Cool thanks. I think the only thing that could have swayed them was Fantastic Beasts coming up later in the year, but you guys are probably right that it won't happen.
What is the likelihood that any other companies will eventually pick up the Harry Potter license? I bought the original trio in Hogwarts uniform because I thought they looked fantastic. (Hermione in particular had an amazing sculpt) But in the back of my mind, I always wondered what Hot Toys...
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Wow, the figures look amazing. Looks like QMX did a nice job with the finish and likeness for the final products.
I've lost a couple. But in those instances, it was either give up $20, or be stuck paying $200+ for something you didn't want and then possibly losing more on a future sale. Sometimes you just have to cut your potential losses. But since then, it makes you way more disciplined on what you...
Overall I think HT is still tops from a quality perspective. (value is for the individual to decide) The expectations of the customers/fanbase plays into this. There seems to be a demand for perfection of figures and details. Any deviation from this and it's dogs and cats living together...
Personally, they are meaningless to me; just something to ship the item in. Also, because the shipper box conforms exactly to size of the item, I have seen where it scuffs the actual product box.
That said, when selling I have also been asked if I had the shipper box. Haven't lost a sale...
Man I was just thinking about this the other day. If a figure was $200 four years ago, estimating inflation effect, it should be about $216 now. Throw in the increased cost of materials, labor, improved quality, licensing, etc, and I can see where Hot Toys and Sideshow would need to increase...