Hottoys first showing at Ani-com 2011

[Biojex]

If I was there, I'd have to jump into that pile of Hot Toys. It'd probably be my only chance to swim in a sea of Hot Toys like Scrooge McDuck.

 

[Theokan]

I kinda feel sorry for the people in Asia, they actually had to camp at the convention front gate for 3 days just to get these exclusives.. All we have to do here is wait til 10am Thursday morning and do a few mouse clicks at the comfort of our home, people complain but we have it so much easier than over there.. Imagine you camped for 2 days and the front gate finally opens, and the guy said: "Nope sorry, the last one was sold to the guy in front of you.."

 

[sifu74]

Hopefully some of these idiots that stood inline for this dumbass scalper will save money and stand inline for themselves next time.

 

[sprig0701]

There was damn near a riot over the Guardian Predator at last year's Ani-Comm. I read about it on their FB page

 

[Mr. EcKo]

Courtesy of DeanKnight

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOjeMrrfUZM&feature=feedu"]‪HONG KONG TOY FAIR 2011 HOT TOYS ENTERBAY GOODSHIPPED VIDEO‬‏ - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Y4NK33 PL4N3T]

They put Luke on the same base as the IM Mark iii BD

 

[Theokan]

There was damn near a riot over the Guardian Predator at last year's Ani-Comm. I read about it on their FB page

Ya I just read about that.. There were actually punks (low level Triad thugs) tried to forcefully cut in line at last minute, the collectors retaliated and a fight broke loose.. Then the Cops came and stopped the show and pretty much forced Hot Toys to end the exclusive sells at the con, which is why the US got T-1000 sarah as a normal release and Guadian Pred had much more waitlist converts. Pretty crazy stuff goes on over there...

 

[RyanSD]

Now the Triads are getting into the collectible figure market? Soon we'll have mafia guys selling Hot Toys out of the backs of vans along with cigarettes and show heads.

I can't believe he'll be able to sell all of those at that ridiculously inflated price. I'll get mine off of Sideshow for $200 and change, thanks.

 

[Viper2005]

No moral/ethics...

Being Chinese and being in HK at the moment I can say that greediness and selfishness seems to be a hallmark of the people who are out to make money.. From resellers at shops, to the mentality of press photographers at events such as Ani Com, and everywhere in general. The organizers at these events don't care, they just want to attract big numbers to their events so they can promote this number at next years event, and of course to make money. As long as things don't erupt to a riot, (that would give them bad publicity) they could really care less what sneakery happens at the HT booth.

 

[Minimodel]

Wheres the love for poor Captain Harlock?

 

[weltmaster]

But that's on the condition that retarded idiots actually buy from him..

based on some post I read here, I'd say there plenty of those to make a living

 

[Viper2005]

Wheres the love for poor Captain Harlock?

Surprisingly they didn't show anything there from their Anime based licenses, even the City Hunter figs weren't even there.

 

[GreenDragon]

honestly, if I was there the day before and knew of such goings on - what's to stop someone from doing a run-by thievery? I mean, if he has 40 bags of toys, and someone runs, or even walks by unassumingly, and takes a bag - how can he stop you? Just saying....

 

[Laney74]

I think Hot Toys considers the placecards to be figures. They are fully posable with one point of articulation. I expect preorders for the Avengers placecard to go up mid August.

I plan to buy ten

We should start a thread for the placards and sit on our computers 24/7 waiting for the pre-order to go up on SS. Someone, every dozen posts or so should also ask when the pre-order will go up.

 

[batfan08]

I think the place cards were tacky. If they really wanted to show off their upcoming products, they could've fit it with the whole movie theater theme and had "Coming Soon" posters on the walls.

 

[olbertfrog]

https://www.onesixthwarriors.com/fo...on/625629-wtf-happened-hk-ani-con-2011-a.html

Wow such a sweet story.
Those asians scalpers go all the way to satisfy the needs of the elite collectors of the western world.
Well if people are dimb enough to buy then ____ them.
This guy rocks!
I hope he makes millions out of stupid collectors and buy hot toys and ____ us all ^^

 

[Y4NK33 PL4N3T]

This thread should be dead and buried in a page 60 graveyard.

 

[Lawrence]

Hey ..... He mad?

HT BL reveal fail

 

[TotalDominAsian]

Oh wow... If Hot Toys could just revisit Davy Jones and bring out that dio... I'd be giddy giddy giddy.

 

[lambo944]

Why is this thread still going on?

Isn't anicom over?