been disclosed to the customers sooner.

 

[SolidLiquidFox]

For $450 I would expect a lower ES and a light up feature. A better exclusive item would not hurt either.

 

[IrishJedi]

No, but I would have paid $325 for a Polystone PF Fett, which is what I pre-ordered.

 

[user 1190]

No, but I would have paid $325 for a Polystone PF Fett, which is what I pre-ordered.

When did it ever say it was polystone? I seriously don't remeber seeing that ever. I agree I thought it was going to be polystone but was it ever said it was going to be polystone?

 

[kodiak8658]

I own the $450 Grievous, $350 Lurtz, $350 Darth Vader, $350 Luke & Yoda, $300 Han Solo, $275 Obi-Wan Kenobi, $275 Leia, $250 Luke, $250 Frodo, and $250 John Wayne. I have the $325 Boba Fett and $300 Darth Maul on order.

All of those are considered figures, and are labeled and marketed that way. They are not called Premium Format Statues. They are 1/4 scale mixed media figures.

But the quick answer is that I do not currently own any figures that cost $325. I have some that cost more and some that cost less. In a month's time, I will own one figure that cost $325.



But Kodiak--I agree that this information should have been disclosed to the customers sooner.

Ouch, maybe I should rephrase that one...How many injected plastic figures do you own that cost $325? If Sideshow disclosed the media upfront, I have no doubts they could have sold out with no problem for $250.

 

[Brent72]

This is one of the best SSC creations. Fett looks great, no other company captures his confidence and look better so far except maybe medicom.

Medicom definitely did a better job than SS in getting the helmet right.

 

[Mini-Rock]

When did it ever say it was polystone? I seriously don't remeber seeing that ever. I agree I thought it was going to be polystone but was it ever said it was going to be polystone?

You're right. It never did say that the statue was going to be polystone. Here is the original description:

The Premium Format 1:4 Scale Boba Fett figure captures the mysterious bounty hunter as he appeared in Return of the Jedi. Boba Fett stands 19 inches tall atop an environmental display base reminiscent of Jabba's palace. Every detail of Fett's Mandalorian armor has been reproduced in true 1:4 scale, as well as his jetpack and braided wookiee pelt trophies. Boba Fett's helmet features ball-joint articulation, so that you can turn his calculating gaze in whichever direction you desire. The Premium Format Boba Fett figure is the ultimate Fett collectible - don't miss this chance to get yours!

No name strikes more fear into the heart of a galactic fugitive than that of Boba Fett. The famed bounty hunter's cool, helmeted visage is known to the denizens of countless worlds, though few have ever encountered the mysterious warrior, and fewer still would have any clue to his true identity or face... read more

No name strikes more fear into the heart of a galactic fugitive than that of Boba Fett. The famed bounty hunter's cool, helmeted visage is known to the denizens of countless worlds, though few have ever encountered the mysterious warrior, and fewer still would have any clue to his true identity or face.

The product of Kaminoan cloning, Boba Fett was the unaltered clone and son of Jango Fett, a Mandalorian hunter no less deadly in his day than his progeny. Trained in the techniques of his people and gifted with his father's cunning, young Boba follows in Jango's footsteps after the bounty hunter's untimely death on Geonosis. Boba Fett's trademarks are his instantly recognizable Mandalorian battle armor, his scorched jetpack and battered old Firespray interceptor Slave I, inherited from his father. All the bounty hunter's tools are custom fitted with modifications and improvements that grant him the edge in tracking and tackling his marks.

Through a military-style dedication to his art, native predatory instincts and an innovative battery of hidden surprises, Boba Fett has carved a reputation as the man who gets the job done. By the time he is recruited by Lord Vader to hunt down the Millenium Falcon during the Galactic Civil War, Fett has already become a feared and respected warrior, standing as an equal among the elite of his profession and the preferred contractor of Outer Rim crime lord, Jabba the Hutt. His successful tailing and capture of Han Solo allows him to collect double on the deal with both the Sith Lord and the Hutt, and also closes the books on a job that has occupied him for far too long.

Shame on us for assuming I guess.

Medicom definitely did a better job than SS in getting the helmet right.

You really think so Brent? How so?

 

[user 1190]

Thanks Mini, I was with the rest of you and assumed it was Polystone.

 

[gambit]

I was with the rest of you and assumed it was Polystone.

of course,

if SS has produced 30 PF format stautes up to date and when all of them were made of polystone, everyone would assume that Boba would be polystone as well

 

[Darth Fredius]

I voted "Yes".
But Polystone Boba Fett MUST looks as good as the "plastic" PF looks now : terrific !

 

[Agent0028]

I honestly don't know. $450 pushes my limit, so I might have had to pass. On the other hand, had Sideshow said from the start that he would be 100% plastic I might not have paid $325 for it. In the end I'm okay with it as is...but I really don't know what I would have done back when the ordering was being done.