ProgMatinee
circlesendwheretheybegin
I was thinking about this in the Hasbro AT-AT thread.
That thing is monsterously big and is relatively the price of 1 or 2 12" figures.
A big reason why 12" figures are so much more expensive that other collectibles is that they are not produced in large quantities, so the expense of designing the figure and all of that has to be applied to much fewer units.
I know SSC figures have improved over the past few years, but I think a big part of the increase in price is the fact that SSC no longer produces the figures in nearly thw quantity they used to.
I don't really know why. Did demand drop off for one reason or another? Or did SSC cut the supply in anticipation of lower demand over prices.
Anyway, my hypothetical question is:
If SSC cut prices, but increased supply, would you be ok with that?
I understand many people will have a problem with the likely hood of this happening, but its just hypothetical. Is having the figure more limited important (for collectibility reasons or future sale reasons)? Or is having the figure cost less more important?
Are there other factors? Does producing something in higher quantity pose a measurable quality problem?
That thing is monsterously big and is relatively the price of 1 or 2 12" figures.
A big reason why 12" figures are so much more expensive that other collectibles is that they are not produced in large quantities, so the expense of designing the figure and all of that has to be applied to much fewer units.
I know SSC figures have improved over the past few years, but I think a big part of the increase in price is the fact that SSC no longer produces the figures in nearly thw quantity they used to.
I don't really know why. Did demand drop off for one reason or another? Or did SSC cut the supply in anticipation of lower demand over prices.
Anyway, my hypothetical question is:
If SSC cut prices, but increased supply, would you be ok with that?
I understand many people will have a problem with the likely hood of this happening, but its just hypothetical. Is having the figure more limited important (for collectibility reasons or future sale reasons)? Or is having the figure cost less more important?
Are there other factors? Does producing something in higher quantity pose a measurable quality problem?